Rutgers
25-25, 12-13
Penn State
28-19, 14-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Baseball Drops Game 1 to Penn State
May 09 | Baseball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. ā Rutgers baseball lost its series opener to Penn State by a score of 7-5 on Friday night at Bainton Field.
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The Scarlet Knights (25-25, 12-13) had a lead going into the seventh, but the Nittany Lions (28-18, 14-14) scored three in the seventh and two in ninth to earn the win.
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PSU used a pair of sac flies in the second and third innings to take a 2-0 advantage.
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In the bottom of the fifth, RU loaded the bases and after working a full count, Yomar Carreras delivered a go-ahead grand slam to make it 4-2 ā his third home run in the last two games.
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In the top of the seventh, the Nittany Lions hit a solo home run to make it a one-run game. After getting two on with two out, a two-run single into center gave PSU a 5-4 advantage.
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Matt Chatelle tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with a two-out single to make it 5-5.
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Despite getting a pair on in the eighth, RU was unable to scratch anything across.
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Penn State then took the late lead with a two-run double in the top of the ninth to jump ahead by a score of 7-5.
Despite getting the tying run on base in the ninth, the Scarlet Knights were unable to score to extend the game.Ā
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Game two between Rutgers and Penn State is set for 6 p.m. Saturday at Bainton Field.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeMell, Ben (4-3)
L: Berglin, Quinn (3-4)
S: Renner, Chase (3)
Batting:
2B: Porter, Jack 1 ; Voss, Nate 1 ; Cease, Derek 1
HR: Jaconski, Jesse 1
RBI: Weingartner, Ryan 2 ; Kling, Paxton 1 ; Porter, Jack 2 ; Jaconski, Jesse 1 ; Voss, Nate 1
SF: Kling, Paxton 1 ; Voss, Nate 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kling, Paxton 1 ; Jaconski, Jesse 2 ; Voss, Nate 1 ; Cease, Derek 3
SB: Cease, Derek 1
Batting:
2B: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Johnson Jr., RJ 1
HR: Carreras, Yomar 1
RBI: Carreras, Yomar 4 ; Chatelle, Matt 1
SH: Thompson, JT 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doucette, Ty 1 ; Bonds, Peyton 1 ; Santos, Pablo 2 ; Carreras, Yomar 1
SB: Cohen, Trevor 1 ; Thompson, JT 1
CS: Johnson Jr., RJ 1
HBP: Thompson, JT 1
