Army rallies past Lafayette in 10 innings

WEST POINT, N.Y. (Interstat) — Army scored nine unanswered runs, capped by Josiah Overbeek’s walk-off homer in the 10th inning, to defeat Lafayette 9-8 on Monday afternoon at Johnson Stadium at Doubleday Field.

The Black Knights trailed 8-0 after the top of the third inning, with Lafayette plating runs on a Kyle McKernan RBI single, a Will Dobil bases-loaded walk, a Matt Colella sacrifice fly and a Ryan Stoddard two-run single. Army starter Michael Delph settled in, throwing 5 2/3 innings of two-hit ball with eight strikeouts.

Lafayette starter Ben Waterman threw seven no-hit innings but allowed five runs, including Zac Farrell’s grand slam in the seventh that cut the lead to 8-5. Bode Grieve answered with a three-run homer in the ninth for Lafayette, making it 8-5. Army rallied in the bottom half: Will Parker’s RBI double and Mason Scott’s two-run single tied the game at 8. Overbeek then led off the 10th with a solo shot.

Lafayette falls to 9-32; Army improves to 25-17. The teams split the previous day’s doubleheader.