Mason Pennypacker batting
Tyler Schueck
5
Eastern EUBASE 0-1
6
Winner Penn State Berks PSBM 3-0
Eastern EUBASE
0-1
5
Final
6
Penn State Berks PSBM
3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Eastern EUBASE 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 6 4
Penn State Berks PSBM 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 6 10 2

W: Murphy, Dale (1-0) L: Hayes,Jacob (0-1)

15
Winner Penn State Berks PSBM 4-0
5
Eastern EUBASE 0-2
Winner
Penn State Berks PSBM
4-0
15
Final
5
Eastern EUBASE
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn State Berks PSBM 7 3 1 3 0 0 1 15 12 1
Eastern EUBASE 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 9 2

W: Sentz, Hunter (1-0) L: Ocasio,Nelson (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball picks up sweep over Eastern

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Penn State Berks baseball team continued its strong start to the season with a pair of wins over Eastern University on the second day of the Ripken Experience. The Nittany Lions made a late comeback to force extra innings in a 6-5 win in game one, followed by a big first inning in a 15-5 victory in the nightcap.

The Nittany Lions (4-0) received solid pitching performances in both games and the offense provided plenty of firepower all day.

In the opener, Eastern took a 5-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning. The first two Berks batters of the inning got out, leaving the Nittany Lions down to their final out. Austin Madeja reached base on an error to prolong the game and Dalton Hughes followed with a single to keep the rally going. Toby Welk smacked a double to drive in both runs and make it a 5-3 ballgame. Dante Salerno and Mason Pennypacker both drew walks to load up the bases. Tate Yergey then drove in a pair of runs with a single to even the score at 5-all.

Dale Murphy came on in relief and held the Eagles (0-2) off the board to keep the momentum in Berks' favor. Joe Gramignano led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk, Madeja followed with a single and an error on an infield grounder by Hughes loaded up the bases. Eastern appeared like they might get out of the jam after getting a force out at home and strikeout. But Pennypacker worked a two-out walk to force in Madeja with the winning run.

Justin Butler scattered five hits and surrendered three runs, while striking out three batters in six innings of work. Ben Wanner tallied one strikeout in an inning of relief. Murphy, who picked up the win, struck out one batter his a scoreless inning of relief.

In the second game, Berks scored in bunches early and were ahead 14-2 by the end of the fourth inning. Hunter Sentz made a strong debut on the mound with six strikeouts in a complete-game effort. The freshman right-hander allowed nine hits and five runs (four earned).

All nine of the starters in the lineup recorded a hit, led by Pennypacker and Noah Kurtz with two hits each. Octavio Orona, Hughes, Justin Welch, and Tyler Kreitz all drove in two runs. Welch scored three times, while Welk, Salerno, Pennypacker, and Kurtz all scored twice.

The Nittany Lions will have an off day tomorrow before returning to action with a doubleheader against New England College on Wednesday, March 6 beginning at 10 a.m.




 
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