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Nittany Lions Drop Tough Doubleheader at Hands of Ohio State
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (May 8, 2005) - The Penn State baseball team had a tough day on the diamond as the Ohio State offense awakened to defeat the Nittany Lions 13-10 and 29-2 in a doubleheader Sunday at Beaver Field. The Buckeyes scored 14 runs in the first inning of Game 2. The 29 runs were the most ever scored against a Penn State baseball team. Ohio State has won the first three games of this four game series. The finale will be played 1 p.m. Monday at Beaver Field. That game can be heard live on ESPN Radio WMAJ 1450 AM, and a link to listen will be available at www.GoPSUsports.com. Sophomore Jim Leitgeb (Elkton, Md.) tied a school record with three doubles in the first game. He had career highs in hits (3), runs scored (2) and RBI (4) in Game 1, and he was a combined 4-for-6 on the day. Senior Michael Milliron (DuBois, Pa.) had five hits in the doubleheader, sophomore Matt Lewis (Arnold, Md.) had four hits on the day, and freshman Brian Ernst (Boyertown, Pa.) had a career high three hits and three RBI in Game 1. The Buckeyes scored two runs in the top of the first inning of Game 1, but the Nittany Lions came back with five of their own aided by a bases loaded walk by junior Lance Thompson (Brisbin, Pa.), a three-run double by Leitgeb, and an RBI single by Ernst. Ohio State tied the game with three runs in the second inning. But Penn State came back to take a 9-5 lead after RBI doubles by Lewis and Leitgeb, and a two-run single by Ernst. That chased Ohio State starter Cory Luebke fro the game. But Brett Hatcher came in to keep the Penn State offense in check. The Buckeyes scored three runs in the fifth inning to chase Nittany Lion starter Craig Clark (Phoenixville, Pa.), and then scored two more in the sixth and one more in the seventh Hatcher picked up the win after tossing 4.1 innings, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out three. The first 14 batters that Ohio State sent to the plate in Game 2 all reached base by base hit, walk or error. The Buckeyes tied a school record with 33 hits in the game, including nine extra-base hits. Cody Caughenbaugh had two hits and five RBI, and Jason Zoeller and Paul Farinacci had four RBI each. Penn State scored runs on an RBI single by junior Aaron Greenfield (Villanova, Pa.), and a solo home run by junior Colin Runt (State College, Pa.), his first of the year.Game 1 Game 2
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