Bomb Juniata 17-6
Lion nine offensive
Although pitcher Mitch
Lukevics wasn't on the
mound to witness it, Penn
State had a relatively easy
time chopping up Juniata 17-6
yesterday afternoon at
Beaver Field. The reasons he
was given an early leave were
an aggressive first inning by
Juniata and bases on balls, a
problem that continues to
haunt coach Chuck Medlar.
Lukevics (4-1), who has developed into a
top starter this year, began his first inning in
routine form by striking out the Indian's
leadoff man, Jeff Erkel. But left fielder Tom
Streighteff, who is hitting .386, then came up
with a double and Dee Adcock followed with a
single to score the Indians' first run.
Lukevics then struck out Mike McNeal, a .396
hitter, but walked Andrew Polardy and
surrendered a single to Steve Bergstresser
that scored another run. After Lukevics
walked his second hitter, Medlar brought on
John Maier. Maier struck out Mike Hartley
to end the threat.
The Lions began pecking away at the lead
in their half of the first by picking up a run on
no hits and finally built a 6-2 margin before
they exploded in the sixth and seventh for 11
runs.
In a contest in which walks were awarded
generously, Lion shortstop Jerry Micsky and
third baseman Don Stine picked up a couple
in the sixth after Denny DeWitt had been
retired. A single by Rich Sherkel and a
sacrifice by Kevin Burke then produced two
runs. After first baseman Art Ochs was hit by
a pitch, Catcher George Coval reached first
on a miscue by Indian second baseman Sam
Williamson. The error allowed the third run
of the inning to score and the Lions picked up
three additional runs by combining two more
walks and a DeWitt single.
Then in the seventh, Penn State added five
more tallies in a frame that was highlighted
by DeWitt's home run to left.
Brian Maseila helped out Maier in the late
innings on the mound and also took a turn in
left field.
The Indians, a good offensive club with a
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.309 team batting average, came up with only
seven hits on the afternoon while the Lion
bats continued to surprise Medlar. Penn
State recorded 12 hits for the afternoon's
work. However, a considerable share of the
Lions 11-run victory margin can be at
tributed to wildness on the part of Juniata's
mound staff. Besides surrendering numerous
walks, the Indian hurlers hit two Lion
players.
STOLEN BASES The Lions now have four
days off before their next contest, a
doubleheader with Buffalo Sunday at Beaver
Field. Penn State will close put the regular
season with four doubleheaders and a
rescheduled game with Pitt on May 15.
Lukevics' first-inning exit yesterday was
his second of the season. The freshman
righthander was knocked out against Rider
after retiring only one man. Before yester
day's game, Lukevics had the lowest ERA
among Lion starters, 0.29.
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b r h
Eckerl rf .5 0 0 0
Strieghteff if 5 2 2 0
Adcock lb 4 2 2 1
McNeal 3b 3 1 0 0
Polardy ss 4 0 1 2
Begstressen
cf 5 0 1 1
Williamson 2b2 1 0 0
Hartley c 4 0 1 0
Amatucci p 3 D 0
Breiner ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 6 7
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PENN STATE 102 126 50x-17
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—Rick Starr
PENN STATE
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5 1 0 1
6 2 3 4
3 3 1 1
4 3 2 0
4 2 1 3
4 2 1 4
4 1 0 0
3 1 0 0
0 0 0 0
4 1 3 3
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1 1 1 1
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DeWitt cf
Micsky ss
Stine 3b
Sherkel p )f
Burke rf
Ochs lb
Lukevics p
Maier p
Mosella if
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AssoclATl STOW
Infielder Don Stine, batting ,333, paces the
Lions' improved hitting attack
Bench clouts 3 HRs against Phils
PHILADELPHIA (AP)—
Johnny Bench blasted three
homers, driving in seven
runs, and tied a major league
record for consecutive
homers but the Cincinnati
Reds needed a tiebreaking
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two-run shot in the ninth
inning by Dave Concepcion to
beat the Philadelphia Phillies
9-7 last night.
Bench, who homered in his
last time at bat Tuesday
night, smashed all three
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homers off Cy Young Award
winner Steve Carlton,
equalling the mark of four
homers in consecutive times
at bat held by 17 other
players, 11 in the American
League and six in the
National.
The two-time National
League Most Valuable Player
homered with a man aboard
in the first inning, walked in
the third, belted a three-run
shot in the fifth and a two-run
homer in the seventh, his
ninth of the season.
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Hurlers nix
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By ROBERT ANGELO
Collegian Sports Writer
The Texas Rangers and
Detroit Tigers will have to
wait some time for two of
their more recent draft picks.
Steve Correll and Mitch
Lukevics have decided to
throw their stuff at college
hitters for the next four years.
Lukevics is a 1972 graduate
of Liberty High whom Coach
Chuck Medlar learned about
from some major league
scouts.
"I told Tommy (Donchez)
to bring him to the sidelines
for a West Virginia football
game," Medlar said. Donchez
also hails from Liberty.
Lukevics nearly chose to
become a Mountaineer.
"I was recruited by West
Virginia for football," he
said, "but after I met Chuck
Medlar, I decided on Penn
State and baseball,"
As a Liberty High star, who
was named to the first team
of East Penn League,
Lukevics' three season totals
were 16-6. The Detroit
Tigers were impressed
enough to draft him for a
second time.
Medlar describes him as
having an outstanding
fastball and good control.
"His fastball tails off, and
that makes a fastball ef
fective," Medlar said. "He
throws his curve from two
speeds. He's also a strong boy
who can throw just as hard at
the end of the game as in the
first few innings."
Steve Correll did his pre-
Penn State pitching for New
Ringgold High and his
American Legion team. As
with most college pitchers,
Correll started in Little
League and has never missed
a summer of baseball.
As a high schooler,
Correll's senior year record
was 9-2. His best mark as a
Legion pitcher was 7-3, in
cluding a no-hitter which
Correll lost on a walk and an
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"We didn't hear about
Steve until the tail end of the
season last year," Medlar
said. "We were in Princeton
for the District Playoffs. I
met Steve there and talked to
him about Penn State."
Correll chose Penn State
over the Texas Ranger rookie
league.
"His fastball is very out
standing. He can blow it right
by hitters," Medlar said. "His
curve is coming along. Once
he gets the ball over the prate
consistently, he's going to be
a good one."
Correll admits to his control
problems.
"Against Gettysburg, I was
taken out in the fourth. We
were winning at the time, but
I just couldn't get the ball
over," he said.
When he is getting the ball
over, his fastball has been
effective. Earlier in the
season, Correll defeated
Bucknell 5-2, allowing five
hits and walking six. He also
worked a scoreless relief stint
against William and Mary.
Lukevics' top performance
so far in a Lion uniform came
against West Virginia, when
he struck out 17 en route to a
12-0 victory.
"I was shooting for 10
strikeouts that day,"
Lukevics said. "I remember
somebody saying that I had
eight. That was early in the
game. When the game ended,
I heard someone say 17
strikeouts, and I almost
passed out."
With the possibility of post
season action growing
stronger with each additional
win, Lukevics and Correll are
growing more and more
important. Due to the playoff
setup, the team with the
deepest pitching has a
decided advantage.
Right now, Lukevics and
Correll figure as part of
Medlar's depth.
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