LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee used an 11-run fifth inning to erase an early 5-0 deficit and cruised to a 17-6 win over Roanoke in ODAC baseball action on Tuesday at Cap'n Dick Smith Field.

Trailing 5-4 in the fifth, W&L (18-3, 11-2) banged out 10 hits and used three Roanoke errors to push across 11 runs to take a commanding 15-5 lead. Junior rightfielder Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) and freshman third baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal) were the catalysts as they combined for seven RBI. Mulhern twice hit two-run doubles and Gosselink homered for the second time this season, a three-run crank over the left field foul pole.

Roanoke (5-14, 0-11) jumped on the Generals early, using a two-out rally to push across three runs in the top of the first inning as freshman catcher Brandon Wilson (Smithfield, Va./Smithfield) followed up back-to-back doubles with a two-run home run. Then, an inning later, the Maroons added two more runs to go up 5-0, setting the stage for the Generals' comeback.

Junior Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) got the win for W&L in relief. He improves to 5-2 on the season after throwing 4 2/3 innings and rationing Roanoke to one hit. Freshman Justin Bradley (Brookneal, Va./William Campbell) falls to 0-3 on the season after allowing five runs (four earned) on three hits in 1 1/3 innings for the Maroons.

Pacing the Generals were Mulhern, who was 3-for-5 with four RBI, and senior first baseman Brian Gladysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep), who was 5-for-6 with three RBI. Gosselink and junior second baseman Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) each drove in three runs.

Roanoke was led by freshman first baseman Sean Sturgill (Vinton, Va./William Byrd) and freshman rightfielder Brandon Coates (Gladys, Va./William Campbell), who each went 2-for-4.

The Generals return to action on Sat., April 12, when they host Lynchburg for a doubleheader which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 pm.

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