Wilkes 5, Lebanon Valley 3
 
LVC Lineup
1. DeClerico (SS), 2. Herring (CF), 3. Marcelli (DH), 4. Wrabel (2B), 5. O'Shea (LF), 6. Mowery (1B), 7. Rock (3B), 8. Scalley (RF), 9. Rickabaugh (C), Zimmerman (SP)
 
Wilkes Lineup
1. Patrizio (RF), 2. Fischer (2B), 3. Capozzi (1B), 4. Giacometti (3B), 5. Reinert (CF), 6. Malatesta (DH), 7. Wing (LF), 8. Bobbin (C), 9. Gonzalez (SS), Molitoris (SP)
 
How It Happened
ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Wilkes Colonels outscored the Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen 5-3 on Tuesday afternoon's nonconference matchup. The Colonels jumped to 14-18, and the Dutchmen dropped to 14-21.
 
Wilkes came out swinging in the first three innings as the Colonels scored three unanswered runs. In the top of the fourth, the Dutchmen stopped the Colonels run streak and scored a run of their own after Joey Wrabel scored after a wild pitch by Wilkes.
 
In the top of the fifth, the Colonels scored two more runs and now had the 5-1 lead. The Dutchmen kept the fight alive when Chris DeClerico stepped up with Dan Scalley on third and singled to left field earning an RBI and another point for the Dutchmen. Both teams remained at 5-2, until the bottom of the ninth when the Dutchmen put in three pinch hitters. Bryan Towers hit for Bryan Mowrey and was on second when TJ Holdredge hit for Dan Scalley and singled up the middle scoring Towers. LVC, however, was unable to score any more runs, and the Colonels went on to win 5-3.
 
Inside the Numbers
- Chris DeClerico led the offence with two hits and one RBI.
- Joey Wrabel had two hits and one run.
- Bryan Towers and Dan Scalley scored a run apiece.
- Josh Herring had one run of the game making that his 100^th career hit.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen play on Friday, April 26^th, at 3:30 p.m. at home to start the three game series against Stevenson University.

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