WILLIAMSBURG, Va. –  In the second consecutive low-scoring affair this weekend, the William & Mary baseball team was dispatched by East Tennessee State, 3-2, in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon. The Buccaneers (10-5) rallied late with a two-out run in the eighth and 10^th inning to even the series with the Tribe (7-13).
 
W&M took a 2-1 lead on an error and pair of singles in the bottom of the second. Junior Hunter Smith lead off with a reach on a fielding mishap, before sophomore Patrick Ryan singled down the right field line. After a walk from junior Owen Socher loaded the bases, classmate Zach Pearson smacked a two-out two-RBI single to left field.
 
However, ETSU was able to even the contest in the top of the eighth. Aaron Maher platted the Bucs first two-out run on a single to center field. The Tribe threatened in the bottom of the ninth after knocking a pair of two-out singles, but was unable to generate a walk-off run.
 
The Bucs quickly took advantage of the extension in play with a go-ahead run in the top half of the 10^th.  A couple of one-out singles followed by a reach on a field choice placed runners on the corners. Brandon Parrott then came in as a pinch hitter and singled through the right side to drive in the run that won the game.
 
Tribe Standouts
Junior Bodie Sheehan went 7.2 innings with six strikeouts and two runs on six hits in yet another solid start. Pearson led the offense with his two-RBI single and junior Colin Lipke crushed his fourth double of the season.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Sheehan held the ETSU lineup to a .214 average (6-for-28) and retired the side in order five times.
- The Buccaneers hit .333 (5-for-15) with runners on base, while the Tribe finished with a .250 (3-for-12) average.
- The bases were loaded only once this afternoon, which was by W&M.
- James Giambalvo earned the win after blanking the Green and Gold in the last two innings with a strikeout and two hits.
- Sophomore Wade Strain (2-2) was charged with the loss as he logged the final 1.2 innings and fanned three, but yielded three hits and a run.  

Notes
The contest marked the fifth time the Tribe has played extra innings…The Green and Gold has been involved in a one-run final in 11 of its 20 games this year… Fletcher recorded his 85^th career appearances in the eighth inning and is now 12 away from breaking the school reord. Sheehan made his first Saturday start of the season and he is also three shy of 150 career strikeouts…Senior Ryan Hall is 10 hits away from ranking top 15 in all-time school history…Pearson generated his fourth multi-RBI performance...Lipke has produced an extra base hit in four of his last six games...ETSU improved its all-time series lead against W&M to 5-2.

Up Next
The Green and Gold will conclude its series against ETSU with its third rubber match of the season Sunday, March 18 at 1 pm.