Norfolk, Va. - The William and Mary Tribe baseball team fell to the Old Dominion Monarchs on Saturday afternoon, 12-5, at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.  With the loss, the Tribe falls to 5-12 on the season overall and to 1-4 in CAA play.  ODU improves to 8-8 on the year and to 1-1 in conference play.

Offensively, the Tribe was led by senior Derrick Osteen , who got on base each time he came to the plate.  Osteen went 3-for-3 on the day with a RBI, two walks, and a run scored.  Freshman Devin White had a RBI single for the Tribe, while sophomore Kevin Nutter and freshman Ryan Lindemuth also drove in runs for the Green and Gold.

After two scoreless innings to begin the game, Old Dominion took control of the contest by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the third inning.  ODU would collect five hits in the frame, including two home runs to take the 7-0 lead.  In the next two innings, the Monarchs played add-on, tacking on a run in both the fourth and fifth to take a 9-0 lead after five full.

In the top of the eighth inning, the College would bat around and put five runs on the board.  With one out, the bases were loaded for Lindemuth after walks to both Osteen and senior Jonathan Slattery and a single from junior Tadd Bower .  Lindemuth had a very nice at-bat, drawing a four-pitch walk to drive in the College's first run of the game.  Next up was the pinch-hitter White, who delivered a RBI single into left-center field, plating another Tribe run. 

With the bases still loaded, Nutter took one for the team, taking a breaking ball to his shoulder.  Nutter's RBI hit-by-pitch made the score 12-3 in favor of the Monarchs.  After a fielding error on ODU scored another run for the College, Osteen would again get on base, slapping a RBI infield single to the shortstop.  Osteen's third single of the day made the score 12-5 in favor of Old Dominion.

The Tribe would not be able to stage a ninth inning rally against the Monarchs and would lose to Old Dominion, 12-5

The William and Mary Tribe baseball team will conclude its three-game series with the Old Dominion Monarchs on Sunday, March 13 at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.  First pitch in Norfolk, Virginia is scheduled for 1 p.m.