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Penn State Abington
BSB - Gabe Marrero
3
Penn State-Abington PSA 1-5
6
Winner Rutgers-Camden RUCBB 5-1
Penn State-Abington PSA
1-5
3
Final
6
Rutgers-Camden RUCBB
5-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn State-Abington PSA 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 4
Rutgers-Camden RUCBB 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 X 6 6 1

W: Cooper, Chase (1-0) L: DeCristofaro, Nate (0-1) S: Rumsey, Ryan (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Falls to Rutgers-Camden, 6-3

Camden, N.J. – The Penn State Abington baseball team dropped a non-conference contest at Rutgers University Camden by the score of 6-3 on Tuesday evening at the Camden Athletic Complex.
 
Score: Rutgers Camden 6, Penn State Abington 3
WP: Chase Cooper (1-0) | LP: Nate DeCristofaro (0-1)
Records: Penn State Abington (1-5) | Rutgers Camden (5-1)
Location: Camden, N.J. (Camden Athletic Complex)
 
How It Happened
 
* Abington trailed 5-0 entering the top half of the sixth.  The Nittany Lions cut into the Scarlet Raptors lead by plating two runs in the inning.  Back-to-back hits by junior Cory DiMario and senior Shane Fillman followed by a passed ball put two runners in scoring position for the Nittany Lions with just one out in the inning.  Senior Garten Grandelli pushed across DiMario with an infield hit to short, while sophomore Donato Incollingo followed with a sacrifice fly to score Fillman.
 
* Camden got a run back in the bottom of the sixth when Billy Richards hit a two-out solo home run to increase the Scarlet Raptors lead to 6-2.
 
* In the seventh, sophomore Gabe Marrero cut the deficit in half at 6-3 with a lead-off home run that sailed over the right-center field fence. 
 
* Camden's Ryan Rumsey, who pitched 3.1 innings of relief to earn the save, held Abington to just one hit in the final two innings.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Fillman and senior Jake Fallers each went 2-for-4 in the game for the Nittany Lions.  Fillman scored a run with his two base hits, while Fallers connected on a double.
 
* Marrero's seventh inning homer marked his first of the season as he finished the game 1-for-4. 
 
* Sophomore Nate DeCristofaro (0-1) pitched five innings as he allowed only one earned run while striking out six. 
 
* For Camden, Richards went 1-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.  Chase Cooper picked up his first win of the season as he went 5.2 innings.  Cooper allowed two runs and struck out seven batters.
 
All-Time Series
Tonight marked the ninth meeting between Abington and Camden since the start of the 2011 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 1-8 versus the Scarlet Raptors in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Thursday, March 6 as the Nittany Lions begin their eight-game stretch at the RussMatt Baseball Invitational in Auburndale, Fla.  Abington will face Albion College on Thursday with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
 
 
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