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Peyton Sorrels
7
La Salle LASALLE 21-21
9
Winner Bucknell BUCKNELL 11-32
La Salle LASALLE
21-21
7
Final
9
Bucknell BUCKNELL
11-32
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
La Salle LASALLE 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7 10 2
Bucknell BUCKNELL 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 X 9 15 1

W: Funovits, Andrew (1-0) L: Brown, Malik (0-1) S: Robichaux, Hunter (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball’s Four-Run Lead Slips Away in Defeat at Bucknell

LEWISBURG, Pa. – La Salle held leads of 5-1 and 7-4, but Bucknell scored five unearned runs in the seventh innings to steal a win from the Explorers, 9-7, on Wednesday. Senior Peyton Sorrels posted his second consecutive four-hit game in the defeat.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sophomore Mike Jenkins threw another strong start on the mound for the Explorers and held the Bison to only one run over the first four innings.
  • La Salle struck right from the first frame, as Sorrels scored the opening run on a sacrifice fly by senior Ben Faso.
  • After Bucknell tied the game with a sacrifice fly of its own in the third, the Explorers pounced back on top in the fourth. Sophomore Jack Cucinotta doubled down the left field line to drive home freshman Tatem Levins with the go-ahead run. Cucinotta then scored in the next at-bat on a sacrifice fly by junior Ryan Guckin to provide a 3-1 lead.
  • Senior Kevin McGowan provided two more runs in the fifth with a two-run double to right center, scoring Sorrels and sophomore Tommy Toal to extend the advantage to 5-1.
  • But after Jenkins was pulled, Bucknell got it going. The Bison scored three times in the sixth to suddenly pull within a run, 5-4.
  • McGowan extended La Salle's advantage to two by driving in freshman Ross Mulhall on a sacrifice fly in the seventh, and then Faso delivered an RBI double to score Toal for a 7-4 cushion.
  • However, Bucknell took advantage of an error, and after a bases-loaded walk, Will Gannon tied the game at seven with a two-run single. Evan Madigan then hit a two-run double to put the Bison on top by two.
  • Sorrels led off with a single in the top of the ninth, but La Salle couldn't take advantage.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • After going 4-for-6 on Tuesday, Sorrels was 4-for-5 with two runs on Wednesday. The second baseman extended his hit streak to seven straight games. He's brought his batting average up to .380 over 39 games.
  • Toal went 1-for-2 with two runs and two walks, while McGowan drove in three runs.
  • Mike Jenkins was solid again on the mound, allowing just one runs on four hits with four strikeouts over four innings.
UP NEXT
  • The Explorers will begin an eight-game home stretch next, starting with a doubleheader on Saturday against Massachusetts at 11 a.m.
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