WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Penn College split a nonconference doubleheader against Pitt-Bradford Tuesday. The Wildcats are 5-9 after a 9-8 win in 11 innings in game one and a 6-4 setback in the nightcap.
In game one,
With the game deadlocked at eight, in the bottom the 11
th inning,
Ethan Stahl scored from third on a wild pitch to secure the win for Penn College.
The Wildcats took a 6-0 lead in the third inning with RBI singles from
Shawn Townsend,
Adam Aldenderfer,
Jaydon Goebel, and
John Croasdale, and a two-run triple from
Matt Munoz. Bradford added three in the fourth to make it 6-3. Penn College added two in the bottom of the fourth on
Brandon Shane's double and
Kevin Cute's bases-loaded walk. Pitt pulled within one, 8-7, four in the fifth and tied the game on an inside-the-park homer in the seventh.
Quinn Hanafin and Aldenderfer led PCT with two hits each.
Wyatt Hershey improved to 1-0 after three innings of hitless pitching. He struck out two and walked no batters.
In game two,
The Panthers took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first before the Wildcats evened the game in the bottom of the frame with RBIs by Townsend and
Matt Bailor. An error in the second gave PCT a 3-2 advantage before the Panthers tied the game in the third and took a 6-3 lead in the fifth. Cute's single in the seventh made it 6-4 but PCT ended the game with the bases loaded.
Cute finished with two hits for Penn College.
Penn College returns to action Wednesday, 4 p.m., in a single game hosting Lycoming College.
