FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties use Long Ball to Sweep Lock Haven Series and Win Sixth Straight on Senior Day
 
MANSFIELD – The Mountaineers crushed five home runs on the day to win both games over Lock Haven with a score of 9-5, sweeping the four-game series and extending their win streak to six games Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at Shaute Field.
 
In the opener Lock Haven jumped out to 3-0 lead in the top of the first behind a three-run home run by Justin Sleigh.
 
Mansfield countered with two runs of its own in the bottom half of the inning when Taylor Hillson led off with a walk and later scored on Anthony Renz's towering two-run home run over the centerfield fence to close the gap to 3-2.
 
That score held until Mansfield tied the game in the bottom of the fourth inning when Zephan Kash singled and later scored on a single by Dave Glueck to tie the game at 3-3
 
Lock Haven retook the lead with two runs in the top of the fifth on a two-run single by Mike Agosto giving the Bald Eagles a 5-3 advantage.
 
Mansfield closed the gap to 5-4 in the bottom half of the inning when Baylor drilled a solo shot over the left field fence.
 
After holding Lock haven scoreless in the top of the sixth, Mansfield erupted for five runs in the bottom of the innings highlighted by a three-run home run by Eric Schanzenbacher along with a two run home run by Matt Kurelja to take a 9-5 lead.

Zach Sacoman came in relief in in the seventh and shut Lock Haven down to preserve the win.
 
Glueck went 3-3 with an RBI for the Mountaineers while Schanzenbacher, Baylor, Renz and Kurelja each hit home runs. Luke Hils started and stuck out six over the first 4.1 innings before being relieved by senior Dan Harms who picked up the win.
 
In game two, Mansfield pushed a run across in the bottom of the first when Schanzenbacher scored from second on an error by the second baseman.
 
Lock Haven tied the game in its next at bat with Mike Agosto's RBI single before taking the lead in the third with RBIs by Sleigh and Price to hold a 3-1 advantage.
 
The Eagle's lead was short lived though as Mansfield tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Schanzenbacher singled through the left side before Baylor doubled in the gap to put a pair of runners in scoring position. Renz plated both runners with a single up the middle.
 
The Mountaineers opened the fifth inning with three straight singles to score a run and put runners on the corners. Renz scored on a wild pitch later in the inning before a Wes Custer sacrifice fly plated Eric Harms to put Mansfield on top 6-3.
 
In the sixth, Hillson and Schanzenbacher both reached with singles before Baylor crushed a three-run bomb over the centerfield fence to put the Mounties on top 9-3. The homer was Baylor's second of the day and team-best eighth of the season.
 
Lock Haven pushed across to runs in the seventh, but was unable to rally for the win.
 
Jeremy Mapstone earned the victory on the mound for Mansfield, pitching 4.1 innings with five earned runs and five strikeouts.
 
Mansfield hosts Kutztown at Shaute Field on Sunday.