ANNVILLE, Pa. – Julia Craig gave the Lebanon Valley softball team a sweep of Lycoming College on Sunday with a walk-off hit in a 2-1 game one victory. Erin Sinatra shut down the Warriors for a 1-0 victory in the nightcap.
 
Game One
The Dutchmen got on the board in the first inning with a run on three hits. Lexi Smith had an infield single to the shortstop. She then stole second and advanced to third as the throw went into centerfield. Craig knocked in Smith with a single through the right side. Megan Heard had a two-out single that put runners on first and second but the Warriors were able to get out of the inning. Jordan Walter retired the first eight Lycoming hitters before a pair of two-out singles in the third inning. She got out of the jam with a grounder back to herself.
 
Erin Pattillo had a leadoff double in the second and Lindsey McCurdy doubled in the third, but both were stranded on the base paths. Katie Muller and Dani Holmes had two-out singles in the fourth but once again the Warriors were able to get out of the inning. Lycoming manufactured a run in the fifth after a lead-off hit-by-pitch. The runner was sacrificed over to second and then a grounder to first gave LVC two outs. Claire Alexander hit a triple to left center to plate the tying run before Walter got a grounder to first for the final out of the inning.
 
The Dutchmen put runners on second and third with one out in the sixth on a Nikki Sellers single and another Pattillo double. Lycoming got out of the jam with a short fly to left and a fly ball down the right field line. The Warriors started the seventh with a leadoff single and a sacrifice bunt. Walter got a line drive to left and then a grounder to second to get out of the inning. Sam Burns began the bottom of the inning with an infield single down the third baseline. Smith dropped down a bunt that was misplayed by the third baseman and Burns made her way to third as no one covered the bag. Craig then singled up the middle to give LVC a thrilling win.
 
Inside the Box

• Walter won the 52nd game of her career to tie the program record. She improved to 13-4 this season with a four-hit complete game.
• Craig knocked in both runs on two hits. She made 15 putouts and one assist at first base.
• Pattillo had a pair of doubles for her fourth multi-hit game.
• Smith had two hits, scored a run, and stole a base.
• All nine Dutchmen batters in the game had at least one hit.

Game Two
The Dutchmen won a pitcher's duel with the only run of the game in the second inning. Both teams had a one-out single in the first inning but were unable to score. Sinatra struck out two batters in the top of the second before Megan Heard led off the bottom of the inning with a single through the left side. Nicole Kratz knocked her in with a double to right center for the only run of the game.
 
The Warriors got a two-out triple from Alexander in the third, but Sinatra struck out the next hitter to get out of the inning. Lycoming threatened to score again in the fifth with a pair of singles to center but once again Sinatra got out of the jam with a popup to first. The Warriors got a leadoff single in the seventh and then sacrifice the runner to second for the first out. Sinatra struck out the next batter and then ended the game with a fly ball to left.
 
Inside the Box

• Sinatra struck out eight to earn her third shutout of the season. She scattered six hits and walked just one.
• Kratz had two hits and knocked in the only run of the game.
• Smith and Craig had a hit each.
• Heard had a hit, scored a run, and made two putouts at shortstop.

Up Next
LVC will be back in action on Wednesday with a trip north to face University of Scranton for a non-conference doubleheader. Game times are scheduled for 3 and 5 p.m. at Magis Field.

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