Greater Allegheny Baseball Drops Double-Header to Point Park

Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Penn State Greater Allegheny men's baseball team traveled to face Point Park, Wednesday afternoon, where GA found themselves short in a 4-3 bout alongside a 9-2 decision in a rain-shortened contest.

Greater Allegheny was the first to answer in the top of the second in the first game, when junior catcher Troy Ambros (Fort Lauderdale, Pa./Wesr Browar) reached first base on error by the second baseman, bringing home sophomore outfielder Jose Pablo Bonilla (Coto Laurel, Puerto Rico/Academia Santa Maria), who reached on a double to left field.

GA extended their lead when Ambros reached home on an error following freshman infielder Brian Casiano's (San Juan, Puerto Rico/International Baseball Academy) moved to second base on a throwing error by second base. Junior infielder Aaron McGee (Harrison City, Pa./Harrison City) singled to left field to bring home Casiano, Greater Allegheny leading 3-0.

The bottom of the seventh saw real trouble, as Point Park dropped four runs on the Greater Allegheny defense, boosting the home team over GA, 4-3. The seven inning contest ran out of time, as Greater Allegheny had no choice but to take the loss.

Both senior infielder Adam Wehr (Orefield, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh) and Bonilla went 1-for-3 to help GA through the first game. McGee batted 2-for-4 along with batting in one run.

The second game began with junior right-handed pitcher Matt Klena (Glenshaw, Pa./Shaler) on the mound. Greater Allegheny found themselves on the board again first, as senior infielder Sam Weightman's (Harrison City, Pa./Penn-Trafford) single through the right side brought Wehr across home plate in the top of the second inning. The bottom of the third inning saw three Point Park runs before they managed another tally in the bottom of the fifth.

Senior outfielder Braedon Pennington (Punxsutawney, Pa./Mercyhurst) singled through the left side ringing in Casiano, GA trailing 4-2. Five runs in the bottom of the sixth was the capper for Greater Allegheny, as the game was cut short due to inclement weather. Six different Greater Allegheny student-athletes managed to hit 1-for-3 through the last contest.

The Lions (7-4) look ahead to a weekend on the road, as the men in blue and white travel to Cincinnati-Clermont for a set of double-header USCAA conference match-up's. The men are scheduled to play two on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. along with a set on Sunday starting at 12:00 p.m.