GARNET VALLEY, Pa. - A four-run rally in the third inning led the Wilkes University baseball team past Penn State-Brandywine by a 5-2 final on Wednesday afternoon at the MapleZone Sports Insitute.

The Colonels, on a five-game win streak, are now 7-4 on the season.

In the top of the first, Wilkes was able to get runners on second and third with nobody out but the Colonels were unable to push across a run.

PSU-Brandywine pushed across the game's first run in the bottom of the first on one hit and error to take a 1-0 lead.

Wilkes scored four runs in the top of the third on one hit, one error, four hit by pitches, and one walk. The Colonels loaded the bases with no outs after junior's Alex Kramer (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and Matthew Reese (Wellsboro, PA/Wellsboro) each got hit by a pitch and senior Ryan Herbst (East Islip, NY/St. John the Baptist) walked to load the bases. Following a fielder's choice force out at the plate, sophomore Joe Champi (Dupont, PA/Pittston) reached on an rbi fielder's choice in which everybody reached base and Reese scored due to a throwing error. Junior James Brown (Covington, PA/North Pocono) was then hit by a pitch to drive in Herbst, followed by a two-run single from freshman Sam Eyler (York, PA/West York) that drove in sophomore Jarret Clymer (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) and Champi to give Wilkes a 4-1 lead.

The Nittany Lions responded in the bottom of the third with a run on two hits to cut the Colonels lead to 4-2.

Wilkes put up the fifth and final run in the top of the fourth on two hits and one error. Kramer led off with a single, but got thrown out trying to stretch it into a double. Reese then reached on a fielding error that allowed him to get to second and stole third. Following a groundout that was unable to drive in the run, Clymer hit a two-out single to drive in Reese.

Colonels' junior starting pitcher Johnny Jan Jr. (Germantown, MD/Northwest) went six innings giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits, one hit-by-pitch, and no walks with three strikeouts. Junior Matt Kaster (Traben-Trabach, Germany/Crestwood) followed with two perfect innings, striking out four batters while senior Patrick Condo (Dallas, PA/Holy Redeemer) pitched a perfect ninth to earn his thirf save of the season.

Wilkes returns to action on Friday when it will host Eastern for its home and MAC Freedom-opening game starting at 3:30 p.m.