LOCK HAVEN, Pa. \u2013 The Lock Haven baseball team battled Slippery Rock on Saturday in the back half of their Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Division four-game series. The Haven fell in game one 11-8, but bounced back and took game two 5-4. Both games went into extra innings.<\/p>\n
Lock Haven celebrated their seniors in between the two games of the doubleheader: Andrew Kramer, Jaxson Pupo, Will Stambaugh, Aiden Starn, Will Langdon, Robert Furino, and student-coach Chase Clifford.<\/p>\n
Game One: Slippery Rock 11 \u2013 Lock Haven 8 (8 innings)<\/p>\n
Lock Haven opened the scoring in the second inning after back-to-back two-out hits from Nick Negola and Tom Rohan scratched across the first run of the afternoon.<\/p>\n
The Bald Eagles added on three more in the third after a wild pitch scored one, and RBI knocks by Kellen Jackson and Cayden Robertson pushed their lead to 4-0.<\/p>\n
However, The Rock scored five runs, all unearned, in the fifth inning to capture the lead 5-4.<\/p>\n
Slippery Rock scored three more runs in the seventh to push the lead to 8-4.<\/p>\n
In the seventh, Robert Furino singled in a run to cut the lead to three.<\/p>\n
With two runners on and down to their last strike, Nick Negola sent a three-run homer over the left field wall to tie it up 8-8.<\/p>\n
In the eighth inning, Slippery Rock pulled away and scored three more runs for an 11-8 final score.<\/p>\n
Andrew Kramer was phenomenal on the mound, going 6.1 innings. He allowed seven runs on five hits, but only one earned run. Kramer also collected three strikeouts in the contest.<\/p>\n
Game Two: Lock Haven 5 \u2013 Slippery Rock 4 (8 innings)
\nLock Haven opened the scoring again, this time off of a balk in the first inning.<\/p>\n
Robertson also hit an RBI-double in the first to stretch a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
The Rock then cut the lead to 2-1 on a RBI-double in the fifth.<\/p>\n
Gardner Fravel was able to reach base via an infield single, and moved a run across thanks to a Slippery Rock miscue, pushing the game to 3-1.<\/p>\n
Another Rock error allowed another run to come around to score, bringing the lead to 4-1.<\/p>\n
Kevin Grenninger was outstanding on the rubber, throwing a quality start. He went six innings, allowed five hits, one run, and struck out six Slippery Rock batters.<\/p>\n
In the seventh, Slippery Rock was able to score three runs and tie the game at 4-4.<\/p>\n
Southpaw Nate Mostosky (W, 2-0) shut the door for The Haven through his two scoreless innings of work.<\/p>\n
In the bottom of the eighth, Negola reached on a two-base error, which brought Robertson to the dish.<\/p>\n
Robertson was able to get the bunt down and The Rock threw the ball down the first base line, securing a 5-4 Lock Haven win in thrilling fashion.<\/p>\n
The win breaks a 13-game losing skid for The Haven and gives the Bald Eagles their first conference win since a 4-3 victory at Clarion in March.<\/p>\n
The split pushed Lock Haven to 6-32 overall and 2-17 in PSAC West play. Slippery Rock goes to 22-15 and 9-11 in division action.<\/p>\n
Up Next for The Haven:
\nThe Bald Eagles will return to action on Tuesday, April 21 in a scheduled nine-inning contest at Bloomsburg. First pitch is slated for 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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