BLUEFIELD – The Bluefield University Rams scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead and defeat the Shawnee State University Bears 15-13, Tuesday afternoon at Bowen Field and gave head coach Mike White his 495^th coaching victory.
INSIDE THE GAME

• Bluefield took a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first, two runs coming on a double by Sean Seale.
• Shawnee State tied the game with four in the top of the second.
• The Rams moved ahead in the second on a solo home run by Matt Beisecker, and a two-run single by Moises Aristy.
• The Bears tied the game again in the third at seven.
• BU pushed ahead with an RBI single by Graham Dalton in the third, and two runs scoring on errors in the fourth.
• SSU reclaimed the lead with four runs in the fifth to lead 11-10.
• Bluefield tied in the fifth on a Brady Joslyn blast to left center, and took a 12-11 lead in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Andres Vega.
• Shawnee State again tied the game at 12 in the seventh and took a 13-12 lead in the eighth.
• The Rams played small ball in the eighth, using three consecutive bunts combined with Bears errors to take the lead.
• Bluefield had 16 hits in the game, Shawnee State 19.
• The teams combined for eight errors.

LEADERS

• Noah Burtner earned his second win of the season as he pitched the eighth inning.
• Jaren Woodcock picked up his second save of the year as he closed out the game in the ninth.
• Joslyn led the BU hit parade with three hits and two RBI.
• Dalton, Nick Guerra, Bryce Medlock, and Beisecker each had two hits.

NEXT IN LINE

• The Rams return to Appalachian Athletic Conference play opening a three-game weekend series Friday at Milligan.