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Winner Drew DREW 9-9
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Juniata JUNIATA 7-10
Winner
Drew DREW
9-9
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Final
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Juniata JUNIATA
7-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Drew DREW 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 12 2
Juniata JUNIATA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 11 1

W: Cohen, Harry (2-1) L: H. Price (1-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Rangers Earn Series Victory With Extra-Inning Win at Juniata

HUNTINGDON, Pa. – The Drew University baseball team lost a three-run lead in the ninth, but came back to win 8-6 to in 11 innings on Sunday to claim a Landmark Conference series victory at Juniata College. Senior Jayson Mitch broke a 5-5 with an RBI-single in the 11th before classmate Zach Lipshitz belted a two-run homer to give the Rangers (9-9, 3-3 LC) a three-run lead they would not relinquish. The two sides split a doubleheader on Saturday.
 
Highlights
• The Rangers were cruising in the early going, jumping to a 4-0 lead through the first three-and-a-half innings. Drew took a 2-0 advantage in the second on an RBI-double from sophomore Cole Bosch and a run-scoring single from senior Eric DiPietro.
• Bosch and junior Max Felsenstein drove in single runs in the third and fourth, respectively, to hand the Rangers their 4-0 cushion.
• Juniata answered with two in the bottom of the fourth against freshman starter Grant Purpura. However, Purpura would settle back in and blank the Eagles over the next three innings.
• Junior Matthew Lange tacked on an insurance run with an RBI-single in the seventh, and senior Joshua Williams tossed a scoreless eighth out of the bullpen. However, Juniata's Adam Kipp blasted a three-run homer in the ninth to force extra innings.
• DiPietro sparked the Rangers in the 11th with a one-out double, setting up Mitch's clutch two-out single followed up a long ball from Lipshitz, who homered in all three games of the series.
• Senior Harry Cohen (2-1) threw the final 2 1/3 innings to pick up the win.
 
Top Performers
• Lipshitz finished 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. In addition to his homer, he also slugged a double and finished an incredible weekend batting .571 (8-for-14) with a 1.429 slugging percentage.
• Bosch also went 3-for-5 while Lange and DiPietro stroked two hits apiece.
• Purpura scattered five hits and two walks over seven innings while striking out five.
 
Next Up
The Rangers continue their season on Tuesday, when they visit Ramapo College at 3:30 p.m. in a non-conference tilt.
 
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