Lebanon Valley 10, Albright 1 – Game One (5 Innings)
 
LVC Lineup
1. Brown lf, 2. Kaufman 3b, 3. McClain ss, 4. Toth c, 5. Yanoscak dp, 6. Whelski 2b, 7. Shockley 1b, 8. Langhans cf, 9. Sizdahkhani rf, Abbot p
 
Albright Lineup
1. Yerger cf, 2. Courtney 2b, 3. Sears dp, 4. Pomante c, 5. Rodriguez rf, 6. Milburn 3b, 7. Chell lf, 8. Garuffe 1b, 9. Cembrale ss, Gerenda p
 
How It Happened
Lebanon Valley busted open a close game thanks to a seven-run third stanza before ending the contest early in a 10-1, five-inning victory over Albright in the opening game of a conference doubleheader at the LVC Softball Park on Saturday afternoon, April 14.
 
With the Flying Dutchmen (12-9, 7-4 MAC Commonwealth) trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Kristi Langhans got things rolling with a single through the left side and Natalya Sizdahkhani followed it up with a base knock of her own. Cheyanne Brown put her team ahead with a double to right center field that cleared the bases on at-bat later.
 
Jen Kaufman kept things going with a walk and Annie McClain laid down a perfectly-placed bunt near the third base line to load them up for Savannah Toth. The clean-up hitter did her job when she crushed a double deep to center field, driving in all three runners to make it 5-1. Mackenzie Hasenauer pinch ran for Toth and Tianna Yanoscak promptly brought her across with a single up the middle before Langhans finished off the scoring in the frame by plating Yanoscak with a two-out double over the Albright center fielder's head.
 
LVC's Maddie Abbot used back-to-back strikeouts and a ground ball to quietly retire the Lions (10-9, 4-5 MAC Commonwealth) in the top of the fourth before her offense added to the advantage in the bottom half.
 
Brown and Kaufman led things off with back-to-back singles before McClain launched a ball off the left field fence to score Brown. Toth stayed hot with her second double of the game; an extra-base hit that drove in both Kaufman and McClain to make it 10-1.
 
Albright showed some life in the fifth when the team loaded the bases but reliever Sarah Musselman worked out of trouble and got the final batter to ground out to first base to end the game.
 
Inside the Circle
- Maddie Abbot needed just 56 pitches in four innings of work to pick up her eighth victory of the spring. She scattered four hits and surrendered no earned runs to go along with four strikeouts.
- Sarah Musselman spelled Abbot and got the game's final three outs in the top of the fifth inning. She struck out one batter and allowed two hits and one walk.
- The Dutchmen chased Albright starter Riley Gerenda from the game after three innings. She gave up seven runs on eight hits and a walk. She struck out three batters.
- Lynsie Grant threw one inning of relief for the Lions and allowed three runs on four hits.
 
At the Plate
- Savannah Toth had a monster game, finishing 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a game-high five RBI.
- Cheyanne Brown was strong at the dish, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI, and a pair of runs scored.
- Annie McClain also went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Kristi Langhans finished 2-for-2 with an RBI double and a run scored.
- LVC's 1-2-3-4 hitters in Brown, Jen Kaufman, McClain and Toth combined for seven hits, eight RBI, and six runs scored.
- The Dutchmen hit four doubles in the opener.
 
Around the Diamond
- The Dutchmen committed two errors in the first inning but settled in and were clean the rest of the way.
- Albright committed one error in game one.
- Infielders Jen Kaufman, Annie McClain, and Kate Whelski each recorded two assists, defensively.
 
Senior Day
Prior to Saturday's doubleheader, LVC honored its two seniors in Cheyanne Brown and Natalya Sizdahkhani. As is tradition, the softball team also Albright's seniors by presenting the member of the Lions' Class of 2018 with flowers before game one.
 

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Lebanon Valley 3, Albright 0 – Game Two
 
LVC Lineup
1. Brown lf, 2. Kaufman 3b, 3. McClain ss, 4. Toth c, 5. Whelski 2b, 6. Windsor p, 7. Shockley 1b, 8. Langhans cf, 9. Sizdahkhani rf
 
Albright Lineup
1. Yerger cf, 2. Courtney 2b, 3. Sears 1b, 4. Pomante dp, 5. Rodriguez rf, 6. Milburn 3b, 7. Roman c, 8. J. Chell lf, 9. Cembrale ss, Gerenda p
 
How It Happened
Lexi Windsor threw a gem in leading Lebanon Valley to a 3-0 victory over MAC Commonwealth rival Albright in the second game of a conference doubleheader at the LVC Softball Park on Saturday afternoon, April 14.
 
Windsor allowed just two hits and a walk in the complete-game shutout victory, while retiring the Lions (10-10, 4-6 MAC Commonwealth) in order in three separate innings. She was also impressive in racking up a season-high seven strikeouts.
 
The Flying Dutchmen (13-9, 8-4 MAC Commonwealth) took advantage of a pair of Albright errors in the bottom of the first inning to get on the board first. After Jen Kaufman walked, Savannah Toth reached base thanks to an errant throw by the shortstop. Kate Whelski's two-out single drove in Kaufman and an error on a Lexi Windsor pop up allowed Toth to race home and make it 2-0 after one stanza.
 
With Windsor and Albright starter Riley Gerenda settling in nicely in the middle innings, the score remained the same until Kristi Langhans added an insurance run for the Dutchmen when she doubled to left center field and scored Windsor from second base with two away in the bottom of the sixth frame.
 
A pair of LVC errors allowed Lions to reach safely in the top of the seventh but Windsor calmly worked out of the jam and got the final batter to ground out to Whelski at second base to end the game and seal the sweep for her squad.
 
Inside the Circle
- Lexi Windsor was outstanding for LVC, allowing just two hits and a walk in her fifth win of the season. She struck out seven batters in the dominant victory.
- Riley Gerenda rebounded from a rough opener to throw a strong game in the nightcap for the Lions. She did not allow an earned run and surrendered just four hits and two walks in six innings of work.
 
At the Plate
- Game two proved a pitchers' duel, with both teams combining for just six hits.
- Kate Whelski and Kristi Langhans each drove in one run for the Dutchmen.
- Langhans sixth-inning double was the contest's only extra-base hit.
 
Around the Diamond
- Albright committed three errors. All three of LVC's runs were unearned.
- The Dutchmen made two errors in the top of the seventh but neither resulted in runs for the visitors.
- Neither team attempted to steal a base in either of the two games.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen travel to Misericordia for a non-conference doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
 
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