Box Score Saturday, March 4
BECKLEY, W.Va. – The Lock Haven University baseball team (3-2) defeated Fairmont State (4-5) in a nine inning game by a final score of 16-8. This marks the first game of a three-game weekend series. Lock Haven was the home team today as the game was played on a neutral site in Beckley, West Virginia.
The Haven got on the scoreboard first and never looked back. In the bottom of the second with the bases loaded
Cayden Stover (Beech Creek, Pa./Chesapeake College) reached on a fielder's choice that gave them the 2-0 lead. The eighth inning proved to be the deciding factor in the game as LHU scored eight runs highlighted by
Jamie Eshleman (Lewisberry, Pa./RedLand) who had the go ahead RBI single.
Sam Kysor (Port Allegany, Pa./USC Upstate) led the Bald Eagles with four RBI's. In the third inning he hit a single that plated two runs bringing the lead to 4-0. In the seventh inning Kysor again had another single bringing in another run. In following inning he was at it again as he hit another single that brought a run home and a pitching change for the Falcons.
Continuing his impressive start to the season
Nick Stotler (Pittsburgh/Coker College) hit a three run homerun in the eighth inning that capped a eight run inning for the Bald Eagles. Stotler also had an infield hit earlier in the game that plated a run.
Hunter Szaflarski (Greenchastle, Pa./Hagerstown Community College) did not let the new pitcher get in a rhythm as he belted a single that brought in two more runs for LHU to push the lead to 12-8.
Matt Lahn (Georgetown, ONT./Erie Community College),
Kolby Dehaas (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho/Wenatchee Valley Community Colelge) also continued their torrid start to the season.
Lahn hit another home run in the fourth inning, Then Dehaas had a RBI double in the sixth inning to bring the score to 6-3.
Mike Anthony (Audubon, Pa./North Hampton Community College) was on the mound and he did not disappoint as he had a strong eight inning performance despite the cold weather. Anthony struck out eight batters and walked zero.
LHU and Fairmont State will play again tomorrow (Sunday) as the two teams are slated for a doubleheader (12/2 p.m.).
The Bald Eagles entered today with a 2-2 overall record after splitting a four-game series last weekend at Chowan on The Haven's 2017 season-open weekend.
Fairmont State entered the game 4-4 overall and had won four straight games.
Last weekend at Chowan, Lock Haven hit nine home runs and the Bald Eagles are led by three players – Stotler, Lahn and Dehaas – who were all hitting .455 going into the game. Ace
Jacob Belinda (Port Matilda, Pa./Tyrone) got the nod in game one of the season for LHU and he didn't disappoint on the way to a win.
Weekend Series vs. Fairmont State (Beckley, W.Va.):
Saturday, March 4; 3 p.m. (9 inn.) LHU 16 – Fairmont State 8
Sunday, March 5; 12 p.m. (7 inn.)
Sunday, March 5; 2 p.m. (7 inn.)
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*please note – for this weekend's neutral site games vs. Fairmont State, full box scores and/or recaps may not be immediately available post-game. Please check back to this page for updates, box scores & recaps.
