Auburndale, Fla – The Penn State Abington baseball team earned another victory in the Rusmatt Invitational Tournament Tuesday Afternoon. In this high scoring game, Abington came out on top 15-12 against King's College (PA). The win improved their record to 3-5 overall.
In the top of the 3
rd inning, junior
Tyler DiPatri (Pedricktown, NJ) singled out to right field for the Lions. The hit drove home two runs and gave Abington a 4-2 lead.
As the game progresses, the Nittany Lions and Monarchs continued to put up scores.
At the start of the 6
th inning Abington trailed King's College, however the Nittany Lions' batters would ignite them to the lead. Junior
Brett Guaglionona (Abington, Pa.) scored off a hit from sophomore
Stevie Stevenson (Westampton, NJ). Later in the inning, freshman
Ryan McCarty (Yardley, PA) doubled down the infield lined. This drove home a run from freshman
Jaden Himmelreich (Temple, PA) and advanced Stevenson to third base. Abington would go on and score four more run in that inning. At the end of the 6
th, the Nittany Lions were on top 13-11.
In the 9
th inning, freshman
Darren Aupperle (Barrington, NJ) solidified the game for Abington after he singled up the middle. This drove home the last run of the game. Â
The Nittany Lions will return to action Thursday 9:15 A.M. against Greensboro College in the Rusmatt Invitational Tournament.
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