READING, Pa. – Penn College used a late rally to even the North Eastern Athletic Conference Baseball Championship against Penn State Berks in the seventh inning, but the Nittany Lions answered in the ensuing innings to claim the NEAC Title with a 17-12 victory.

The Wildcats wrapped up their season at 20-15.

Berks jumped out to a 7-0 lead with a run in the first and six in the second inning, before Penn College tacked on three in the fourth.

Richard Lennon belted a two-run shot to left field, scoring Ben Flicker, to make it 7-2 before Noah Esposito's sacrifice fly to right brought in Colton Riley.

Esposito's RBI was the first at-bat following a one-hour rain delay.

The Lions added two in the fifth and two in the sixth to take an 11-3 lead.

The Wildcats clawed back with an eight-run seventh to tie the game.

Nathaniel Lowe led off the inning with a double to left and Alex Zelger followed with a single to score Lowe. Flicker double and Brittan Kittle brought in three when he launched a three-run homer over the scoreboard in left to make it 11-7. Esposito brought in Riley on a single to center before a wild pitch score Ellerman to make it 11-9. Zelger tied the game with a single through the middle to bring in Lowe and Esposito and deadlock the contest at 11-11.

Berks answered in the bottom of the frame with five runs and added another run in the eighth.

Penn College scored it final run in the ninth when Cline brought in Ellerman on a single.

Lennon led the Wildcats with three hits, while Zelger, Cline, Flicker, Kittle, Riley, Ellerman, Espotio, and Lowe – the entire lineup – all finished with two hits.