Nicely Delivers Game-Winning 100th Career Hit; Lions Defeat Allegheny
The Penn State Behrend baseball team got the game-winning run in the ninth inning to defeat Allegheny 5-4 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
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MEADVILLE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend baseball team got the game-winning run in the ninth inning to defeat Allegheny 5-4 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon.
Score: Penn State Behrend 5, Allegheny 4
Records: Penn State Behrend (11-4), Allegheny (12-7)
Key Moments:
* Behrend pulled out a 5–4 road win after scoring the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning
* Thomas Nicely recorded his 100th hit, the game winning, in the ninth to score Silvio Ionadi for the eventual game winner
* After four scoreless innings, Behrend broke through in the fifth, scoring three runs on key RBI hits by Ionadi and Dylan Barnes, plus a sacrifice fly from Joey Fazzone
* The Lions extended their lead to 4–0 in the sixth when Cayden Turner tripled home Tyler Burick
* Allegheny battled back with two runs in the bottom of the frame and two more in the eighth, tying the game 4–all
* In the 9th inning, Nicely delivered a clutch RBI single to drive in the go-ahead run, making it 5–4
* Ionadi, Barnes and Nicely each had two hits
* Will McMahon was the winning pitcher in three innings of work, allowing two runs and fanning four
* Ethan Tinker started and threw six innings and struck out five
Next Up:
* The Lions are back in action on Sunday at Mt. Aloysius. Game times are 1 p.m. and 4 p.m.