(Carlisle, Pa.) – The Dickinson baseball team closed out the 2015 season with a big, 14-3 win over visiting Messiah College on Tuesday afternoon. The Red Devils mixed up its line-up, giving the seniors an opportunity to have some fun, which led to some outstanding individual performances.

Ryan Dolan (Plymouth Meeting, Pa./Germantown Academy) was hit by a pitch to lead-off the game. He stole second and came around to score as first-year Robbie Thompson (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill) followed up with a single up the middle.

The Falcons countered in the top of the third inning, scoring three runs with two outs. Messiah capitalized on a pair of errors and a two-run double from Joseph Saufley. Saufley advanced to third on the throw to home and came in on a wild pitch to give the visitors a 3-1 advantage.

The Devils pulled even in the fourth. Mike DeVivo (Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield) was hit by a pitch to open the inning. Pinch-runner Alex Rhoads (Princeton, N.J./Solebury School) moved over off a single from Jonathan Chudacoff (Highland Park, Ill./Berkshire School) and then took third on a delayed steal.

Rhoads came in to score as Luke Besse (Marston Mills, Mass./Barnstable) hit a sacrifice fly to right field. The Red Devils pulled even as ace pitcher, senior Harley Moore (Deltaville, Va./Middlesex) came up huge in just his second career at-bat, driving in the tying run with a double down the right field line.

First-year Chris Dunn (Bethany Conn./Fairfield College Prep) came on in relief of start Tyler Clauson-Wolf (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends) and threw two solid innings. The Devils continued their senior tribute as Sam Wachs (Severna Park, Md./Severn School) came on to take over on the hill. He threw remarkably well, recording back-to-back strikeouts and a fly-out for a three-up, three-down sixth. He would earn the win to go 1-0 on the hill.

The Devils broke open the game, responding with four runs in the bottom half of the inning. A pair of walks and a hit batter set the stage for a three-run double by Phil Werner (Potomac, Md./St. Andrew's). Werner came in to score from third on a passed ball and an error on the throw to third, stretching the lead to 7-3.

In the top of the seventh, it was veteran shortstop Steven Haynes (Mt. Kisco, N.Y./Horace Greeley) returning to the bullpen for the first time since his rookie season. He proved to be extremely effective as well, tossing three straight ground outs to keep the Falcons at bay once again.

The Devils erupted for another five runs in the seventh to stretch the lead to 12-3. First-year Matt Persick (West Chester, Pa./West Chester Henderson) and Besse were hit by pitches to start things off before Rick Hopkins (Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Holy Spirit) drew a walk to load the bases.

Henry Milano (Armonk, N.Y./Salisbury School) drove a single up the middle to add two more runs and Dolan launched a triple to tack on another pair. He put the finishing touches on the inning, scoring off a sacrifice fly from Robbie Thompson (Camp Hill, Pa./Camp Hill).

Persick proved to be a magnet and was hit again to reach in the bottom of the eighth. Besse singled and Hopkins added an RBI knock to bring home Persick for his second run of the day. Milano singled again to set the stage for a sacrifice fly off the bat of Dolan for the final margin of 14-3.

Billy O'Neill (South Deerfield, Mass./Deerfield Academy) and Alex Gusikoff (Ardmore, Pa./Malvern Prep) came on to close in the last two innings, holding the Falcons to just one hit.

Dolan went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored, adding a stolen base to give him 24 on the year. Werner tallied three RBIs behind a double and a single. Besse scored three times behind a single, a walk, and reaching after being hit by a pitch. He added a sacrifice fly as well.

Moore goes 1-for-2 in his career with a double and an RBI, after closing out his remarkable pitching career with a strikeout on Saturday. He ranks third all-time in program history with 233 strikeouts in his four seasons, setting the school record with eight pick-offs this season.

The Red Devils' make-shift pitching staff proved to be a dominant combination, holding the Falcons to just four hits and no earned runs on the day. Dickinson countered at the plate with 14 hits. They finish the year 14-21-1 overall.