ABINGTON, Pa. – Penn College split a United East baseball doubleheader with Penn State Abington Saturday. The Wildcats dropped the first game, 16-10, before winning the nightcap, 8-5, to improve to 3-1 UE, 7-8 overall.
In game one,
Penn College took a 3-0 lead in the second on a
Matt Munoz single, an error, and
Brandon Shane's single to left. Abington pulled with one with two in the bottom of the second before
Shawn Townsend got a run back with a single to left in the third. The Lions plated nine total runs in the third and fourth to propel themselves to the win.
Nathan Gustkey and Shane both finished with three hits, while
Dallas Griess,
Levi Purnell, Townsend,
Jaydon Goebel, and Munoz all finished with two hits, with Purnell and Goebel both smacking home runs.
In game two,
PCT jumped out to a 5-0 lead, with a run in the first and four in the top of the third. Purnell's single in the first brought in the first run, while Townsend's single, Munoz' sac fly, and Shane's two-run single in third gave the Wildcats their lead. After the Lions struck for three in the third, and an error in the fourth kept PCT with a 6-3 advantage. Abington pulled within two, 6-4, in the sixth but Gustkey and Purnell added insurance runs in the seventh.
Gustkey paced the offense with four hits,
Ethan Stahl and Shane added three, while Purnell and Townsend picked up a pair.
Ethan Hannevig picked up the win after firing five innings, with three earned, on seven hits, with six strikeouts, and one walk.
Up next: Penn College returns to action Tuesday, 5 p.m., hosting King's College.