WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Sophomore righthander Adam Hamilton threw a complete game and allowed just six hits as Virginia Wesleyan advanced to the ODAC Championship with a 7-2 win over Washington and Lee on Saturday afternoon at Ernie Shore Field.

Hamilton, who improved to 8-1 on the season, allowed the Generals (24-6) to score two runs in the first but then shut them out over the final eight frames.

W&L struck first in the bottom of the second inning when junior pitcher Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) recorded his single-season school-record 46th RBI on a single to rightfield. Senior centerfielder Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) then crossed the plate for the Generals' second run when the Marlins were unable to cleanly handle catcher Zach Bausch's (Vienna, Va./McLean) roller to shortstop.

Mulhern blanked the Marlins for the first three innings, but got touched for two runs in the top of the fourth inning on first baseman Danny Rosendale's two-run double.

Virginia Wesleyan took the lead for good with two runs in the top of the sixth inning. Rightfielder T.J. Adams reached on an error and later scored on catcher Mike Supa's double. Supa then came home on a W&L throwing error to make it 4-2, VWC.

The Marlins added three insurance runs in the eighth inning to provide the final margin.

The Generals, who had no players record more than one hit, were led by Mulhern and Littlehale, who each went 1-for-3.

Mulhern (3-1) took the loss after allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits and one walk in six innings.

Supa and Rosendale each had two RBIs and combined to go 4-for-7 to pace the Marlins' offense.

W&L will face the winner of this afternoon's Bridgewater-Lynchburg contest tonight at 7:00 pm for the right to face Virginia Wesleyan in tomorrow's championship round.

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