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Winner Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 1-3
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Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 3-1
Winner
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST.
1-3
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Final
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Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD
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Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Abington PENN ST. 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 8 1
Gwynedd Mercy GWYNEDD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 1

W: Benson, Nick (1-1) L: D. Ganey (0-1) S: Handfield, Jason (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Defeats Griffins, 5-4

Gwynedd Valley, Pa. – Senior Nick Benson struck out 10 batters as the Penn State Abington baseball team defeated Gwynedd Mercy University, 5-4, in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon.  Benson allowed just two runs in five innings of work to pick up his first victory in an Abington uniform.
 
Score: Penn State Abington 5, Gwynedd Mercy 4
WP: Nick Benson (1-1) | LP: Dylan Ganey (0-1) | S: Jason Handfield
Records: Penn State Abington (1-3, 0-0 UEC) | Gwynedd Mercy (3-1, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Gwynedd City, Pa.
 
How It Happened
 
* Gwynedd Mercy jumped out to a 2-0 lead after Jacob Ruddell delivered a two-out double to right-center field that drove in a pair of runs.
 
* Abington answered with single runs in the next three innings to take a 3-2 lead after five.  Junior Akira Nakamura drove in the team's first run as sophomore Aqual Chapman scored after leading the inning off with a double.  In the fourth inning, freshman John Busco tied the game with a run-scoring single and the Nittany Lions took the lead in the fifth after junior Donato Incollingo scored junior Nathan Schurga with a sacrifice fly.
 
* Leading 3-2 entering the eighth inning, Abington added a couple insurance runs off the bat of Busco who connected on his first career home run.  His two-run shot gave the Nittany Lions a 5-2 lead. 
 
* In the bottom of the ninth, the Griffins made things interesting plating two runs to make the score 5-4.  However, freshman Jason Handfield entered and retired the final three batters to earn his first collegiate save.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Busco finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate with a run and three RBI.
 
* Nakamura also had a three-hit game as he went 3-for-5 with an RBI.
 
* Benson (1-1) picked up his first victory of the season as he scattered three hits in five innings of work.  He struck out 10 batters, including the first five batters he faced.
 
* For Gwynedd Mercy, Felix Melendez went 2-for-2 with two runs, while Ruddell went 2-for-4 with two RBI. 
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 11th meeting between Abington and Gwynedd Mercy since the start of the 2012 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 5-6 versus the Griffins in the all-time series.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Sunday, March 1 as the Nittany Lions face off against Penn State Hazleton in a non-conference contest.  Game time is set for 1:30 p.m.
 
 
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