JENKINTOWN, PA - The Penn State Abington baseball had an eighth inning rally but it wasn't enough to overcome Cabrini University in an 8-6 loss on Wednesday afternoon. The Nittany Lions fall to 12-12 for the season.
The Cavs jumped onto the board in the second inning with two runs and added another in the third inning. Cabrini extended their lead in the sixth and eventually took and 8-0 lead. After struggling for the majority of the game until the eighth inning, the Nittany Lions' bats came alive with two consecutive hits and loaded the bases with a walk. Â A huge double down the right line for the Nittany Lions by Tyler DiPatri (Pedricktown, NJ) ignited a 6 run inning to shift momentum. A lead off double in the bottom of the ninth inning from Paul Woodley (Levittown, PA) gave the Nittany Lions hope of a come from behind victory, but Abington couldn't get a run across the plate.
The Nittany Lions will hit the road when the travel to Wells College for a three game series starting on Saturday afternoon.