MURFREESBORO – Behind strong pitching performances by John DesChamps and Brett Garrett, the Chowan University baseball team extended their win streak to nine games with a pair of victories over Shaw University, 9-0 and 6-0. The Hawks now stand at 23-14 overall, and 19-3 in CIAA play. The Bears fall to 14-26 overall, 9-15 in the CIAA.

 

John DesChamps (4-4) gave the Hawks another strong outing on the mound, pitching a complete-game four hitter. He struck out six batters and issued one walk. 

 

Brett Overton drove in Brandon Mack in the third inning to open the scoring and give Chowan a 1-0 lead. Adam Capps scored on a William Ward single in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 2-0. Ryan Moore broke the game open in the fifth inning by belting his fifth home run of the season to take a 5-0 advantage.

 

The Hawks added four runs in the sixth inning to make the score 9-0. Chowan was helped in the inning by three walks and a two-RBI double by Justin Bagbey. Ryan Moore drove in a team-high four runs and scored one run himself. Brandon Mack went 2-2 at the plate and scored three runs. 

 

Brett Garrett (7-3) struck out 10 batters in game two, while allowing five hits in a complete-game shutout. 

 

Ryan Moore drove in Josh Catalano in the first inning with one of his two RBI in the game. Adam Capps and Colby Wiggins each recorded singles and scored in the fourth inning to give the Hawks a 3-0 advantage.

 

Josh Catalano and Brett Overton scored in the fifth inning to open up a 5-0 lead. Overton then drove in William Ward in the sixth inning to cap the scoring and give Chowan a 6-0 victory.

 

Josh Catalano went 2-4 at the plate and scored two runs. Adam Capps went 2-2 at the dish and scored one run. 

 

Chowan will travel to Pasquotank Country High School tomorrow to take on CIAA foe Elizabeth City State University at 1:00pm.