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In a game marked by shifting momentums, freshman pinch-hitter Ryan Tandelivered a two-RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and junior Jake Schilling tossed two scoreless innings and left the tying run stranded at third to close the door as the Lycoming College baseball team beat Hobart College, 11-10, in non-conference action.
The Warriors (1-6 overall) jumped out with five runs in the first inning and added four more in the third before the Statesman (0-2 overall) notched a nine-run sixth and one-run seventh to take a 10-9 lead. The Warriors responded in the bottom of the inning, as junior Danny DeLucas singled to lead off and freshman Eric MacCluen was hit by a pitch before a throwing error on a bunt loaded the bases. After a strikeout, Tan delivered a single into right center to give the Warriors a 11-10 lead.
Schilling allowed a hit in the eighth and a runner to reach second, but got a flyout and a groundout to end the threat. A one-out double in the ninth was left stranded at third, as Schilling induced a groundout to end the game. He allowed two hits to earn the save, as he struck out one in the last two innings.
The Warriors started rolling in the first, as Schilling doubled in sophomore Nick Reeder, a Montoursville graduate, before MacCluen drove in two with a single through the left side, setting up a two-RBI triple from sophomore Nick Hoheb.
In the third, DeLucas doubled for an RBI before Reeder drilled a bases-clearing double to left-center to drive in three to give Lycoming a 9-0 lead before Hobart mounted their comeback.
DeLucas finished 2-for-4 with three runs and a RBI and MacCluen notched two runs and two RBI to pace the Warrior offense.
• To finish off the regular season, the Mansfield men's basketball team faced No. 19 East Stroudsburg University in PSAC Eastern Division action and the nationally ranked Warriors defended their court, winning the regular season finale, 103-80.
Loyalsock graduates and brothers Saraj (13) and Idris Ali (12) combined for 25 points on the afternoon. Saraj Ali also dished out five assists. Scott Woodring dropped 12 points and grabbed four rebounds.
Michael Dickson scored the first four points for the Mounties (8-19, 6-16 PSAC East), breaking out to an early 7-4 lead.
Seven unanswered for ESU gave them the first double digit score, holding an 11-7 edge after five minutes of action.
• The Mansfield women's basketball team faced East Stroudsburg University in PSAC Eastern Division action, but the Warriors came out on top, claiming a 58-52 victory. Grabbing 11 rebounds, Jasmine Hilton moved into fourth all-time for rebounds in program history at 855. She finished with nine points.
Danae Ellzy led the Mounties with 14 points, securing five rebounds and grabbing two steals.
Katie Sheeler dropped her 12th double-digit game of her freshmen campaign, posting 12 points and two steals.
A cold start to the day led to only 17 combined points in the first ten minutes of action. Cydney Stanton and Alivia Paeglow each scored two baskets as the Mounties held a 10-3 with two minutes left, but the Warriors (10-17, 8-14 PSAC East) dropped two quick buckets to limit the lead to three at the end of the quarter.
After a 13-12 start, Mansfield cooked up an 11-3 run over the next four minutes, including five straight points by Ellzy.
• Junior Alexa Baldwin posted nine assists, the second-most in school history, and adding four goals to finish with a school-record 13 points, as the Lycoming College women's lacrosse team downed Buffalo State, 21-15, in non-conference action.
Baldwin broke the program record of 12 points, last accomplished by Hailey Kimble in 2019 against Arcadia, topping a record that had been in existence for 24 years that had been tied seven times. She came up one assist shy of Heather Suit's 10-helper effort against St. John Fisher in 2006.
Sophomore Riley Block scored seven goals and added two assists, as she had four goals in the first half of the game.
In the first half, the Warriors (2-0 overall) piled up 13 goals, five of which were assisted by Baldwin. At halftime, the Warriors led, 13-6. Three minutes into the third quarter, the Warriors advanced the score to 16-6 before Buffalo State scored four straight goals, but six was as close as the Bengals could get.
Gabby Gunnip and Abby Katrinak each netted hat tricks, and their strong offensive play helped power the Lock Haven lacrosse team to a 15-8 victory over Daemen (0-3) in the Bald Eagles' 2024 home opener.
With the win, Lock Haven improved to a perfect 2-0 overall on the young season.
The Bald Eagles' potent attack also benefitted from a pair of goals from both Nadia Baskot and Makayla Kelly.
Lock Haven led 10-2 at halftime and the defensive unit held strong in the second half.
Emma Williams, Kaitlyn Collins, Josey Shaffer, Brynlee Pinschenat and Ally Weaver all added goals.
Williams' six-point outing was headlined with a five-assist game. Gunnip added two assists and finish with five total points.