Syracuse, N.Y. - Junior All-American designated hitter Chris Edmondson (Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City) homered twice and drove in four runs to lead the Le Moyne College baseball team to a 12-10 win over New York Tech in Saturday afternoon action at Dick Rockwell Field. For the twelfth consecutive season, the Dolphins finished with a winning percentage above .500.

Four players hit multiple home runs in a game that saw ten balls leave the yard. Edmondson was the only Le Moyne player to homer twice, connecting in the bottom of the first to give the Dolphins a 1-0 lead and again in the bottom of the fourth to provide breathing room. Junior first baseman Rich Brown (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) put Le Moyne ahead for good in the bottom of the third with a three-run shot to break a 4-4 tie. Brian Smith, Effrey Valdez and George Carroll each hit a pair of solo homers for NYIT.

After Edmondson homered in the bottom of the first, the Bears scored two runs in the top of the second and third innings to take a 4-1 lead. But Le Moyne's six-run third inning gave the Dolphins a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Sophomore right fielder Brett Botsford (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) plated senior second baseman Chris Murphy (Laurel Hollow, N.Y./St. Dominic's) with an RBI double and later scored on an error. After the Dolphins loaded the bases with one out in the inning, junior center fielder Sean Paino (Wappinger Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) drove in senior shortstop Matt Nandin (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) with a sacrifice fly. Brown followed with his sixth homer of the season to give Le Moyne a 7-4 lead.

NYIT cut the Dolphins' lead to one with back-to-back homers in the top of the fourth. Edmondson responded with his two-run shot in the bottom half of the inning to restore a three-run lead at 9-6. The Bears chipped away with a run in the top of the fifth before Le Moyne tacked on its final three runs in the bottom of the frame. Murphy drove in Paino and sophomore pinch hitter Don Schaaf (Middle Island, N.Y./Longwood) with a single before Botsford brought the second baseman home with a triple to right center.

The Bears scored once in the top of the seventh and twice in the top of the eighth to produce the game's final score. Junior relief pitchers Tom McDermott (Amsterdam, N.Y./Amsterdam) and Luke Nellis (Fonda, N.Y./Fonda-Fultonville) combined to close the door for the Dolphins. McDermott collected his fifth win of the season while Nellis picked up his second save of the campaign.

With 27 homers over the last two seasons, Edmondson set a program-record for most home runs in a two-year stretch. The junior All-American finished the season with 13 homers, 46 runs batted in and a .644 slugging percentage.

Le Moyne (24-23) honored a five-member senior class of Murphy, Nandin, Mike Brown (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal), Chris Haynes (Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) and Brandon Otto (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) prior to the start of Saturday's game. The Dolphins also recognized retiring assistant coach Bob Nandin, who spent 13 years coaching at Le Moyne.