SCRANTON, Pa. – The Rangers racked up eight runs over the final two innings and defeated the University of Scranton 13-9 in a Landmark Conference series finale Sunday afternoon. With the win, Drew (14-10, 6-3 LC) completed a three-game series sweep of the Royals. The Rangers pounded out 15 hits for the game, with eight starters batting safely.
 
Highlights
• Drew trailed 8-5 heading into the eighth before erupting for a five-run inning. Junior Max Felsenstein and senior Jayson Mitch capped the outburst with back-to-back two-run singles.
• The Royals (10-12, 6-5 LC) pulled to within 10-9 with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth before the Rangers answered with three insurance runs in the ninth, which included a leadoff homer by junior Matthew Lange, stretching his hitting streak to 16.
• Senior Harry Cohen came on to throw a scoreless ninth, striking out two.
• The Rangers set the tone for their big offensive performance with a two-run first inning, which featured a triple from Felsenstein and a solo homer from senior Zach Lipshitz.
• Trailing 4-2 in the fifth, Drew pulled even on an RBI-single from senior Mike Pettigrew and a run-scoring triple from Mitch.
• Bosch belted his first career homer leading off the top of the sixth to put the Rangers up 5-4 before the Royals answered with a three-spot in the bottom of the inning. Scranton tacked on another run to assume their three-run lead, setting up Drew's late rally.
 
Top Performers
• Felsenstein went 3-for-6 with three runs and a pair of RBIs while Pettigrew also drilled three hits and drove in a pair.
• Bosch finished with two hits, as he also smacked a double. Senior Joseph Grossane also collected a pair of hits.
• Lipshitz' homer was his fifth of the season, and he has now gone deep in five of his last eight games, including five out his last six Landmark Conference outings.
• In addition to Cohen, four other Rangers saw action on the mound, with freshman Grant Purpura starting and pitching 3 1/3 innings while coming away with a no-decision. Senior Zach Luke (1-2) earned the win after tossing 1 1/3 innings of relief.
 
Next Up
Drew picks up its schedule on Tuesday, when it visits Montclair State University at 3:30 p.m. to close out a nine-game road trip.