Merchant Marine Too Much for Behrend Baseball
The Penn State Behrend baseball team dropped a 13-3 decision to Merchant Marine on day three of Spring Break on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Pierce, Florida.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
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6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | X | 13 | 11 | 5 |
FORT PIERCE, Fla. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team dropped a 13-3 decision to Merchant Marine on day three of Spring Break on Tuesday afternoon in Fort Pierce, Florida.
Score: Merchant Marine 13, Penn State Behrend 3 (7 inn.)
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-3), Merchant Marine (2-1)
Key Moments:
* The Merchant Marines got on the board early with six runs on four hits and two errors in the bottom of the first
* Behrend cut the lead to four with a pair of runs in the third
* With bases loaded, Dylan Barnes reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to third while Thomas Nicely scored on an error and Silvio Ionadi also came home to make it 6-2
* The Mariners scored seven unanswered runs over three innings, including four in the fourth to keep the lead for good
* The Lions added a final run in the seventh behind a sacrifice fly by Danny Pedersen that sent home Jake Federouch
* Pitcher Alec Greenblatt started the game and registered the loss, giving up four hits and walking two
* Nathan Helphenstine and Evan Del Signore also threw in relief
Next Up:
* The Lions are back in action tomorrow against Monmouth (Ill.). Game one is slated for 10 a.m.