ARLINGTON, Va. – Four Lycoming College baseball players finished with two hits in one of the games and the team held a lead in each game, but fell in each end of a doubleheader at Marymount University, falling 3-1 and 11-4 in non-conference action at Capital One Park on Sunday, Feb. 25.
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In the first game, the Warriors (0-6 overall) scored first, but left the tying runs on base in the seventh inning in a 3-1 setback to the Saints (6-0 overall).
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The Warriors got on the board in the second inning, as sophomore
Ben Glad (Burnsville, Minn./Apple Valley), junior
Jake Schilling (Levittown, Pa./Pennsbury) and sophomore
Nick Hoheb (Brick, N.J./Brick Township) all singled to load the bases with one out. After a strikeout, sophomore
Jack Kelly (Alexandria, Va./Alexandria City) was hit by a pitch to drive in a run.
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The Saints used two hits, a walk, and a hit batter to score three runs in the bottom of the fourth, with J Dickson providing a two-run double to cap the inning.
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Lycoming got started in the seventh inning, as Schilling and Hoheb each singled before a sac bunt moved the runners into scoring position, but a strikeout and a flyout ended the game.
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Schilling and Hoheb each finished 2-for-3 to lead the Warriors, as they wrapped eight hits in the game.
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Lycoming allowed just four hits in the contest, with sophomore
Jake Wilber (Toms River, N.J./Toms River South) tossing four innings, allowing three runs, four hits, two walks and two strikeouts before first-year
Alex Halbert (Laurel, Md./Atholton) delivered two hitless frames.
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Braeden Lencz earned the win, allowing eight hits and striking out five in 6 1/3 innings. Kyle Lewis earned the save, delivering the last two outs.
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In the second game, the Warriors scored one run in each of the second to fourth innings to lead 3-1, but the Saints posted nine runs in the mid-portion of the game to take an 11-4 decision.
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Sophomore
Nick Reeder (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville Area) finished 2-for-4 with a run and first-year
Ryan Tan (Colts Neck, N.J./Colts Neck) went 2-for-3. First-year
Eric MacCluen (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) went 1-for-3 with a run, a homer and two RBI.
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The Warriors got on the board in the second inning when sophomore
Julian Stellar (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel Area) hit a two-out double, took third on a balk and scored on an error to tie the game. In the third, the Warriors got on the board, as Reeder reached on a fielder's choice, took second on a balk, third on an error and scored on a sac fly. In the fourth, MacCluen delivered the first Warrior homer of the year, drilling a pitch beyond left-center's fence.
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After the Saints scored a run in the bottom of the fourth, they scored five in the fifth and three in the sixth to lead 10-3. In the eighth, Lycoming scored one more run, as junior
Danny DeLucas (Whittier, Calif./La Serna) doubled to lead off before Tan singled into center field. After a fly out, DeLucas scored on a sac fly from MacCluen.
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Ryan Cuadros finished 2-for-3 with three runs and two RBI and Andrew Schaeb went 2-for-5 with three runs and three RBI to lead the Saints.
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Sophomore
Noah Miller (Winter Springs, Fla./Winter Springs) (0-1) took the loss, allowing four earned runs, eight hits and a walk in four innings. He struck out three. Parker Casselberry (1-0) earned the win for the Saints, allowing seven hits and an earned run in six innings. He struck out three.
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The Warriors are back in action on Saturday, March 2, when they face Hobart at 11:30 a.m. to start a doubleheader at Wilkes University.
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