EDWARDSVILLE, Pa. --- The Moravian University baseball team dropped a 12-2, seven-inning decision at Wilkes University Friday afternoon in the opening game of a Landmark Conference series. 

How It Happened

• The Colonels jumped out to a 4-0 lead with four runs in the bottom of the first inning
• The Greyhounds got onto the scoreboard in the top of the fourth inning with a run to cut the deficit to 4-1. Senior shortstop Paul Croyle led off with a single, and he raced home from third on an RBI infield single from graduate student third baseman Jack Tone
• Wilkes countered with three runs in the bottom half of the fourth frame to push the advantage to 7-1, and the Colonels scored five times in the bottom of the fifth for a 12-1 edge
• Moravian scored a run in the top of the seventh inning as senior center fielder Matt Madigan led off with a double and scored on an RBI ground out by senior designated hitter Cole Cherkas
• The Landmark Conference has instituted a ten-run rule after seven innings in conference games this season 

Inside the Numbers

• Moravian had six hits in the contest with Cherkas going 2-for-3 with an RBI
• Croyle was 2-for-4 with a run while Madigan added a double and a run and Tone had a hit and an RBI
• Graduate student Noah Ingalls made the start on the mound, and he allowed seven runs, six earned, on eight hits and two walks to go with a strikeout in 3.2 innings of action. Graduate student Ethan Weber pitched a third of an inning with a walk while senior Rony Minier faced six batters and gave up five runs on five hits. Freshman Andrew Benvenuto tossed the final two innings with one hit allowed 

Up Next for the Greyhounds

• Sunday, March 24 at Wilkes University (DH), 12:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 27 at Elizabethtown College, 3:00 p.m.