Boxscores:
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The Bearcats swept a doubleheader on the road against the Newport News Apprentice School.

SVC earned a 10-7 victory in the first game of the day behind starter Rob Patula.

The Builders scored three in the bottom of the first, aided by a pair of errors and a popup that was lost in the sun.  

In the top of the second, the the first three Bearcat batters all reached on walks, then Adam Miller was hit by a pitch, scoring Abe Weimer to make it 3-1.  Rob Galis and Chris Zampogna then walked as well, tying at the game, 3-3.  Sam Manna then singled to right, scoring a pair of runs to give the Bearcats the lead.  Mark Shouey followed with a 2-run single that made it 7-3.

NNAS answered quickly, with a three-run home run by Jonathan Dehoux that made it 7-6 in the bottom of the second.  The next inning, the hosts tied the game at 7.

However, in the top of the fourth, SVC manufactured two more runs on a double by Kenny Primeaux.  

In the bottom of the fourth, SVC appeared to be in trouble as the Builders loaded the bases with no outs.  However, a controversial play ended the inning in a hurry.  A low line drive was hit at shortstop Mike Adams.  Newport News thought that the ball had touched the ground before reaching Adams, so the runners all attempted to advance.  The umpires ruled that the ball had been caught on the fly for an out.  Adams then threw to first to double off the runner at first, then as the runners debated what had happened, first baseman Mike Christiansen threw across the diamond to third baseman Adam Miller, who stepped on third, and the umpires signalled the third out, for a triple play.

Patula (1-0), who gave up just three earned runs on the day, got into trouble in the bottom of the fifth, and Stephen Cherry came out of the bullpen to get the Bearcats out of the inning.

SVC added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, as Rob Galis singled home Ray J. Abati.  Mike Christiansen had led off the inning with a walk, then Abati stole second and moved to third on a throwing error. 

It was more than enough for Cherry, who worked the final 2 1/3 innings for the save.

Weimer finished the game 2-for-3 and scored twice.  Manna, Shouey, Primeaux ang Galis each had 2 RBI.

The Bearcats swept the doubleheader with a 3-2 victory in the second game, thanks to strong pitching from Ben Smith.

NNAS scored in the bottom of the first to thanks to a pair of hits to take a 1-0 lead.  In the third, Mark Shouey hit a one-out single, then moved to second on a walk to Weimer.  Adams then hit a two-out single to tie the game at 1-1.

After the hosts took a 2-1 lead, SVC answered in the top of the fourth.  With runners at second and third, Abati laid down a suicide squeeze bunt.  Fred Federici ended up caught in a rundown between third and home, but an errant throw allowed Federici to score to tie the game.

In the fifth, Christiansen walked, and Weimer replaced him on first after a fielder's choice.  Weimer advanced to second on a throwing error.  Primeaux's single to center brought home the go-ahead run, as Weimer collided with the NNAS catcher, jarring the ball loose on a close play at the plate.

Smith (2-1) shut down the Builders, going the distance and earning the victory.  Smith gave up just five hits, walked one and struck out three, including the final out of the game.

Mark Shouey was 2-4 at the plate. 

SVC improves to 6-4 on the season with the sweep, while the Apprentice School drops to 10-6.