HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. - Hampden-Sydney sophomore Tommy Burk connected on a single in the bottom of the eleventh inning and scored freshman Andy Watts to push the Tigers past Washington and Lee, 3-2, in game one of the teams' ODAC baseball doubleheader on Saturday. Hampden Sydney defeated the Generals, 11-10, in game two.

In game one, the Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, but W&L tied the game at 2-2 with two runs in the fifth inning.

Senior right hander Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) suffered the loss (2-3) after taking over mound duties in the tenth inning and giving up two hits and the go ahead run. Senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) pitched the first nine innings of the contest, holding the Tigers to five hits while notching two strikeouts and two walks.

Sophomore right hander John Schoenholtz threw the first 10 innings for Hampden-Sydney, holding W&L to five hits with seven strikeouts. Sophomore Jayson Hanky notched the win after giving up just one hit in the eleventh frame.

In game two, the Generals (17-14, 11-7) held a 10-8 lead in the eighth inning, but saw the game slip away as the the Tigers (16-17-1, 11-7) scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth and the winning run in the bottom of the ninth thanks to a W&L error.

Freshman Clayton Edwards (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) fell to 0-2 on the season after giving up the final run of the game. Senior left hander Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) and senior right hander Mike Wert (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) both pitched four innings for the Generals, giving up seven hits and recording two strikeouts apiece.

Freshman designated hitter David Miller (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) and senior shortstop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) both recorded three hits for W&L while sophomore second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal) went 2-for-3 with a team-high three RBI. Mulhern tied the Generals' team record for home runs in a game for the fourth time in his career with two solo shots over the fence.

Sophomore right hander Jason Burton recorded the win after holding W&L to one hit in its final at bat, while senior right fielder Josh Walton went 3-for-5 from the plate with a game-high four RBI.

The Generals return to action on Thursday when they play in the opening round of the 2004 ODAC Tournament in Lynchburg, Va., against an opponent yet to be determined.
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