WASHINGTON, Pa. - La Roche baseball can through with its first win of the 2025 regular season, taking down nationally recognized, Washington & Jefferson, 3-2 in a rain shortened, six inning game.

It was the Presidents, who are receiving votes in the initial D3baseball.com poll, who struck first, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the second.

The Redhawks wasted no time responding, plating all three of their runs in the top of the third.

Josh Dreyer continued his hot start to the season with a two RBI double, giving La Roche the lead and was immediately drove in by Dimitri Gary with an RBI double of his own.

W&J scored the final run of the game in the bottom of the fifth on a wild pitch.

Eli Thomas took the victory on the mound, tossing four innings, allowing two runs, three hits, five walks and struck out two.

Jared Hough pitched two innings of relief, not allowing a hit, walked two and struck out one.

Offensively, Dreyer ended the game with a 2-for-3 outing, picking up a pair of RBI.

Damon Foster matched Dreyer at the plate, with a 2-for-3 showing of his own.

La Roche is set to return to the field on Sunday, Mar. 2 for a doubleheader against Westminster.