Rutgers University
25-26, 12-14
Penn State
29-19, 15-14
Baseball Loses Game 2 to Penn State
May 10 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball lost game two to Penn State by a score of 11-7 on Saturday night at Bainton Field.
The Scarlet Knights (25-26, 12-14) were unable to complete a comeback after the Nittany Lions (29-18, 15-14) jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the second.
After both teams were kept off the board in the first inning, Penn State exploded for seven runs in the second to take control. A two-run single and RBI fielder's choice plated the first three for the Nittany Lions. A ground-rule double made it 4-0 and a three-run homer broke it open to give the visitors a 7-0 advantage.
RU began to chip away in the second, getting on the board with a sac fly from JT Thompson. Two more crossed in the third on a solo homer from Ty Doucette and RBI single from Yomar Carreras, making it 7-3.
Penn State added one in the fourth on a single to take a five-run lead at 8-3.
Rutgers responded with four in the fourth to make it a one-run game. Trevor Cohen doubled in one, Peyton Bonds singled in two and Carreras hit an RBI groundout, making it 8-7.
In the top of the seventh, a solo home run from the Nittany Lions would push their advantage to 9-7. A two-run shot in the top of the ninth pushed it to 11-7, which would hold as the final.
The series between Rutgers and Penn State is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Bainton Field. The Scarlet Knights will honor their graduating seniors with a pregame ceremony.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VanOstenbridge, Matt (2-0)
L: Shadek, Justin (3-4)
Batting:
2B: Kling, Paxton 1 ; Jaconski, Jesse 1
HR: Porter, Jack 2 ; Molinaro, Bryce 1
RBI: Weingartner, Ryan 1 ; Kling, Paxton 1 ; Porter, Jack 4 ; Molinaro, Bryce 3 ; Maloney, Matt 2
SH: Jaconski, Joe 1 ; Cease, Derek 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Weingartner, Ryan 2 ; Kling, Paxton 1 ; Porter, Jack 2 ; Mercado, Cohl 1 ; Molinaro, Bryce 1 ; Jaconski, Jesse 1 ; Jaconski, Joe 1 ; Voss, Nate 1 ; Maloney, Matt 1
SB: Jaconski, Joe 1
CS: Molinaro, Bryce 1
HBP: Porter, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: Doucette, Ty 1 ; Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Santos, Pablo 1
HR: Doucette, Ty 1
RBI: Doucette, Ty 1 ; Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Bonds, Peyton 2 ; Carreras, Yomar 2 ; Thompson, JT 1
SF: Thompson, JT 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hyde, Brennan 1 ; Doucette, Ty 2 ; Cohen, Trevor 2 ; Bonds, Peyton 1 ; Santos, Pablo 1
HBP: Santos, Pablo 1
