Wildcats Outslug Mountain Hawks in High-Scoring Affair

DAVIDSON, N.C. (Interstat) — The Davidson Wildcats erupted for 14 runs on 17 hits to outlast the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 14-9 on Friday evening at T. Henry Wilson, Jr. Field.

Davidson erased an early 9-1 deficit with a seven-run first inning, highlighted by a two-run double from Scotty Edwards and an RBI double from Theo Loughlin. Loughlin finished with two hits and three RBIs. Matthew Manjooran delivered a crucial three-run double in the seventh inning to break a 9-9 tie.

Lehigh’s Ryan Cochran went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Silvio Giardina added three hits and two RBIs in the loss. Davidson reliever Simon Yochum earned the win with three scoreless innings and six strikeouts. Davidson improved to 5-7, while Lehigh fell to 2-7.