LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven University baseball team (13-4, 5-1 PSAC East) used a walk-off single from
Nick Stotler (Plum, Pa./Coker College) in the bottom of the seventh of game two to help complete the sweep of rival Mansfield (7-12, 1-5 PSAC East) in two very tight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Divisional games Saturday at Watkins field.
The Bald Eagles were able to take game one 8-4 before taking game two 4-3.
Game one saw the Mountaineers jump out to an early 2-0 lead after a Tyler Guidos two-run homer to left in the top of the first inning. LHU was able to recapture the lead, 3-2, in the bottom of the third and the Bald Eagles never looked back on their way to an 8-4 win.
Cayden Stover (Beech Creek, Pa./Chesapeake College) led the way for The Haven, going 3-4 in the game with three RBIs and three runs scored.
Liam McArthur (Basking Ridge, N.J./Seton Hall) also had a strong game, going 3-4 while scoring three runs.
John Banes (Springfield, Pa./Cumberland CC) and
Kolby Dehaas (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho/Wenatchee Valley CC) both tallied two hits for LHU.
In game two, Lock Haven trailed 2-1 before the Bald Eagles were able to score two runs in the bottom of the third to jump ahead 3-2. Mansfield tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the sixth and the score remained tied heading into the bottom of the seventh.
With two outs in the inning, Stover was able to rip a triple to deep left-center in order to bring Stotler to the plate. Stotler was able to send a single down the right field line to score Stover and win the game.
Stover once again had a strong game, going 3-4 while scoring two runs. McArthur and Stotler both added two hits each.
The Bald Eagles entered the weekend ranked No. 17 in the country. It marks the first time LHU baseball has been ranked in the modern era and is believed to be highest ranking ever for Lock Haven.
LHU and Mansfield will cap their four-game PSAC series on Monday, April 2 at Mansfield. The doubleheader was originally scheduled for yesterday (March 31), but was postponed because of weather.