MILLERSVILLE, Pa. - History was made Friday evening at Cooper Park as No. 24 Millersville blanked Lock Haven 3-0 in the first-ever home night game in the program's 136-year history. 

Conor Cook (3-1) matched a career high with 12 strikeouts, and Matt Shamany tossed three shutout innings for his first career save as the Marauders improved to 11-3 overall, 6-0 at home and scored their 11th consecutive win over Lock Haven.

The Cooper Park lights were not set to debut for another month, but the first night game was expedited to avoid a rain out on Sunday. Even with University students still on spring break, the community crowd bundled up and packed the grandstand and the first base hillside to witness history. 

"It's definitely special," said Millersville head coach Jon Shehan. "We've had this vision for a long time. I want to thank Scott Martin and our administrators for making it happen. We had a great crowd tonight for a March baseball game. That's what it's all about, and it's only going to get better from here."

The first three starts of the season had been rocky for Cook, a former All-PSAC East selection and PSAC East Freshman of the Year. He'd allowed 16 innings in those starts, but on Friday, he was aggressive early in the count with a fastball that touched 90 miles per hour, and then buckled hitters with his curveball and slider. Cook was especially adept at pitching with runners on base. Lock Haven put at least one runner on base in each of the first six innings, but Cook maintained the shutout, stranding 10 Bald Eagles. 

"I thought (pitching coach) Eli (Nabholz) called one of his best games." said Shehan. "Cook has to get fastball in the zone. He's been a guy who has pitched well up in the zone, and his breaking balls play off it. You aren't going to get swings and misses or a freeze on a two-strike curveball if you don't locate the fastball up. He did a good job of that tonight."

Shamany fanned four and gave up just one hit in his three innings of relief, giving him five scoreless appearances spanning nine innings to start the 2025 season. 

"Prior to having Tommy John (surgery), (Shamany) was electric," said Shehan. "You are starting to see the confidence grow, trusting his arm. He looks as good or better than he did as a freshman."

The duo combined to strikeout 16 and walk just one batter. 

Lock Haven entered the game 10-1 when allowing five or fewer runs, but Millersville's lineup did just enough on Friday. Jeff Sabater went 3 for 4 with a stolen base and drove in Millersville's third run with a fourth-inning triple. Lock Haven did Millersville some favors with four fielding errors, leading to two unearned runs. Sabater scored Millersville's first run, leading off the bottom of the first with a bunt single. He advanced to second on a throwing error before swiping third base. Matthew Williams, who finished with two doubles, plated Sabater and later scored on a Jimmy Kirk sacrifice fly. 

The three runs matched the fewest scored by Millersville this season, but it was also the team's first shutout. 

Millersville and Lock Haven continue the three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 15 starting at 1 p.m.