ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Albright Lions baseball team (1-6, 0-2 MAC Commonwealth) was swept in a doubleheader by the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen (9-2, 2-0 MACC) on Saturday afternoon at McGill Field in Annville.
Lebanon Valley took game one by a 7-1 score and won game two, 5-1.
Game One
The Dutchmen grabbed a 2-0 lead in the home half of the second as a single and a double started the inning before Nick O'Shea knocked in both runners with a two-run double. TJ Holdredge plated a run via an RBI single as part of a three-run third to stretch the lead to 5-0.
Albright got on the board in the top of the fourth as senior
Joe Suppa doubled, went to third on a groundout and scored on an error charged to LVC SS Joey Wrabel to cut the lead to 5-1.
Junior righty
Nick Dinnocenti (0-3) surrendered five runs (three earned) on seven hits to go along with two strikeouts in 3.0 IP and was dealt the loss for the Lions. Brenden Ward did not allow an earned run over six innings of work and fanned five to improve his record to 3-0 for Lebanon Valley.
The Dutchmen tacked on a pair of runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-1.
Junior
Logan Pennypacker had a pair of hits to lead the way offensively for the Lions, while Suppa added a hit and scored a run. Sophomore LHP
Kyle Smith fanned a pair in a scoreless inning of relief for Albright and has started the year with four consecutive scoreless innings.
Game Two
Lebanon Valley struck early in the nightcap with a run in the first and Luke Blair's two-run shot in the home half of the second made it a 3-0 game in favor of the hosts.
Will Tokarski and
Austin Roth started the top of the third with consecutive doubles to put the Lions on the board and bring them within a pair at 3-1.
Junior RHP
Matt Fisher was dealt the loss for Albright after allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits while fanning a pair in four plus innings of work.
Daron Pijanowski (1.0 IP, H, K) and
Logan Adams (1.0 IP, H, BB) combined to toss a pair of shutout frames in relief for head coach Jeff Feiler's squad.
Lebanon Valley's Kyle Kingsbury surrendered one run on two hits to go along with two walks and five strikeouts in 5.0 IP and recorded the win for the Dutchmen.
Holdredge plated a run via an RBI single and Blair's sac fly in the fifth extended LVC's lead to 5-1.
Albright heads to Florida for the team's annual Spring Break Trip and will battle Knox College on Monday afternoon at 1:45 p.m.
