CLEVELAND, Ga. — Bluefield College baseball split a double-header on Saturday at Truett-McConnell, dropping the opener, 3-2, and taking the series finale, 7-2. 
 
The Rams (6-5, 1-2 Appalachian Athletic Conference) finished a five-game road trip, going 3-2 on the week and dropping two of the three games played at Truett-McConnell (11-8, 2-1 AAC) to open the 2015 conference slate. 
 
Game 1
 
In the first game of the afternoon, Truett McConnell broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning with an RBI single by Andrew Fogerty. The Bears tallied an addition run in the frame when Tate Gaines brought in Fogerty with a single. 
 
The Rams cut the gap to one in the bottom of the seventh when Ben Rife reached on an error by Bears shortstop Trent Little, allowing Dan Copeland to score. The Rams had the potential tying run in scoring position with one out, but Nic Ratliff bounced into a double play to end the game. 
 
Bluefield starter Chaz Miller (Loss, 2-2) gave up three earned runs on six hits with six strikeouts in his 5.2 innings. 
 
Chris Carden (Win, 1-0) pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts. 
 
The Rams held a 1-0 lead in the second inning after an RBI single by Garrett Schilling, but the Bears answered in the top of the third with a run-scoring single by Carden. 
 
Bluefield was held to just five hits in the game. 
 
Game 2
 
Bluefield cracked the scoreboard early in the second game of the day. Jacob Schober grounded out to bring in Ryan Lawson from third, and Will Kane followed with an RBI double to give Bluefield a 2-0 lead. 
 
Truett-McConnell cut the lead in half in the top of the third, but the Rams answered with a four-run bottom half of the inning. Tyler Timmer pushed the lead back to two with an RBI single, and Garrett Schilling followed with a two-run single to center field. 
 
Tyler Rome capped the inning with an RBI single to left field. 
 
Copeland added an addition run on an RBI single in the sixth inning. 
 
Making his first start of the season, Cory Niten (Win, 2-0) allowed two runs over four innings on five hits and no walks with five strikeouts. 
 
Truett-McConnell starter Jared Oliver (Loss, 2-4) pitched the entire game, allowing seven earned runs on 12 Bluefield hits with three walks and six strikeouts. 
 
Kane finished the game 3-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles. Timmer, Rome, and Sawyer McLamb each had two hits. 
 
Bluefield reliever Kaleb Houchins tossed two scoreless innings. Dylan Ruth pitched a perfect seventh inning with two strikeouts to finish the game. 
 
Although the games were played at TMC's Mize Field, the Rams were the home team. The series was originally scheduled to be played at Bluefield's Bowen Field. 
 
The Rams are scheduled to head to Tennessee to face Milligan in an AAC double-header on Monday.