April 15, 2008

Box Score

GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Bill Murray and Patrick O'Reilly each recorded four hits as Franklin & Marshall handed Gettysburg an 18-4 setback on the Bullets (14-18, 6-7 CC) home field on Friday. The victory was the seventh in as many games for F&M (16-10, 11-2 CC).

O'Reilly went 4-for-4 with four runs scored and an RBI, while Murray went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and a run. They were two of the 14 F&M batters that combined for season-high 26 hits. The 18 runs also represent a season-high.

F&M jumped out to a 7-0 lead through two innings, and rolled it up to 14-0 before Gettysburg got on the board. The Bullets ended F&M's streak of shutout innings at 27 by scoring a pair of runs in the sixth. Matt Stillitano doubled to leftfield, scoring Mike Donohue to halt the streak. Stillitano made his way to third on a wild pitch and scored on a Sean McGee infield single.

The Bullets scored two more in the eighth, but not before F&M added four more runs.

Dan Tischler took the win for F&M working seven innings with three strikeouts and two runs on seven hits. He moved to 4-3 on the season.

F&M returns to action on Friday against Gettysburg.