Cabrini 2, Lebanon Valley 1

LVC Lineup
1. Deardorff lf, 2. Bost cf, 3. Miller ss, 4. Ginder dp, 5. Johnson c, 6. Bauer 2b, 7. Harris rf, 8. Dutton 1b, 9. Aumiller 3b, SP Neff

Cabrini Lineup
1. Ferraro cf, 2. Ramos 2b, 3. Cooper ss, 4. Diegel 3b, 5. Miles c, 6. Dietrich rf, 7. Gallagher dp, 8. Giannascoli 1b, 9. Mack lf, SP Sharp

How It Happened
Trailing by one run entering the top of the seventh inning, Lebanon Valley's Liz Bauer led off with a double to right field. Kim Ortiz-Marrero took over for Bauer on the base path and advanced to third base but the Flying Dutchmen couldn't bring her home and Cabrini held on for hard-fought 2-1 Opening Day victory in Clermont, Fla.

The Dutchmen took advantage of a Cabrini error and scored the game's first run in the top of the second. Emily Johnson's one-out double put a runner in scoring position and Angie Harris' fly ball was misplayed by the Cavalier right fielder, allowing Johnson to plate and giving LVC an early 1-0 lead.

A leadoff walk and stolen base by Cabrini's Christine Ferraro and an ensuing Alexandria Ramos sacrifice bunt allowed the Cavaliers to draw even in the fourth inning when Kaitlyn Cooper's sac fly drove in Ferraro.

An error came back to bite the Dutchmen when Cooper's two-out ground out in the fifth proved the difference as Victoria Hall scored the eventual game-winner on what should have been the inning's final out.

Tessa Deardorff singled to lead off the sixth, stole second, and advanced to third on Sammy Bost's bunt single. Bost moved into scoring position with a stolen base but two ground outs and a fly ball kept LVC from tying the score or regaining the lead.

Bauer's double to begin the seventh proved harmless when the Cavaliers got three-straight ground ball outs to end the game.  

Inside the Circle
- Haley Neff (0-1) got the start and pitched a complete game for Lebanon Valley, allowing just three hits, three walks, and one earned run in addition to striking out three batters.
- Cabrini starter Kiley Sharp (1-0) got the win inside the circle.

At the Plate
- Emily Johnson was 2-for-3 for the Dutchmen with a double. She also scored LVC's lone run.
- Liz Bauer added Lebanon Valley's second extra-base hit of the game, a double in the top of the seventh inning.
- Tessa Deardorff and Sammy Bost each had a hit for LVC.
- Cabrini's Kaitlyn Cooper recorded an RBI on each of the Cavaliers runs scored.  

Around the Diamond
- LVC's speed at the top of the lineup was evident as 1-2 hitters Tessa Deardorff and Sammy Bost each swiped one bag.
- The Dutchmen made contact all game long as only one of the team's 21 outs came via strikeout.

Next Up
The Dutchmen got right back to it when they took on Adrian in their second outing of Opening Day at 11 a.m.