The University of Mary Washington baseball team took down Christopher Newport in Newport News, Va. as it took down the Captains 5-0 on Saturday afternoon. For the Eagles, it's the first time they've swept CNU since 2015, while for CNU, it's the first time its been shutout since March 1, 2023.

The Eagles jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Ty Lowe doubled home Ryan Schwarz in the top of the first for an early run, then in the second Schwarz tripled home Oliver Martin and Tommy Martinez to push the to 3-0. And finally Bobby Ayscue smoked his fourth homer of the season to move the lead to 5-0.

That would be all the offense the Eagles needed as Matthew Boyd tossed five innings of one-hit ball before departing in the sixth. Boyd struck out five, yielding just one walk and no runs in his first NCAA Division III start. Brendan McComber took over for Boyd and the sixth and continued the Eagles' shove effort as he recorded the next eight outs, working around a pair of hits and three walks. McComber struck out a pair before Connor Hassan took over for the final four outs.

Hassan walked a batter, while striking out two and recorded his fifth save of the season, taking care of the UMW victory.

Schwarz, Lowe, Ayscue, Luke Guerzon, and Martin all recorded hits for the Eagles -- nine on the day, while Schwarz, Lowe and Ayscue recorded the extra-base-hits for Mary Washington.

The Eagles are back in action on Tuesday at 3 pm as they take to the road against Messiah.