base_sb5
1
Penn St.-Behrend PENN ST. 4-2
5
Winner Messiah MESSIAH 7-5
Penn St.-Behrend PENN ST.
4-2
1
Final
5
Messiah MESSIAH
7-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn St.-Behrend PENN ST. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 5
Messiah MESSIAH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5 6 0

W: Woodie, Christian (2-2) L: J. Zick (0-1) S: Snyder, Dennis (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Falcons Win Third-Striaght in Florida, Beat Penn State Behrend

FORT PIERCE, Fla. - The Messiah baseball team earned their third-straight victory on their Spring Break Trip to Florida, earning a 5-1 win over Penn State Behrend on Wednesday. The Falcons scored twice in the first inning to take an early lead before taking a 3-0 lead after five innings. Penn State Behrend plated their first run of the game in the eighth, but the Falcons added two insurance runs in the bottom of the frame to claim the 5-1 victory.
 
Christian Woodie picked up the victory after tossing 7.2 innings, allowing just four hits and one run while striking out six. Dennis Snyder earned his first career save after throwing the final 1.1 frames and striking out two.
 
Dustin Isanogle drove home two runs with a single in the eighth while Evan Wagaman went 2-3 with a double.
 
The Falcons will be back in action on Thursday when they take on the Monmouth College Scots at 1:00 p.m.
 
How It Happened
Messiah scored two runs in the bottom of the first on a Joshua Ammons single to left field. The Falcons set the table with a leadoff single from Reed Wagner and a double from Kasey Caras to put two in scoring position with no outs. After a fly out, Ammons knocked a single to left that was misplayed and allowed two runs to scamper home for a 2-0 Messiah lead.
 
It turned out that would be all the Falcons would need, but they added a third run in the bottom of the fifth. Thomas Ziegler walked to lead off the fifth and later came home on a wild pitch to give Messiah a 3-0 lead.
 
Penn State Behrend dented the board for the first time in the top of the eighth when the loaded the bases with two away. A single brought home one run, but that would be all the Lions could get as a groundout to third base ended the inning with the bases loaded.
 
Messiah quickly responded with a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 5-1 lead. After a strikeout to start the inning, an error put Joshua Ammons on first. A hit by pitch put two Falcons on the bases and a double steal advanced the Falcons to second and third with one away. Dustin Isanogle then singled home Joshua Ammons and Clayton Roberts for a four-run cushion.
 
After coming on in the eighth, Dennis Snyder tossed a perfect ninth inning to slam the door and give Messiah the 5-1 victory.
 
What's Up Next
With the victory, Messiah moves to 7-5 on the season and 3-0 on their spring break trip to Florida. The Falcons will be back in action on Thursday afternoon when they take on the Monmouth College Scots at 1:00 p.m. at the Lawnwood Sports Complex.