WEST CHESTER, Pa. – The Lock Haven University baseball team (6-9) dropped a doubleheader against West Chester (10-2) on Friday afternoon in what was the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division opener for both sides.
 
Game 1: L, West Chester 6, Lock Haven 2
 
Lock Haven opened the scoring in the first inning when Jake Mastillo (Roaring Brook, Twp. Pa./North Pocono) notched an RBI single to drive in Gavin Troutman (Boyertown, Pa./Oley Valley). Joe Shannon (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent (Mercer CC)) picked up the only other RBI for LHU in the fifth inning with an RBI single of his own.
 
LHU outhit the Golden Rams 7-5 but two separate three-run homeruns for West Chester proved to be the difference in the game.
 
David Keller (Oreland, Pa/Christopher Dock Mennonite) started on the mound for LHU and went six innings. Keller fanned eight West Chester batters.
 
Game 2: L, West Chester 16, Lock Haven 3
 
Game two saw the Golden Rams handle the scoreboard through the first three innings. With a three-run blast, a pair of two-run singles, and a pair of sacrifice flies, West Chester controlled the movement with a 9-0 start.
 
Gabe Stirr (Canadensis, Pa./Pocono Mtn. East) and Shannon each collected RBIs in the fourth and fifth inning, respectively. Justin Lichtenwalner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield) launched a solo home run of his own in the seventh inning, but West Chester comfortably brought home the 16-3 win.
 
Next Up:
LHU is back in doubleheader action against Clarion on March 15, with first pitch scheduled for noon. The originally scheduled single nine-inning game with West Chester has not yet been rescheduled.