Harrisburg, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team hosted Penn State Berks on Monday April 17th for the Lion’s final home game of the 2017 season. Harrisburg defeated the visitors 6-2.
Newport News, Va.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team closed out their 2017 CAC regular season play on Saturday April 15th against Christopher Newport. The Lion’s were swept by the Captains 9-0 in game one and 7-3 in game two.
York, Pa.- After a big win yesterday against Messiah, the Penn State Harrisburg baseball team looked to extend their winning streak against York (Pa). The Lion’s had a strong opening and closing inning but could unfortunately could not overcome the home team’s offense with a 9-6 loss to the Spartans.
Middletown, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team hosted non-conference opponent Messiah on Tuesday April 11th where the Lion’s trailed 1-0 for most of the game before tying the game up in the ninth inning. Harrisburg walked off in the 10th inning to win 2-1 over the Falcons.
Annville, Pa.- After Penn State Harrisburg jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the fifth, Lebanon Valley came back to score 11 runs to defeat the Lion’s 11-7 on Sunday April 9th. Penn State Harrisburg dropped to 11-20 while the Dutchmen improved to 12-11.
Middletown, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team hosted the No. 22 Salisbury University Seagulls for a CAC matchup at home. Salisbury swept the series 10-0 and 14-3 on Saturday April 8th.
Middletown, Pa.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team struggled at home on Wednesday April 5th against the Wesley Wolverines. The visitors held Harrisburg scoreless for the seven innings before sealing their 11-6 victory over the Lion’s.
Middletown, Pa.- After an exciting weekend for the Penn State Harrisburg baseball team, the Lion’s looked to get their fifth straight win when Elizabethtown College came to town. The Blue Jays proved to be a strong competitor in their 13-8 win over Harrisburg.
YORK, Pa. -- Penn State Harrisburg junior Josh Brubaker was named CAC Baseball Player of the Week, the first baseball player to win the award this year. His stellar performance,that included hitting four home runs, also helped him win the ECAC South division player of the week honor.
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The Penn State Harrisburg Baseball team played host to St. Mary’s College on Sunday for a conference double-header showdown. Strong play carried over from Saturday in all three phases of the game, earning the team victories in both games. Here’s how things played out:
Lexington, Va.- On Saturday April 1st the Penn State Harrisburg baseball team headed south to take on Southern Virginia for a CAC double header. The Lion’s cruised by the home team in game one 13-9 and dominated the second match up with an impressive final score of 29-8.
Middletown, Pa.- Penn State Harrisburg was back on the diamond today with a home conference game against York College. Travis VanHouten started out solid with four shutout innings to begin the afternoon. Penn State was the first team to cross home plate with a Brubaker single in the bottom of the fourth driving home Ethan Kell, who doubled earlier in the inning. The Lions ended the fourth with the bases loaded.
Middletown, Pa.- Last week the Penn State Harrisburg baseball team dropped a conference win to Marymount (Va.) 10-9. This afternoon, The Lion’s hosted the Saints for the second half of their double-header and cruised by the visitors 8-3. Mark Artley grabbed his first win on the mound with 7 strike outs in 6 innings.
Frostburg, Md.- After a difficult start to the 2017 season due to weather conditions, the Penn State Harrisburg baseball team looked to get back on track on Saturday March 24th as they traveled to Frostburg State for a CAC double header. The Lion’s took game one 3-2 but fell in the second match up 17-8.
Middletown, PA.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team defeated Mary Washington on Monday March 13th for their first conference win of the season. The Lion’s won the first game 3-2 before falling in the second match up 8-6 to split the day with the Eagles.
Penn State Harrisburg's baseball and softball has announced a change to their schedules due to unfit playing conditions. Softball has cancelled their home game against Juniata for today with no make-up date set at this point. Baseball has cancelled their away game against Stevenson set for today with no make-up date set at this point.
Chestertown, MD – Josh Brubaker fell a single short of the cycle, Brendan Riotto earned his first save of the season, and Penn State Harrisburg overcame an early deficit to top Washington College on Thursday afternoon, 7-4. It was their fourth win of the season.
Dover, DE – Penn State Harrisburg traveled to Wesley College to take on the Wolverines on Wednesday afternoon, but runs would only come for the home team in this one, as the Wolverines shut out the Lions, 9-0.
Danville, Va.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team clinched its series finale with non-conference opponent Averett 6-2 on Monday at Owen-Fulton Field.
Danville, Va.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team split against Averett on Sunday March 5th. The Lion’s fell 9-3 in game one before dominating game two to grab their second win of the year 11-3.
Lexington, VA.- The Penn State Harrisburg baseball team struggled on the road on Saturday March 4th at non-conference opponent Washington and Lee. The Lion’s dropped their first game 10-0 and fell in the second 10-6.
Middletown, PA – Penn State Harrisburg’s Baseball team played their first home game on Thursday in what can only be described as “less-than-ideal” baseball weather. With temperatures in the 40’s and wind gusts of over 25 mph, players and fans alike stuck it out for nine innings of competitive ball.
Harrisonburg, VA—Penn State Harrisburg was able to produce their highest scoring output of the season with six runs against East Mennonite, but a combined eight errors on the day provided their opponents with seven unearned runs.
Hampden-Sydney, VA—Penn State Harrisburg was unable to get things going offensively on Sunday against Hampden-Syndey College. In the two losses, the Lions combined for only 10 hits and three runs, while the Tigers combined for 19 runs on 22 hits. Here’s how things played out:
Lynchburg, VA—Penn State Harrisburg was able to create early leads in both contests, but the bullpen was unable to contain late surges by the Lynchburg bats each time, falling to 0-2 to start the 2017 season.
The 2017 CAC baseball season will likely feature another tight race for the conference crown, as evidenced by four CAC teams receiving first-place votes in a preseason vote among the conference head coaches. Salisbury, Frostburg State, Marymount, and Christopher Newport each received at least one first-place nod in the 2017 CAC Baseball Preseason Poll.