Lebanon Valley 3, Hood 1 – Game 1

LVC Lineup
1. Bost cf, 2. Windsor dp, 3. Toth c, 4. Gross lf, 5. Whelski 2b, 6. Christensen 1b, 7. McClain ss, 8. Robinson 3b, 9. Feaster rf, Abbot p

Hood Lineup
1. Scott 2b, 2. Erfurdt ss, 3. Sedgwick 3b, 4. Paugh p, 5. Saglimbeni rf, 6. Leaman lf, 7. Alcorn c, 8. Webster cf, 9. Barron dp, Herschman 1b

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley's recent hot streak continued when the Flying Dutchmen defeated Hood 3-1 in the opening contest of a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, March 25.

LVC (10-3, 1-0 MAC Commonwealth) never trailed as Haley Christensen's RBI groundout in the top of the second inning scored Kate Whelski and gave the visitors a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Cheyanne Brown manufactured a run in the top of the fifth frame when she singled to lead off the stanza, stole second base, and scored on a throwing error by Hood catcher Shelby Alcorn after swiping third base. Lexi Windsor gave the Dutchmen some breathing room with a two-out solo shot that made it 3-0 after four and half.

The Blazers (9-5, 0-1 MAC Commonwealth) got on the board when Roo Saglimbeni hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth but that's as close as they would get as LVC starter Maddie Abbot retired eight of the last 10 batters she faced to seal the team's first conference victory of the spring.

Inside the Circle
- Maddie Abbot earned her seventh win of the season in impressive fashion, scattering just three hits and allowing one run to go along with her three strikeouts.
- Kayli Paugh got the start for Hood and fell to 4-2 on the year after allowing three runs on five hits, two walks, and a wild pitch.

At the Plate
- Kate Whelski was the lone Dutchman to have a multi-hit day.
- Lexi Windsor's solo shot was her team-leading fourth home run of the season.
- Cheyanne Brown made the most of her lone at-bat, hitting a single and scoring a run in the fifth.
- Roo Saglimbeni went 2-3 for the Blazers and her home run was the team's only extra-base hit.

Around the Diamond
- Sammy Bost's single in the third inning was the 200th hit of her career. She joins former teammate Tessa Deardorff '15 as the only two players in program history to accomplish the impressive feat.
- LVC stole three bases, with Cheyanne Brown swiping a pair and Kate Wheslki stealing one.
- Catcher Savannah Toth threw out Hood's Kristy Erfurdt trying to steal a bag in the fourth.
- The Blazers committed three errors but none led to unearned runs.
 

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Lebanon Valley 9, Hood 3 – Game 2

LVC Lineup
1. Bost cf, 2. Brown dp, 3. Toth c, 4. Gross lf, 5. Windsor p, 6. Whelski 2b, 7. Christensen 1b, 8. Robinson 3b, 9. McClain ss, Hawk rf

Hood Lineup
1. Scott 2b, 2. Erfurdt ss, 3. Sedgwick 3b, 4. Paugh 1b, 5. Saglimbeni rf, 6. Leaman p, 7. Webster dp, 8. Long lf, 9. Barron c, Collins cf

How It Happened
Lebanon Valley made it a clean doubleheader sweep of Hood in the team's first MAC Commonwealth series of the season with a 9-3 win over the Blazers in the second of two games on Saturday afternoon.

The Flying Dutchmen (11-3, 2-0 MAC Commonwealth) struck first by plating two runs in the top of the second inning. A Sammy Bost single got the scoring started, driving in Haley Christensen before Cheyanne Brown picked up an RBI with a single that allowed Alissa Robinson to cross the plate.

LVC tripled its advantage in the fourth. Robinson scored for the second time thanks to a Hood error and Savannah Toth recorded an RBI with a groundout that plated Bost from third. Elaine Gross put the finishing touches on the crooked number with a two-run blast that made it 6-0 after three and a half innings.

???????Kayli Paugh cut the deficit in half with a three-run shot in the top of the fifth but the Dutchmen added three insurance runs in the top of the sixth. Lexi Windsor plated Gross and Rachel Sizdahkhani with a double down the left field line and Annie McClain brought Kayla Bolinsky across with a single to right field.

???????Maddie Abbot recorded the final five outs to clinch the doubleheader sweep for Lebanon Valley.

Inside the Circle
- Lexi Windsor got the start and the victory for LVC, scattering eight hits and allowing three runs in 4.2 innings of work.
- Maddie Abbot recorded the save after allowing just one hit over the final 2.1 innings she threw.
- Sophia Leaman took the loss for Hood after giving up nine runs on 13 hits and a pair of walks. She struck out four Dutchmen.
- Alex Herschman threw the final two innings for the Blazers, allowing two hits and a walk.

At the Plate
- Elaine Gross was 3-5 at the dish with a home run, two RBI, and a pair of runs scored.
- Cheyanne Brown also finished 3-5. She doubled, drove in one run, and scored another.
- Sammy Bost and Kate Whelski each had two singles for LVC.
- Sophia Leaman went 3-4 for the Blazers, while Kayli Paugh drove in all three of the team's runs.

Around the Diamond
- Each team committed one error.
- Sammy Bost stole the only base of the game.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen return home for the first time in more than a month to host Alvernia for doubleheader action on Sunday afternoon.