Red Sox Travis Shaw Starts Well; Red Sox 8, Huskies 3

Travis Shaw put the Boston Red Sox on notice that Hanley Ramirez is not the only one at first base who can swing the stick well.

While Ramirez was proving his worth at first base against Boston College yesterday, Shaw put on a show of his own against the Northeastern Huskies. Shaw went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to lead the Red Sox over their opponents. In the first inning, Shaw smashed a line drive to right field, scoring Brock Holt. Shaw then doubled to left field in the third inning, scoring Josh Rutledge.

With a lineup with virtually no starters, Holt and Rutledge being the biggest names besides Shaw to grace the field, the 6-foot-4 Ohio native was able to produce. Granted that both men played…