LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven baseball team's (8-31, 5-21 PSAC East) offense powered the Bald Eagles to an 11-7 victory in game one of a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Eastern Division doubleheader at home against Mansfield (14-26, 7-19 PSAC East) to earn a split on the day (Friday, April 26). The Bald Eagles dropped game two, 5-0.
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Today's games in Lock Haven also marked The Haven's annual Sexual Assault Awareness games.
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Game 1 Recap: Lock Haven 11, Mansfield 7
In game one, the Bald Eagles struck for 11 runs on 13 hits, while putting up seven runs in the second inning to outduel the Mounties in a high-scoring affair.
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After Mansfield struck for three runs to open the game, the Bald Eagles countered for seven runs in the bottom of the second to take the lead.
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Mansfield plated two in the top of the third, but Lock Haven erased those runs in the bottom of the fourth to lead 9-5.
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The Mounties rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the fifth, but Lock Haven once again had the answer and scored twice, before recording the final six outs to win 11-7.
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Bald Eagle starter
Garrett Starr (DuBois, Pa./DuBois) was charged with three earned runs in four innings of work, while striking out four hitters to earn his third victory of the season.
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Nine different players secured a hit for Lock Haven, who finished with a game-high 13 in the game, including three for extra bases.
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Francisco Taveras (Muhlenberg, Pa./Muhlenberg),
Lance Baldensperger (Warren, Pa./Warren),
Jaxson Pupo (Lewistown, Pa./Mifflin County) and
Dante Bruno (Telford, Pa/Souderton Area) all finished with two hits.
Joseph DeSiena (Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast), Bruno and Pupo all drove in multiple runs, led by a game-high three RBI by Pupo, who doubled twice.
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Game 2 Recap: Mansfield 5, Lock Haven 0
Mansfield scored five runs over five innings and held the Bald Eagles off the scoreboard to earn a 3-0 victory in the nightcap.
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Lock Haven totaled four hits in game two.
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Will Stambaugh (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff ) tossed the complete game for the Bald Eagles, allowing four earned runs.
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Up Next for Lock Haven:
The Bald Eagles wrap up their series against Mansfield tomorrow afternoon (Saturday, April 27) at 1 and 3:30 p.m. in Mansfield.
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