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Penn State Abington
BSB - Petrucelli
Carl Kosola
8
Penn St. Abington PSA 11-10
12
Winner Lancaster Bible LBC 4-16
Penn St. Abington PSA
11-10
8
Final
12
Lancaster Bible LBC
4-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St. Abington PSA 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 9 1
Lancaster Bible LBC 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 X 12 10 4

W: Brian Coburn (2-2) L: Hightower, Brandon (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Drops Series Finale at LBC, 12-8

Lancaster, Pa. – The Penn State Abington baseball team launched five more home runs against Lancaster Bible College but it wasn't enough as the Nittany Lions fell short to the Chargers, 12-8, in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at the LBC Baseball Field.  Despite the loss, the Nittany Lions won the United East Conference (UEC) series two games to one and are now 6-3 this season in conference play. 
 
Score: Lancaster Bible 12, Penn State Abington 8
WP: Brian Coburn (2-2) | LP: Brandon Hightower (2-3)
Records: Penn State Abington (11-10, 6-3 UEC) | Lancaster Bible (4-16, 2-7 UEC)
Location: Lancaster, Pa. (LBC Baseball Field)
 
How It Happened
 
* Lancaster Bible took advantage of three walks and a hit by pitch in the first inning to jump out to a 4-0 lead.  Evan Sareyka and Thade Hague each had run scoring hits in the inning.
 
* Abington cut the deficit in half in the top of the second when junior Tim Petrucelli came through with a two-run home run.  It marked his ninth of the season. 
 
* The Chargers responded with a run in the bottom of the inning to increase their lead to 5-2, but the Nittany Lions added a run in the third.  Sophomore Eric Stradling connected on his first career home run to make it 5-3 game.
 
* Lancaster Bible increased its lead with a run in the fifth and two in the sixth.  Harrison Madagan hit a solo home run in the fifth, while Blake Greenly recorded a two-run homer in the sixth.  The Chargers went on to add another run in the seventh to increase their advantage to 9-3.
 
* Abington made things interesting in the top half of the eight.  The Nittany Lions took advantage of a fielding error resulting in back-to-back-to-back home runs with two outs in the inning.  Junior Justin Fogel fired off a two-run home for his seventh home run of the season followed by a solo shot by senior Zach Morales.  After a pitching change, Petrucelli greeted the new pitcher with his second home run of the game as the Nittany Lions cut the lead down to 9-7.
 
* In the bottom of the eight the Chargers responded with two home runs in the inning.  Greenly recorded his second two-run home run of the game, while James Toney hit a solo shot two batters later.
 
* Abington scored a run in the top of the ninth with Stradling driving in sophomore Steve Corrado with a single up the middle to cap the scoring.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* With his two home runs, Petrucelli now has 10 on the year setting a new career-high.  It also marked his second multi-home run game of the season.  He finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI. Petrucelli homered in each game of the three-game series.
 
* Morales went 2-for-4 at the plate, including his fifth home run of the season.  He scored twice and had one RBI.
 
* Fogel tied his career-high with his seventh home run of the season.  He went 1-for-4 with a run and two RBI.
 
* Stradling finished 2-for-4 with a run and two RBI.  His third inning home run marked the first of his career.
 
* For Lancaster Bible, Greenly went 2-for-3 with four runs and four RBI after knocking out two home runs.  Madagan finished 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 28th meeting between Abington and Lancaster Bible since the start of the 2011 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 22-6 versus the Chargers in the all-time series.
 
Long Ball X16
The 16 home runs hit by Abington marked the most in program history in a three-game conference series since the team hit 14, ironically, against Lancaster Bible last season at Alverthorpe Park.  Furthermore, Petrucelli and Morales are now tied for second most home runs in program history with 18 career homers.  Fogel is next with 17 career long balls after today's performance.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Tuesday, April 4 as the Nittany Lions host Stockton University in a non-conference contest.  First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. at Alverthorpe Park.
 
 
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