LEXINGTON, Va. – The Washington and Lee baseball team improved to 12-3 overall with a 17-5 win over Penn State-Harrisburg on Tuesday afternoon at Cap'n Dick Smith Field.

The Generals took an early 3-0 lead aided by sophomore catcher Will Lewis' (Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora) sacrifice fly and an RBI on a fielder's choice from freshman leftfielder Anthony Cardona (Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Chestnut Hill) in the first and an RBI ground out by sophomore shortstop John Ditore (Shoreline, Wash./Bishop Blanchet) in the second. The Lions (2-4) found their way onto the scoreboard in the top of the sixth, cutting the W&L lead to 3-1, off an RBI triple from junior leftfielder Derron Pellman (New Cumberland, Pa./Cedar Cliff). However, the Generals' bats came alive in the ensuing frames as they plated five runs in the seventh and nine runs in the eighth to secure the 17-5 final margin.

W&L was led by senior rightfielder James Madden (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park), who went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Junior centerfielder Terrence McKelvey (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) hit 2-for-4 with a triple, while Lewis was 1-for-2 with three RBI. Ditore added four RBI and had one hit in five at-bats. Junior righthander Brendan Clark (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) hurled five innings (2-0) and allowed just two hits and no earned runs before giving way to the bullpen.

Junior rightfielder Brandon Bennett paced PSU-Harrisburg with a 1-for-2 performance from the plate with a triple and three RBI. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Chris Fitch was saddled with the loss (0-1) after he threw 6.2 innings and surrendered five hits, eight earned runs and 14 bases on balls.

The Generals return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Bridgewater for a 3:00 pm contest.