Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern
10-18, 0-6
Penn State
16-12, 4-5
'Cats Drop Series Finale at Penn State
4/7/2024 9:13:00 PM | Baseball
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State topped Northwestern 15-1 (7 innings) on Sunday, April 7 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park.
Penn State got on the board first in the second inning, scoring three runs on a trio of RBI singles.
Northwestern trimmed the deficit on a Preston Knott RBI double in the top of the third, scoring Tony Livermore.
Penn State scored three in the fourth, four in the fifth, and five in the sixth en route to a 15-1 run-rule victory.
Garrett Shearer (1-7) surrendered six runs, five earned, on eight hits, fanning four in 3.0 innings pitched.
Frankie Sanchez (2-0) earned the win for the Nittany Lions, tossing 6.0 innings of one-run ball, allowing six hits and striking out one.
Northwestern returns to action on Tuesday, April 9 at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park against UIC on B1G+.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sanchez, Frankie (2-0)
L: Shearer, Garrett (1-7)
Batting:
2B: Knott, Preston 1
RBI: Knott, Preston 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Livermore, Tony 1
HBP: Freeman, Jackson 1
Batting:
2B: Marsh, Bobby 1
3B: Hannon, Kyle 1
HR: Jaconski, Joe 1 ; Molinaro, Bryce 1
RBI: Jaconski, Joe 6 ; Marsh, Bobby 2 ; Cecere, Adam 2 ; Molinaro, Bryce 2 ; Kelley, Tayven 1 ; Hannon, Kyle 2
SF: Jaconski, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jaconski, Joe 2 ; Norris, Grant 1 ; Maloney, Matt 2 ; Molinaro, Bryce 4 ; Kelley, Tayven 3 ; Hannon, Kyle 3
SB: Cecere, Adam 2
HBP: Marsh, Bobby 1 ; Maloney, Matt 1
