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W&L Baseball Splits With Guilford

Baseball

W&L Baseball Splits With Guilford

LEXINGTON, Va. -- Junior second baseman David Miller (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) collected a school-record tying five hits (5-for-5), including a double, with two runs and two RBI to help lead the Washington and Lee baseball team to a 6-4 win over Guilford in the second game of an ODAC doubleheader on Sunday afternoon at Cap'n Dick Smith Field. The Quakers won the first game, 5-0.

In game two, the Quakers (18-13, 6-7) jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two innings, but the Generals (15-9-1, 8-5) tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the third frame on RBI doubles by Miller and senior shortstop Scott Gosselink (Austin, Texas/St. Stephen's Episcopal).

W&L then plated single runs in the fifth and sixth innings and two more runs in the seventh on a run scoring single by Gosselink and a sacrifice fly by junior designated hitter Richard Garland (Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Heights) to push its advantage to 6-2. In the top of the ninth inning, Guilford pulled to within 6-4 on a two-run single by senior designated hitter Jeff Arzonico (Norcross, Ga./Branson (Mo.)), but was unable to score the tying runs.

Gosselink finished 2-for-5 with a double, a run and two RBI, while freshman rightfielder Terrence McKelvey (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) batted 1-for-1 with a double, three walks and two runs. Junior lefthander Johnson Brownlow (Knoxville, Tenn./Webb) pitched the first six innings, allowing two earned runs on nine hits to pick up the win (2-1). Sophomore lefthander John Parker (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence) notched the last three outs to earn his first save of the season.

Guilford was led by junior shortstop Ricky Seabolt (Greensboro, N.C./Western Guilford), who went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs. Arzonico finished 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Junior Logan Collier (Winston-Salem, N.C./West Forsyth) gave up four earned runs on seven hits in six innings to suffer the loss (2-3).

In game one, the Quakers took a 1-0 lead after the second inning and increased their advantage to 3-0 in the third frame on a two-run homerun by senior first baseman Rob Bittner (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum). Guilford closed out the scoring with single tallies in the fourth and sixth innings for the 5-0 win.

W&L was led by Garland, who went 1-for-3 with a double. Junior righthander Clayton Edwards (Atlanta, Ga./Westminter) allowed five runs, three earned, on six hits with five strikeouts in the complete game loss (6-1).

For the Quakers, Bittner finished 2-for-4 with the homerun and two RBI, while junior third baseman Mike Chelenza (Mebane, N.C./Orange) batted 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Junior righthander Dave Whigham (Ocean City, Md./Decatur) gave up three hits with nine strikeouts in a complete game shutout victory (6-2).

W&L returns to the diamond on Monday when it travels to Dickinson for a 3:00 pm contest.

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