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Lock Haven baseball sweeps Pitt-Johnstown in doubleheader

LOCK HAVEN — The Lock Haven baseball team overcame a pair of late deficits to sweep Pitt-Johnstown in a PSAC West doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at Watkins Field. Bryce Vincent hit a walk-off single in game one and the Bald Eagles rallied for four runs in the bottom of the sixth in game two to sweep the doubleheader 5-4 and 5-2.

Saturday was the baseball program’s Senior Day and the program honored Brandt Cook, Garrett Starr, Vincent, Jason Labrador, Joseph DeSiena, Matt Lingenfelter, Ryan Bailer, Stephen McMillan, Lance Baldensperger and John Sanchez.

With the sweep, The Haven improved to 15-24 overall and 5-14 in the PSAC West. UPJ falls to 12-26 on the season and 4-16 in the conference.

Trailing 4-2 heading into its final at bats, the Bald Eagles rallied for three runs and Vincent hit a walk-off single to steal game one 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh.

The pitching duo of Will Stambaugh and Kevin Grenninger combined to throw seven innings and were effective in keeping the Bald Eagles within striking distance. Stambaugh pitched three innings and allowed one earned run, while striking out one hitter. Grenninger didn’t surrender an earned run in relief and racked up three k’s to earn the victory.

Morgan Billotte continues to be a spark at the top of the order and finished 3-for-4 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored.

Ethan Nagy added a pair of hits, an RBI and run scored, while Vincent and Stephen McMillan also drove in runs.

In game two, the Bald Eagles kept things rolling and used a four-run sixth inning rally to overcome a late-inning one-run deficit to secure the sweep on the afternoon. The Bald Eagles led 1-0 after the first inning, but UPJ plated two runs to take its first lead in the top of the fifth.

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