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Penn State Abington
BSB - Greg Wiley
16
Winner Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 23-9
4
Wells WELLS 8-21
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.
23-9
16
Final
4
Wells WELLS
8-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 2 0 5 1 0 1 3 4 0 16 13 2
Wells WELLS 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 8 2

W: Wiley, Greg (0-0) L: Z. Cronk (0-0)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Downs Wells; Clinches Postseason Berth

Aurora, N.Y. – The Penn State Abington baseball team clinched a postseason berth into next month's United East Conference Tournament after defeating Wells College, 16-4, on Saturday afternoon in the first of three conference games this weekend versus the Express.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 16, Wells 4
Records: Penn State Abington (24-9, 12-4 UEC) | Wells (8-22, 3-12 UEC)
Location: Aurora, N.Y. (Artificial Turf Field)
 
How It Happened
 
* A two-run single by senior Zach Morales with two outs in the first inning gave Abington an early 2-0 lead.
 
* Abington gave starting pitcher, Greg Wiley (4-0), all the support he would need with a five-run third inning.  With the bases loaded, Morales was hit by a pitch to force in the first run of the inning.  Junior Sean Doherty followed with a run scoring single before freshman Anthony Bencardino drew a walk to record an RBI.  Sophomore Andrew Lastowka hit a sacrifice fly to score Morales to make the score 6-0.  A double steal by Abington led to Doherty scoring the fifth and final run of the inning with a steal home plate.
 
* In the fourth, freshman Chase Swain led the inning off with a solo home run; his eighth of the season.
 
* Wells finally got on the board in the bottom of the fourth with an unearned run to make the score 8-1.
 
* Abington added another run in the sixth when Morales drew a bases loaded walk.  The Nittany Lions added three more runs in the seventh with senior Ryan McCarty connecting on a two-run home run for his 21st home run of the season. 
 
* The Abington offense remained hot into the eighth inning.  Morales led the inning off with a solo home run to make the score 13-2.  It marked his eighth home run of the season. Later in the inning, Swain drove in a run before a two-run double by sophomore Justin Fogel capped the scoring for the Nittany Lions.
 
* Wells added two runs in the bottom of the eighth with John Valinoti recording a run scoring single.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* McCarty's seventh inning home run extended his Division III lead to 21 home runs.  Across all three divisions, McCarty ranks second for most home runs this season.  He finished the game 3-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
 
* Morales went 2-for-3 with two runs and a game-high five RBI; one shy of his season and career-high.
 
* Fogel finished the game 4-for-5 with a game-high four runs and two RBI.
 
* Swain also drove in a pair of runs as he went 2-for-6 with a run. 
 
* Wiley went six innings to earn his fourth win of the season.  He held the Express to just two runs (1 earned) on six hits.  Wiley struck out five batters. 
 
* For Wells, Zac Legaretta went 2-for-2 with three runs. 
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Wells since the start of the 2018 season.  The Nittany Lions are 9-0 versus the Express in the all-time series.
 
Postseason Picture
With five conference games remaining on the schedule, Abington officially clinched a spot in next month's United East Tournament with today's win.  The Nittany Lions are currently second in the United East standings. 
 
Next Up
Abington and Wells will conclude the season series tomorrow with a doubleheader.
 
 
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