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BSB - Grandelli
10
Winner Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 4-6
8
Curry CURRY 4-3
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.
4-6
10
Final
8
Curry CURRY
4-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 3 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0 10 12 3
Curry CURRY 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 9 0

W: Evans, Nate (1-0) L: D. Fagala (0-1) S: Woodson, Connor (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Late Rally Leads to 10-8 Victory Over Curry

Auburndale, Fla. – The Penn State Abington baseball team scored four runs in the top half of the seventh inning to rally to defeat Curry College, 10-8, in a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon at the RussMatt Baseball Invitational.  The Nittany Lions have scored 10-plus runs in each of its four games thus far in Florida resulting in a 3-1 record.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 10, Curry 8
WP: Nate Evans (1-0) | LP: D Fagala (0-1) | S: Connor Woodson (1)
Records: Penn State Abington (4-6) | Curry (4-3)
Location: Auburndale, Fla. (Lake Myrtle Park)
 
How It Happened
 
* Abington scored four runs in the top half of the seventh to grab its first lead since leading 3-0 in the first inning.  The Nittany Lions trailed, 8-6, before three straight run scoring hits gave Abington a 10-8 advantage.  With two runners on base, junior Paul Figueroa delivered a double to right-center field to score freshman Aqual Chapman.  Junior Cory DiMario followed with a double down the right field line to score sophomore Gabe Marrero and Figueroa.  DiMario then scored on a basehit by senior Shane Fillman to cap the scoring in the inning.
 
* Curry threatened in the bottom of the ninth.  With two outs in the inning, the Colonels had two batters reach base brining the potential winning run to the plate.  Junior Connor Woodson entered in relief and retired George Calderon with a grounder right back to the mound for the final out of the game to earn the save.
 
* Abington opened the game with a three-run first inning.  Senior Josh McGee highlighted the inning with a two-run single.  Senior Jake Fallers also drove in a run in the inning with an infield hit that scored DiMario.
 
* The Nittany Lions added a pair of runs in the fourth thanks to an RBI double by Grandelli and a sacrifice fly by sophomore Donato Incollingo.
 
* Curry flipped the script in the bottom of the fourth as the Colonels scored seven runs to take an 8-5 lead.  Devin Grove went 2-for-2 in the inning with an RBI.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Grandelli finished the game 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
 
* DiMario also had multiple hits in the game as he went 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBI.
 
* Fillman went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
 
* McGee finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.
 
* Marrero reached base three times with three walks and a run scored.
 
* Senior Nate Evans picked up his first win of the season as he pitched three scoreless innings in relief while striking out five batters. 
 
* Freshman Eric David also held the Colonels scoreless in relief as he pitched 1.2 innings while striking out two.
 
* For Curry, Grove and Brandon Polanco each went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the first-ever meeting between Abington and Curry.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, March 12 as the Nittany Lions continue play down in Florida with a match-up against Lakeland University.  First pitch is scheduled for 3:45 p.m.
 
 
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