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LANCASTER, Pa. – Alex Guerra and Brandon Theriault combined on a five-hit shutout as Franklin & Marshall College defeated Gettysburg 10-0 in a Centennial Conference baseball game Friday afternoon.

The Diplomats (12-9, 1-1 CC) scored twice in the third inning, then broke it open with a five-run fifth.

The teams finish with a season series split, as the Bullets (11-5, 1-1 CC) beat F&M 4-0 on Tuesday.

Sophomore Al Posch led Gettysburg, going 2-for-4 while extending his hitting streak to 10 games.

Freshman Eric Hungerford started on the mound for the Bullets, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end. Hungerford (2-2) left after 4 2/3 innings after allowing seven runs (four earned) on six hits and four walks while striking out three.

Junior Brett Norton threw a scoreless inning of relief while freshman Kyle Beldoch made his collegiate debut in the ninth, allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

Guerra (3-0) threw eight innings, allowing just four hits and two walks while fanning seven. He retired the final nine batters he faced before giving way to Theriault in the ninth.

Will Benenson led F&M at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and four RBIs. He put the Diplomats up 2-0 with a two-run double in the third.

Franklin & Marshall needed just three hits to put up their five spot in the fifth, which included two walks and two errors. The Dips added two runs in the sixth and one in the eighth.

The Bullets had their best scoring chance in the fourth, when they put runners on second and third with one out following a single from Posch and a double from sophomore Nate Simon. But Guerra escaped with a strikeout and groundout.

Gettysburg returns home on Saturday, when it hosts Swarthmore College in a Centennial Conference doubleheader beginning at 12:30 p.m.