Baseball Defeated by Lafayette in Series Finale, 10-5

EASTON, Pa.—The Bucknell University baseball team fell victim to six early unearned runs by the Leopards in the first inning in a 10-5 loss at Lafayette on Sunday in the series finale. Bucknell pulled within 6-5 in the third inning on Dominic Toso's bases clearing double and a solo home run by Tyler Wincig, but Lafayette put the game away with four runs in the seventh to take a 10-5 win.

The Leopards raced to a 6-0 lead after a hit by pitch, an error on a sac bunt attempt, and a walk loaded the bases with no outs.

A sac fly and two consecutive errors by the Bison spotted Lafayette three runs.

After a strikeout brought the Leopards to two outs, another throwing error from the Bison allowed another run to score before Lafayette used a two-RBI single to top off a 6-0 lead in the first.Overall, Bucknell committed four errors in the inning, and all six runs were unearned.The six runs by Lafayette came on just two hits.

Bucknell showed resiliency in the top of the third, loading the bases with two outs on singles by Caleb Broughton and Jared Drizin, and a costly error by the Leopards that should have ended the inning that allowed Wincig to reach.

JohnPaull Bell was then hit by a pitch to score Drizin from third for Bucknell's first run of the inning.

Dominic Toso then provided a big bases-clearing double down the right field line in the inning to add three more runs and cut the Lafayette lead to 6-4.All of the first ten runs in the game by either team were unearned.

Wincig pulled Bucknell within one on a homer to left center on the first pitch he saw in the inning to make the score 6-5 in the top of the fifth.

After the early inning struggles for the Bison, starting pitcher Jeff Gottesman worked himself into the game, keeping Lafayette off of the board and scattering four hits after the first inning before being replaced by Nicholas Sadd in the seventh.

The Leopards managed to score four runs in the seventh, with the first coming on a wild pitch. An RBI single and a two-RBI double with two outs helped Lafayette gain some breathing room with a 10-5 lead.

Bucknell couldn't complete the comeback as it dropped Sunday's series finale.Gottesman (3-6) took the loss for the Bison on the mound.Brett Kreyer went the distance for the Leopards to improve to 2-3 this year.

Wincig's home run was his team-leading fifth of the year. Toso's three RBIs were a season-high for the Philadelphia native.

Bucknell travels to Towson on Tuesday for a nonconference matchup against the Tigers at 3 p.m.

Baseball Defeated by Lafayette in Series Finale, 10-5

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Team Stats

Luke Hartman

Tyler Wincig

Dominic Toso

Miles Moore

Players Mentioned

Caleb Broughton

Jared Drizin

Jeff Gottesman

Nicholas Sadd

Dominic Toso

Tyler Wincig

Players Mentioned

Caleb Broughton

Jared Drizin

Jeff Gottesman

Nicholas Sadd

Dominic Toso

Tyler Wincig