Adrian 5, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Lineup
1. Deardorff lf, 2. Ortiz-Marrero rf, 3. Ginder ss, 4. Neff dp, 5. Valle c, 6. Bauer 2b, 7. Christensen 1b, 8. Robinson 3b, 9. Gross cf, SP Langdon

Adrian Lineup
1. Sarch cf, 2. Hinojosa 2b, 3. Brandt dp, 4. DeVore 1b, 5. Toles-Burton lf, 6. Van't Land 3b, 7. Greco rf, 8. Shellman c, 9. Stewart ss, SP Lock

How It Happened
Adrian scored three runs in the seventh inning and Lebanon Valley couldn't complete the late-game comeback in the team's 5-3 loss in Clermont, Fla. on Monday morning.

The Bulldogs (4-0) got on the board in the top of the first when a leadoff walk and fielding mistake proved costly for LVC (0-2) as an error and ensuing sacrifice fly made it 2-0 Adrian to begin the game.

The Dutchmen cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the stanza when a leadoff single and Bulldog error allowed for a double steal by Tessa Deardorff and Kim Ortiz-Marrero that plated Deardorff. The Dutchmen tied the score at 2-2 when Haley Christensen's double to left center drove in Kelli Valle in the bottom of the fourth.

Both squads left runners on base in each of the next two innings before Adrian broke through when Kelsey Meyer hit a solo homerun over the left centerfield fence in the sixth. A walk and a wild pitch aided the Bulldogs in scoring two more and LVC was forced to play from behind in the final stanza.

An Ortiz-Marrero double to left field scored Deardorff but that's all the offense the Dutchmen could muster as three strikeouts in the seventh ended the game.  

Inside the Circle
- Holly Langdon (0-1) got the start for LVC and went 6.0 innings inside the circle, scattering six hits and allowing four runs and two walks.
- Jasmine Dutton came on for Langdon in the seventh inning and allowed one run on one hit and one walk in addition to recording the final three Bulldog outs.
- Adrian's Kaitlin Lock (1-0) got the complete game victory. She allowed two earned runs on eight hits and struck out nine batters.

At the Plate
- Tessa Deardorff was stout for the Dutchmen, going 3-for-4 at the dish with two runs scored.
- Kim Ortiz-Marrero got her first start of the young season and went 2-for-3 with double, and RBI, and a sacrifice.
- Haley Christensen was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Kelli Valle was 1-for-3 and scored a run for LVC.
- Kelsey Meyer homered in her only at-bat for Adrian while Morgan Brandt went 2-for-4 with two RBI.

Around the Diamond
- Kim Ortiz-Marrero showed off her wheels with a game-high two stolen bases. Tessa Deardorff also swiped a bag.
- Kelsey Meyer's homerun was the first long ball given up by Dutchmen pitching this spring.

Next Up
It's another two-game slate for LVC tomorrow morning as the Dutchmen take on Misericordia at 9 a.m. followed by an outing with Ohio Northern at 11 a.m.