Things are not looking good for The Rock.

The Slippery Rock University baseball team dropped its fourth straight and fifth out of its last sixth, suffering a doubleheader sweep at the hands of Shepherd (W.Va.) College, 7-5 and 7-1, at Critchfield Park Wednesday afternoon.

The Rock (20-14) led 4-1 in the first game heading into the top of the sixth, but Shepherd (12-13) scored five runs in the frame off Slippery Rock starter Adam Ritts, who gave up seven runs in seven innings of work.

Matt Kozusko hit a solo home run for The Rock in the opener.

Slippery Rock managed just two hits in the second game.

Billy Wolfe hit a solo shot to account for the only Rock run.

Nathan Statzer, a Seneca Valley High School graduate, had the only other SRU hit in the second game. He had three hits in the first game and went 4-for-6 in the two games.

The Rock will host California (Pa.) University in a PSAC West doubleheader at 1 p.m. today.

Shannon Tagliaferri hit a home run in the first game, but the Slippery Rock University softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Mercyhurst College, 12-8 and 5-4, Wednesday.

The Rock's top four players recorded wins in their singles and doubles matches Tuesday to lead SRU to a 6-3 win over Indiana University of Pennsylvania.Jessica Bungo and Ashley Michaux scored an 8-6 win at No. 1 doubles for The Rock (9-6). Kelly Anderson and Seneca Valley graduate Ashley Greene followed with an 8-6 win.Bungo, Michaux and Anderson all won singles matches. The Rock men and women will host West Chester in a noon match Friday.

Shannon Holt scored six goals and Kim Adams added four goals and three steas in a 12-8 SRU win at Mercyhurst.Rock goalie Kelly Leibolt had seven saves and three steals. Butler graduate Mollie Nadler and A-C Valley graduate Amanda Zychowski had the other goals for SRU (9-13).The Rock opens the Western Division Championships April 17 at the University of Michigan.