Catonsville, MD- Avery Heiple struck out twelve Catonsville hitters in five innings of work to lead Potomac State to an 8-1 win on Saturday.

The southpaw struck out 12 of the 15 outs he recorded to pick up the win and improve to 2-0 on the season.  He allowed just one run and two hits.  MacHugh Messier worked the final two scoreless innings for the Catamounts.

Potomac State jumped out to a quick lead with five runs in the opening frame. Zack Whitacre doubled to open the game.  He moved to third on a balk and scored on a single from Dale Houser.  Graham Brown then singled and one out later Devon Neal reached on an infield hit.  The inning was capped by Josh Hoffman's three-run home run.  Hoffman finished with two hits including a triple.

Whitacre had three hits, two doubles and a single.  In all the Catamounts banged out eleven hits on the day. 

Game 2 was canceled by the CCBC Catonsville training staff and athletic department due to Covid-19 protocol.

Potomac State, now 5-2 will play again on Monday when they travel to Clarksburg, WV for a pair of games with Salem University.