Dean College Bulldogs Baseball Holds Off Penn-State Berks For Victory

• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball got out to a five-run lead in the sixth inning and held on for an 8-7 victory over Penn-State Berks on Thursday. Penn-State Berks scored four runs in the failed comeback during the sixth on a single by Cory Fox, a stolen base by Dalton Hughes, and a home run by Toby Welk.
• Penn-State Berks took an early lead in the first inning. An error scored one run for Penn-State Berks.
• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball took the lead for good with six runs in the third inning. In the third Retsyn Ootton singled off of Mitch Renninger, driving in one run, Daniel Blazejewski hit a grand slam off of Renninger, driving in four runs, and Ivan Vazquez homered off of Renninger, driving in one run.
• Victor Paiva Jr. recorded the first 16 outs to earn the win for Dean College Bulldogs Baseball. He tossed five and a third innings, giving up six runs, six hits, and striking out seven. Javier Garmon earned the saved for Dean College Bulldogs Baseball. He tossed one and two-thirds innings, giving up one run, one hit, and walking zero. Mitch Renninger took the loss for Penn-State Berks. He threw two and one third innings, surrendering six runs.
• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball had 12 hits in the game.  Christopher Wood, Blazejewski, and Ootton each collected multiple hits for Dean College Bulldogs Baseball.  Wood led Dean College Bulldogs Baseball with three hits in three at bats.
• Penn-State Berks collected seven hits.  Zach Reis and Fox each collected multiple hits for Penn-State Berks.

• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball Fights Back In Loss To Penn-State Berks
• Despite a 6-run deficit in the sixth inning, Dean College Bulldogs Baseball almost came all the way back, eventually falling 11-9 to Penn-State Berks on Thursday.  Dean College Bulldogs Baseball scored five runs in the failed comeback on a fielder's choice by Christian Ponce in the sixth, a double by John Cerretani in the sixth, and a double by Retsyn Ootton in the seventh.
• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball couldn't keep up with Penn-State Berks early in the game. Penn-State Berks scored on a stolen base in the first inning, a groundout by Dalton Hughes in the second inning, and a double by Toby Welk in the second inning.
• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball knotted the game up at one in the bottom of the first inning. With two outs in the first inning Conor Callerydrove in one run when he singled.
• After Penn-State Berks scored three runs in the top of the sixth, Dean College Bulldogs Baseball answered with three of their own. Penn-State Berks scored when Tyler Comport singled off of Kyle Priest, driving in one run and Dylan Gallagher doubled. Dean College Bulldogs Baseball then answered when Jon Davis induced Christian Ponce to hit into a fielder's choice, but one run scored, there was also an error, scoring one run, and John Cerretani doubled off of Brandon Griesemer, driving in one run.
• Griesemer earned the win for Penn-State Berks. He tossed four and a third innings, surrendering six runs, nine hits, and striking out seven.  Priest took the loss for Dean College Bulldogs Baseball. He went five and a third innings, surrendering ten runs, ten hits, and striking out four.
• Justin Butler started the game for Penn-State Berks. He threw two and a third innings, allowing three runs, five hits, striking out one, and walking zero.
• Dean College Bulldogs Baseball collected 14 hits.  Callery, Aldo Ripley, Timothy Lombardi, Christopher Wood, and Cerretani each collected multiple hits for Dean College Bulldogs Baseball.  Retsyn Ootton and Daniel Blazejewski each drove in two runs to lead Dean College Bulldogs Baseball.
• Penn-State Berks had 12 hits in the game. Welk, Gallagher, Hughes, and Comport each collected multiple hits for Penn-State Berks. Welk went 4-for-5 at the plate to lead Penn-State Berks in hits.