An impressive day at the plate combined with a stellar performance on the mound by the Denison baseball team resulted in a 14-3 victory over Endicott on Monday at the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.

The Big Red jumped out to a four-run lead after the opening frame and expanded their advantage to 6-0 through five innings of action.  The Gulls trimmed the margin in half after scoring three runs in the top of the sixth inning, but DU responded with three in the sixth, one run in the seventh and four tallies in the eighth frame.

Junior Peter Krieger (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) extended his hitting streak to five games after a 3-for-5 performance with a home run, triple and five RBIs.  The reigning North Coast Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week logged his third home run in as many games and has reached base in every game this season.

Senior catcher Alex Horn (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville) logged two hits, including his first-career home run, and two RBIs, while classmate Zach Huttie (Cary, N.C./Athens Drive) had a triple, single and an RBI.  Rookie Danny Kraus (Westlake, Ohio/Westlake) went 3-for-5 on the day with two stolen bases, while Matt Forgatch (San Marino, Calif./San Marino) also swiped two bases to up his season total to seven.

On the mound, Park Smith (Warren, N.J./The Pingry School) pitched a gem through 5.2 innings.  The senior allowed three unearned runs and struck out eight batters.  Sophomore McCavitt Carter (Hanoverton, Ohio/United Local) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings in relieve, while senior Aidan Lucas (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township) tossed two scoreless frames in his first appearance of the season on the hill.

Denison improves to 4-3 on the season and will take on Fontbonne at Lake Myrtle Park #2 on Tuesday.  First pitch from Auburndale, Fla. is scheduled for noon.