MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Dallas Hite joined an elite group of Division III sluggers during Penn State Harrisburg baseball's 18-4 victory over Penn College in the opening contest of the United East Championship Tournament on Monday afternoon, May 9.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The bats were out in full force for Penn State Harrisburg (27-14) during the team's 18-4 victory over Penn College (20-17) in the first matchup of the United East Championship Tournament on Monday afternoon.

Dallas Hite had an offensive performance for the ages, going 4-for-5 with three home runs, including a pair of grand slams, and a program-record 10 RBI. He joined just 13 players in NCAA Division III history to hit two grand slams in a single game. Zach Gettys earned his ninth win of the season on the mound, striking out 11 batters in just five innings thrown.

Hite got the scoring started with a solo home run in the bottom of the first before Ryan's single up the middle plated Matt Parks from second base to make it 2-0 after one. Hite stayed hot and hit his first grand slam of the day in the ensuing frame to stretch the advantage to 6-0. 

The Wildcats got on the board with a solo home run in the third but the Lions roared back with seven in the fourth, capped by Hite's historic second grand slam of the game. He drove in his 10th run of the contest with an RBI single in the fifth and a Parks single plated Julian Belardo to make it 16-1. 

Kevin Lehner accounted for the final two runs for the Blue & White, driving in Chase Smith with a sacrifice fly in the fifth before his single up the middle in the seventh pushed Belardo across.  

NOTABLES

- Dallas Hite had a game for the ages, going 4-for-5 with three home runs, including a pair of grand slams, and a program-record 10 RBI.

- United East Pitcher of the Year Zach Gettys earned his ninth win of the season on the mound, striking out 11 batters in just five innings thrown.

- Matt Parks was 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, and three walks.

- Maddux Ryan finished 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored.

- Kevin Lehner went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI.  

- Josh Lantz also had a multi-hit outing, going 2-for-4 with a run scored.

- The victory increased Penn State Harrisburg's recent win streak to 17 in a row. 

WHO'S NEXT?

With the victory, the top-seeded Lions (27-14) will now take on No. 2 seed Penn State Abington on Tuesday afternoon, May 10 with a trip to the conference championship game on the line.

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