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Julia Craig ready for fielding
Briley Cox
7
Wilkes WUSB 2-11
8
Winner Lebanon Valley LVC 8-9
Wilkes WUSB
2-11
7
Final
8
Lebanon Valley LVC
8-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wilkes WUSB 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 7 8 5
Lebanon Valley LVC 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 8 12 0

W: Walter, Jordan (3-5) L: Rhia Aurand (1-3)

0
Wilkes WUSB 2-12
6
Winner Lebanon Valley LVC 9-9
Wilkes WUSB
2-12
0
Final
6
Lebanon Valley LVC
9-9
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wilkes WUSB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Lebanon Valley LVC 1 0 2 0 1 2 X 6 12 1

W: Musselman, Sarah (4-2) L: Hope Mullins (1-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Zach Hossler

Dutchmen Earn Sweep Over Colonels

Game One
Lebanon Valley 8, Wilkes 7

LVC Lineup
1. Kaufman (LF) 2. Hunyara (SS), 3. Craig (1B) 4. Balthaser (RF) 5. Forsythe (C) 6. D'Angelo (2B) 7. Musselman (CF) 8. Truitt (DP) 9. Armstrong (3B), Sinatra (P)

Wilkes Lineup
1. Williams (3B) 2. Pick (RF) 3. Cabry (2B) 4. Pritchard (P) 5. Stauffer (DP) 6. Gibson (C) 7. Smith (1B), 8. Calaman (SS) 9. Douple (LF), Boyd (CF/Flex)

ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Lebanon Valley softball team used two very different methods to pick up a pair of wins over Wilkes in MAC crossover action on Saturday afternoon. The Dutchmen used a seventh-inning comeback to take the first game 8-7 while dominant pitching lifted LVC to a 6-0 shutout win in the nightcap. The Dutchmen are now 9-9 on the season while Wilkes falls to 2-12. The Dutchmen also celebrated their Autism Awareness Day with special jerseys.

Game one started with Wilkes jumping out to an early lead as the colonels took advantage of some walks and hit-by-pitches before Rachel Pritchard would help her own cause with a two-run single just over the third-base bag into left. A fielder's choice later in the inning would bring home another run as Wilkes led 3-0 after their first at bat. The Dutchmen would start to crawl back getting a run in both the first and second innings coming off RBI-singles by Julia Craig and Jessica Truitt respectively to pull within one.

In the top of the third, Wilkes was threatening with runners on the corners and no outs but Erin Sinatra would limit the damage as she induced a double-play to trade two outs for the run as Wilkes led 4-2 headed into the bottom of the third. With the score still at 4-2, Wilkes would add a run on an Emma Stauffer single in the top of the fifth to push their lead out to three. LVC again responded in the bottom half of the frame as Craig touched home following a Julia Forsythe sac fly.

With Wilkes holding a 5-3 lead as the game moved into the final stanza, Sarah Gibson would single up the middle to bring home a pair of Colonels as LVC's deficit was doubled to four. The Dutchmen continued their resilient ways at the plate starting with a Sarah Musselman two-run single to left to cut the Wilkes lead in half. Next batter, Truitt doubled to deep right field to bring home another two runs and suddenly the game was tied 7-7. Tori Hunyara would play hero a few batters later with a single up the middle to bring home Lindsey McCurdy to give LVC the walk-off come-from-behind win 8-7.
 
Inside The Numbers
  • Sarah Musselman continued to be red hot at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double, a pair of RBI, and two runs scored.
  • Jessica Truitt led LVC with 3 RBI including the game-tying two in the seventh.
  • Jen Kaufman and Julia Craig also recorded multi-hit performances.
  • Rachel Pritchard and Sarah Gibson led Wilkes' offense combining for five RBI.
  • Jordan Walter came out of the bullpen to toss three strong innings to pick up her third win of the season.
 
Game Two
Lebanon Valley 6, Wilkes 0

LVC Lineup
1. Kaufman (LF) 2. Burns (SS), 3. Craig (1B) 4. Balthaser (RF) 5. McCurdy (CF) 6. D'Angelo (2B) 7. Hamilton (DP) Hockman (3B) 9. Holmes (C), Musselman (P)

Wilkes Lineup
1. Pick (RF) 2. Aurand (LF), 3. Cabry (2B) 4. Pritchard (DP) 5. Gibson (C) 6. Smith (1B) 7. Calaman (3B) 8. Mullins (P) 9. Boyd (CF), Martin (SS/Flex)

Game two saw much less offense as Sarah Musselman was on top of her game in the circle keep the Wilkes hitters off balance all game long. Musselman set the tone in the first with a strikeout and forcing soft contact for a groundout and a pop out. LVC would score in the bottom half of the first on an RBI-single to right off the bat of Julia Craig. After a scoreless second, Kylie Balthaser would lace a ball to center to drive home two more runs to push the Dutchmen lead out to 3-0.

As Musselman continued to cruise in the top half of innings, the Dutchmen offense continued to give her insurance runs with another RBI-single by Craig in the fifth to make it 4-0. A pair of RBI-singles in the bottom of the sixth by Anna Marie Hockman and Sam Burns would put LVC ahead by six headed to the final inning. Musselman would close the door, finishing off the Colonels with her eighth punchout as LVC took game two 6-0.

Inside The Numbers
  • Julia Craig led LVC's offense with three hits and two RBI. Kylie Balthaser also added two RBI, both coming on her single in the third.
  • Sarah Musselman tossed the complete-game shutout while matching her career-high with eight strikeouts.
  • LVC recorded 12 hits in back-to-back games, they now have nine games this season where they reached double-digits in hits for a game.
Who's Next?
Tomorrow's doubleheader at Wilkes has been postponed with no make-up date yet announced. LVC will be back in action next Saturday when they host Messiah University in conference play. First pitch at LVC Softball Park slated for 1 p.m.

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