BETHLEHEM — The Lycoming College baseball team used one of two home runs on the afternoon by senior Sean Perkins and a four-hit game from junior Eric MacCluen in a 14-0 rout, which was followed up with a 5-4 setback against Moravian University on Saturday.

Lycoming (16-19, 9-13 Landmark) swatted 16 hits in the opener and 26 in total on the afternoon, but up by four runs in the second game, Moravian (12-17, 6-12 Landmark) salvaged a split of the twinbill.

The Warriors broke the seal in the second inning of game one as senior Nick Hoheb stroked an RBI single to bring home MacCluen. An inning later, Perkins swatted a 1-1 offering the other way for a solo home run to give Lycoming a 2-0 lead.

In the fifth, Lycoming began to break the game open with a four-run frame. Senior AJ Llorente, a Montoursville graduate, stroked an RBI single, then MacCluen boomed a two-run triple before scoring on an error for a six-run advantage.

In the sixth, senior Brody Lindsey joined the hit parade with a two-run single.

The Warriors finished off the opener with a five-run seventh that put them in position to end the contest early, an inning that was highlighted by a another RBI single from Llorente, plus an RBI triple from Lindsay and RBI doubles from MacCluen and senior Josh Bottger that capped off the opener.

MacCluen went 4-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and three RBI, Lindsey had three hits and three RBI, and Llorente (3-1) tallied two hits and two RBI, while also firing six brilliant innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out eight to earn the win. Senior Landon Evans came on for the seventh and struck out two in a scoreless win to finish the shortened mercy-rule victory.

Moravian took the lead off the second game on a bases-loaded walk in the second, then added to the lead on an RBI single from Loiacono an inning later. In the fourth, Luke Keitsock tripled in two to give the Greyhounds a 4-0 advantage.

Lycoming, though, used a four-run sixth to tie the game. Senior Nick Reeder, a Montoursville graduate, and Perkins began the rally with back-to-back home runs, then MacCluen followed later in the frame with an RBI single. Sophomore Tyler Iams then laid down a squeeze bunt to bring Llorente home to even the game at four apiece.

The Greyhounds, though, came through with the final blow, as John Phillips doubled to right in the eighth to bring home Owen Ness, giving Moravian a 5-4 lead. Lycoming put two on in the ninth, but were unable to tie the score.

Reeder finished 3 for 4 with the home run, while Perkins added a solo homer, and Llorente and Lindsey were each 2 for 4 with a run scored. 

All nine Moravian hitters had a hit in game two, with Phillips and Keitsock each driving in a pair. Andrew Sagrestano threw the final three innings scoreless in relief, allowing just one hit, to earn the win.

The third game of the Moravian series scheduled for Sunday was postponed to Saturday, May 2, due to a forecast of rain in Bethlehem. The Warriors will be back in action on Wednesday for a Landmark Conference matchup against Susquehanna University. First pitch from Brandon Park is scheduled for 4 p.m.