W&L Baseball Defeats Hastings, 16-5
Hunter SerenbetzPEORIA, Ariz. -- The Washington and Lee baseball team continued its strong offensive showing in the season’s early going with a 16-5 win over Hastings at the Peoria Sports Complex on Thursday afternoon.
W&L (2-0) secured its second 16-5 victory of the day as the Generals pounded out 21 hits against the Broncos (0-5) after banging out 22 hits in a 16-5 win over Whitworth earlier in the day.
The Generals jumped up early on Hastings, scoring seven runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run homerun by junior first baseman Hunter Serenbetz (Stamford, Conn./Taft School). Serenbetz was 2-for-5 on the game and added a double.
Sophomore outfielder Anthony Cardona (Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Chestnut Hill) was 4-for-5 with two triples and four RBI and senior centerfielder Terrence McKelvey (East Islip, N.Y./East Islip) added three hits in six at-bats with a double and three runs driven in.
Senior pitcher Brendan Clark (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) earned his first win of the season allowing two runs on four hits with three walks and eight strikeouts over six innings.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Friday when it plays Brandeis at 3:00 pm.
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