ETTRICK, Va. – The Barton baseball team (26-18) picked up a 13-0 road shutout win over Virginia State (18-22) on Tuesday afternoon at Whaley Corbett Field.
Barton junior designated hitter
Tanner Halvorson (Eau Claire, Wisc.) and junior outfielder
Raymond Paniagua (Blue Springs, Mo.) both drove in three runs while Halvorson hit a two-run home run – his sixth round-tripper of the year – as the Bulldogs completed the season sweep of the Trojans and won both contests by a combined score of 24-0.
Barton took control early with a four-run first inning highlighted by a two-run single from Paniagua and never looked back. The Bulldogs also plated six runs in the eighth frame to turn the contest into a rout.
On the hill, freshman
Grayson Myrick (Greenville, N.C.) earned the victory in relief after throwing a pair of scoreless innings to go along with three strikeouts for the Bulldogs. Virginia State's Coron Wallace (Richmond, Va.) fell to 2-3 after taking the loss.
Barton returns to Conference Carolinas play on Friday when the Bulldogs travel to Murfreesboro, N.C., to take on Chowan Friday beginning at 1:00 p.m., while Virginia State faces Salem in a doubleheader on Friday starting at 1:00 p.m., in Salem, W.Va.
