Softball
TCNJ 3, Lebanon Valley 0
Lebanon Valley 5, Monmouth 4

TCNJ Box Score
Monmouth Box Score

CLERMONT, Fla. – Lebanon Valley softball opened the 2011 campaign with two games on Monday. The Dutchmen dropped the first contest 3-0 to TCNJ before registering a 5-4 win over Monmouth.

In game one, TCNJ used a three-run third inning to claim the win. A double started the inning off and a single put a runner in scoring position. The Lions third batter hit a triple to score both runners and a fly ball later in the inning scored the final run.

Meghan Donoghue went 3-for-3 against TCNJ, opening the first with a double but never crossing home plate.

The Dutchmen had a chance to break onto the scoreboard in the fourth and sixth innings, but the Lions held tight for the 3-0 win.

Laura Snyder made her first start of the year, allowing just three hits and striking out six.

Closing the day, Linley Eberhart went 2-for-3 at the plate with a triple. Kristen Palmerio also notched a triple and Donoghue added a double.

Chelsea Kehr posted the two game-winning RBIs with a double in the fourth inning.

Pitching the complete game, Val Malizzia gave up four runs on six hits and notched 11 strikeouts for her first win of the season.

LVC returns to action Tuesday with a game against Emory at 9:30 a.m., followed by an 11:30 a.m. contest against Case Western Reserve.