LEXINGTON, Va. - The 23rd-ranked Mary Washington baseball team connected on 14 hits and senior righty Brendan Orsinger (Vienna, Va./James Madison) recorded three strikeouts with two hits for the save, as the Eagles held off Washington and Lee, 7-5, on Friday afternoon at Cap'n Dick Smith Field.

Senior lefty Stefan Shoen (Pipersville, Pa./Central Bucks East) threw a no-hitter through four innings, and gave up six hits with seven strikeouts through 6.2 innings of work for the victory.

Trailing 7-5 in the bottom of the eighth with two outs, the Generals (6-3) found new life as senior short stop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) connected on a single. Sophomore centerfielder Dave Mackenzie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) continued the rally with a double to left field to move the tying run to second, but the comeback fell short as junior Tim Stoner (Colonia, N.J./Colonia) ran down a long shot to right field by second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal) for the third out of the inning.

In the final frame Orsinger recorded a strikeout and forced a pop-up for two outs before junior third baseman Adam Bullock (Alexandria, Va./Gonzaga) reached first on an error. W&L wouldn't get any closer, however, as the Eagles' righty strikeout freshman rightfielder Richard Garland (Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Heights) for the final out of the day.

Freshman designated hitter David Miller (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) went 2-for-3 with a run scored to lead the Generals, while Mackenzie also recorded multiple hits with a 2-for-5 performance from the plate. Garland connected on the day's only homer to lead W&L with two RBI.

Senior righty Mike Wert (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) suffer his first loss of the season, giving up 10 hits and six runs in five innings of work.

Freshman centerfielder Eric Fitzgerald (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) went 4-for-5 with a double to lead the Eagles, while freshman short stop Ray Moore (Glen Allen, Va./Douglas Freeman) went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

The Generals return to action Saturday when they host Emory & Henry for a doubleheader. The first game is slated for 12:00 p.m.
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