EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Madison Neddo (Earlville, Md./Coppin State Univ.) threw a complete-game shutout in game one today, as the Lock Haven University baseball team split a road doubleheader with East Stroudsburg University in PSAC East action.
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Neddo led Lock Haven (8-14, 7-9 PSAC East) to a, 4-0 win in game one. East Stroudsburg (19-9, 8-8 PSAC East) scored four runs in its final at bat to steal game two, 10-9.
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Game 1 Recap: W, 4-0Â
Neddo was the story in game one, as the senior picked up his second win of the year with a sensational complete-game effort.
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Neddo allowed just three hits and added three strikeouts in the win.
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The game was scoreless through the first four innings of play before
Ethan Moore (Williamsport, Pa./Loyalsock) launched a solo homerun to left field in the fifth inning to put LHU ahead, 1-0.
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It was Moore's third homer of the year.
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The Bald Eagles added another run in the fifth when
Tyson Petersheim (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) hit an RBI single, giving LHU a, 2-0 lead.
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After a Moore sac fly made it, 3-0 in the sixth,
Ryan Henritzy (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) added an insurance run with a seventh inning RBI double to give The Haven the lead, 4-0.
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The four run cushion was more than enough for Neddo, who shut the door on the Warriors in the seventh.
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Game 2 Recap: L, 10-9Â
The LHU bats were rolling throughout game two. The Bald Eagles tallied 14 hits in the game and led, 9-6 heading into the final half inning.
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The Warriors rallied, however. After an RBI single by Jay Young cut the game to, 9-7, Casey Saverio hit a two-run triple to tie the game at, 2-2 with just one out.
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LHU walked the bases loaded to setup a force play at the plate and The Haven got the ground ball they were looking for, but an errant throw allowed the winning run to score.
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Freshman
Justin Sleigh (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate and scored two runs in the game.
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Austin Botts (Seven Valleys, Pa./Wingate Univ.) went 2-for-4, including his fourth homerun of the year, a three-run shot in the third inning.
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Ryan Koch (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) went 2-for-3 with a double and
Mike Agosto (Bushkill, Pa./Northhampton C.C.) was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
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Moore went 2-for-4 and drove in an RBI.
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Today's game wrapped up the four-game regular season series between Lock Haven and East Stroudsburg. The two teams split the four games, 2-2.
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Lock Haven is currently, 7-9 in the PSAC East in fifth place and sits just one game behind East Stroudsburg (8-8) for the fourth and final playoff spot.
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The Bald Eagles are scheduled to return to action tomorrow (Tuesday, April 7) when LHU hosts Gannon University in a PSAC crossover doubleheader. First pitch from Foundation Field is set for 1 p.m.
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