PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Tyler Horvat (Irwin, Pa./Penn-Trafford) tossed his second straight complete game while striking out a career-high 13 batters to help lead the Washington & Jefferson College baseball team to its 11th straight win, as the Red and Black topped Chatham by as 7-2 score at West Field on Tuesday evening.
The win improves W&J to 17-6 overall and 10-0 in PAC play. Chatham falls to 8-14 overall and 0-11 in the league.
The Cougars put the first two runs on the board in the bottom of the second. However, the lead would be short lived as the Presidents put up four runs despite not recording a hit in the top of the third inning.
Two errors by the Cougars coupled with a pair of walks set the stage for the Presidents to take the lead. Errors on batted balls by Horvat and Evan Sante (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum), allowed the Presidents first two runs to score before a Roman Samson (Tampa, Fla./Berkley Prep) fielder's choice and a Joe Lehner (Paineville, Ohio/Lake Catholic) sacrifice fly would plate the final two runs of the four-run inning.
Knox Meier (Tampa, Fla./Berkley Prep) would then go deep in the bottom of the fourth to notch his first collegiate home run. His solo shot extended the Presidents' lead to 5-2.
Nate Rush (Wheeling, W.VA./The Linsly School) helped the Presidents build their lead in the later innings, as Rush connected on an RBI double in the seventh and RBI single in the eighth.
Horvat, Rush, Lehner, and Meier all had strong efforts at the plate Tuesday evening. Each of the four recorded two hits apiece for the Red & Black.
Horvat improved to 3-1 on the season. He allowed two runs on five hits. He posted a career-high 13 strikeouts and did not issue a walk. He has not issued a free pass in his past three starts (24 innings).
W&J will look to complete another regular season series sweep over Waynesburg on Wednesday (April 12) on the road. First pitch is slated for a 4 p.m.