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McDade's Near-No-Hitter Highlights Sweep of USciences

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Millersville, Pa. - Sophomore pitcher Jim McDade came within three outs of a no-hitter in a 13-2 win over University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Sunday afternoon. The Marauders took the base paths in the nightcap and completed the sweep by swiping eight bases in a 5-2 win.

Millersville (16-7) completed its stretch of eight games in four days with a 6-2 record. McDade (2-0), who was bumped from his conference start because of dental surgery earlier in the week, was perfect through the first three innings and carried a no-hitter through six. The first batter of the seventh--Mike Pollastrelli--beat out an infield single on a bang-bang play at first at later broke up the shutout when he scored on a RBI single.

McDade tossed seven innings for his first career complete game and allowed just three hits and one earned run. He also struck out a career-high five and walked one. McDade has allowed just five earned runs in his last four starts covering 22.1 innings.

The Marauder bats pounded out 13 runs on 16 hits. Five hitters recorded at least two hits, and Dan Johnson and Alex Ramsay each totaled three. Ramsay drove in three runs, and Chas McCormick, Zach Stone and Kurt Seiders all plated two.

Millersville led 5-0 after four innings and widened the advantage in the fifth by sending 13 batters to the plate and scoring eight runs on eight hits and two walks.

The big inning never came for the Marauders in game two. USciences took an early 2-0 lead off of starter Cody Stoneback by taking advantage of two walks a wild pitch and a balk. The second run came in on a fielders choice. Millersville retied the score in the bottom of the inning despite sending just four hitters to the plate.

Millersville took the lead for good in the third. Tyler Orris singled and moved up to second on an outfielder error. He promptly swiped third and scored on Johnson's RBI single. Johnson also stole second and later scored on Seiders' RBI single. Orris added to Millersville's lead in the fifth. He reached on an error, stole both second and third and raced home on a Stone sacrifice fly.

Orris' three steals in the nightcap gave him four on the day and a PSAC-best 24 in 23 games. Millersville has stolen eight bases in three game this season.

John Brogan (2-0) picked up the win by pitching two shutout innings in relief. Freshman Dylan Boisclair worked two scoreless, hitless innings, and escaped a bases loaded jam in the in the sixth. Josh Mellon earned the first save of his career by pitching the seventh.

Millersville returns to PSAC East play on Friday at Lock Haven.

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