CHESAPEAKE - A win is a win is a win.

Even though Chesapeake coach Joe Waugh wasn't pleased with his team's play, he was more than happy to get a 15-9 win over the Rock Hill Redmen Friday in an Ohio Valley Conference game.

"We played a little sloppy, but it's a win," Panthers coach Joe Waugh said. "We were happy with the win, but we were not happy with the game we played."

Waugh is also happy that the Panthers are now 4-1 overall and 3-0 in the OVC. Chesapeake plays at South Point Monday in a battle for first place.

The Redmen opened with four runs in the first inning. After loading the bases, a walked forced in a run and Josh Moore cleared the bases with a double.

The Panthers got a run back in the bottom of the inning. Justin Finley was safe on a fielder's choice and Jeff Gilkison tripled.

Rock Hill got two runs in the second when T.J. Blagg singled, and Aaron Miller doubled, and K.C. Christian had a two-run single.

But Chesapeake came back to score six times in the bottom of the second.

The Panthers loaded the bases and Keith Marcum had a two-run single. Finley grounded out as a run scored, and Gilkison tripled for two more runs. Matt Whitmore walked and moved up on a passed ball, and Zach Henderson had a two-run single.

In the third inning, Rock Hill got a run back as Moore singled, moved up on a passed ball and scored on Matt McFann's double.

Chesapeake got two back in its half of the inning when Marcum walked and Benji Pyles singled to put runners on the corner. Gilkison delivered a two-run single.

Miller singled to start a two-run fourth inning for Rock Hill. Christian reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and scored on a hit by Justin Lavender. A throwing error allowed the second run to score.

Chesapeake put the game away with six runs in the sixth.

Marcum was safe on an error, moved up on a passed ball, and scored on a double by Pyles.

Finley was safe on an error and Gilkison had a two-run double. Whitmore was safe on an error, Henderson reached on a fielder's choice, and both moved up on a passed ball and scored on a hit by Kersten Harris.

Chesapeake had 15 hits as Gilkison went 4-5, Marcum 3-4, and Pyles and Harris 2-4. Rock Hill collected 12 hits as Miller went 3-5, Moore 2-3, and Wagner and Christian 2-4.

"Rock Hill always hits the ball against us. We have to make plays to win," Waugh said.

The Redmen are 1-4 and 0-3 in the OVC.

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Justin Lavender, T.J. Blagg (2) and Nathan Wagner. Phillip Butcher, Keith Marcum (2), Jeff Gilkison (6) and Justin Finley. W-Marcum. L-Lavender. 2B-RH: Aaron Miller, Josh Moore, Matt McFann; Chesapeake: Benji Pyles, Jeff Gilkison. 3B-Chesapeake: Jeff Gilkison. Hitting-Rock Hill: Aaron Miller 3-5, T.J. Blagg 1-3, K.C. Christian 2-4, Justin Lavender 1-4, Josh Moore 2-3, Nathan

Wagner 2-4, Matt McFann 1-3; Chesapeake: Keith Marcum 3-4, Benji Pyles 2-4, Jeff Gilkison 4-5, Henderson 2-3, Harris 2-4.