Congratulations to senior baseball student-athlete Michael Tierney on being named to the USCAA All-Academic Team. Michael accomplished this honor by achieving a 3.94 GPA for the Fall 2012 semester.
The Penn State Wilkes-Barre Athletic Department announced team award winners at the annual Student Government Association Leadership and Athletics Banquet. The banquet was held in the Athletic and Recreation Building Gym on the campus of Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Congratulations to all award winners listed below.
Baseball
MVP: Kerry Meyers
Coaches Award: Matthew Kempinski
Senior Keith Moran was selected as the 2012-13 Kaminski Award recipient. Keith was honored for being a 2-year member of the soccer team, serving as 2012 soccer team captain, earning 2011 and 2012 PSUAC All-Academic Team honors, and serving as a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Board. Keith has been successful on the field and in the classroom, all while balancing work responsibilities.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-12-1 PSUAC and 3-14-1 overall) lost the first game of its season finale double-header against Penn College on Saturday afternoon 0-16. Ed Moffett and Jeremy McDonnell had two hits each, while Ronald Missal had one hit for the Mountain Lions. McDonnell also pitched one inning while allowing three hits and three earned runs.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-11-1 PSUAC and 3-13-1 overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Brandywine on Thursday afternoon 4-5. The game went into extra innings after Wilkes-Barre tied the game in the 7th inning. Unfortunately, Wilkes-Barre was unable to score another run in the 8th inning. Steve Ash had two hits and scored one run, while Ed Moffett had one hit and two RBIs for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Rob Reilly pitched six innings and allowed eight hits and four earned runs.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-7-1 PSUAC and 3-8-1 overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Marywood University on Sunday afternoon 2-10. Ed Moffett had one hit and scored one run, while Jeremy McDonnell had one hit and one RBI for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Jonathan Aston pitched four innings and allowed eight hits and seven earned runs.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (3-7-1 PSUAC and overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Mont Alto on Wednesday afternoon. Steven Ash had one hit and one run, while Kerry Meyers added two hits for the Mountain Lions. Starting pitcher Matthew Kempenski struck out five batters and only allowed four hits in five innings. The final score of game one was 10-1.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-6 PSUAC and overall) played Penn State Hazleton very close the entire first game of a double-header. The game was tied 2-2 in the 4th inning until Hazleton scored two more runs. Despite the great effort by Wilkes-Barre to come back, they fell by a final score of 6-2. Matt Kempenski had one hit and one RBI for Wilkes-Barre. Jonathan Ashton pitched six innings and had five strikeouts and only three earned runs.
Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-4 PSUAC and overall) lost the first game of a double-header against Penn State Beaver 10-2. Wilkes-Barre scored both their runs in the 5th inning but was unable to come back. Matt Kempenski led the way with three hits and one run, while Richard Portugal had one hit and one run for Wilkes-Barre. Steven Ash pitched five innings while allowing seven hits and five earned runs.
In the first game of a double-header against Penn State Fayette, Penn State Wilkes-Barre (2-3 PSUAC and overall) got off to a quick start by scoring the first run. Penn State Fayette responded by scoring seven runs in four innings. Wilkes-Barre got several players on base in the final inning of the first game but was only able to cut the lead to 7-4. Meyers led the Mountain Lions with three hits, one run, and one RBI. Matt Kempenski added two hits and two RBIs for Wilkes-Barre.