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BSB - John Busco
11
Winner St. Elizabeth SEU 3-10
9
Penn St.-Abington PSA 10-5
Winner
St. Elizabeth SEU
3-10
11
Final
9
Penn St.-Abington PSA
10-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Elizabeth SEU 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 11 12 4
Penn St.-Abington PSA 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 9 11 2

W: Jameson Riegel (1-0) L: DeCristofaro, Nate (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Drops Home Opener to Saint Elizabeth

Jenkintown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington baseball team dropped its home opener to Saint Elizabeth University by the score of 11-9 in a non-conference contest on Wednesday afternoon at frigid Alverthorpe Park. 
 
Score: Saint Elizabeth 11, Penn State Abington 9
WP: Jameson Riegel (1-0) | LP: Nate DeCristofaro (0-1)
Records: Penn State Abington (10-5, 0-0 UEC) | Saint Elizabeth (3-10, 0-0 AEC)
Location: Jenkintown, Pa. (Alverthorpe Park)
 
How It Happened
 
* Freshman Jaxon Horvath led off with a walk and junior Andrew Holt followed with a base hit to right to jump start the bottom of the second inning. Senior Benjamin Gagnon dropped down a bunt to advance the runners however an errant throw allowed Horvath to score to give Abington a 1-0 lead.  During the next at-bat, a failed pickoff led to Holt to score from third as the throw sailed by the first baseman. After scoring the two runs, the Nittany Lions managed to load the bases with no one out, but the Eagles' Quentin Torres retired the next three batters to get out of the jam.
 
* In the third, Saint Elizabeth answered and took a 4-2 lead after Cameron Vicari cleared the bases with a grand slam over the right field fence.  The Eagles scored in each of the next three innings and expanded their lead to 9-3.
 
* Abington made it a two-run game in the bottom of the sixth after scoring four runs.  The Nittany Lions took advantage of a pair of fielding miscues by the Eagles in the inning. Junior Akira Nakamura singled to right and drove in Nathan Schurga.  A fielding blunder by the right fielder allowed Nakamura to advance to second but also allow freshman John Busco to score from first.  Nakamura later scored on a single down the left field line by junior Donato Incollingo to make it a 9-6 game.  Incollingo stole second and then scored on another fielding error; this time by the Eagles' second baseman to cut the deficit down to 9-7.
 
* In the eighth, Saint Elizabeth tacked on a pair of insurance runs after a single up the middle by Mark Nesler, Jr. with two outs in the inning.  Nesler's two-run hit increased the Eagles' lead to 11-7. 
 
* Abington made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth. Sophomore John Marcucci drew his third walk of the game and Schurga was plunked with a pitch to give the Nittany Lions a pair of base runners.  Marcucci and Schurga advanced into scoring position thanks to a wild pitch and then scored on a base hit to center by Busco to make the score 11-9.  However, the Abington rally fell short despite having the potential tying run at the plate with just one out in the inning.  Georffrey Laliberte, Jr. managed to retire the next two batters, including a strikeout for the final out of the game to give the Eagles the two-run victory.
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Nakamura had a game-high three hits as he went 3-for-6 with a run and an RBI. 
 
* Marcucci reached base five times after going 1-of-2 at the plate with two runs.  He drew three walks and got hit by a pitch.
 
* Busco drove in a team-high three runs after going 2-for-4 with a run and a walk.
 
* Incollingo also had a multi-hit game as he finished 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI.
 
* For Saint Elizabeth, Vicari finished 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs, while Nesler went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.  Malcolm Solomon pitched two scoreless innings of relief allowing just one hit and striking out three batters in his outing.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked just the second meeting between Abington and Saint Elizabeth.  The Nittany Lions won last year's meeting, 14-2, at Alverthorpe.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, March 21 as the Nittany Lions travel to face Penn State Brandywine in the United East Conference (UEC) opener.  Game one of a doubleheader is set for 12 p.m.
 
 
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