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BUCHANAN — The Brandywine baseball team wrapped up a busy week with a sweep of Lakeland Conference rival Buchanan and split a pair of non-conference games against Watervliet.

 

Brandywine at Buchanan

The No. 15-ranked Bobcats defeated the Bucks 18-2 and 15-2 to remain undefeated in Lakeland Conference play.

Brandywine scored 10 runs in the first inning and went on to cruise to the easy victory in the opening game.

The Bobcats banged out 18 hits, including a 4-for-4 performance by Robby Dillard, who had a pair of doubles and drove in three runs. Drew Deming was 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs, while Ryder Richard was 3-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs.

Brock Dye also finished with three hits, including a triple and four RBIs.

Dillard was the winning pitcher as he tossed a two-hitter with seven strikeouts.

Buchanan’s Tyler Baker had a double.

Jake Franklin started and took the loss for the Bucks.

In the nightcap, Brandywine used an eight-run fourth inning to break open the close contest.

The Bobcats finished with seven hits, including a single and a triple by Deming, who drove in four runs.

Kylar Marshall worked the first four innings to pick up the victory. He did not give up an earned run on three hits. Ethan Adamczyk pitched the final inning and struck out three.

The Bucks had four singles in the contest. Baker drove in a run.

Landon Nelson started and took the loss for Buchanan.

“I thought we finally hit the ball pretty solid and had some good at bats,” said Brandywine Coach David Sidenbender. “It’s always tough to transition from one sports season to the next, especially when a team goes on a long run like basketball, but I think the guys are going well and progressing. Really happy with the seniors, they are playing hard and leading well. Drew is really seeing the ball well and so is Ryder … pitching has been real consistent, just have to continue to limit pitch count to get deeper into games.”

 

Watervliet at Brandywine

The Bobcats lost the opening game of the non-conference doubleheader 11-8, but rebounded to win the nightcap 3-1.

Brandywine outhit the Panther 14-10 in the first game.

Deming had hits, including a double, while Jamier and Jaremiah Palmer both had two hits. Palmer had a solo home run for the Bobcats.

Richard took the loss for Brandywine.

In the nightcap, the Bobcats scored a run in the bottom of the fifth to earn the victory.

Brandywine had five hits in the contest, including doubles by Deming and Richard.

Xander Curtis went the distance to earn the win. He allowed one run on two hits.