By: Frank Maira, Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Director
RUSSELLTON, Pa. – The Penn State Mont Alto baseball returned to PSUAC West action on Friday afternoon and racked up another pair of victories this time over PSU New Kensington. In the first game, Matt Huston (McConnellsburg, Pa. / McConnellsburg) scattered two hits along the way to earning his third win of the season. Jarrett Goodyear (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring) smashed a two-run homer in the top of the first to get Mont Alto's offence rolling as they ended up hitting two more dingers for the 17-3 win.
Penn State Mont Alto 10, Penn State New Kensington 0 (F-5)
- Huston pitched 4.0 innings in the win and struck out four opponents. Kaden Robinson (New Bloomfield, Pa. / West Perry) came into the game in his relief and pitched a spotless bottom of the fifth frame.
- PSUMA opened the scoring in the top of the third when Hayden Kissel (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area) doubled home Chance McClure (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area).
- Mont Alto made it 3-0 in the fourth frame with Owen McCleaf (Waynesboro, Pa. / Waynesboro Area) hit a two-RBI double. The Nittany Lions produced a seven run fifth inning to really blow the game wide open.
- Jarrett Goodyear (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring) drove in two Mont Alto runs with a single right back up the middle. McCleaf recorded another RBI along with Hayden Kissel (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area), while Chance McClure (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area) also knocked in a run on a fielder's choice.
- Overall, Mont Alto racked up 12 hits along the way to their 12th victory of the season.
Penn State Mont Alto 17, Penn State New Kensington 3 (F)
- Goodyear's two-run blast gave Mont Alto the 2-0 lead and they added to it in the top of the second and third innings with a pair of RBI singles from both Brady Bigler (Saint Thomas, Pa. / James Buchanan) and Jonathan Lentvorsky (Shermans Dale, Pa. / West Perry).
- New Kensington made it 4-3 after scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning off the eventual winning pitcher Zach Garlin (Newville, Pa. / Big Spring). He earned his fourth win of the season as he wasn't the sharpest, but still gave up just three earned runs and struck out three.
- The Mont Alto offence exploded for 13 runs in the top of the seventh inning as two Nittany Lion batters hit no-doubt home runs in the inning. Hayden Kissel (Chambersburg, Pa. / Chambersburg Area) crushed a grand slam before Joseph Wunsch (Dover, Del. / Dover Area) hit his first career bomb with a three-run shot to center field.
Mont Alto will return to action tomorrow when they host New Kensington for another doubleheader. Game times are slated for 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
