Lebanon Valley 5, Northland College 0 (Game One)
 
LVC Lineup
1. Towers (CF), 2. DeClerico (3B), 3. Holdredge (DH), 4. Leri (1B), 5. Santoro (SS), 6. Mangold (2B), 7. Scalley (RF), 8. Bafunno (LF), 9. Rickabaugh (C), Rock (SP)
 
Northland Lineup
1. Schramm (LF), 2. K. Arreazola (2B), 3. Cross (1B), 4. Bethel (RF), 5. O'Connell (DH), 6. Kraft (3B), 7. Veit (C), 8. Warren (CF), 9. R. Arreazola (SS), Reuter (SP)
 
How It Happened
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – Lebanon Valley began its 2020 spring trip by blanking Northland College (Ashland, Wisc.) 5-0 in non-conference baseball action. The Flying Dutchmen improved to 2-2, while the Jacks fell to 1-2.
 
LVC got on the board quickly and provided Tanner Rock with immediate run support, as TJ Holdredge hit a sacrifice fly to center field that plated Bryan Towers in the bottom of the first. Then, in the bottom of the second, the Dutchmen padded their lead after Mitch Rickabaugh roped a triple, allowing Dan Scalley to score, making it 2-0 in favor of LVC.
 
With Rock mowing down Northland, the Dutchmen's offense continued to click in the bottom of the third when Michael Leri doubled home Holdredge, followed by Nico Santoro's RBI-single that allowed Leri to score. Finally, Dave Mangold singled home Santoro, increasing the Dutchmen's lead to 5-0. It was more than enough for Rock, Tony Bennage, and Joe DeGrazia, as the three combined for 13 strikeouts in seven innings of work, en route to LVC's 5-0 shutout-victory.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Tanner Rock earned the win after tossing five innings and allowing no earned runs on two hits with nine K's.
 - Tony Bennage pitched a scoreless sixth inning for LVC.
 - In the seventh, Joe DeGrazia struck out the side.
 - TJ Holdredge, Nico Santoro, and Michael Leri had one hit, one RBI, and scored a run each.
 

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Lebanon Valley 3, Northland College 0 (Game Two)
 
LVC Lineup
1. Herring (CF), 2. Smith (2B), 3. Blair (C), 4. Bulgia (LF), 5. Santoro (SS), 6. Mowery (1B), 7. Zweizig (DH), 8. Benke (RF), 9. Miles (3B), Ward (SP)
 
Northland Lineup
1. Schramm (CF), 2. K. Arreazola (2B), 3. Cross (1B), 4. Kraft (3B), 5. O'Connell (C), 6. R. Arreazola (SS), 7. Warren (RF), 8. Veit (SP), 9. Shaw (LF)
 
How It Happened
In game two of this afternoon's doubleheader, LVC was again guided by strong starting pitching, as Brendan Ward tossed a complete-game shutout in the Dutchmen's 3-0 win over the Jacks to complete the sweep. LVC improved to 3-2 and Northland dropped to 1-3 on the season.
 
The Dutchmen again scored early, this time when Conor Smith reached on an error that allowed Josh Herring to score. Ward took over from there and cruised through the Jacks' lineup. LVC added two insurance runs in the top of the seventh when Santoro scored on a wild pitch, followed later by Towers' run off a wild pitch.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Brendan Ward went the distance, tossing seven innings and allowing just two hits while striking out 10 of the 22 batters he faced.
 - Conor Smith, Nico Santoro, and Andrew Miles each registered a hit for the Dutchmen.
 - Josh Herring stole a pair of bags for LVC.
 
Who's Next?
LVC continues its 2020 spring break trip tomorrow when the Dutchmen battle Drew University at 11 a.m. in Fort Pierce, Fla.
 
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