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BSB - Baar HR
9
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSAM 33-9, 0 UEC
6
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM 27-15, 0 UEC
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PSAM
33-9, 0 UEC
9
Final
6
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM
27-15, 0 UEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSAM 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 9 13 2
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSHM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 9 0

W: Himmelreich, Jaden (7-2) L: D. Harshbarg (5-4) S: McCarty, Ryan (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Championship Bound! Abington Advances to United East Championship Game

Middletown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington baseball team upset top-seeded Penn State Harrisburg, 9-6, on day two of the United East Conference (UEC) Tournament and as a result the Nittany Lions advance to Wednesday's championship game unblemished in the double-elimination format.  

Score: Penn State Abington 9, Penn State Harrisburg 6
Records: Penn State Abington (33-9) | Penn State Harrisburg (27-15)
Location: Middeltown, Pa. (PSH Baseball Field)
 
How It Happened
 
* Junior Josh Baar came through with the knockout blow in the top half of the ninth inning.  With two runners on base and two outs in the inning, Baar came to the plate in a pinch-hit opportunity and launched a three-run homer over the left field fence to give Abington a 9-5 lead. 
 
* Penn State Harrisburg managed to score a run in the bottom of the inning but senior Ryan McCarty, who came in to pitch in the bottom of the eight, struck out the final batter to earn his fourth save of the season. 
 
* Senior Jaden Himmelreich (7-2) held the Harrisburg offense to just four runs in seven-plus innings of work.  After allowing two runs in the first inning, Himmelreich held Harrisburg scoreless until the eighth. 
 
* Abington jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning with senior Tim Petrucelli coming though with a run scoring single.  Harrisburg grabbed the lead in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs.
 
* Abington regained the lead in the third after recording three runs, including two off sacrifice flies by McCarty and senior Zach Morales.  Junior Sean Doherty also had a run scoring hit in the inning.
 
* The score remained 4-2 in favor of Abington until the top half of the fifth when McCarty led the inning off with a solo home run.  Abington added another run in the sixth off a Justin Fogel RBI base hit to make the score 6-2.
 
* Harrisburg started the eighth inning with back-to-back doubles by Matt Parks and Kevin Lehner.  The home team went on to score three times in the inning to cut the lead down to 6-5. 
 
Inside the Box Score
 
*  McCarty finished the game 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI, including his 29th home run of the season.  With his six total bases in the game, McCarty set the single season Division III record for most total bases with 219.  McCarty's home run marked his 29th of the season and in the process recorded his 88th run of the season; one shy of tying the D-III single season record.  McCarty is also one hit shy of 100 for the season and is four hits away from the Division III single season record of 103.
 
* Baar's ninth inning home run marked his fifth homer of the season.  He finished with a game-high three RBI.
 
* Sophomore Andrew Lastowka had a pair of hits in the game as he finished 2-for-4 with two runs. 
 
* Freshman Chase Swain went 1-for-4 at the plate with two runs and two walks. 
 
* Fogel and Morales each finished the game 2-for-5.  Fogel added a run and an RBI, while Morales drove in one run on the day.
 
* For Harrisburg, Parks went 2-for-4 at the plate with a run and two RBI.  Maddux Ryan also drove in two runs.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 15th meeting between Abington and Harrisburg since the start of the 2011 season.  Abington snapped a six game losing streak in the series and is now 8-7 versus Harrisburg in the all-time series.
 
Continue to Roll
With the win, Abington extended its season-long winning streak to 15 games.  The victory also snapped Harrisburg's 17-game winning streak.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday and will face Harrisburg in the United East Championship game.  First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m.  An 'if necessary' game is slated for 1 p.m.  Abington enters the championship game without a loss in the double-elimination format.  Harrisburg is 2-1 after eliminating fourth-seeded Penn College. 
 
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