The Kenyon College Lords pound out 18 hits, including six extra base knocks, as they handed the Denison Big Red a 14-5 loss on Wednesday night in Granville, Ohio.

Kenyon took a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Big Red responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame.  Junior Peter Krieger (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) tied the game on a sacrifice fly to center field that scored classmate Kevin Teague (Fairfax Station, Va./St. Stephens and St. Agnes).  DU took the lead when Matt Forgatch (San Marino, Calif./San Marino) scored on a double to left field by Zach Huttie (Cary, N.C./Athens Drive).

Kenyon answered with a three-run fourth inning that featured an RBI single by Devin Ensing and a two-run single by Carig Wocl.  Denison trimmed the deficit to 4-3 in the fifth on a solo home run over the left field wall by senior designated hitter Aidan Lucas (Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township).

The Lords expanded their lead back to 8-3 after posting four tallies in the sixth, and tacked on another insurance run in the seventh to take a 9-3 advantage.  The Big Red plated a run in both the seventh and eighth innings, but Kenyon erupted for five runs in the eighth to capture a 14-5 victory.

Lucas finished with a solo home run, while Alex Horn (Centerville, Ohio/Centerville), Huttie and sophomore Evan Nicholson (North Canton, Ohio/Hoover) all logged a double and an RBI.

Rookie Danny Kraus (Westlake, Ohio/Westlake) dropped to 1-2 on the year after surrendering three runs on six hits in three innings on the hill.

Denison falls to 15-15 overall, while the Lords improves to 10-14 on the year.  DU returns to the field on Saturday (April 17) when they open a four-game series at Wabash College.  First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 1 p.m.