Washington, DC - The Bison fell once more in conference play, as they lost today's home game to St. Mary's College 25 - 1. Errors committed in the early innings gave the Seahawks a quick lead, which they added to in the late innings and ultimately never gave up. Gallaudet could not catch up at the plate, but they did manage to tack on a lone run in the 6^th inning to prevent a shutout. In the end, due to darkness and an insurmountable lead, the game concluded after 7 innings.  The team fell to 0-7 in conference play, and is now 2-8-1 on the season.

      Ryan Hastings (Cherry Valley, Massachusetts/MSSD) took the mound for the Bison and threw four strong innings before being lifted for Johnny Bingham (Mullica Hill, New Jersey/Model Secondary School for the Deaf) before the start of the 5^th inning. Accumulating defensive errors kept Hastings' outing short today. Bingham and Chester Kuschminder ( Olathe, Kansas/Kansas School for the Deaf) both scuffled on the mound during the 5^th and 6^th innings, leading to additional Seahawks runs which put the game out of reach.

      The hitting of Jeremy Shepps (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania/Cumberland Valley) and John Moore (Frederick, Maryland/Maryland School f/t Deaf) kept the Bison alive for a short time and several other hard hits by their teammates got some men on base, but a couple of inning-ending strikeouts left them stranded. For the Bison, Kuschminder was the only player to hit one deep into the outfield, as the rest of the hits were singles. Gallaudet was unable to capitalize on the Seahawks starting an inexperienced freshman pitcher. Gallaudet's next game is at home on Friday, March 12^th , as they go up against non-conference opponent Penn State - Harrisburg.