Lehigh University
La Salle
Lehigh advances to LBC semifinals with 3-2 win
3/28/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
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“Our pitchers did an outstanding job at working ahead of the batters and using our defense; it was our best effort so far this season,” said twelfth-year head coach Sean Leary. “[Senior] David Moscow made several great defensive plays early that kept us in the game.”
Both of
Lehigh was held scoreless until the fourth inning when sophomore Matt Reitz’s hit drove in junior Liam O’Connor. With runners on first and second, freshman Dan Clauson singled to left field, which allowed senior Nick Bet to score the tying run.
The two teams battled it out for the remainder of the game as
The deciding run came as Lehigh had two outs when
Sophomore Greg Mortka was awarded the win to improve to 3-1 on the season. In two innings of work, he fanned two batters and did not allow a hit or a walk. Vincent earned the loss after pitching 0.2 of an inning.
Lehigh returns to action on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks open Patriot League play with a doubleheader against the Bucknell Bison. First pitch is scheduled to begin at noon with the second game starting approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
