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RANKED TEAMS SWAP DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS

ORANGE, Calif. –  A weekend series between two NCAA Division III nationally-ranked foes turned into a pair of lopsided games with the victors alternating nights. On Saturday night it was the No. 2-ranked Chapman University baseball team upending No. 15 Kean University (N.J.) 14-2. By the end of the weekend, the Cougars had returned the favor, defeating host Chapman 13-3 at Hart Park on Sunday night.

Game 1: Chapman 14, Kean 2
The series opener was all Chapman after the Panthers exploded for eight runs in the sixth inning. Chapman sent 12 batters to the plate that inning and received a two-run single from senior OF Tyler Dean and a two-run double from sophomore IF Patrick Ohail, among other highlights. Ohail finished the game 3-for-5 with five RBI, including a two-run homer in the first inning. Dean was 2-for-3 and sophomore IF Ryan Cavan reached base four times (2-for-3, two walks) and scored three runs for the Panthers.

Senior RHP Devin Drag (6-0) was solid in winning his sixth straight decision this season. Drag scattered eight hits and allowed just one run in six innings.

Game 2: Kean 13, Chapman 3
The Cougars scored in each of the first four innings, including a six-run fourth to build an early 10-1 lead. Kean (4-1) pounded 16 hits off Chapman pitchers, including five extra-base hits. The big blow in the fourth came when IF Nick Nolan hit a three-run homer to cap the inning.

Chapman’s (15-2) defense committed five errors and accounted for seven unearned runs. The Panthers’ eight-game winning streak and 10-game home winning streak were both snapped.

Cavan finished the game 2-for-4 with a two-run homer – his first of the season.

Chapman and Kean will complete a three-game season series with a newly scheduled game on Thursday, March 15 at 1 p.m. at Hart Park. Before that, the Panthers will host Ithaca (N.Y.) on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.

 
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