Lebanon Valley 13, Maritime 12 – 7 Innings

LVC Starters
1. Edwards 2b, 2. Dohner cf, 3. Z. Smith ss, 4. Dellinger dh, 5. P. Smith 3b, 6. Fundell 1b, 7. Puglisi lf, 8. Albright c, 9. Harned rf, SP Houseal

Maritime Starters
1. Deddo 2b, 2. Longo ss, 3. McLaughlin 3b, 4. Sollin c, 5. Monahan lf, 6. Woodburn cf, 7. Schiavoni dh, 8. Galli rf, 9. Tyler 1b, SP Hughes

How It Happened
Phill Dohner's two-out, seventh inning, walk off single drove in Glenn Dietrich and gave Lebanon Valley a wild 13-12 victory over Maritime (N.Y.) in the team's 2015 season opener in Fort Pierce, Fla. on Friday night.

The Privateers (1-2) led off the game with back-to-back doubles and scored four runs in the top of the first inning. LVC (1-0) responded with a trio of runs in the bottom of the stanza when Brett Fundell singled down the left field line, scoring Dohner and Zac Edwards, and Mike Puglisi singled to right center to bring home Zach Smith.

Maritime answered back with three runs in the second and an unearned score in the fourth. Trailing 7-3, the Flying Dutchmen scored the game's next nine runs. Edwards plated on a wild pitch, a Fundell walk brought home Dohner, Puglisi's sacrifice fly drove in Z. Smith, and Paul Smith scored when Colin Albright singled up the middle, all in the bottom of the fourth.

In the fifth, Smith crossed the plate thanks to another Fundell walk, Devin Dellinger scored when Puglisi singled down the right field line, and Jonathan Harned's single to center drove in Matthew Smarkanic. Dellinger picked up an RBI when his groundout brought Dohner across in the sixth.

The Privateers came all the way back and tied the score at 12-12 in the seventh as four singles plated four runs in the top half. With one out in the bottom of the frame, Albright walked and moved into scoring position when Dietrich was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch but a pinch-running Korey Johnson was thrown out at home plate following an Edwards' fielder's choice that moved Dietrich to third. Down to their last out, Dohner came through in crunch time, sealing the rain-shortened victory for the Dutchmen.

On the Mound
- Mike Wakalowski recorded just one out en route to his first victory of the season.
- Thomas Mattaini took over for starter Michael Houseal in the second and went 5.1 innings on the mound. He struck out a game-high six batters and had the only 1-2-3 inning of the game (5th).
- Five Maritime pitchers combined to allow 10 Lebanon Valley hits.

At the Plate
- Brett Fundell went 2-for-3 with a game-high four RBI and two walks.
- Mike Puglisi was 3-for-3 and drove in three runs. He had LVC's lone extra-base hit, a double, and a sacrifice fly.
- All but two Lebanon Valley starters recorded at least one hit on the night.

Notables
- In addition to his game-winning single, Phill Dohner scored three runs. Zach Smith also plated three times and Zac Edwards scored twice.
- Edwards, Dohner, and Jonathan Harned each had a stolen base.
- Dohner was hit by a pitch on three separate occasions.
- Harned and Colin Albright recorded their first collegiate hits. Harned added two RBI and Albright also drove in a run.

Next Up
The Dutchmen are back at it tomorrow afternoon when they take on Massachusetts Maritime at 1 p.m.