LEXINGTON, Va. -- The Washington and Lee baseball team scored eight runs in the first-inning and held on for a 13-10 victory over Villa Julie on Smith Field Thursday afternoon.

Junior shortstop Michael Hanson (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) began the inning with a double and advanced to third on a single by junior centerfielder Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook). Hanson and Littlehale would score two batters later as sophomore rightfielder Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) delivered a single. However, Mulhern was out at second as he tried to advance on the throw. Junior first baseman Brian Gladysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep) reached on an error and moved to second on a single from senior catcher Todd Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephens). Sophomore leftfielder Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) followed with a double that plated two runs to make it 4-0. After junior designated hitter Kyle Droppers (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) was hit by a pitch, sophomore second baseman Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) recorded two runs batted in with a double. Allain would later score the eighth run of the inning as he and Hanson executed a double steal.

The Mustangs (0-1) cut their deficit to 8-2 in the third as senior centerfielder Bret Holmes and junior first baseman Andy Welling drove in one run apiece.

After Villa Julie tacked on two more runs in the fifth to cut the W&L lead to 9-4, the Generals responded with three runs in the sixth to assume a 12-4 advantage. W&L pieced together four consecutive singles from Mulhern, Gladysz, Gosselink and Kagey for its three runs.

However, the Mustangs charged back with two runs of their own to trail 12-6. Welling led off with a home run to left center field, while junior rightfielder Robert Arnold tallied an RBI single. After an eighth-inning sacrifice fly from Gosselink, the Mustangs plated four runs in the ninth to provide the final margin.

For the game, Hanson, Mulhern and Kagey each went 3-for-5, while Kagey drove in four runs. Hanson and Mulhern each scored a pair of runs. Sophomore pitcher Mike Wert (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) moved to 1-2 on the season as he pitched six innings, allowing four runs on nine hits. He struck out three and was aided by three double plays.

Villa Julie was paced by Welling who went 4-for-6 with four runs batted in. Junior Lee Jamison took the loss in the opening game of the season for the Mustangs. He allowed nine runs, however only two were earned as the Mustangs recorded four errors.

The Generals (6-4) return to action on Saturday when they travel to Hampden-Sydney for an ODAC doubleheader beginning at 12:00 pm.
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