Box Score King's Baseball Falls at Home to Lebanon Valley 10-6

Wilkes-Barre, PA-- The King's College baseball team saw its comeback bid fall short as they lost to visiting Lebanon Valley 10-6 Tuesday afternoon at Lipo Field.

Clinging to a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning the Dutchmen took advantage of three King's errors to push across three runs, two unearned and push the lead back up to 8-4. Lebanon Valley tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the eighth as well.

Down 5-0 after the top of the fourth the Monarchs responded in the bottom of the fourth. Rob Lemoncelli jump started the offense with a solo blast to lead off the first. King's then put together three straight doubles from Rich Acierno, Chris Sweeney and Eric Bohem to cut the lead to 5-3. After a Brian Mikus ground out Brenton Eades stroked a single to plate Bohem and make the score 5-4.

The Monarchs made a push in the bottom of the ninth getting a lead-off double from Tim Marchetti. Pinch-hitter Jared Turner flew out to right field, but Marchetti moved up when he bluffed to third and the rightfielder made an errant throw to third. Anthony Re drove home Marchetti with a single to left. Lemoncelli singled to put runners on the corners and Sweeney plated Re to set the final.

Re and Lemoncelli were each 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Sweeney also picked up a pair of hits and drove in two runs. Marchett finished 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Jake Rhody paced the Dutchmen offense going 2-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI. Jordan Witmer tallied three hits and a run scored.

The Monarchs open their conference slate on Friday when they make the trip to Manhattanville. The Valiants will make the trip Lipo field for a doubleheader on Saturday.