Lebanon Valley 3, Alvernia 1

LVC Lineup
1. Towers (2B), 2. Herring (CF), 3. Bertsch (SS), 4. Marcelli (DH), 5. Holdredge (3B), 6. Kiessling (LF), 7. Albright (C), 8. Zweigzig (1B), 9. Harned (RF), Kingsbury (SP)

Alvernia Lineup
1. Dunne (3B), 2. Cirilli (2B), 3. Sides (SS), 4. Briner (1B), 5. Salesky (C), 6. Esposito (LF), 7. Celiano (DH), 8. Rieger (RF), 9. Hart (CF), Malik (SP)

How It Happened (Game One)
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley split a doubleheader with Alvernia in the Dutchmen's final two home games of the 2018 season. LVC earned a 3-1 victory in the opening game, behind TJ Holdredge and Kyle Kingsbury. Before the game, Colin Albright, Jon Harned, and Marty Kiessling were honored on Senior Day.

In the top of the second inning, the Golden Wolves' Celiano singled home Salesky to give Alvernia a one-run lead. Alvernia saw several other scoring chances throughout the contest, but Kingsbury was able to wiggle out of several jams and keep the Golden Wolves' potent offense at bay.

In the bottom of the sixth with Alvernia still up 1-0, Josh Herring began the winning with a walk, followed by Trevor Bertsch's sacrifice bunt that moved Herring over to second. After Josh Marcelli drew a walk, Holdredge came up to bat and after taking a first-pitch strike, Holdredge crushed the next pitch over the left field wall, giving the Dutchmen the 3-1 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Kingsbury allowed a lead-off double, but got the next batter via strikeout. After Hunter Hart walked to put runners on first and second, Kingsbury coaxed a groundout, followed by a flyout to give LVC the 3-1 victory.

Inside the Numbers (Game One)
 - Kingsbury tossed 105 pitches in his complete game. He allowed just five hits and one earned run while striking out five.
 - Bertsch finished 2-for-2, while Holdredge came up with the big hit and notched three RBI.
 

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Alvernia 9, Lebanon Valley 1 (Final – 5 Innings)

LVC Lineup
1. Towers (2B), 2. Herring (CF), 3. Bertsch (SS), 4. Marcelli (DH), 5. Holdredge (3B), 6. Kiessling (LF), 7. Albright (C), 8. Leri (1B), 9. Harned (RF), Stephen (SP)

Alvernia Lineup
1. Dunne (3B), 2. Levan (2B), 3. Sides (SS), 4. Briner (1B), 5. Salesky (C), 6. Esposito (LF), 7. Shaffer (DH), 8. Rieger (RF), 9. Hart (CF), Catchmark (SP)

How It Happened (Game Two)
In the nightcap, Alvernia jumped out to a 9-1 lead before a thunderstorm forced the game to be delayed over an hour. After a long delay, the teams came back and played through the rain, but the game was called after five innings due to rain.

The Golden Wolves scored six runs in the first inning, followed by a three-run second inning. The Dutchmen got on the board in the bottom of the third when Michael Leri homered to left field, but immediately after, lightning struck in the area, forcing a delay. Coming out of the delay, LVC was unable to complete the comeback and fell 9-1.

Inside the Numbers (Game Two)
 - With the split, the Dutchmen moved to 12-21, 7-14 MACC, while Alvernia heads into the MAC Commonwealth Tournament with a 28-11, 16-5 MACC record.
 - Bryan Towers went 2-for-3 at the plate for LVC.
 - Daymond Zweizig tossed two innings of relief and didn't allow a run.
 - Nolan Benke tossed an inning and allowed just a hit.

Who's Next?
LVC is set for its 2018 season finale on Monday when the Dutchmen travel to take on Scranton at 6 p.m.

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