MANSFIELD – Mansfield baseball dropped both ends of a PSAC East doubleheader at No. 17 Lock Haven Saturday afternoon at Watkins Field.
 
Lock Haven (12-4, 4-1 PSAC East) overcame an early deficit to win game one 8-4 before taking game two 4-3 on a walk-off hit.
 
Tyler Guidos put Mansfield (7-11, 1-4 PSAC East) on top early in the opener, drilling a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. It was the second on the season for Guidos.
 
The Bald Eagles got one back in the bottom of the inning, but Spencer Zuraski put Mansfield ahead by two runs again with an RBI single up the middle in the second inning to make it 3-1.
 
Lock Haven tied the game with a pair of runs in the third and took its first lead with two more runs in the fifth. The Eagles added three insurance runs in the sixth to earn the victory.
 
Jesse Slinger went the distance for Lock Haven for the win while striking out six batters. Evan McAndrew took the loss.
 
In the nightcap, Lock Haven put a run on the board in the bottom of the first, but the Mountaineers responded with a pair of runs in the second to take over the lead. Brady Mengel drove in the first with an RBI single through the left side before Carlos Espinosa scored on a double play ball.
 
The Bald Eagles countered with a pair of runs in the third to regain the lead at 3-2
 
In the top of the sixth inning, Mengel drove a two-out single through the left side to score Dio Infante and tie the game at 3-3. However, Lock Haven's Nick Stotler came through clutch with a walk-off RBI single into right field to win the game and sweep the doubleheader.
 
Scott Leitholf moved to 4-0 on the mound, pitching 7.0 innings with seven strikeouts. Luke Hills took the loss.
 
Mansfield hosts Lock Haven on Monday at Shaute Field in a doubleheader that was originally scheduled for Friday, March 30.