Lebanon Valley 10, Penn State Harrisburg 1

LVC Lineup
1. Dohner cf, 2. Edwards 2b, 3. Z. Smith ss, 4. Fundell dh, 5. Dellinger 1b, 6. Puglisi 3b, 7. Drawbaugh lf, 8. Orlando c, 9. Harned rf, P. Smith p

Penn St. Harrisburg Lineup
1. Buchman cf, 2. Denniston 3b, 3. Kremer 1b, 4. Balshy lf, 5. Goodling dh, 6. Brubaker 2b, 7. Miller ss, 8. Henry rf, 9. Ottobre c, Slagle p

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley's offense came to life in a big way as the Flying Dutchmen used 19 hits, and a strong outing on the mound by starter Paul Smith, to run away from Penn State Harrisburg 10-1 at McGill Field on Thursday afternoon.

LVC (12-19) never trailed, scoring the game's first run in the bottom of the first when Brett Fundell singled to left field and drove in Phill Dohner. The Dutchmen added another in the second when Zach Smith was hit by a pitch with the bases-loaded, pushing across Jonathan Harned on the play.

The Lions (11-22) posted their lone run of the day in the top of the third when Brian Goodling singled to right field and plated Kyle Buchman in the process following a two-out error that extended the inning.

P. Smith and Penn State Harrisburg starter Derek Slagle cruised over the next two innings but Lebanon Valley finally got to Slagle in the fifth, scoring three runs on four hits and two walks. Michael Puglisi's fielder's choice drove in Z. Smith and Harned's single to center allowed Fundell and Puglisi to push across three batters later.

The Dutchmen kept them coming in the sixth when Puglisi's single through the right side plated Fundell and Z. Smith for the second time and LVC padded its advantage with one in the seventh, on Fundell's double to deep right-center field that scored Edwards, and two in the eighth, when Dohner tripled to right-center and drove in Korey Johnson and Cale Bruso.

Corey Sell got a strike out and two fly balls in the top of the ninth to end the game and seal Lebanon Valley's third-straight win.

On the Mound
- Paul Smith (1-1) picked up his first career win on the mound in impressive fashion. He threw seven innings and allowed no earned runs on just five hits and two walks. He also struck out six batters.
- Derek Slagle (3-3) took the loss for the Lions, allowing five runs on ten hits and three walks.
- Corey Sell was solid in relief for the Dutchmen. He threw the game's final two innings, striking out one batter and surrendering just two hits.
- Harrisburg relievers Tom Chaney, Cody Dakin, and Tyler Johnston combined to throw the final 3.1 innings and allowed five runs on eight hits.

At the Plate
- Brett Fundell was nearly perfect at the dish, going 4-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and two runs scored.
- Phill Dohner went 4-for-6 with a triple, two RBI, and a run scored while Michael Puglisi drove in a game high three runs.
- Jonathan Harned and Greg Orlando finished 2-for-4 with Harned driving in two and adding one run and Orlando doubling.
- Zach Smith had a multi-hit afternoon while Cale Bruso and Korey Johnson were each a perfect 1-for-1 with a run scored.
- Zach Ottobre was the only Penn State Harrisburg player to have a multi-hit afternoon.

Around the Diamond
- Korey Johnson beat out a groundball to shortstop to record his first career hit in the bottom of the eighth inning.
- Michael Puglisi stole LVC's lone base of the game.
- Greg Orlando twice threw out Penn State Harrisburg runners attempting to steal second base. The Lions were 0-for-2 on the day.
- LVC has never lost to Penn State Harrisburg. With today's win, the Dutchmen improved to 8-0 in the all-time series. Today's game was just the second between the squads decided by more than two runs.

Stat of the Game
19 – The number of hits on the day for the Dutchmen. It was the team's second-highest hit total of the year (21 in a win over Susquehanna on March 4).

Next Up
The Dutchmen travel to Hood tomorrow afternoon for a single game, Commonwealth matchup. The game is LVC's last road contest of the season.