• With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Andrew Thornton roped a double down the left field line before coming around to score on a Paul Ramseur single up the middle, putting W&L (7-10, 2-9 ODAC) up 1-0.
• The Blue and White struck again in the second inning as Camdyn Teague drew a walk before Larmore beat out an infield single to put a pair of runners on. Back-to-back walks from Nathan DeWitte and Nick Lagges drove in Teague from third, giving the Generals a two-run lead.
• The Royals (7-11, 2-6 ODAC) got on the board in the top of the fourth as a walk and hit-by-pitch put a pair of runners on before Dylan Hall loaded the bases with a bunt single. Jett Cabanban came around to score following a Nick Arnold ground out, cutting the Generals' lead to one.
• After a scoreless fifth inning, EMU took their first lead of the night after plating a pair of runs on two hits. Noah Sanderson was hit by a pitch before Hall beat out another infield single, putting two runners on. Sanderson and Hall stole second and third before Arnold drew a walk to load the bases. Sanderson came around to score in the next at-bat as Chris Polymeropoulos grounded into a fielder's choice, before Daniel McGinnis singled up the middle to give the Royals a 3-2 lead.
• With a pair of runners on in the same inning, Evan Blair relieved DeWitte on the mound. Blair threw one pitch before picking off Polymeropoulos at second to shut down the scoring threat.
• John Turner kicked off the bottom of the sixth with a double down the left field line. Campbell Charneco moved him over 90 feet on a single to left field before coming around to score on an error by the Royals' left fielder.
• DeWitte led off the seventh inning with a stand-up triple to center field before scoring on a Lagges sacrifice fly, putting W&L up 4-3.
• However, the lead wouldn't last long as the Royals drove in four runs on four hits and a Generals error to take a three-run lead in the next frame. A walk and single put two runners on before Polymeropoulos cleared the bases with a two-RBI double to right-center field. He was waved around third on an Erik Wilkinson single to right and scored on a Generals' error, putting the Royals up by two. In the next at-bat, Wilkinson scored on a Dalton Rocke single through the left side of the infield to give EMU a 7-4 lead.
• Turner drew a walk to lead off the bottom of the eighth before Charneco singled to left. After a Teague fly out moved Turner over to third, Charneco baited an errant throw as he took a big lead off first, allowing Turner to score. Jack Belbot came in to pinch hit and, after ripping a single down the right field line, Charneco scored on the Royals' second error of the inning to cut the deficit to one.
• Brody Pasieka came on in the top of the ninth and sat the Royals down in order with a pair of strikeouts, giving the Generals an opportunity to walk it off.
• However, Colby Edison slammed the door in the bottom half of the frame, striking out back-to-back batters before forcing a pop-up to secure a 7-6 win.

• The Generals fall to 7-10 on the season with a 2-9 mark in ODAC play.
• Campbell Charneco and Preston Larmore led the offense with a .500 batting average this evening, while Nick Lagges paced the team with a pair of RBI. John Turner extended his hitting streak to ten games following a 1-for-3 effort at the plate. Seven Generals had at least one hit this evening. 
• Evan Blair (1-3) was credited with the loss after allowing four runs (two earned) on five hits with two strikeouts in 2.1 innings of work.

• With the win, the Royals snapped their five-game losing streak to move to 7-11 on the season and 2-6 in conference play. The victory also marked their third straight over the Generals.
• Erik Wilkinson led the offensive efforts with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, while Chris Polymeropoulos posted a game-high three RBI. Eight different Royals recorded at least one hit in the game.
• Dylan McClellan (2-0) picked up his second win of the season after tossing one inning in relief, allowing two runs (none earned) on two hits. Colby Eidson earned his third save of the season after tossing a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts.

• The Generals are back in action on Saturday, March 29 as they travel to Greensboro for an ODAC doubleheader against Guilford College at Noon and 3:30 p.m.

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