Baseball Pulls Away Late, Bounces Back at Lehigh

Friday, April 10

Bethlehem, Pa.

3:00 p.m.

Army West Point

16-14, 7-6

Lehigh

8-22, 3-10

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Army West Point	0	2	4	0	2	0	0	4	8	20	17	0
Lehigh	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	5	12	0

Baseball Pulls Away Late, Bounces Back at Lehigh

April 10, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Army West Point baseball needed a bounce back Friday. And despite seeing its seven-run lead get cut by more than half in the seventh inning at Lehigh, the Black Knight bats exploded down the stretch to secure the series-opening win at Legacy Park, 20-5.

Freshman Josiah Overbeek homered twice Friday for Army (16-14, 7-6), both in the ninth inning, with the second being a grand slam.

Overbeek—who entered the day first in the country in walks per game—also reclaimed the Patriot League home run lead, after seeing the Mountain Hawks' Owen Walewander briefly surpass him during the game.

Buried by the lede, Andrew Berg tossed an impressive 6.2 innings on the mound with three strikeouts to earn the win, while walking none. Walker Calvo (1.1 innings) and Jakob Vanderhave (one inning) closed the game with a combined seven outs and no runs allowed.

Lehigh got on the board first in the bottom of the first, but the Black Knights took the lead in the second and didn't look back. After a Carter Hewitt RBI double and Mason Scott single to score Hewitt, Army continued to punch with bases loaded walks from Hewitt and Paul Andrzejewski in the third before Scott singled through the left side to bring in two runs and make it 6-1.

In the fifth, Zac Farrell roped a two-run double to left-center field, making it 8-1. However, Lehigh would mound a response in the seventh with four runs to cut Army's lead to 8-5.

From there though it was all Army, with Quinlan walking with the bases loaded, Hewitt getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Andrzejewski driving in a pair with an opposite field double, all in the eighth.

Army finished the afternoon with a whopping eight runs in the ninth, bookended by Overbeek's homers. Quinlan, Hewitt and Scott also logged RBIs in the frame.

By the Numbers

20 & 17: Army's 20 runs and 17 hits Friday were both the most it recorded in a game this year.

18: The Black Knights also worked 18 free passes, with a season-best 12 walks drawn.

5: Army's offense produced five doubles, each from different batters. The team's five doubles Friday were also a season-high.

5: Overbeek compiled five RBIs while going 3-for-6 at the plate.

3-for-6: In addition to Overbeek, Schreck was also 3-for-6.

4: Scott and Hewitt had four RBIs each, with Scott having a 3-for-5 day at the plate.

4: Barr drew four walks and went 2-for-3.

Black Knight Notes

Army's 20-run game was its first since a 21-6 win over Holy Cross on April 7, 2024.

Andrzejewski made his first start of the season at second base on Friday, after making 22 starts a season ago.

Overbeek hit leadoff for the first time in his career. It also marked the first time Army placed a designated hitter in the leadoff spot since Coleson Titus vs. Siena on March 20, 2024. Overbeek reached base for the 28th consecutive game Friday, each game the plebe has played in this year. His grand slam in the ninth was his and the team's second this year.

Barr started at center field for the third time this season.

Army played error-free baseball for the 15th game this year.

The Black Knights had more runs than hits in a matchup for the sixth time this year.

Army sent nine batters to the plate in the eighth inning and 12 in the ninth, the ninth and 10th instance of the club sending nine or more batters to the plate in a frame this year.

Black Knight Notes

The teams continue the four-game series with a doubleheader at Legacy Park on Saturday. First pitch of the opening game is set for 12:00 p.m.

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Kevin Reavey prepared to wind up before a pitch.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Berg, Andrew (4-2)

L: Jake Mulvehill (3-2)

Army West Point

Batting:

2B: Overbeek, Josiah 1 ; Schreck, Thomas 1 ; Hewitt, Carter 1 ; Andrzejewski, Paul 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1

HR: Overbeek, Josiah 2

RBI: Overbeek, Josiah 5 ; Quinlan, Jack 2 ; Hewitt, Carter 4 ; Andrzejewski, Paul 3 ; Scott, Mason 4 ; Farrell, Zac 2

SH: Schreck, Thomas 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Overbeek, Josiah 3 ; Barr, Chris 2 ; Schreck, Thomas 2 ; Parker, William 3 ; Quinlan, Jack 3 ; Hewitt, Carter 4 ; Andrzejewski, Paul 1 ; Scott, Mason 1 ; Farrell, Zac 1