UPG baseball
3
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 14-20
4
Winner Penn State Altoona ALTM 25-14
Pitt-Greensburg UPG
14-20
3
Final
4
Penn State Altoona ALTM
25-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Penn State Altoona ALTM 0 0 2 0 0 2 X 4 6 0

W: Zane Leister (5-1) L: Mish, Matt (3-5) S: Tyler Manger (3)

7
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 14-21
8
Winner Penn State Altoona ALTM 26-14
Pitt-Greensburg UPG
14-21
7
Final
8
Penn State Altoona ALTM
26-14
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pitt-Greensburg UPG 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 15 1
Penn State Altoona ALTM 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 11 1

W: Austin Miller (3-2) L: Iannuzzo, Tony (2-5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Pitt-Greensburg's 2019 Baseball Season Comes To A Close Saturday At Penn State Altoona

ALTOONA- The Pitt-Greensburg baseball team saw its 2019 baseball season come to a close Saturday afternoon as it dropped both games of a doubleheader to Penn State Altoona (26-14), in the opening round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Baseball Tournament. Pitt-Greensburg dropped the opening game of the day 4-3 and fell 8-7 in a 10-inning battle in the nightcap. 

Penn State Altoona advances to next week's AMCC championship round, where it will face the #2 seed Penn State Behrend Thursday afternoon at 1 pm at La Roche University. 

As a team, the Bobcats (14-21) batted .333 on the afternoon, totaling 24 hits compared to just 17 for Altoona, and on the mound recorded 13 strikeouts to just four for the Lions, but ultimately it was the 12 free passes that doomed Pitt-Greensburg. 

Offensively, Chris Common and Ben Green each collected four hits to pace the visitors, while Mikey Sullivan, Evan Johnston, and Brody Bonadio each posted three hits each. At the plate, Pitt-Greensburg utilized the long ball as Common, Holland, and Evan Johnston all belted home runs. 

With an abrupt end to the 2019 baseball campaign, Chris Common and Tyler Holland finish their Pitt-Greensburg baseball careers ranked first and second respectively in school-history for career home runs. Common ends his career with 30 home runs, followed by Holland, who smacked 24 long-balls during his four-year dawning a Bobcat uniform. 

Dakota McWilliams, the third member of the 2019 senior class saved his best for last as the senior right handed threw what could argued was his best outing as he came on in relief in the second game of the day against the Lions. McWilliams was brought on in relief of starter Andy Prentice with two outs in the second inning and native of Dunbar, Pa tossed 7.1 fantastic innings, allowing just three runs on eight hits and struck out a career-best nine batters. 

Pitt-Greensburg 3, Penn State Altoona 4
The Bobcats wasted no time getting its offense clicking in their first at-bats. Bonadio led off with a double to right center and following two-straight outs, Common plated the first run of the game with a single through the side side. Derek Shaw drew a walk to put runners on first and second and after the walk, Johnston and Sullivan each had RBI base-knocks as the Bobcats plated three runs on four hits in the first. 

Pitt-Greensburg continued to hold the lead, but the Lions answered with two runs in the third to trim the deficit to one. 

Neither side had much offense in the fourth or fifth innings, but in the bottom of the sixth, Peter Jacobs led off with a solo home run to tie the game. Later in the frame, George Stiuso scored on a single through the right side to put the home side in front 4-3. 

Following a leadoff single from Green to begin the seventh, Penn State Altoona brought on Tyler Manger for the save opportunity. Manger proceed to get the first two batters he faced to record outs, but Green moved into scoring position as he stole second base. With a runner in scoring postion and two outs, Manger managed to get Shaw to ground out to second to earn his third save of the season and send Altoona to the 4-3 win. 

Pitt-Greensburg 8, Penn State Altoona 8 (10 innings)

A three run sixth inning vaulted the Bobcats to a 6-5 victory which they would hold entering the bottom of the ninth inning. 

Jacobs gave the Lions life with a leadoff single and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. Down to their final out of the game, Austin Anderson doubled to center field, which scored Jacobs to tie the contest at six and send the game into extra innings. 

In the top of the tenth, Johnston and Shaw both hit singles to put runners on first and second, but both players got caught in a rundown and were tagged out. Following the outs, Sullivan and Kiester both smacked base hits and Sullivan came around to score as a grounder by Dylan DeRoss that was misplayed to put the Bobcats in front. 

Holding a 7-6 advantage in the bottom of the 10th, Tony Ianuzzo was brought out to pitch for Pitt-Greensburg. The sophomore righty struck out Jordan McCall for the first inning, but proceeded to walk three-straight batters to load the bases. Catcher Cumming grounded into a fielders chose for the second out, but Hunter Breon scored on the play to tie the game at seven. With two runners on, Stiuso singled through the right side of the infield to give the Lions the walk-off win. 

After a scoreless first, Altoona jumped out to a three-run lead with three tallies in the second innings. The Lions would add an additional run in the third, but with one-out in the fourth, Common and Johnston drilled back-to-back home runs to get the Bobcats within one (4-3). 

Pitt-Greensburg would take the lead with a three-run burst in the sixth. Green led off with a single and Holland followed with a two-run shot and later in the inning Common scored on a wild pitch, as the Bobcats led 6-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth. 

The Lions came right back with a run in the home-half of the inning and down to their final out of the game, plated a run in the ninth to keep the game alive. Pitt-Greensburg added a run in the 10th to take the lead, but the home side answered with two in the bottom of the inning for the 8-7 win. 
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