Late Two-Run Blast Lifts Hilbert Past Behrend Baseball
The Hilbert baseball starting pitcher Gregory Lowry threw a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits to help the Hawks take game one of a three-game series with a 4-2 win over Penn State Behrend in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Friday afternoon.
HAMBURG, NY – The Hilbert baseball starting pitcher Gregory Lowry threw a complete game, allowing two runs on eight hits to help the Hawks take game one of a three-game series with a 4-2 win over Penn State Behrend in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) action on Friday afternoon.
Score: Hilbert 4, Penn State Behrend 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (13-6, 3-2 AMCC), Hilbert (15-8, 4-1 AMCC)
Key Moments:
* Hilbert grabbed a 1-0 lead in the second inning off Harley Hoag's RBI double
* The Lions responded in the fifth with a pair of runs to take a one-run advantage
* Behrend tallied both runs with two outs showing
* Spencer Deitz singled and scored on a double to left field by Dylan Barnes to make it 1-all
* Thomas Nicely drove in Barnes with a single to center field for a 2-1 edge
* The Hawks scored three runs on two hits, finishing with a two-run homer from Patrick Evans for the final margin at 4-2
* Barnes finished with two hits, an RBI and a run, while Silvio Ionadi added a pair of hits
* Jake Manendo went seven innings and allowed four runs with six strikeouts
* Jack Baumgartel threw two scoreless innings in relief
Next Up:
* The Lions are back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader at Hilbert. First game is at 12 p.m.
