HUNTINGDON, Pa. – Rain halted the game on April 15 with the score tied at three and the bases loaded with one out in the bottom of the fourth and all momentum headed in Juniata College's direction. A double play thanks to an outfield assist from junior right fielder Josh Bottger (Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Wilkes-Barre Area) got momentum back on the Lycoming College baseball team's side to restart the halted game on Friday, May 2, and Lycoming scored seven runs in a 10-5 Landmark Conference win at Langdon-Goodall Field.
 
The win ensures Lycoming (21-19 overall, 12-12 Landmark) its first winning season since a 7-5 campaign in 1970.  It also improved its chances of earning the last of five Landmark Conference Championship spots. Catholic (21-16 overall, 12-10 Landmark) clinched the fourth seed with a 10-1 win over Drew for their 12^th win of the season. Susquehanna and Lycoming are vying for the fifth slot, with Susquehanna (17-20 overall, 10-11 Landmark) needing to win two of three games at Moravian this weekend.
 
If Lycoming does clinch the No. 5 seed, it will play in a first-round game at No. 4 seeded Catholic on Tuesday, May 6, at 1:30 p.m., before advancing to the double-elimination tournament from May 9-11, at Penn Medicine Park in Lancaster, Pa.
 
The Warriors took the lead in the sixth inning, as junior A.J. Llorente (Williamsport, Pa./Montoursville) was hit by a pitch before sophomore Eric MacCluen (Downingtown, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) singled. A sacrifice moved them 90 feet closer before Bottger scored Llorente with a sac fly. After a catcher's interference call, junior Nick Reeder (Montoursville, Pa./Montoursville) singled in MacCluen.
 
In the seventh, sophomore Sean Perkins (Berlin, N.J./Eastern Regional) and junior Brody Lindsey (Monrovia, Md./DeMatha Catholic) singled to lead off before Llorente scored Perkins with an RBI single. First-year Tyler Wetzel (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) singled to load the bases before Bottger singled in the team's seventh run.
 
In the eighth, Reeder led off with a triple before senior Danny DeLucas (Whittier, Calif./La Serna) singled into center field for a run. After an error allowed Perkins to reach, Lindsey delivered an RBI single and a double play allowed Perkins to score.
 
Juniata scored two runs in the eighth, but couldn't get any closer than five runs.
 
Five Warriors had at least two hits – Reeder was 2-for-4 with two runs, a RBI and a triple, DeLucas was 2-for-5 with two runs, a triple and three RBI, Lindsey was 3-for-4 with a run and RBI, MacCluen was 2-for-4 with a run and Bottger was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI.
 
Jackson Cunnane was 2-for-4 with a r un and Jacob Despot was 2-for-5 with three RBI for Juniata.
 
Llorente (4-2) earned the win, tossing 4 1/3 innings of five-hit, two run relief, striking out three. Hunter Thomas (2-5) pitched seven innings, allowing 10 hits and six earned runs. He struck out four and walked three for the Eagles.