Westmoreland College Splits Latest Games with PSU Shenango, Eyes Postseason

Westmoreland College recently played against Penn State Shenango in the second part of their seasonal home-and-home baseball series. In earlier games, Shenango won both matches against Westmoreland. In the latest series, Westmoreland split the results, losing the first game 7-3 and winning the second 7-6.

In the first game, Shenango quickly took the lead, scoring two runs in the second inning and another in the third. Westmoreland's pitcher, Sam Criger, allowed five hits and five runs over five innings. Despite Westmoreland achieving 11 hits and runs batted in by players Bobby Etez, Jake Smith, and Brayden Patton, they could not surpass Shenango's early lead.

The second game featured a stronger performance from Westmoreland. Jake Smith's sacrifice fly scored the first run. Although Shenango scored four runs in the third inning, Westmoreland responded with key hits and took advantage of Shenango's errors to tie the game. Owen Miller and Ethan Wilson each hit crucial RBI singles. Additional runs in the fifth and sixth innings from a wild pitch and a suicide squeeze by Dyson Murner, along with solid pitching from Brody Byrd and effective relief from Dylan Stonebraker, helped Westmoreland secure the win.

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