Box Score

Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. - The Leopards split their doubleheader at George Mason on Sunday afternoon, winning the first game 3-2, while falling to the Patriots in the second game by a final score of 13-12.

Game 1

The Leopards were able to jump on George Mason early, plating two runs in the top of the first inning. The pitching staff took it from there, holding the Patriots to two runs the rest of the way. John Cain got the start on the mound for the Maroon and White, striking out four batters across four innings of work. Kyle Johnson (1-0) earned the win after throwing two scoreless innings in relief while freshman JP Wodward earned his second save of the year. Ryan Ricci (1-1) took the loss for Patriots.

Luke Robinson sparked Lafayette's offense in the first inning working a walk with one out. John Marti followed with a single through the right side that gave the Leopards runners on first and third. A wild pitch allowed Robinson to score while Marti moved to second. Patrick Nelson capped the scoring with a RBI single to put the Maroon and White up 2-0.

George Mason added runs in the second and fourth inning to tie it at 2-2, but some timely hitting in the eighth inning put the Leopards up for good. Senior Steven Cohen led off the inning with an infield single. Robinson moved Cohen to second with a sacrifice bunt. With the runner in scoring position, Marti dug in at the plate and slapped a single into left field that gave the Leopards the 3-2 victory.

Game 2

The second game saw much more action at the plate than game one, as the teams combined for 25 runs. Lafayette went down 7-2 through two innings but were able to pull within one with a seven-run eighth inning. The Leopards couldn't complete the comeback however, falling by a final score of 13-12. John Faraci (0-1) took the loss for Lafayette while Jared DiCesare (2-3) earned the win for the Patriots

George Mason tagged the Maroon and White for seven runs in the first inning, but the Leopards were able to cut into the deficit in the top of the second. Mark Glover led off with a walk and was moved to second by a single from Trey Durrah. Drew Jansen plated Glover with a single to left center and Cohen brought home Durrah with a sacrifice fly to right field to make it 7-2.

The Leopards added three more runs in the fourth inning manufacturing runs on singles from Quentin Bubb and Cohen, while Spencer Rouse got an RBI the hard way after getting hit by a pitch. George Mason continued to build on their lead in with one run in the bottom of the fourth and three in the fifth to go up 11-5.

After adding runs in the sixth and seventh innings, George Mason took a 13-5 lead into the eighth inning. Lafayette's bats came alive in the inning as the Maroon and White staged a comeback.

Jansen worked a one-out walk and was moved to second on a single from Bubb. Cohen singled through the left side to bring home Jansen to start the rally. Robinson worked a walk to load the bases and Marti belted a bases-clearing double into right center.

Rouse kept the rally going with a two-out walk and the bases were loaded once again after single from Glover. Durrah did the damage with a double to left center that brought home all three baserunners. The Leopards couldn't keep the outburst going from there, but they had pulled within one at 13-12.

The Leopards couldn't find any more offense in the ninth inning however as George Mason earned the victory.

Cohen had an excellent day at the dish for the Leopards going 5-for-9 (.556) with three RBI and two runs.

The Maroon and White are back in action this Wednesday when they travel to Seton Hall for a 4 p.m. contest.