Blue and White Take Down Messiah in Extra Innings

Blue and White Take Down Messiah in Extra Innings

Pitching

Win: Brandon Riggs (4-0)
Loss: C. Peiffer (0-1)

Batting

Messiah
2B: R. Adamus
3B: M. Lauria
HR: none
Penn St.-Harrisburg
2B: Travis VanHouten
3B: none
HR: none
full stats
Posted: Apr 11, 2017

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.

Penn State Harrisburg 2 Messiah 1

Records:

Penn State Harrisburg: (12-20)

Messiah: (9-15)

Game Highlights:

Messiah's only run came in the fifth inning as Mark Lauria and Ryan Adamus hit back-to-back-doubles before picking up an RBI. In the bottom of the ninth, Travis VanHouten advanced home as Chris Iocca reached first on an error by the Falcon's short stop. In extra innings, Travis VanHouten doubled as Bret Williams ran home to score and win the game for the Lion's.

Winning Pitcher: Brandon Riggs (4-0)   Losing Pitcher: C. Peiffer (0-1)

Up Next:

Penn State Harrisburg will be back in action on Wednesday April 12th. The Lion's will travel to York (Pa.) for a 3:45 pm start against the Spartans 

  • Tue, 04/23 | Baseball at Susquehanna W, 14-0 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Sun, 04/21 | Baseball vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 14-1 (Final - 7 innings) RC | BX | V
  • Sat, 04/20 | Baseball vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 5-1 (Final) BX | V
  • Sat, 04/20 | Baseball vs. Penn St.-Abington W, 7-2 (Final) BX | V
  • Wed, 04/17 | Baseball vs. Lebanon Valley W, 20-0 (Final) RC | BX | V
NCAA DIV 111