The Misericordia University baseball team split doubleheader at Lebanon Valley, Saturday.
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The Cougars took the opener, 2-1, but dropped the nightcap, 1-0.
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Bryan Henry struck out 10 to earn the complete-game win in the opener.
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Brooks Kanwisher had two hits and an RBI and
Jeff Policarpio drove in a run.
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Brock Bollinger and
Jake McDonough had two hits each in the nightcap
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In the opener, the Cougars scored in each of the first two innings and Henry made it stand up.
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Jack Regenye led off the game with an opposite-field triple down the right field line and came home on Kanwisher's infield single.
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Drew VanHorn led off the second inning with a single to center and moved up on a sacrifice bunt. Policarpio singled down the left field line to make it 2-0.
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Lebanon Valley scored its only run on a solo homer in the fourth, but Henry didn't allow a runner past first the rest of the way.
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In game two, the Cougars left the bases loaded in the top of the first inning and the Dutchmen scored the only run of the game without the benefit of a hit in the bottom of the frame.
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LVC took advantage of two walks and a HBP and a sacrifice fly to take a 1-0 lead.
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The Cougars advanced the potential tying run to third base twice in the last three innings, but were unable move him the last 90 feet.
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John Schmidt and
Owen Daminger combined on a three-hitter in the tough loss.
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