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BSB - Jaxon Horvath
3
Neumann NEU 6-5
15
Winner Penn St.-Abington PSA 13-6
Neumann NEU
6-5
3
Final
15
Penn St.-Abington PSA
13-6
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Neumann NEU 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 5 1
Penn St.-Abington PSA 4 1 0 8 2 0 X 15 12 2

W: Handfield, Jason (2-0) L: Brady Middlekauff (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Abington Defeats Neumann in Non-Conference Contest

Jenkintown, Pa. – The Penn State Abington baseball team returned to Alverthorpe Park on Tuesday afternoon and came away with a 15-3 victory over visiting Neumann University in a non-conference contest to improve to 13-6 on the year. 
 
Score: Penn State Abington 15, Neumann 3 (7)
WP: Jason Handfield (2-0) | LP: Brady Middlekauff (0-1)
Records: Penn State Abington (13-6) | Neumann (6-5)
Location: Jenkintown, Pa. (Alverthorpe Park)

How It Happened
 
* The Abington offense wasted zero time lighting up the scoreboard as the Nittany Lions pushed across four runs in the opening inning.  Junior Nathan Schurga and freshman John Busco each drew walks to start the inning and junior Akira Nakamura came through with a run scoring single to score Schurga.  Two batters later, junior Donato Incollingo doubled to left to score Busco to make the score 2-0.  Freshman Jaxon Horvath then stepped in and singled to center to drive in a pair to double the Nittany Lions' lead at 4-0.
 
* Abington added a run in the second to make the score 5-0 and after a scoreless third, blew the game wide open with an eight-run fourth inning. The Nittany Lions took advantage of four walks and a hit batsmen in the inning to go along with five hits to fuel their offensive surge.  Nakamura, Incollingo and Horvath each drove in two runs in the inning.
 
* Leading 13-1, Abington tacked on two more runs in the fifth to increase its lead to 15-1. Horvath drove in his fifth run of the game with a base hit before sophomore John Marcucci forced in a run after getting plunked by a pitch for the second time in the game.
 
* Neumann scored a pair of runs in the seventh before the game was called due to the 10-run mercy rule. 
 
Inside the Box Score
 
* Horvath went 3-for-4 at the plate and drove in a season-high five runs. 
 
* Nakamura also had three hits in the game as he finished 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI.
 
* Incollingto drove in three runs on the day as he went 2-for-3 at the plate with two doubles.  He also scored three times.
 
* Schurga scored three runs after reaching base three times with two walks and a hit by pitch.
 
* Busco went 1-for-2 with two walks while scoring twice.
 
* Freshman Jason Handfield (2-0) earned his second win of the season after holding the Knights to just one run in four innings.  Handfield finished the game with four strikeouts.
 
* Sophomore Eric David and senior Connor Woodson each pitched an inning of scoreless relief.  David finished the fifth with a strikeout while Woodson fanned two batters in the sixth.
 
* For Neumann, Jer'Val Shuler went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the fifth meeting between Abington and Neumann since the start of the 2019 season.  The Nittany Lions are now 2-3 versus the Knights in the all-time series. It's the first win by Abington in the series since 2019.
 
Next Up
Abington returns to action on Wednesday, March 25 as the Nittany Lions hit the road for a local matchup against Delaware Valley University.  Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.
 
 
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