WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Sophomore second baseman Kaden Shay (South Williamsport, Pa. / South Williamsport Area) swatted three hits and drove in a run to lead the Lycoming College baseball team, which fell, 11-4, in a Landmark Conference contest at league-leading Wilkes University on Tuesday, April 14, at Bruggesworth Field.

Wilkes (18-11, 13-3 Landmark) remained atop the conference with their win, despite Lycoming (15-18,  8-12) outhitting the Colonels 10-9.

Wilkes took the early lead on an Andres Cruz RBI single in the bottom of the first, but Lycoming responded with a game-tying RBI knock from sophomore Tyler Wetzel (Hughesville, Pa. / Hughesville) in the second. Two innings later, the Warriors took the lead when Shay swatted his second hit, an RBI single, to put Lycoming in front, 2-1.

However, the Colonels loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the fourth, kicking off a four-run rally that was capped by Jack Mathis' two-run single, lifting Wilkes to a 5-2 edge.

Lycoming made a late push in the seventh, as Shay led off with his third hit of the day, moved to second on a walk, then scored on an RBI single from senior Sean Perkins (Berlin, N.J. / Eastern Regional) to close the gap to two runs.

Wilkes answered with a pair of runs in the seventh, then scored four more in the eighth. The Warriors scored once in the ninth on an RBI single from senior Kai Foster (West Milford, N.J. / West Milford).

Shay finished 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run scored to lead Lycoming. 

Wilkes was led by a three-hit, two-RBI from Jack Mathis, as well as a three-run triple from Jake Miller.

The Warriors will be back in action with a doubleheader against Moravian University on Saturday, April 18 from Gillespie Field in Bethlehem, Pa. First pitch is schedule for noon.