LYNCHBURG, Va. - Washington and Lee recorded a 4-3 victory over Virginia Wesleyan to force a second game in the 2004 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Baseball Tournament on Sunday afternoon, but fell to the Marlins in game two, 12-8.
The decision marks the second straight ODAC runner-up finish for W&L after the Generals finished behind Virginia Wesleyan in the 2003 ODAC Tournament. Senior left hander Peter Dean (Vienna, Va./James Madison), senior right fielder Bryan Mulhern (Chadd's Ford, Pa./Unionville), senior left fielder Paul Sibley (St. Petersburg, Fla./Shorecrest Prep), junior catcher Zach Bausch (Vienna, Va./McLean) and freshman third baseman Clayton Edwards (Atlanta, Ga./Westminster) were all named to the 2004 ODAC All-Tournament team for their performance in the Generals Championship run.

In game one the Marlins took a 3-0 lead following the top of the second inning, but saw that lead evaporate after W&L sophomore first baseman Taylor McConnell (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) connected on a three-run homer in the bottom of the second to tie the game at 3-3.

In the seventh and game deciding inning, Sibley led off the frame with a single and advanced to second compliments of a sacrifice bunt by senior shortstop Austin Allain (Weston, Mass./Weston). Sophomore second baseman Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal) brought Sibley home in the next at-bat with a double down the left field line.

Dean recorded his second complete-game victory of the tournament and set the W&L season record for wins in a season in improving to 9-2, after notching five strikeouts and holding Virginia Wesleyan to 10 hits. Gosselink, Sibley, Bausch and freshman designated hitter Richard Garland (Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Heights) all recorded two hits for the Generals.

In game two the Marlins again took an early lead with an 8-4 advantage following the second inning, but again saw W&L climb back into striking distance. The Generals got as close as 10-8 in the top of the eighth inning, but couldn't maintain the late game surge as Virginia Wesleyan added two more runs in the bottom of the eighth.
Bausch went 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored to lead W&L, while five other Generals recorded a pair of hits. Senior right hander Dan Kagey (Marietta, Ga./Lovett) fell to 6-3 after giving up three hits and four runs in the first inning.

Washington and Lee wraps up the 2004 season with a 21-16 overall record.
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