Elimination Game 1: Penn State Mont Alto 6, Penn State Schuylkill 5 Final/9 innings

Game Story:

• Jonathan Lentvorsky scored Jared Pine on a RBI groundout in the top of the first. Penn State Mont Alto led 1-0 after one inning.

• Penn State Schuylkill scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 3-1 lead. Ryan Jarboe and Owen Zimmerman had the key RBI hits in the inning.

• Penn State Mont Alto scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to keep their conference season alive, tying the score at 3-3. Hayden Kissel scored Jared Pine on a RBI double and Kissel later scored on a RBI from Tyler Moreland. 

• Some Penn State Schuylkill miscues allowed Penn State Mont Alto to scratch across two more runs in the following inning as Penn State Mont Alto led 5-3 after seven and a half innings.

• RBI singles by Sean Duffy and Evan Kosar allowed Penn State Schuylkill to tie the game at 5-5 after eight innings.

• Jarrett Goodyear led off the top of the ninth inning with a single to center field. Darian Mort followed that up with another single. Dylan Reisinger came up and reached on an error by Sean Duffy at third base, plating Goodyear for the eventual winning run.

Penn State Mont Alto leaders

Hayden Kissel 3-6, 2B, RBI, SB

Darian Mort 3-4, BB

Penn State Schuylkill leaders

Evan Kosar 2-3, RBI

Owen Zimmerman 1-4, 2 RBI

Elimination Game 2: Penn State Mont Alto 11, Penn State Brandywine 5 

Game Story:

• Penn State Mont Alto received five strong innings from starter Logan Layton, who struck out seven batters and allowed just four hits.

• Penn State Brandywine scored early, plating two runs in the opening frame. Evan Abegg recorded a RBI single and Tyler Brooks scored one on a RBI groundout. 

• Penn State Mont Alto tied the score in the bottom half of the first, the inning was highlighted by a Gavin Kissel RBI single.

• Penn State Mont Alto opened things up in the bottom of the fourth inning, scoring eight runs on six hits and one error. Nathanial Smith paced Penn State Mont Alto in the inning with two hits, a double and 4 runs batted in. Darian Mort and Jarrett Goodyear also doubled in the inning.

• Penn State Brandywine scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning, trailing 10-5.

• Caiden Smith provided an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth inning, with a solo home run. Penn State Mont Alto led 11-5 after six innings.

Penn State Brandywine leaders

Kyle Oechsle 1-3, 2B, BB, 2 RBI

Evan Abegg 2-4, RBI

Nick Wright 2-4

Tyler Brooks 2-4, RBI

Penn State Mont Alto leaders

Darian Mort 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI

Tyler Moreland 2-3, 2 RBI

Logan Layton 5 IP, 7 SO

Nathanial Smith 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI

Up Next:

Penn State Mont Alto advances to the championship game on Monday, May 9 at 3:30 p.m. against Penn State DuBois. Game will be held at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in State College, Pa. If Penn State Mont Alto wins the first game, they will force an if necessary game following the completion of the first game.

National Tournament:

On Sunday evening, the United States Collegiate Athletic Association announced its national bids for the Small College World Series in DuBois, Pa. on Monday 5/16 through Thursday 5/19. Penn State Mont Alto received the #3 overall seed and will take on #6 seed D'Youville on Monday 5/16 with a time TBA.