Wildcat Baseball Team Undefeated as Spring Season Resumes

Published 04.13.2009

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Wildcat Weekly

Vol. 7, No. 35

Recent Results/Upcoming Games (Through April 12)ArcherySaturday-Sunday, April 25-26 host Eastern Regional Intercollegiate Championships May 14-17 National Collegiate Championships at California State University, Long Beach, Calif.Softball Overall record: 4-6 PSUAC record: 3-3Wednesday, April 8 host Penn State Greater Allegheny, L, 3-1; W, 2-1 Friday, April 10 at Penn State Beaver (doubleheader), postponed to April 23 Tuesday, April 14 host Penn State Scranton at Elm Park (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 at Penn State Fayette (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Penn State Abington (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Monday, April 20 host Penn State Schuylkill at Elm Park (doubleheader), 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 host Penn State New Kensington at Elm Park (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at Penn State Beaver (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25 host Penn State Mont Alto at Elm Park (doubleheader), 2 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, April 29-30 PSUAC Playoffs at Elm Park, to be announcedBaseball Overall record: 20-6 PSUAC record: 14-2Wednesday, April 8 host Penn State Greater Allegheny, W, 3-2; W, 5-4 Thursday, April 9 at Penn State Beaver, W, 7-4; W, 13-5 Monday, April 13 at King's College (doubleheader), 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18 at Penn State Abington (doubleheader), noon Sunday, April 19 at Penn State Brandywine (doubleheader), 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 host Penn State New Kensington at Bowman Field (doubleheader), 1 p.m. Thursday, April 23 host Luzerne County Community College at Bowman Field (doubleheader), 1 p.m. Friday, April 24 at Penn State York (doubleheader), 1 p.m. Sunday, April 26 at Penn State Harrisburg, 1 p.m. Friday-Saturday, May 1-2 PSUAC Championships at University Park, to be announced (Note: Baseball records include fall season games) 'Cat Tales BaseballThe Wildcats improved to 4-0 in their spring season after sweeping Penn State Greater Allegheny in a pair of one-run games. In the opener, Garrett Hornung (Emporium) drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Phil Woodring (Waynesboro) went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles. In the nightcap, Hornung continued his hot hitting by going 2-for-3 with a double and one run batted in, while Devon Liquori (Hawley) went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI and Justin Crowther (Bear, Del.) went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Penn College continued to roll at Penn State Beaver, sweeping both games and getting an outstanding offensive performance from Liquori, who had a three-run homer in the fifth inning of the first game and went 4-for-5 with a double and seven RBI in the second contest. Other hitting leaders in the opener were Adam Thomke (South Williamsport), who went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI, and Matt Mientus, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. In the second game, Skylar Gingrich (Lititz) went 3-for-5 with a double and one RBI.SoftballPlaying at home against Penn State Greater Allegheny, Penn College split a doubleheader, but stranded 18 runners during the course of the two games. "We're just not getting the clutch hits when we need them," coach Roger Harris said.