CANTON, Ohio - Hits were at a premium as Cedarville dropped both games of an American Mideast Conference doubleheader to Malone, 7-1 and 3-0, at Thurman Munson Stadium.

Each team could muster only nine hits apiece for the day and just one went for extra bases. Nate Davenport tied the single-season school record with his 19th two-base hit in the opener. That was practically it for the CU highlights.

The Yellow Jackets committed four errors and coughed up six unearned runs in the first game to the Pioneers. Cedarville's only run came on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Rost in the first inning.

Andrew York had two of the visitors' five hits. Cullen Montgomery, 5-1, suffered his first loss of the year on the mound. Malone had only four hits but made the most of nine walks, two hit batters, three wild pitches, and a passed ball.

The lack of hitting on both sides continued in game two, but the host Pioneers pushed across a run in the first inning and two more in the sixth. Davenport, Rost, Alex Beelen, and Cameron McWilliams produced singles for CU, 21-9 overall and 3-3 AMC.

Malone improves to 25-13 and 3-3 AMC.

GAME 1 BOXSCORE

GAME 2 BOXSCORE