Lebanon Valley 6, Misericordia 0
LVC Starters
1. Bost cf, 2. McClain ss, 3. Gross lf, 4. Toth c, 5. Windsor dp, 6. Christensen 1b, 7. Whelski 2b, 8. Robinson 3b, 9. Feaster rf, Abbot p
MU Starters
1. Marzzacco rf, 2. Schmidt 1b, 3. D'Amico dp, 4. Quintanilla ss, 5. DeLong 2b, 6. Moyle p, 7. Kestenbaum lf, 8. Brennan c, 9. Yurko 3b, Pluta cf
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley picked up its first shutout victory of the young season thanks to a 6-0 blanking of Misericordia in Clermont, Fla. on Tuesday afternoon.
The Flying Dutchmen (3-2) manufactured a run right off the bat when
Sammy Bost led off the game with a walk,
Annie McClain moved her to second with a sacrifice bunt, and
Savannah Toth drove her in with a single through the right side two batters later. Toth advanced to second base when
Lexi Windsor walked and
Haley Christensen's single to right-center field plated her to give LVC a 2-0 lead in the early going.
After
Maddie Abbot sat down the Cougars (1-4) 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first, Lebanon Valley took advantage of a pair of MU errors and added to its advantage in the top of the second with four unearned runs.
Abbot struck out four of the first six batters she faced and kept Misericordia hitters off-balance at the dish. She didn't allow a runner to reach base until the third stanza and allowed her first and only hit of the day in the bottom of the fifth frame.
Inside the Circle
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Maddie Abbot earned her third victory of the spring in impressive fashion. The freshman turned in a complete-game, one-hit performance and struck out seven batters.
- Brooke Moyle took the loss for Misericordia as she allowed six runs, only two of which were earned, on seven hits and five walks in seven innings of work.
At the Plate
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Sammy Bost went 1-3 with a double, a walk, an RBI, and a game-high two runs scored from the lead-off spot.
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Alissa Robinson was the only Dutchman to record a multi-hit game with two singles.
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Elaine Gross hit her first triple of the young season and drove in a game-high two runs.
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Lexi Windsor walked three times for Lebanon Valley.
- Brooke Moyle managed Misericordia's lone hit on the afternoon.
Around the Diamond
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Annie McClain swiped the only base of the game for LVC, while Brooke Moyle stole the only bag for the Cougars.
- Misericordia committed three errors, while the Dutchmen were clean, defensively.
- Lebanon Valley left eight runners on base and MU stranded four.
Lebanon Valley 20, North Central (Minn.) 0 – Five Innings
LVC Starters
1. Bost cf, 2. McClain ss, 3. Toth c, 4. Windsor 3b, 5. Gross lf, 6. Christensen 1b, 7. Whelski 2b, 8. Robinson dp, 9. Hawk rf, Yanoscak p
How It Happened
It was all Lebanon Valley and then some in the team's 20-0 shutout victory over North Central (Minn.) on Tuesday afternoon, March 7.
The Flying Dutchmen (4-2) jumped out to a 5-0 lead after
Tianna Yanoscak struck out the side in the top of the first and LVC took advantage of four walks and 10 passed balls in the bottom of the stanza.
The first frame proved to be the appetizer to the second inning's main course as Lebanon Valley batted around and used six hits and benefited from three Rams' errors to put up a 13-spot in the bottom of the stanza.
After
Lexi Windsor scored following another NCU error in the bottom of the fourth,
Haley Christensen capped the game's scoring when she plated on
Rayanne Hawk's RBI single to center field.
Inside the Circle
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Tianna Yanoscak earned the first win of her collegiate career, throwing just two innings and striking out four of the six batters she faced.
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Christina Mentzer made a relief appearance for LVC, throwing the final three innings and allowing just two hits and striking out four of the 10 Rams she faced.
At the Plate
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Sammy Bost was a perfect 2-2 with two walks, an RBI, and three runs scored.
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Savannah Toth also finished 2-2 with a game-high three RBI, a walk, and three runs scored.
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Kayla Bolinsky and
Alissa Robinson also had multi-hit games for LVC with two apiece.
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Lexi Windsor and
Haley Christensen each scored three runs, while Windsor's double was the team' lone extra-base hit of the game.
Around the Diamond
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Sammy Bost stole two bases against NCU. It was her first multi-steal game of the young season.
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Annie McClain and
Savannah Toth also swiped one bag each.
- LVC was clean, defensively, while the Rams committed six errors on the day.
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen have the day off tomorrow before taking on Monmouth in doubleheader action on Thursday morning.
