Second place finish for Lions
York College won the Penn State Harrisburg Spring Clas
sic, shooting a second round total of 301 today for a two
day total of 609. Penn State Harrisburg shot 310 today to
edge Stevenson (308) for second place, 619 to 622.
York's Andrew Schmehl was low individual with a two
day total of 146. Stevenson's Matt Lukehart finished
second with a two-day total of 148, which included a 72
today. They both earned All-Tournament team selections,
and were joined by Stevenson's Justin Hughes (151), Penn
State Harrisburg's
Bobby Proietto
(152) and York's
Cody Trabert
(153).
Penn State Har
risburg is next
in action at the
Northeast Ath
letic Conference
Championship,
April • 22-23 in
Camden, NJ.
Day one of Spring Classic
York College won the Penn State Harrisburg Spring Clas
sic, shooting a second round total of 301 today for a two
day total of 609. Penn State Harrisburg shot 310 today to
edge Stevenson (308) for second place, 619 to 622.
York's Andrew Schmehl was low individual with a two
day total of 146. Stevenson's Matt Lukehart finished
second with a two-day total of 148, which included a 72
today. They both earned All-Tournament team selections,
and were joined by Stevenson's Justin Hughes (151), Penn
State Harrisburg's Bobby Proietto (152) and York's Cody
Trabert (153).
Penn State Harrisburg is next in action at the Northeast
Athletic Conference Championship, April 22-23 in Cam
den, NJ.
Story and photo courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Inter
collegiate Athletics.
The Penn State Harrisburg women's softball team split
four games this weekend, grabbing two wins against con
ference opponent, Penn State Abington, 9-7 and 13-5, on
Saturday then dropping two games versus conference foe,
Penn State Berks, 13-1 and 11-0 on Sunday.
In Saturday's doubleheader, the blue and white were able
to hold off a late charge by Abington in game one with
freshman pitcher, Jordyn Cooper (Pittsfield, MA/Wahco
nah) earning her second win on the season. In game two,
the Lady Lions would score 13 runs on 12 hits to cruise
to the 13-5 victory powered by sophomores Emily Pae
(Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Twp.), 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs,
and Rachael Vettori (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra), 2-for-3 with
3 RBIs including a two-run home run in the bottom half
of the third.
Sunday's doubleheader featured a combined 24 runs and
27 hits from Penn State Berks en route to defeating the
Lady Lions in a lopsided affair, 13-1 and 11-0, with Penn
State Harrisburg's sole run coming in the first inning of
the first game.
The blue and white will be on the road for the remainder
of the season, traveling to Immaculata University Tues
day, April 13th to face off against the 5-10 Mighty Macs
in non-conference action. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00
PM.
Story courtesy of
Penn State Har
risburg Intercol
legiate Athletics.
Story courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Intercollegiate
Athletics.
The Penn State Harrisburg women's tennis team dropped
a close one in a North Eastern Athletic Conference match
up between College of Saint Elizabeth, April 9 at the Ho
verter Tennis Complex, 5-4.
In singles play, the blue and white were able to earn wins
in three out of the six matches played. In the first slot, Lau
ren Hall, Duncannon, PA/Susquenita picked up another
victory for her team in a one-sided affair, 6-2, 6-1 match.
Senior Jessica Karl, Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East
finished her opponent in 7-5, 6-4 fashion while teammate,
Caitlin Royer (Mount Joy, PA/Donegal) earned the victory
in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6.
In doubles play, the duo of Hall and Royer collected their
second victory on the year in the first slot, but flights two
and three were unable to pull out a win losing, 8-5 and 8-0
respectively.
Story and photo courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Inter
collegiate Athletics.
Lady Lions split in weekend action
College of St. Elizabeth slips
by Lady Lions
Nittany Lions grab the 7-2
decision
The Penn State Harrisburg men's tennis squad (4-5) took
the 7-2 decision in non-conference action Wednesday,
April 7 against the 0-4 Albright Lions.
Pickup up their first wins of the season in singles play
was Zachary Wakefield, Palmyra, PA/Palmyra, Daniel De-
Leon, Easton, PA/Easton and Ozan Siso, Ankora, Turkey/
METU Development Foundation. DeLeon would have no
problem in the fifth slot taking down his opponent 6-3, 6-
0. In the slots 3 and 6, Wakefield and Siso would both fight
back after dropping their first set, stretching the third set to
a 11-9, 10-7 tiebreaker, respectively.
The blue and white would sweep in doubles competition
with Wakefield and Sahil Patel, Rajkot, India/TGIS, slot
two, as well as DeLeon and Siso, slt three, capturing their
first wins of the season, as teammates, in doubles play.
Story and photo courtesy of Penn State Harrisburg Inter
collegiate Athletics.