OSWEGO, N.Y. – The Lyons of Wheaton College used a late-inning comeback to hand the Oswego State baseball team their first loss of the NCAA Hartford Regional Championship by a score of 6-5.  The Lakers will have a short turnaround as they will take on Southern Maine in an elimination game tomorrow at 11 in the morning.

THE BASICS

• Final Scores:  Wheaton (Mass.) 6, Oswego 5
• Location:  Murren Family Field, DiBenedetto Stadium, Hartford, Conn.
• Records:  Wheaton 18-4 | Oswego 25-6

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oswego struck first in the top of the fourth when senior Ryan Weiss hit a two-RBI single to plate shortstop Paul Tammaro and third baseman Kyle Lauria.
• The Lakers added another two in the top of the fifth on an RBI-single from Dylan Frawley and an RBI-triple from centerfielder Brendon Frank.
• Wheaton got on the board in the bottom of the sixth with a walk, stolen base and RBI single.
• A leadoff triple by Myles Felton was converted when Frawley singled via bunt to push the lead to 5-1 in the top of the seventh.
• The Lyons cut into the Laker lead in the eighth when they loaded the bases with a pair of walks and a single with no outs.
• A sacrifice fly and a two-RBI double cut the Laker lead back to 5-4 after eight.
• After a 1-2-3 ninth for Oswego, Wheaton used a walk, infield single and walk to load the bases with one out.
• A two-RBI single through the right side completed the comeback for the third-seeded Lyons.
• Kieran Finnegan went seven for the Lakers, striking out five and allowing four earned runs.
• Junior Thomas Pecchia (0-1) took the loss in relief with an inning and a third pitched.
• Weiss and Frawley each had a pair of hits and a pair of RBI to lead Oswego.

WHAT'S NEXT
Oswego will take on Southern Maine tomorrow at 11 a.m. in Hartford.  The Huskies fell by a score of 5-4 to Salve Regina earlier in the day.