MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. –
Erin Sinatra and
Jordan Walter pitched a pair of shutouts to lead the Lebanon Valley College softball team to a pair of wins on Friday in Myrtle Beach. The Dutchmen won a 1-0 pitcher's duel over Penn College in the opener before the bats came alive for a 10-0 six-inning win over Cazenovia College in the second game of the day.
Game 1 vs. Penn College
Lebanon Valley (4-2) got the only run support they would need in the third inning when
Lindsey McCurdy singled to right field scoring
Sam Burns from second with the only run of the game. Penn College (3-3) received a great outing by Mackenzie Weaver in the circle.
Inside the Box Score
- Sinatra was nearly unhittable in her second win of the season. The sophomore struck out a career-high 14 Wildcats and allowed just two hits and four base runners on the day. She recorded at least one strikeout every inning including striking out the side in the second and seventh innings.
- Burns had three of the Dutchmen's six hits in the game while scoring the only run. She also stole a base.
- Julia Craig, McCurdy, and Danni Holmes had a hit each for the Dutchmen.
- This was the first-ever meeting between the Dutchmen and Wildcats.
Game 2 vs. Cazenovia College
The Flying Dutchmen (5-2) scored in five of the six innings and received another dominating pitching performance by
Jordan Walter to hand the Wildcats (5-1) their first loss of the year. LVC scored one run in both the first and second innings, and then added three in the third, two in the fourth, and three in the sixth.
Inside the Box Score
- Walter struck out seven and allowed just two hits while facing two batters over the minimum in the game ended in the sixth due to the run rule. She forced 10 groundouts and just one fly ball the whole game.
- The offense scored 10 runs for the first time this year and recorded a season-high 14 hits.
- McCurdy went 3-for-3 at the plate with one triple. She scored four of the team's 10 runs in the game. Craig also had three hits in four at-bats with an RBI and three runs scored.
- Jessica Truitt, Alden Partyka, and Hannah Bashore all had two hits each for the Dutchmen. Partyka also knocked in a pair of runs. Mandi Armstrong had a two-RBI double in the sixth to give LVC a 10-0 lead.
- This was the first-ever meeting between LVC and Cazenovia on the softball diamond.
Game 3 vs. St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn)
In a game added to the schedule this morning, the Dutchmen were in the fourth inning against the Bears before the game was called due to rain. Since it did not reach the point of being an official game, it becomes a no contest and stats do not count.
Who's Next
The spring trip in Myrtle Beach comes to an end on Saturday for Dutchmen with their final two games of the week. LVC will square off with Fitchburg State College on Field 2 at 9:30 a.m. before taking on St. Joseph's College (LI) at 1:30 p.m. on Field 5.
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