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SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Five runs in the first two innings by
the Susquehanna baseball team helped lift the Crusaders to a 6-1
non-conference win over visiting Lebanon Valley on Tuesday
afternoon.
SU (23-9) was ahead 5-0 in the bottom of the fourth before a
thunderstorm caused a half-hour delay in the action.
When the action resumed, the Dutchmen (18-15) tallied one run in
the seventh before the Crusaders tacked on an insurance run in the
eighth and held on for the mid-week win, their first against
Lebanon Valley since 2005, snapping an 11-game skid and only the
third win vs. LVC since 1999.
Bryan Palsi (Brielle, N.J. / Manasquan),
Kyle Semmel (Burlington Twp., N.J. / Holy Cross)
and Rob Marcickiewicz (Red Bank, N.J. / Middletown
South) all led SU with two hits apiece, as the Crusaders
outhit the Dutchmen 11-7. Junior Jared Musilli
(Branchville, N.J. / High Point Regional) smacked a solo
home run in the bottom of the second, his first career long
ball.
Freshman Eric Soranno (Watchung, N.J. / Watchung
Hills) picked up his fourth win of the year, as the rookie
threw six innings of shutout ball, scattering four hits and
striking out a pair.
Classmate Brett Newman (Washington Crossing, Pa. /
Council Rock North) and senior Matt Smith (Blue
Ridge Summit, Pa. / Wyoming Seminary) both appeared out of
the bullpen.
SU jumped out to a 3-0 edge after one inning of play with all
the runs coming with two outs. With two runners on, Semmel cracked
a single to center scoring Dylan Glassmire (Doylestown, Pa.
/ Central Bucks South). Dylan Jenkins (Glen Mills,
Pa. / Bayard Rustin) followed with a two-run double to
right center to hand the Crusaders the early lead.
In the bottom of the second, Musilli launched a lead-off homer
over the right field fence. Ty Raubenstine (Elizabethville,
Pa. / Upper Dauphin Area) would later walk and touch home
on a run-scoring single by Glassmire with SU gaining a 5-0
lead.
After the 30-minute rain delay, the Dutchmen ruined the shutout
with a solo blast to right by Devin Dellinger. But the Crusaders
tacked on a run in the eighth on an RBI single up the middle by
Marcickiewicz.
The Crusaders host Wesley on Thursday at 4 p.m. The Wolverines
ended SU's school-record 15-game winning streak back on April
1.
