Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against Bucknell

Saturday, April 20

West Point, N.Y.

12 PM

Army West Point

21-16, 11-5

Bucknell

16-21, 8-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Bucknell	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4	0
ARMY West Point	2	2	0	1	0	0	X	5	11	0

Baseball Splits Doubleheader Against Bucknell

April 20, 2024 | Baseball

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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army West Point Baseball split Saturday's doubleheader against the Bucknell Bison at Doubleday Field, securing the season series win over the Pennsylvania program, but failing to win Game 2 of the twin bill and leaving the weekend series up for grabs Sunday.

Army moves to 21-17 overall and 11-6 in the Patriot League.

Derek Berg had three home runs across the twin bill, with Army hitting five total homers on the day.

Game 1

In spite of allowing two solo home runs in the first inning, Justin Lehman settled in and pitched a complete seven-inning game, as Army took the day's opening contest 5-3.

Lehman also hit in the lineup, going 0-for-1 with a walk drawn.

Berg hit his first home run Saturday in the home half of the initial inning, before Coleson Titis would tie the game four at-bats later with a two-out RBI single.

Braden Golinski and William Parker each logged RBIs in the second as Army went ahead 4-2. Parker followed suit in the fourth with a solo home run.

A two-out rally in the fifth inched Bucknell a run closer, but they were left scoreless in the sixth and seventh.

Lehman retired seven straight batters in the third through fifth innings and held the Bison's bottom five batters hitless.

Game 2

Once again in Game 2 Saturday, the Bison struck first with a home run. But despite four unanswered runs late in the game, Army would fall 10-6 to settle for the split.

Bucknell had raced to a 6-0 lead in the fourth before Sam Ruta launched a two-run homer to cut the deficit.

A grand slam in the fifth for the Bison give the visitors an eight-run lead in the nine-inning game, but the Black Knights did not go down quietly.

Berg homered in the bottom of the fifth, before Parker recorded an RBI groundout in the seventh. Lehman singled to bring home a run in the eighth and Berg homered once again in the ninth.

By the Numbers

4: Berg had four total hits Saturday, including a 3-for-5 Game 2 with two home runs.

4-for-9: Golinski was 4-for-9 in the twin bill, with two hits in each contest.

9: Army's pitching had nine strikeouts in Game 2.

Black Knight Notes

Having eclipsed the 415 career total bases milestone Saturday, Sam Ruta has broken Kevin McKague's all-time program record set from 2008-12.

Berg extended his hitting streak to 12 games.

Parker has reached base safely in 36 consecutive games.

Lehman's complete game was the second this season by an Army pitcher, after Matthew Ronnebaum did so against Air Force March 2. Lehman did so without a strikeout.

Berg's multi-homer game is the sixth this year among Black Knights.

Next Up

Army and Bucknell conclude the series Sunday with a rubber matchup. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m. at Doubleday Field. ESPN+ will broadcast the game.

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