SALEM, Va. - Senior right hander Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) held Roanoke to just six hits with four strikeouts through seven innings of work as Washington and Lee defeated the Maroons, 3-1, in ODAC baseball action on Wednesday evening.

Washington and Lee (17-12, 11-5) broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the six inning when sophomore second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal) connected on a two-out double to centerfield and drove in senior shortstop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston). Mulhern drew a walk in the next at-bat before junior catcher Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) singled to right field and sent Gosselink home for the 2-0 lead.

Roanoke (16-16, 7-9) answered with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, but the Generals were the last to alter the scoreboard as Allain grounded out to second in the top of the ninth and allowed sophomore first baseman Taylor McConnell (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) to slip home.

Senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) took over mound dutes for W&L in the eighth and earned his second save of the season after holding the Maroons to just one hit in the final two frames.

McConnell led the Generals with a 2-for-3 showing from the plate with one run scored, while sophomore centerfielder Dave Mackenzie (Vienna, Va./James Madison) and freshman third baseman Clayton Edwards (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) both connected on two hits for W&L.

Roanoke freshman right hander Jonathan Wills notched eight strikeouts on the night, but suffered the loss after allowing six hits and two runs in seven innings of work. Sophomores Sean Sturgill and Kirk Dent both had two hits for the Maroons.

The Generals return to action on Saturday when they travel to Hampden-Sydney for a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.
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