WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Virginia Wesleyan scored runs in the first five innings and defeated Washington and Lee, 11-3, to capture the 2003 ODAC baseball championship on Sunday at Ernine Shore Field.

Earlier, the Generals (26-7) had edged the Marlins 5-4 in 12 innings to force a deciding game.

Virginia Wesleyan (30-7) went up 2-0 in the first inning when rightfielder T.J. Adams hit a two-run inside-the-park home run. From there, the Marlins added added one run in the second, two in the third, one in the fourth, two more in the fifth and three in the seventh to secure the ODAC title.

W&L managed its only offense in the bottom of the sixth inning when freshman second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal), junior shortstop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) and senior first baseman Brian Gladysz (Palm Harbor, Fla./Berkeley Prep) all hit one-run singles.

VWC pitchers Chris Rivera (2-1) and Zach Baker combined to hold the Generals to three runs on 11 hits and two walks.

Junior righthander Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) fell to 7-3 after being touched for eight runs (six earned) on 12 hits and three walks.

Adams (3-for-5, three runs, four RBIs) and second baseman Brandon Hill (2-for-5, two RBIs) paced the Marlins offense. Gladysz was 3-for-5 for the Generals, while Kagey and senior centerfielder Bobby Littlehale (Villa Park, Ill./Willowbrook) each went 2-for-5.

Gladysz, junior rightfielder Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) and sophomore catcher Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) each earned all-tournament accolades for their performances over the weekend.

W&L returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Villa Julie for a 3:00 p.m. contest.

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