After One Year Hiatus, Penn State Beaver Baseball Returns with Sweep of Penn State York

3/20/21

York, PA-  After being on hiatus for over a year, Penn State Beaver Baseball is back.  The Lions opened the 2021 season traveling to Penn State York for a double header.  The Lions walked away with a pair of wins in the season opening series, defeating York 14-6 & 12-0.

In the first game of their season-opening series, Penn State Beaver Baseball took on Penn State York in what was a close game through the fist 5 innings. With opening day starter Senior Scott Hughes (Aliquippa, Pa / Central Valley) on the mound, Beaver went back and forth with Penn State York. After taking a one run lead in the first inning, York was able to take a 3-1 lead in the second. After 2 key hits in the third inning, Beaver was right back in it with a 3-1 lead that would end up losing in the fourth. The game would continue to be a back and forth battle, with Beaver and York changing leads in the fifth and sixth innings, ending up in a 7-6 Beaver lead going into the final inning. It was that final inning where Beaver drove the nail into York's coffin, as the team erupted for 7 runs to diminish any chance of a final comeback from York. In the end, Beaver would end up taking home their first victory of the season with a final score of 14-6. 

In the second game of the series it was a much different story, as Beaver carried over their momentum from the end of the first game right into this one. With Sophomore Dom Petrella (Beaver, Pa / Beaver High School) on the mound, the Beaver Baseball team looked dominant from the start. After a 4 run lead in the second inning, Beaver kept piling on York, finishing the game with 11 run on 12 hits in only 5 innnings. Petrella showed dominance on the mound as well, allowing only 3 hits while striking out 5 batters in 5 innings of work. In the end Beaver would take home their second win of the season, defeating Penn State York by a final score of 12-0 in 5 innings. 

After a year-long hiatus, Penn State Beaver baseball has its first two wins of the season as the team takes two wins from their road trip against Penn State York. With two big wins under their belt, Beaver is looking in good shape to start out this season. Both Sophomore Dom Petrella and Sophomore Parker Walden (Simi Valley, Ca / Oak Park), who had 4 RBI's on 5 hits during this road trip, shined in their team's first two wins of the season.

Beaver will now head back home before taking to the road again to play Penn State Du Bois on Wednesday, March 24 at 6 pm.