Lebanon Valley 5, Albright 0

LVC Lineup
1. Bost cf, 2. Brown lf, 3. Johnson c, 4. Miller ss, 5. Valle 2b, 6. Christensen 1b, 7. Gross rf, 8. Robinson 3b, 9. Ortiz-Marrero dh, Neff p

Albright Lineup
1. Cembrale ss, 2. Long 2b, 3. Roman c, 4. O'Connor p, 5. Milburn 3b, 6. Pomante dh, 7. Courtney lf, 8. Garuffe 1b, 9. Bear cf, Chell rf

How It Happened
Starting pitcher Haley Neff turned in her best outing of the season in Lebanon Valley's 5-0 shutout victory over Albright in the opening game of a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader on Thursday afternoon.

Neff threw seven scoreless innings for LVC (8-5, 2-1 MAC Commonwealth) and her offense helped her right out of the gate by scoring three runs in the top of the first. Sammy Bost led off the game with a bunt single before stealing second and Cheyanne Brown's bunt notched her a single one at-bat later. Emily Johnson drove them both in with a double to right field and Jordyn Miller followed with an RBI double of her own.

The score remained 3-0 until the top of the fifth when Bost again reached base with a bunt single before an Albright error allowed her to score when Johnson singled two at-bats later. Miller hit her second double of the game to plate Johnson and that was all the run support Neff and her defense would need to seal the victory.

The Lions (11-5, 0-1 MAC Commonwealth) couldn't figure Neff out as the senior hurler allowed just three hits on the day.

Inside the Circle
- Haley Neff pitched a gem for LVC en route to her third win of the season. She threw a complete-game shutout and allowed just three hits in addition to striking out four batters.
- Sammi O'Connor took the loss for Albright, allowing four earned runs on ten hits to go along with four strikeouts.

At the Plate
- The Dutchmen outhit Albright 10-3 with four of them of the extra-base variety.
- Jordyn Miller was stout at the dish and went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBI.
- Emily Johnson and Sammy Bost each finished 2-for-4 with Johnson adding a double and driving in a pair of runs, while Bost plated twice.
- Sammi O'Connor was the only Lion to reach base more than once thanks to her pair of walks.

Around the Diamond
- Sammy Bost and Kim Ortiz-Marrero each stole a base for the Dutchmen.
- LVC was clean defensively, while Albright committed two errors.
- Infielders Jordyn Miller, Kelli Valle, and Alissa Robinson combined to assist on seven putouts.
- Only four runners advanced to scoring position for the Lions.

Lebanon Valley 4, Albright 3

LVC Lineup
1. Bost cf, 2. Brown lf, 3. Johnson c, 4. Miller dh, 5. Valle 2b, 6. Christensen 1b, 7. Gross rf, 8. Stratton ss, 9. Windsor p, Robinson 3b

Albright Lineup
1. Cembrale 2b, 2. Long rf, 3. O'Connor p, 4. Pomante c, 5. Milburn 3b, 6. Courtney ss, 7. Stull 1b, 8. Chell lf, 9. Bear cf

How It Happened
Emily Johnson stole the show when she joined the 100-hit club in style by hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning of Lebanon Valley's 4-3 victory over Albright. The Flying Dutchmen completed the sweep of their longtime MAC Commonwealth rivals with the win.

Johnson drove in Sammy Bost to tally the game's first run in the top of the first inning after Bost and Cheyanne Brown led off the game with back-to-back singles. Jordyn Miller doubled the LVC advantage with a sacrifice fly to left field that allowed Brown to tag up from third base.

The next three innings were scoreless but the Dutchmen (9-5, 3-1 MAC Commonwealth) broke through again in the top of the fifth when Bost got things started with a single up the middle and a stolen base. Two batters later, Johnson hammered the 100th hit of her career over the fence in left center to make it 4-0 LVC.

The Lions (12-5, 0-2 MAC Commonwealth) broke up the shutout in the bottom of the sixth when Jordan Chell's RBI groundout allowed Regina Milburn to plate from third.

Albright made things interesting in the seventh when a pair of doubles and a single up the middle allowed the home team to pull to within one run with two away. Reliever Haley Christensen worked through, however, and got Chell to fly out to Bost in center field to end the threat and the game.

Inside the Circle
- Alexa Windsor earned her third win of the spring, throwing six innings and allowing one run on six hits and four walks.
- Haley Christensen picked up the save. She entered in the seventh inning and held off a late Albright charge, stranding the tying run on second base as Sammy Bost squeezed a fly ball in center field.
- Albright's Sammi O'Connor dropped her second outing of the day after allowing four runs on 11 hits to go along with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

At the Plate
- Emily Johnson was the offensive star, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, with her home run making her the 15th player in program history to record 100 career hits.
- Jordyn Miller hit her third and fourth doubles on the day and finished the nightcap 2-for-3 with one RBI.
- Sammy Bost was also 2-for-3. She scored a team-high two runs from the lead-off spot.
- Cheyanne Brown was the fourth Dutchmen to record a multi-hit effort with two singles.
- Regina Milburn led the way for the Lions, going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored.
- Each team notched four extra-base hits.  

Around the Diamond
- Sammy Bost and Cheyanne Brown mirrored their game one efforts with one stolen base apiece.
- LVC committed a pair of errors, while the Lions were charged with one.
- Emily Stratton saw plenty of action in the field and assisted on seven putouts at shortstop for the Dutchmen.
- Lebanon Valley has won nine of its last 10 outings.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen get a week off before returning home to host Alvernia for MAC Commonwealth doubleheader action on March 31.