Lebanon Valley 8, Albright 3
Albright 2, Lebanon Valley 0

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

Albright Game 1 Lineup
1. Long 2b, 2. Milburn 3b, 3. Romano ss, 4. O'Connor p, 5. Roman c, 6. Stull 1b, 7. Cullen lf, 8. Gerenda rf, Robertson cf

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

Albright Game 2 Lineup
1. Long 2b, 2. Milburn 3b, 3. Romano rf, 4. O'Connor 3b, 5. Roman c, 6. Stull 1b, 7. Cullen lf, 8. Belair dp, 9. Robertson cf, Gerenda p

Game 1
Emily Johnson and Jasmine Dutton's home runs provided the offense for Lebanon Valley as the Flying Dutchmen defeated Albright 8-3 in their 2015 home and Commonwealth Conference opener on Tuesday afternoon.

Johnson's long ball to left field was her second of the season and scored Tessa Deardorff and Sammy Bost to give LVC (2-7, 1-0 CC) a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.

The Lions (7-2, 0-1 CC) answered back in the top of the second when Morgan Cullen homered to left and drove in Sera Stull in the process.

Bost's triple to down the right field line plated Deardorff for the second time and the speedy sophomore took advantage of an errant throw, scoring on the play to up the Dutchmen lead to 5-2 in the fifth. Lebanon Valley wasn't done, however, as Dutton launched her first career homer, a three-run shot, over the left field fence and drove in Angela Harris and Kim Ortiz-Marrero before the end of the stanza to up the advantage to a comfortable 8-2.

Albright added a run in the sixth but that's as close as the visitors would get as starter Haley Neff stranded two Lion runners in the seventh to give LVC its second win of the young season.

Game 2
Lebanon Valley's Haley Christensen and Albright's Riley Gerenda were locked in a pitchers' duel when Sammi O'Connor's two-run home run changed the complexion of a tight contest. O'Connor's shot proved the difference in the Lions' 2-0 victory in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader.

The Dutchmen (2-8, 1-1 CC) had a chance to make some noise in the early going when Jordyn Miller and Jasmine Dutton led off the bottom of the second with back-to-back singles. Angela Harris moved them along with a sac bunt in the team's next at bat but LVC failed to capitalize, stranding the runners in scoring position.

O'Connor grooved a two-out homer over the right field fence in the fourth, driving in Brianne Long on the play to give the Lions (8-2, 1-1 CC) a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Lebanon Valley left two more on base in the bottom of the fourth but the team managed just one hit and two base runners in the game's final three innings and the rally the Dutchmen needed to get back into it never materialized.

Inside the Circle
- Haley Neff and Haley Christensen each put together strong outings and threw complete seven inning games for the Dutchmen.
- Neff (1-4) earned her first win of the year in the opener, allowing three runs on just four hits and one walk. She also struck out a season-high seven batters.
- Christensen (1-3) turned in a nice effort in the nightcap, giving up just two runs and seven hits. She struck out a season-high five batters and didn't surrender a walk.
- Albright's Riley Gerenda (4-0) allowed eight hits in the finale but was able to work out of trouble on a couple of occasions. She struck out two and allowed no walks in the shutout victory.

At the Plate
- The top of LVC's lineup did its job in the opener with lead-off hitter Tessa Deardorff going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, Sammy Bost going 2-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI, and Emily Johnson driving in three runs thanks to her long ball.
- Jasmine Dutton's fifth inning homer in game one was the first of her career. She finished the contest 2-for-3 with three RBI.
- Lebanon Valley recorded four extra-base hits, all in the opener. In addition to Johnson and Dutton's home runs, Dutton added a double and Bost tripled.
- Bost went 2-for-3 from the dish in the nightcap while Jordyn Miller also went 2-for-3 batting fifth in LVC's lineup.
- The Dutchmen outhit Albright 8-7 in the second game but were unable to bring any runs across.

Around the Diamond
- Tessa Deardorff and Cheyanne Brown showed off their speed by swiping two bags apiece in game number one.
- Albright committed five errors on the day compared to just one for the Dutchmen.
- LVC left eight runners on base in the finale, including four in scoring position.

Stat of the Day
4 – The number of combined home runs hit by LVC and Albright on the day. The quartet of long balls accounted for ten of the afternoon's 13 total runs scored.

Next Up
Lebanon Valley is on short rest as the Dutchmen host Wilkes for non-conference doubleheader action tomorrow afternoon. First pitch for game one is set for 3 p.m.