Lehigh rolls past Saint Peter’s 11‑5 behind dominant pitching and 12-hit attack

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Interstat) — Ryan Holman fired three hitless innings with six strikeouts as Lehigh defeated Saint Peter’s 11-5 on Wednesday afternoon at Joseph J. Jaroschak Field.

The Mountain Hawks improved to 12-26, while the Peacocks fell to 4-33. Lehigh’s pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, with Ralph Gariano added three hitless frames and four strikeouts. Dom Patrizi went 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Owen Walewander doubled and drove in three runs.

Lehigh broke the game open with a six-run sixth inning, aided by two Saint Peter’s errors. Walewander delivered a three-run double and later scored on a throwing error. The Peacocks answered with three unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth, but the Mountain Hawks added insurance in the seventh and eighth.

Allen Ramos went 1-for-3 with an RBI for Saint Peter’s. Lehigh outhit the Peacocks 12-7.