Box Score

St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 2-5

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 3-4

St. John Fisher ST. JOHN

2-5

Final

Mar. 10, 2023

Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.

3-4

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	X	6	9	1

W: Hightower, Brandon (1-0) L: R. Dunlap (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | 3/10/2023 12:00:00 AM

Hightower Stifles Cardinals’ Batters; K’s 12 in Shutout Victory

Next Game:

vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

3/11/2023 | 9:45 a.m.

Next Game

Full Schedule

Mar. 11 (Sat) / 9:45 a.m.

vs. Worcester Polytechnic Institute

History

Recap
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Auburndale, Pa. – Penn State Abington senior Brandon Hightower struck out a career-high 12 batters and held the St. John Fisher University offense to just three hits as the Nittany Lions defeated the Cardinals, 6-0, in a non-conference contest on Friday at the RussMatt Baseball Invitational.

Score: Penn State Abington 6, St. John Fisher 0
Records: Penn State Abington (4-4) | St. John Fisher (2-5)
Location: Auburndale, Fla. (Lake Myrtle Park)

How It Happened

* Hightower went 7.1 innings to pick up his first win of the season. He finished the game with a career-high 12 strikeouts while holding the St. John Fisher offense to just three hits.

* Sophomore Josh Henderson came in as relief and retired five straight batters to close out the game.

All-Time Series
Today marked the third meeting between Abington and St. John Fisher and the first since the 2013 season. The Nittany Lions are now 1-2 versus the Cardinals in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington will close out its Spring Break Trip with a doubleheader against Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) on Saturday. Game one is set for 9:45 a.m.

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