Baseball Sweeps PSU-Beaver in Dramatic Fashion

Penn State Greater Allegheny picked up 2 more key PSUAC victories last night over Penn State Beaver, by the scores of 7-6 and 3-0.

In game 1, the GA offense took a little while to get going. After trailing 5-0 early, the bats awoke, led by Freshman center fielder Zak Schmidt's (Moon) 3 hits and 1 run, combined with Sophomore right fielder Mike Visloski's(West Allegheny) 2 hits and 2 RBI's.  Greater Allegheny rallied to tie the game at 5 with 3 runs in the bottom of the 7^th inning.  After Junior second baseman Ted Fricke (Carrick) and Freshman third baseman Scott Dierdorf (Hopewell) reached, Mike Visloski belted a 2-run triple to get GA within 1.  Visloski would eventually come around to score on an error by Penn State Beaver's third baseman.  Beaver, however, would score a go-ahead run in the top of the 9^th off of Ted Fricke. In Greater Allegheny's bottom half of the 9^th, Freshman Sam Weightman (Penn Trafford) stepped in to pitch hit with one man on, and 2 outs. Weightman would come through for GA, with a walk-off, 2-run blast.  Ted Fricke earned the win for GA, striking out 4 batters over 2 innings, after taking over pitching duties in the 8^th.

Game 2 featured much less drama for GA, as Scott Dierdorf pitched a 1-hit gem, striking out 13 Beaver hitters over 7 innings.  Zak Schmidt, Mike Visloski, and Ted Fricke each notched 2 hits for Greater Allegheny, with Schmidt and Fricke knocking in a run apiece.

With the 2 wins, Penn State Greater Allegheny increase its overall record to 21-10, and 13-1 in PSUAC play. GA now holds a secure grip atop the PSUAC standings, with 4 conference games remaining.  Greater Allegheny will be back in action this weekend as it faces off against conference foe Penn State Hazleton on Friday.  First pitch is 12:00 PM.