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Pembroke, N.C. - The Millersville baseball team's offense showed no signs of winter rust in Friday's season opener at UNC-Pembroke, totaling seven runs on 12 hits. UNC-Pembroke, however, having already played six games, handed the Marauders a 17-7 defeat.

Eight Marauders (0-1) recorded at least one hit and senior Cody Wile went 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Miles Gallagher and Andrew Dochterman posted two hits apiece. But UNC-Pembroke's (5-2) offense, which has now scored at least seven runs in four of its seven games, totaled 15 hits and were led by Kevin Deitrich's two home runs and four RBIs.

The 17 runs were the most allowed by a Millersville team since Mansfield scored 17 on April 21, 2003.

It was Millersville, though, that struck the first blow. Dochterman's single in the first inning scored Wile and gave the Marauders a 1-0 lead. But in the bottom of the inning, the Braves scored seven runs on seven hits and an error to take a commanding lead.

The Marauders would not go away, though. They scored two in the second on a two-run single from Wile and two more in the third on a RBI triple from Kent Gerdes and Chris Edgar RBI ground out.

Trailing just 7-5, it appeared as if starter Ryan Stauffer had settled. He got the first two batters out in the bottom of the inning, but Tom Porricelli struck a blow with a solo homer.

Stauffer escaped the inning without further damage but was bounced after one out in the fourth when Pembroke scored two more.

Millersville got one run back in the fifth with an RBI single from Wile, but Pembroke scored five more in the bottom of the inning and two more in the next to put the game out of reach.

Stauffer took the loss after allowing 10 runs--nine earned--on 10 hits. Brian Willis (1-0) picked up the win despite allowing six runs on 11 hits through six innings of work.

Millersville will look to bounce back with a pair of seven-inning doubleheaders against UNC-Pembroke Saturday afternoon.