MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn College defeated Lancaster Bible College 16-10 in an elimination game at the United East Conference tournament.

How it Happened: Penn College struck first in the top of the first inning with four runs scored.  Tyler Rudolph hit a two-RBI single down the right field line that scored Connor Burke and Jake Wagner.  Tristan Current followed with his own RBI single down the right field line that scored Jacob Carles.  Rudolph scored the final run of the inning when Nathan Gustkey reached first safely on an error by the shortstop.  Lancaster Bible responded with two runs in the bottom of the first to trim the lead to 4-2.

Penn College extended their lead over the next two innings with a pair of runs in the second inning and four in the third to lead 10-2.  The big damage came off the bat of Wagner who launched a three-run home run to left in the bottom of the third inning.  LBC fought back in the bottom of the third when they plated four runs to make it a 10-6 Wildcat lead.

Leading 11-10 in the top of the eighth inning Current launched a solo home run to left to extend the Wildcats lead to 12-10.  In the ninth leading 12-10 Penn College plated four insurance runs to pad their lead to 16-10.  Burke hit a two-run homer to left center, Current added an RBI double to left and Gustkey had an RBI groundout to third.

In the Box: The Wildcats pounded out 17 hits in the game.  Current and Carles finished 4-for-6 from the dish while Wagner added three hits and Burke had two.  Current, Gustkey and Wagner all had three RBI's in the game.

Ben Bretzman (4-4) picked up the win.  Bretzman allowed 12 hits, nine runs (eight earned) in six innings pitched.  Joel Verrico pitched outstanding in relief shutting down the Chargers seventh inning rally before retiring all six batters in-a-row over the eighth and ninth innings.

Penn College will play the loser of #1 Penn State Harrisburg and #2 Penn State Abington later this afternoon in an elimination game.