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Nikki Sellers hits a fly ball
Travis Boyd
2
Lebanon Valley LVC 29-14
10
Winner Case Western Reserve CWR-S 29-10
Lebanon Valley LVC
29-14
2
Final
10
Case Western Reserve CWR-S
29-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Lebanon Valley LVC 0 0 1 0 1 2 5 1
Case Western Reserve CWR-S 0 0 1 8 1 10 10 0

W: Miskey (18-4) L: Reed, Abby (12-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Sellers and Kratz Record RBIs in Dutchmen Softball’s NCAA Tournament Opener

CLEVELAND, Ohio ­­– Nikki Sellers and Nicole Kratz each drove in a run for the third-seeded Lebanon Valley College Softball team, as the program dropped a 10-2 game in five innings to host and No. 17 Case Western Reserve University to begin regional competition in the NCAA Division III Softball Tournament on Thursday, May 15, at Mather Park. 

Abby Reed started in the pitching circle for the Dutchmen (29-14) and retired the second-seeded Spartans (29-10) in order in the bottom of the first inning. The first-year pitcher registered a flyout to left fielder Erin Pattillo, a foul out to first baseman Julia Craig, and another flyout to Pattillo. Reed also posted a zero for Lebanon Valley in the bottom half of the second, notching the third out with a swinging strikeout to strand a runner at first base. 

The Flying Dutchmen struck first in the top of the third inning, taking a 1-0 lead over Case Western Reserve. The program loaded the bases after Megan Heard lined a single to right field, Lexi Smith drew a walk, and Holly Grube was hit by a pitch. Kratz was then hit by a pitch when the bases were full with two outs, allowing Heard to score. The Spartans countered with an RBI single to left field in the bottom of the third, tying the game at 1-1. 

Lebanon Valley generated some more traffic on the basepaths in the top of the fourth inning, as Mackenzie Willey hit a one-out single to left field and Pattillo recorded a bunt single back to the pitcher before the runners advanced to second and third on a groundout. Case Western Reserve then scored eight runs in the bottom of the fourth, going ahead 9-1 after an inning that included an RBI single, a pair of two-run singles, and an RBI double. 

The Dutchmen continued to battle at the plate in the top of the fifth inning, making it a 9-2 contest. The frame began with a leadoff walk by Grube and a single down the left-field line by pinch-hitter Emily Mitchell, putting runners on first and second base. Sellers then came through with a one-out pinch-hit RBI single down the right-field line, driving in Grube. The Spartans followed this with an RBI double in the bottom of the fifth, prompting 10-2 to be the final score due to the run rule.

Inside the Box Score
  • Sellers recorded a base hit and an RBI.
  • Kratz logged a hit-by-pitch and an RBI.
  • Heard tallied a base hit to extend her hitting streak to three, a walk, and a run scored. 
  • Grube had a game-high two walks to tie a season-high while recording a hit-by-pitch and a run scored. 
  • Pattillo hit a bunt single in the top of the fourth to extend her hitting streak to 14 games. 
  • Willey picked up a base hit. 
  • Smith drew a walk. 
  • Reed struck out a batter during her start. 
Up Next
The Dutchmen will return to action at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 16, as the program will take on fourth-seeded Penn College at Mather Park. The matchup is an elimination game, and Lebanon Valley will need two wins on Friday to advance to the Championship round on Saturday. The programs will compete after the winner's bracket contest between the University of Wisconsin Whitewater and Case Western Reserve at 11 a.m. If LVC wins the game against Penn, the club will face off against the team that drops the winner's bracket matchup at 4 p.m. 
 

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