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BSB - Hightower
4
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 11-19, 8-4 UEC
5
Winner Cairn CAIRN 18-13, 11-4 UEC
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A
11-19, 8-4 UEC
4
Final
5
Cairn CAIRN
18-13, 11-4 UEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 5 1
Cairn CAIRN 0 3 1 0 1 0 X 5 7 0

W: J. Battaglia (5-1) L: Hightower, Brandon (1-4) S: G. Jessup (2)

0
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 11-20, 8-4 UEC
1
Winner Cairn CAIRN 19-13, 11-4 UEC
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A
11-20, 8-4 UEC
0
Final
1
Cairn CAIRN
19-13, 11-4 UEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PSU-A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cairn CAIRN 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 3 2

W: R. Alcin (2-2) L: Aub, Derek (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Drops Non-Conference Doubleheader at Cairn

Langhorne, Pa. – The Penn State Abington baseball team dropped a non-conference doubleheader at Cairn University as the Highlanders won both games by the scores of 5-4 and 1-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Stillman Complex.
 
GM1 Score: Cairn 5, Penn State Abington 4
WP: Joe Battaglia (5-1) | LP: Brandon Hightower (1-4) | S: Greg Jessup (2)
GM2 Score: Cairn 1, Penn State Abington 0
WP: Ronaldinho Alcin (2-2) | LP: Derek Aub (0-1)
Records: Penn State Abington (11-20, 8-4 UEC) | Cairn (19-13, 11-4 UEC)
Location: Langhorne, Pa. (Stillman Complex)
 
How It Happened (Game 1)
 
* Abington took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the second inning thanks to a two-run home run by senior Montana Milward. 
 
* The Highlanders answered with three runs in the bottom of the inning as Nathan Schurga belted a two-run homer of his own to make the score 3-2.  Two batters prior, Sam Spadea forced home Cairn's first run on a sacrifice fly.
 
* Cairn made the score 4-2 in the third inning with a Will Wikner run scoring base hit. 
 
* Abington cut the lead to one in the top half of the fifth with a solo run.  Senior Sean Doherty drove in Milward with a two-out single through the right side to make the score 4-3.
 
* The Highlanders once again responded to the Abington score with a score of their own in the bottom of the frame. Wikner drove in his second run of the game to increase the lead to 5-4. 
 
* Cairn's run in the fifth inning turned out to be a big one as the Nittany Lions made things interesting in the seventh. With the bases loaded and Abington down to its final out, Doherty was hit by a pitch to force home a run that made the score 5-4.  However, the Highlanders were able to get the next batter to ground out to hold onto the one-run victory.
 
Inside the Numbers (Game 1)
 
*  Milward went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.  His second inning home run marked his fifth long ball of the season tying his career-high.
 
* Doherty finished the game 1-for-3 with two RBI.
 
* Senior Eric Rollins and freshman Dominic Hoguet also had hits for the Nittany Lions.
 
* Senior Brandon Hightower struck out a season-high seven batters in 4.1 innings of work.
 
* Junior Coleby Lopatic pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief.
 
* For Cairn, Wikner went 2-for-2 at the plate with a run and two RBI.  Schurga also drove in a pair of runs after his second inning homer.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
 
* Cairn scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the first on a Dylan Jackson groundout.  From that point forward, the game featured just one hit after the Highlanders had two in the opening inning.
 
* Ronaldinho Alcin held the Abington offense hitless in the seven-inning game.  Alcin (2-2) allowed just five base runners on walks and a hits batsman, while striking out 11.
 
* Abington's best chance to tie the game came in the fourth when Alcin walked junior Jake Fallers and freshman Josh McGee back-to-back.  However, Alcin struck out the next two batters to end the inning.
 
Inside the Box Score (Game 2)
 
* Freshman Derek Aub made his first career start for Abington and went 4.1 innings while allowing just the one run on three hits. 
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the seventh and eighth matchup between Abington and Cairn since the start of the 2012 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 3-5 versus the Highlanders in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Friday, April 19 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Harrisburg in a three-game United East Conference series.  Friday's single game is set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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