FLEMINGTON, N.J. – Freshman Justin Johnson continued his hot streak at the plate on Tuesday as the Lafayette baseball team dropped its first midweek game of the season to Penn, 19-3, at Diamond Nation.
 
The Quakers (5-4) struck early and often, plating six runs in the first inning to jump out to an early lead. The Leopards (3-10) began to chip away in the second, when senior Spencer Rouse doubled to start the inning followed by a freshman Zach Savage walk and junior Brandon Posivak free pass.
 
Johnson would bring home a pair with a two-out base hit and sophomore Ethan Stern would do the same, singling and scoring Posivak.
 
Johnson extended his hitting streak to six games with a 3-for-4 effort at the top of the Lafayette lineup with two RBIs. Rouse had a 2-for-3 day with a pair of doubles and a walk to help the attack.
 
However, the Lafayette offense would struggle as Penn reliever Joe Miller came in to toss 3.1 innings with seven strikeouts and no runs allowed.
 
The Quaker offense erupted for 18 hits, led by a 4-for-5 day by Josh Hood with a pair of doubles.
 
Lafayette returns to action when it travels to South Carolina for its spring break tour, beginning with a three-game series at Wofford on Friday evening at 5 p.m.
 
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