Scranton 13, Lebanon Valley 3

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

Scranton Lineup
1. Trotter (CF), 2. Mergel (3B), 3. Harding (LF), 4. Haveron (RF), 5. Herman (1B), 6. Grochowski (DH), 7. Peters (2B), 8. Fisch (C), 9. Adams (SS), Molitoris (SP)

How It Happened
SCRANTON, Pa. – Lebanon Valley's baseball team lost its 2018 season finale to Scranton by a 13-3 margin on Monday night in non-conference action. The Dutchmen finished their season at 11-23, while the Royals improved to 18-16.

Scranton jumped out to an early lead thanks to a six-run second inning. After the Royals added another in the bottom of the third, the home squad put up three more runs in the bottom of the sixth.

LVC started to chip away momentarily in the top of the seventh, beginning with Bryan Towers' sacrifice fly that scored Mitch Rickabaugh. After Mark Peterson scored on a wild pitch to make it 10-2, Trevor Bertsch then singled through the right side to plate Dan Scalley, bringing the Dutchmen to within seven at 10-3.

However, the Royals added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out reach for LVC, as the Dutchmen fell by a 13-3 score.

Inside the Numbers
 - Bertsch and Josh Marcelli each picked up two hits. Marcelli also added a stolen base.
 - Rickabaugh earned his first hit of the season.
 - Scalley recorded his first collegiate hit this afternoon and also swiped a bag.
 - As a team, LVC stole five bases.
 - Jake Williams struck out two in three innings of relief work on the mound.
 - For Scranton, Peters registered three hits, while Mergel, Grochowski, and Adams added two hits apiece.
 - Molitoris earned his first win of the season for the Royals after tossing seven innings and striking out five.

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