LYNCHBURG, Va. - Washington and Lee senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison) threw a complete-game eight-hitter, striking out 12 and giving up no walks, as the Generals defeated Lynchburg, 4-3, in the first-round of the ODAC Tournament on Thursday at the Lynchburg City Stadium.

In addition to upping his season record to 8-2 and tying the W&L record for wins in a season for the second time in his career, Dean broke the school record for strikeouts in a career. He takes over the record with 227 career strikeouts, surpassing the previous mark of 222 set by Bob Weston (1996-1999).

The Generals (18-14) held a 3-0 lead after opening the game with a run in the top of the first and two runs in the fourth, but saw the Hornets (29-10) battle back to within 3-2 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth frame.
In the top of the seventh inning freshman second baseman David Miller (Oak Hill, Va./Oak Hill) led of the frame with a walk, then advanced to second on the next at bat as senior catcher Bryan Mulhern (Chadds Ford, Pa./Unionville) laid down a sacrifice bunt. Lynchburg starter Jay Moore then retired junior designated hitter Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) for the second out of the inning, but freshman third baseman Clayton Edwards (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) connected on a double to left field in the next at-bat to drive in the eventual winning run.

The Hornets added another run to the scoreboard in the bottom of the seventh, but would get no closer as Dean fanned four of the last six batters.

Edwards led the Generals with a 3-for-4 performance from the plate with one RBI and one run scored, while Mulhern went 2-for-4 on the day. Bausch, senior left fielder Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) and senior shortstop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston) all connected on one hit and one RBI.

Moore (9-4) suffered the loss after giving up nine hits and three walks. Second baseman Anthony Palmpisano, right fielder Chris Knowles and catcher Kevin Dwan all recorded two hits for the Hornets, while third baseman Sean Ranson connected on a home run.

The Generals return to action on Friday when they play the winner of the Bridgewater and Hampden-Sydney opening round match-up at 7:00 p.m.
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