LEXINGTON, Va. - Senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) set the school record for shutouts in a season with three, as Washington and Lee blanked Guilford, 7-0, in game one of the teams' ODAC baseball doubleheader on Saturday at Cap'n Dick Smith Field. The Generals earned the sweep with a 9-1 victory over the Quakers in game two.

Dean (7-2) recorded his third shutout and sixth complete game of the season after striking out five batters and giving up just five hits during his seven innings on the mound.

With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, senior catcher Bryan Mulhern (Chadd's Ford, Pa./Unionville) and junior designated hitter Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) connected on back-to-back singles to spark a home team rally. Freshman right fielder Richard Garland (Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Heights) capitalized by sending a high fly ball over the left field wall to give W&L a 3-0 lead. The Generals added a run in both the second and third innings, and scored two more in the fourth inning to finish the scoring.

Mulhern, Bausch and Garland all connected on two hits for the game, with Garland driving in a game-high three runs and Bausch adding two RBI.

Freshman right hander Oliver Beale (Woodford, Va./Fredericksburg Christian) dropped to 3-5 on the season after giving up 10 hits and seven runs in three innings of work.

In game two, the Quakers (17-18, 5-11) struck first as sophomore first baseman Rob Bittner (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) singled and drove in senior center fielder A.J. McCauley (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum).

Washington and Lee (16-10, 10-5) responded in the bottom of the second frame with its biggest offensive inning of the day, exploding for six runs on five hits. The Generals added two more runs in the fourth inning and a final run in the seventh inning.

Senior right hander Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) recorded the complete-game victory and improved to 6-1 on the season after striking out eight batters and holding the Quakers to just four hits through nine innings of work.

Mulhern led the Generals from the plate, connecting on his fifth and sixth home runs to tie the school record for home runs in a game for the third time in his career. He finished the game 2-for-3 from the plate with three RBI and three runs scored. Sophomore second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal), sophomore first baseman Taylor McConnell (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) and junior left fielder Chris Chaplin (Midlothian, Va./James River) each had two hits on the day.

Junior right hander Dave Shaffer (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) suffered the loss, falling to 5-6 on the season after giving up five hits and six runs in two innings on the mound.

The Generals return to action on Sunday when they host West Virginia Tech for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.
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