Northwestern University Athletics
Saturday, April 9
Evanston, IL
11:00 a.m. CT
Northwestern
13-12, 0
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Penn State
11-16, 0
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Wildcats Defeat Penn State in Walk-Off Fashion
4/9/2022 6:20:00 PM | Baseball
Evanston, IL - Northwestern ended game one of their double header by walking off the Penn State Nittany Lions 5-4. Jay Beshears was the hero in the first game taking a two-out pitch to left field for a single in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring Ethan O'Donnell and securing the win.
Northwestern was no stranger to comebacks in this game as they tied or took the lead in four separate innings. In the third inning, Anthony Calarco hit a two-run homerun off the batter's eye in center field to tie the game 3-3. He followed that up with a double to center field to score Ethan O'Donnell in the seventh inning to tie the game again at 4-4.
The senior had a magnificent game as he collected the home run, two doubles, and 3 RBIs. Calarco leads the team with 30 runs knocked in on the year.
These rallies were all made possible by a duo of strong pitching performances. Starter Sean Sullivan gave the team five solid innings as the first-year pitcher struck out four batters and gave up only three earned runs before handing the ball off to Coby Moe.
The Grayslake native provided the 'Cats with some stellar relief work, earning the win and throwing four shutout innings with eight strikeouts. Northwestern pitchers struck out 12 batters in the game.
Tony Livermore kicked the scoring off for the Wildcats with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, bringing in Andrew Pinkston.
Northwestern was no stranger to comebacks in this game as they tied or took the lead in four separate innings. In the third inning, Anthony Calarco hit a two-run homerun off the batter's eye in center field to tie the game 3-3. He followed that up with a double to center field to score Ethan O'Donnell in the seventh inning to tie the game again at 4-4.
The senior had a magnificent game as he collected the home run, two doubles, and 3 RBIs. Calarco leads the team with 30 runs knocked in on the year.
These rallies were all made possible by a duo of strong pitching performances. Starter Sean Sullivan gave the team five solid innings as the first-year pitcher struck out four batters and gave up only three earned runs before handing the ball off to Coby Moe.
The Grayslake native provided the 'Cats with some stellar relief work, earning the win and throwing four shutout innings with eight strikeouts. Northwestern pitchers struck out 12 batters in the game.
Tony Livermore kicked the scoring off for the Wildcats with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, bringing in Andrew Pinkston.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moe, Coby (2-2)
L: Miller, Steven (1-2)
Batting:
HR: Wood, Matt 1 ; Spiegel, Josh 1 ; Piacentino, Johnny 1
RBI: Wood, Matt 1 ; Spiegel, Josh 1 ; Piacentino, Johnny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Wood, Matt 1 ; Spiegel, Josh 2 ; Piacentino, Johnny 1
SB: Bartels, Cole 1
CS: Harry, Jay 1
HBP: Bartels, Cole 1 ; Gerlott, Billy 1
Batting:
2B: O'Donnell, Ethan 1 ; Calarco, Anthony 2 ; Fontes, Ruben 2
HR: Calarco, Anthony 1
RBI: Calarco, Anthony 3 ; Beshears, Jay 1 ; Livermore, Tony 1
SF: Livermore, Tony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Donnell, Ethan 3 ; Calarco, Anthony 1 ; Pinkston, Drewbie 1
Game Leaders
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4
RBI
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RBI
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RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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