YORK, Pa. ­­– Jace Fetterman and Justin Ranker each drove in two runs for the Lebanon Valley College Baseball team, leading five players who had an RBI during the club's 10-1 victory over York College of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 15, at Jaquet Field. Jaden Click also delivered an excellent start on the mound for the Flying Dutchmen. 

The Dutchmen (17-15-1, 10-5 MAC Freedom) opened the scoring in the top of the first inning, taking an early 2-0 lead over the Spartans (15-15, 10-5 MAC Commonwealth). The program loaded the bases after Owen Berry hit a single, Spencer Butz was hit by a pitch, and Ranker walked. Kenny Palmieri then hit a ball to second base and reached on an error, allowing Berry and Butz to cross the plate with two outs. Click followed this with a shutout bottom of the first for LVC, stranding a runner at third base by fielding a groundout himself and striking out a batter looking for the last two outs. 

Lebanon Valley added another run in the top of the second, making it a 3-0 contest. Joey Santora led off the inning with a walk and advanced to third on two wild pitches before coming home on Berry's RBI single to right field. Click then posted another zero for the Flying Dutchmen in the bottom of the second, registering two flyouts to left fielder Landon Sexton before fielding another groundout himself. 

The Dutchmen scored twice in the top of the third inning, going up 5-0. Butz led off the inning by reaching second base on an error, and he was later driven in by Ranker's RBI single through the right side. Ranker then stole second base to get into scoring position before coming home on Palmieri's RBI single to center field. In the bottom of the third, Click continued his strong start with another scoreless inning, picking up two more strikeouts in the process. Lebanon Valley also put two more runs on the board in the top of the fourth inning, taking a 7-0 advantage against York. Fetterman came through with an RBI single through the right side, knocking in Berry. Later in the frame, Brewer hit a pop-up to first base that was dropped and reached on the error, plating Butz.

Click's dominant start kept going in the bottom of the fourth, when he retired the side in order with a flyout to Butz in center field, a groundout to third baseman Kameron Wetzel, and another flyout to Butz. The Dutchmen then continued their offensive clinic in the top of the fifth inning, tacking on a run to make it an 8-0 ballgame. Fetterman came up to the plate with runners on first and second with two outs and delivered an RBI single to right field, driving in Santora. In the bottom of the fifth, Click tossed another 1-2-3 inning by logging a flyout to Ranker in left field, an unassisted groundout to Brewer at first base, and a groundout to second baseman Dylan Mennillo. 

Click retired the Spartans in order for the third consecutive inning in the bottom of the sixth, tallying another strikeout. The junior pitcher also blanked the opposition in the bottom of the seventh inning, notching the third out of the frame with a flyout to Sexton in center field. The Dutchmen then added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the eighth, advancing their lead to 10-0. Brewer came up to the plate with runners on first and second base with no outs and hit an RBI double to left field, scoring Fetterman. The contest then went into a brief rain delay, and Ranker promptly hit a sacrifice fly to center field to bring in Mennillo once play resumed. 

York got on the board in the bottom of the eighth inning, narrowing the score to 10-1 with an RBI double to right-center field. Kyle McCracken then came out of the bullpen to pitch for Lebanon Valley in the bottom of the ninth inning and tossed a shutout frame, notching the club's 10-1 win with a flyout to Sexton in center field.

Inside the Box Score

• The Dutchmen extended their winning streak to six games. The program has scored 10 or more runs in each of its last five victories. 
• Lebanon Valley outhit York 11-6. 
• Fetterman tied game-highs with two hits and two RBIs while drawing a walk and scoring a run. The senior has tallied two hits in each of his last three games, at least one RBI in each of his last three, and at least one run scored in each of his past five. 
• Ranker tied a game-high and career-high two hits while tying a game-high and season-high two RBIs. The senior also walked, stole a base, and scored a run. 
• Berry tied a game-high two hits to extend his hitting streak to three while recording a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored. The junior has crossed the plate in each of his last six games and he has walked in his past nine. 
• Butz scored a game-high three runs, tying a season-high. The junior has crossed the plate in each of his past four games. 
• Brewer hit a double and drove in a run, marking the fifth straight game the senior has registered a base hit and an RBI. 
• Palmieri had a hit to extend his hitting streak to five while driving in a run. 
• Santora logged a hit, a game-high two walks to tie a career-high, and a career-high two runs scored. 
• Mennillo picked up a base hit and scored a run for a fourth consecutive game. 
• Devin Kreger, Tyler Satterfield, and Wetzel each drew a walk. 
• Sexton tallied a hit.
• LVC logged two hit-by-pitches. 
• Click earned his second win of the year, striking out a season-high four batters in seven shutout innings on the mound. The junior retired 13 consecutive batters during a stretch that began in the third inning and went into the seventh. 
• Michael Williams pitched an inning of relief without allowing an earned run. 
• McCracken delivered a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning.

Up Next
Lebanon Valley will return to the diamond at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 18, when the club will open its series with FDU-Florham at McGill Field. 

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