EASTON, Pa. (Interstat) — Tristan Helmick struck out 14 over seven strong innings Friday evening, leading the Lafayette Leopards to a 4-2 victory over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in the opener of a Patriot League series at Kamine Stadium.

Helmick allowed two runs on five hits to outduel Lehigh’s Max Treonze, who pitched eight innings of two-hit ball but was tagged with two unearned runs. Lafayette scored three times in the first two innings, with Brandon Doubek driving in two runs. Lehigh took an early 2-0 lead in the first on Ian Wirtz’s RBI single but managed only one run the rest of the way against Helmick and reliever Owen Basso, who struck out five over the final two frames. Both teams finished with seven hits. Lafayette improved to 8-26, while Lehigh fell to 9-25.