Lebanon Valley 4, Illinois College 3 – 8 Innings
 
LVC Lineup
1. Kaufman lf 2. McClain ss 3. Toth c 4. Windsor P 5. Watson 3b 6. Yanoscak dh 7. Langhans cf 8. Noga 1b 9. Whelski 2b
 
IC Lineup
1. Reilly lf 2. Koehler dh 3. Morgan 1b 4. Brady 2b 5. Seggerman rf 6. Knowles c 7. Belzer 3b 8. Trout ss 9. Lesser cf
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley opened its 2018 campaign with a thrilling, 4-3 walk-off victory over Illinois College in eight innings in Kissimmee, Fla. On Monday afternoon, March 5.
 
The contest that began as a pitchers' duel morphed into a crazy sprint to the finish in the final two innings. After leading by one run since the fourth frame, the Flying Dutchmen (1-0) saw their advantage evaporate when Jackie Reilly hit a one-out homer to tie things up in the top of the seventh.
 
The Lady Blues (0-3) scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the eighth to grab the lead for the first time all day but LVC responded with three unearned tallies in the bottom of the stanza to pick up the win on Opening Day.
 
After advancing to third base via Sarah Musselman's sacrifice bunt, Kristi Langhans scored on a throwing error by the IC right fielder to cut the deficit to 3-2. With two away and Musselman and Annie McClain in scoring position, Savannah Toth put the ball in play. When the shortstop mishandled the ball, both runners crossed the plate, giving LVC the extra-inning victory.
 
Lebanon Valley scored the game's first run when Lexi Windsor's RBI bunt single plated McClain from third base after she led off the bottom of the fourth inning with a double down the left field line.
 
Inside the Circle
- Lexi Windsor got the start and the win for LVC after going seven innings and allowing just one earned run on five hits.
- Maddie Abbot made a relief appearance midway through the contest and worked out the Dutchmen out of a jam. She got the three outs without allowing a hit.
- Jess Feig took the loss for the Lady Blues despite not surrendering an earned run. Four runners scored during her 5.2 innings of work.
 
At the Plate
- Lexi Windsor was the lone Dutchman to have a multi-hit day. She finished 2-for-3 with LVC's only RBI.
- Annie McClain's double was Lebanon Valley's only extra-base knock. She also scored a game-high two runs.
- After missing the majority of her freshman season due to injury, Tianna Yanoscak recorded her first collegiate hit in the win.
- Freshman Sarah Musselman also notched the first hit and first run of her career on Monday.
 
Around the Diamond
- Of the game's seven total runs scored, only one was earned.
- The teams combined to commit five errors.
- Annie McClain recorded the only stolen base of the contest.
 

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Bluffton 5, Lebanon Valley 3

LVC Lineup
1. McClain ss 2. Kaufman 3b 3. Whelski 2b 4. Yanoscak dh 5. Shockley 1b 6. Hasenauer rf 7. Feaster cf 8. Sizdahkhani c 9. Brown lf
 
Bluffton Lineup
1. Schmidt cf 2. Reeder 2b 3. McElroy 3b 4. Huff ss 5. Morstadt c 6. Madzia dh 7. Zoltowski 1b 8. Jasinski lf 9. Bown rf
 
How It Happened
In the team's second outing of the day, Lebanon Valley suffered a 5-3 loss to Bluffton in Kissimmee, Fla. on Monday evening, March 5.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (1-1) struck first when Tianna Yanoscak's RBI groundout drove in Jen Kaufman from third base in the top of the first inning. Kaufman got things rolling with an infield single and a stolen base.
 
Bluffton (1-3) responded in the bottom of the stanza, however, and after using a sacrifice fly early in the frame to tie the game, took advantage of an LVC error and scored a pair of unearned runs with two away.
 
Lebanon Valley cut the deficit in half when Sam Weaver scored from third base on a passed ball after swiping a bag earlier in the stanza but the Beavers tacked on another run thanks to a homer that led off the bottom of the third.
 
The Dutchmen again drew to within one run when Kaufman's RBI groundout was enough to plate Cheyanne Brown from third in the top of the fifth but that's all the scoring LVC was able to muster on the night.
 
Bluffton added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth and LVC went quietly in the top of the final frame.
 
Inside the Circle
- Maddie Abbot got her first start of the season and threw a complete game for LVC, allowing three earned runs on eight hits to go along with five strikeouts.
- Nicole Thomas picked up the complete-game victory for Bluffton. She surrendered no earned runs on seven hits and two walks.
 
At the Plate
- All seven of LVC's hits were singles.
- Tianna Yanoscak went 2-for-3 with an RBI, while Rylee Shockley also finished 2-for-3 in her first collegiate outing.
- Jen Kaufman notched her first collegiate hit and added an RBI and a run scored.
- The Beavers recorded three extra base hits; two doubles and a solo home run.
 
Around the Diamond
- The teams combined for four errors which led to five unearned runs.
- Both squads were aggressive on the base paths. They combined to steal nine bases.
- Jen Kaufman, Kate Whelski, Tianna Yanoscak, Sam Weaver, and Cheyanne Brown each swiped a bag for LVC.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen have two more games on tap for Tuesday afternoon. The first comes against Ohio Northern at 1:30 p.m. before the team wraps things up against Westminster (Pa.) at 3:45 p.m.

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