March 22, 2015

1 Game 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lafayette 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 Penn 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 1 Box Score (HTML)|Box Score (PDF) 2

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Lafayette baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader with the University of Pennsylvania at Meiklejohn Stadium on Sunday, losing 2-1 in game one and 12-3 in game two.

With the losses, the Leopards' record fell to 2-8, while the Quakers improved to 3-8.

The first game was a seven-inning affair that Penn won in walk-off fashion. Scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, Penn's Gary Tesch tallied the first run of the contest when he came home on a Mitch Montaldo sacrifice fly. Tesch's trip around the bases was aided by two Lafayette errors.

The Leopards tied up the game in the top of the seventh when senior catcher Parker Hills, who had singled to lead off the frame, touched home on an RBI groundout by sophomore Alex Woinski.

Unfortunately for Lafayette, Montaldo delivered again for Penn in the bottom half of the seventh, doubling home Austin Bossart for the game-clincher.

Both starting pitchers went the distance in game one, with Lafayette's David Bednar taking the hard-luck loss to fall to 0-3, and Penn's Connor Cuff improving to 1-1. Bednar struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings of work, while allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits and two walks. Cuff tossed a full seven frames, striking out five with just five hits and one free pass. His run was unearned.

The second game was more one-sided in Penn's favor, as the Quakers scored multiple runs in five separate innings. Penn's bottom half of the order did most of the damage, with the 6, 7, 8 and 9 hitters combining to go 9-for-15 with nine runs scored and eight RBIs.

Lafayette got all three of its runs in the top of the seventh inning, with Woinski cracking a two-run homer and Alex Nickles scoring on a Penn fielding error.

Penn starter Mike Reitcheck bettered his record to 2-1 with a seven-inning effort. Lafayette starter Mitch Leeds didn't make it out of the second inning and saw his record fall to 1-2. Freshman reliever John Cain was the most effective out of the Leopards' bullpen, striking out five and allowing two unearned runs in 3.1 innings of work.

Lafayette is scheduled to hold its home opener on Tuesday at Kamine Stadium, playing host to Seton Hall at 3:30 p.m.