ELON, N.C. – Junior Colin Lipke generated his third straight multiple hit performance, but the William & Mary baseball team fell to CAA rival Elon, 6-2, during the series opener on Thursday afternoon. Lipke notched two hits with a double and RBI to lead the Tribe (15-37, 3-19 CAA) against the Phoenix (33-21, 14-8 CAA).
 
After breaking the scoreless tie behind a sacrifice fly in the third, Elon pulled away with a pair of two-run frames in the fifth and sixth inning. The fifth inning saw the Phoenix collect three singles and a walk to bring in its two runs. During the sixth, back-to-back two-out RBI singles made it a 5-0 affair.
 
The Phoenix platted another run in the seventh inning, before the Green and Gold broke up the shutout. In the eighth, Lipke smashed a led off double to right center, freshman Matt McDermott reached on an error and junior Owen Socher singled to right field to load the bases. Rookie David Hogarth then took four straight balls to walk in a run.
 
An attempt to climb out of a five-run hole allowed the Tribe to manufacture another run. Senior Ryan Hall walked, advanced on a wild pitch and scored courtesy of a Lipke single up the middle. However, Elon turned a 6-3 double play to end the game.
 
Tribe Standouts
Socher matched Lipke with two hits and double, while Hogarth platted a run. Hall reached safely on a walk and also scored.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Elon held W&M to just four hits and two walks, despite committing two errors.
- The Phoenix manufactured three of its runs with two outs and hit .385 (5-for-13) late in innings.
- The Tribe batted .200 (2-for-10) with runners in scoring position, while the Phoenix finished with a .333 (5-for-15) rate.
- Kyle Brnovich (8-2) hurled eight strong innings with nine strikeouts, three hits and one run for the win.
- Junior Bodie Sheehan (2-9) struck out four, but allowed five runs on seven hits over 5.2 innings to take the loss. 

Notes
Senior Robert White made his 77^th career appearance, tying eighth in the school record books…Lipke reached double-digits in multi-hit games with 10…Socher extended his on-base streak to a season-high seven consecutive games…Socher also doubled for the fifth time this year…Senior Christopher Lohr tossed two innings of relief in four straight appearances.
 
Up Next
The Tribe continues its CAA series at Elon tomorrow. First pitch is slated for 6 pm.