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.
On Sunday, April 14th, join the Penn State Wilkes-Barre Surveying Engineering Department for their Surveying Engineering Open House beginning at 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Charles Davis, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Chancellor, and the Pennsylvania State University are pleased to announce local Evan Pugh Senior Award honoree and Penn State Wilkes-Barre student, Megan Millo.
Jonathan U. Dougherty, PhD, Penn State alumnus and Penn State Wilkes-Barre Advisory Board member, will address graduates at the Penn State Wilkes-Barre commencement ceremony Saturday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. in the campus' Athletic and Recreation Building.