Messiah 7, Lebanon Valley 4
Messiah 3, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Lineup Game 1
1. Puglisi lf, 2. Edwards 2b, 3. Z. Smith ss, 4. Fundell 1b, 5. Dohner cf, 6. Dellinger dh, 7. Smarkanic 3b, 8. Albright c, 9. Nietz rf, Barthold p

Messiah Lineup Game 1
1. Janney ss, 2. Drake rf, 3. Saufley 1b, 4. Schoen dh, 5. Heisey cf, 6. Mullin c, 7. Fry 3b, 8. Sollenberger lf, 9. Brubaker 2b, Luman p

LVC Lineup Game 2
1. Puglisi lf, 2. Edwards 2b, 3. Dohner ss, 4. Fundell 1b, 5. Smarkanic 3b, 6. Orlando dh, 7. Albright c, 8. Dietrich cf, 9. Harned rf, Houseal p

Messiah Lineup Game 2
1. Janney ss, 2. Drake rf, 3. Saufley 1b, 4. Schoen dh, 5. Heisey cf, 6. Mullin c, 7. Fry 3b, 8. Sollenberger lf, 9. Brubaker 2b, Nicolias p

Game 1
Lebanon Valley and Messiah went back-and-forth in game one of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader before the Falcons scored four runs in the fifth inning and held on for a 7-4 victory on Monday afternoon.

Devin Dellinger's single to left center in the top of the second scored Phill Dohner and got LVC (8-9, 3-4 CC) on the board first but the Falcons (7-10, 5-6 CC) answered back with a run to tie it up in the bottom of the frame.

Zac Smith's sac fly in the third plated Frank Nietz but Messiah responded when Joe Saufley launched a solo shot to right center, knotting the score at 2-2.

Mike Puglisi put the Flying Dutchmen back out in front when he doubled to right center in the fourth and plated Nietz for the second time. But again, the home team had an answer and tied the score for the third time in the bottom of the stanza.

Dohner tipped the scales back in LVC's favor with a sac fly to left field that drove in Zach Smith in the fifth but Messiah was the first team to put up a crooked number, scoring four in the frame's bottom half thanks to a double, a triple, a single, and an RBI groundout.

Game 2
After falling behind early, Lebanon Valley nearly pulled off the comeback in game two of Monday's Commonwealth doubleheader with Messiah but ultimately fell 3-2 as the Falcons completed the sweep this afternoon.

Messiah (8-10, 6-6 CC) used five singles to score all three of its runs with two outs in the bottom of the third inning and the Flying Dutchmen (8-10, 3-5 CC) didn't record a hit until the top of the fifth. When they did, however, they put runs on the board.

Colin Albright walked, Glenn Dietrich singled to right center field, and Jonathan Harned singled to the pitcher to set in motion a play that saw the Falcons commit an error, allowing both Albright and Dietrich to score.

Devin Dellinger, who was pinch run for by Korey Johnson, and Harned reached base with two outs in the seventh but LVC couldn't drive them in.

On the Mound
- Jason Barthold (2-1) got the start for LVC in game one, scattering seven hits and allowing five runs in 4.0 innings of work. He struck out a pair of Falcons.
- Patrick Reagan was strong in relief in the opener, surrendering no runs and allowing just one hit throwing the final 2.0 innings.
- Tyler Moody got the win for Messiah in game one and John Griffitts picked up the save.
- Michael Houseal threw all 6.0 innings for the Dutchmen in the finale. He gave up three runs on eight hits and a walk. He recorded three strikeouts.
- David Nicolias got the victory in the nightcap for the Falcons and Steven Ridings earned the save.

At the Plate               
- Lead-off man Mike Puglisi finished 2-for-4 in the opener with an RBI double. Zac Edwards was also 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
- Phill Dohner and Frank Nietz walked twice each in game one and accounted for three of the team's four runs.
- Joe Saufley had a big opener for Messiah, finishing 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, two RBI, and two runs scored.
- Glenn Dietrich got the start in center in game two and made the most of it, going 1-for-2 with a run scored.
- Jonathan Harned was also 1-for-2 and recorded the team's only RBI of the finale.
- Kyle Schoen finished 2-for-3 for the Falcons with an RBI and Colin Fry's double was the game's only extra-base hit.

Around the Diamond
- Messiah committed four errors on the day, two in each contest, while the Dutchmen were clean in the field across both games.
- No stolen bases by either team in either game.
- Frank Nietz saw the most work of any Dutchmen in the outfield in the opener with four putouts.
- LVC's middle infield tandem of Zac Edwards and Phill Dohner combined for 13 total putouts and assists in the nightcap.

Weekend Series
The Easter holiday extended Lebanon Valley and Messiah's three-game weekend series over a span of five days with the Falcons earning a 2-1 series victory after the Dutchmen took the opener at McGill Field last Thursday afternoon.

Next Up
The Dutchmen host the defending Landmark champions from Susquehanna on Wednesday afternoon. LVC defeated the Crusaders 14-13 in Clermont, Fla. earlier this season.