READING (Pa.) – Albright College scored 10 unanswered runs over the final three frames to earn a 15-4 non-conference victory over the visiting Delaware Valley University baseball team on Tuesday afternoon.
The Lions (8-16) began the day with a four-run second inning, including two unearned runs, on three hits, a pair of errors, and two wild pitches.
The Aggies (7-18) cut the lead in half in the top of the third after an RBI single by Troy Lachenmayer plated Timmy Lallis, and a triple to deep center field from Ryan Schuetrumpf brought home Lachenmayer to make it, 4-2.
Albright got one back in the bottom of the third thanks to a Josh Jacavage home run, but DelVal got to within one after a run in the fifth and one more in the sixth. Lachenmayer picked up his second RBI of the game in the fifth and Josh Adamski knocked an RBI single in the sixth to make it a 5-4 game.
From there, the Lions went on to score two runs in the bottom of the sixth and put up an eight-spot in the eighth while holding the Aggies to just two hits the rest of the way to pull out the 15-4 home triumph. Eight different players registered a hit for Albright, paced by a 4-for-5 effort with four RBIs and two runs scored by Joe Suppa. Nick Cummings earned the win in relief after going 2.2 innings and allowing one run on three hits.
DelVal committed six errors in the game and starting pitcher Joe McGlade suffered the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on just four hits and two walks. Brice Messick pitched 3.2 innings and allowed eight runs (seven earned). Lallis, Schuetrumpf, Luke Hendricks, and Joey Lodato all had two hits apiece.
The Aggies are off until Friday when they begin a three-game conference set against Eastern University. Game one of the series is slated for a 3:30 p.m. start in St. David's, Pa.