Arlington, Va. (May 13, 2008)--Senior Josh Vittek belted two home runs, but it was not enough as George Washington rallied for a 12-11 victory over Mount St. Mary's in a non-conference matchup at Barcroft Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Mount falls to 14-30 on the season with the loss.

After George Washington took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, the Mount responded with single runs in the second and third to take a 2-1 advantage. Vittek belted a solo home run to right center field to even the score in the second while his RBI ground out gave the Mount a 2-1 lead in the third.

Tom Zebroski's solo home run in the bottom of the third inning tied the game, but the Mount answered with a five-run fourth for a 7-2 lead. Matt Eiden had a two-run double to start the scoring in the inning while Tommy Flynn added an RBI ground out. Drew Counselman followed with a run-scoring single and Ryan Murray added a sacrifice fly in the inning.

Brendan Kelliher's two-run homer in the bottom of the inning cut the Mount's lead to 7-4, but the Mount scored four times in the fifth for a commanding 11-4 advantage. Eiden added an RBI double before a Flynn sacrifice fly made the score 9-4. Vittek capped the inning with a two-run blast, giving the Mount a seven-run lead. It was Vittek's second home run of the game and 15th of the season, just one shy of matching Jeff Koenig's single-season record of 16 set in 2002.

The Colonials (26-26) scored six times in the bottom of the sixth to get back in the game. Kelliher had a two-run single and Tim Reeves added a run-scoring hit to make the score 11-10. George Washington evened the score with a Sean Rockey RBI double and Charlie Kruer's single plated the game-winning run in a two-run seventh.

Vittek finished 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI to pace the Mount while Eiden went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBI. Kyle Kane added a pair of hits for the Mount.

George Washington had five players with two hits in the game.

The Mount returns to action on Thursday with a 1:00 p.m. game at NEC rival Quinnipiac. The Mount will clinch the final play off spot with two wins in the season-ending four-game series at Quinnipiac.