Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Norristown, PA – (3/22/2012) – Pushing their recent winning streak to five games, Chestnut Hill College took two games from Lincoln University this afternoon. Sophomore center fielder Desmond Lites (Philadelphia, PA) cracked his first collegiate homerun in the fourth inning and the Griffins would have to score twice in their final at-bat to win the opener 6-5; while an eight-run second inning carried the Griffins to the sweep in game two, 11-3.
 
Chestnut Hill College (12-8) got the jump on Lincoln University (3-7) in the opener, platting three runs in the bottom of the first inning on singles from senior second baseman Jesse Daywalt (Phoenixville, PA), Lites, and a Lion error, 3-0. The Lions got one back in the second inning, 3-1, and another in the fourth inning, 3-2, but Lites' homerun in the bottom of the frame made it 4-2 Griffins. The Lions threatened to steal the game with three runs in the top of the sixth inning, 5-4, but after a one-out hit–batsman, a pinch hit single from freshman Anthony McQuade (Lindenhurst, NY), a double from freshman pitcher Taylor Steen (New Egypt, NJ) would bring two runs home to give the Griffins the 6-5 edge and himself the win (3-0). Steen pitched the final 1.1 innings and struck out two. Daywalt led the fueled the offense with three hits (3-for-4) and a run-batted-in (RBI); junior shortstop Joe Crane (Newtown, PA) and Lites recorded two hits apiece.
 
The Griffins carried the momentum into the second contest, scoring one run in the first inning thanks to a lead-off single and hustle on the base paths from senior left fielder Alex Latchum (Warrington, PA), 1-0, and eight runs in the second inning on four hits and two Lions errors, 9-0. The Griffins added one run in the third inning, 10-0, and another in the fifth inning, 11-0, for plenty of cushion against the Lions three late runs, 11-3. Latchum, Steen, and Mullin each recorded two hits (2-for-3); Steen and Mullin recorded two RBI. Senior pitcher Jack McGinley (Blue Bell, PA) earned the win in relief (1-0), allowing one run on one hit and a walk while striking out two.
 
The baseball team resumes Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) play on Saturday, March 24, when they host Dominican College in a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader.