ALTOONA, Pa. – The Thiel College baseball team dropped a pair of non-conference games on the road to the Penn-State Altoona Lions Tuesday afternoon.
The Tomcats lost 8-1 in game one and 8-5 in game two.
In game one, the Tomcats only amassed three hits.
Aidan Ochs (Rostraver Township, Pa./Belle Veron),
Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley) and
Michael Aches (Pittsburgh, Pa./Canevin) all recorded one hit a piece. Ochs also recorded an RBI.
Alec Katon (Ashtabula, Ohio/Edgewood) got the start on the mound. He went four innings, walking five and striking out one while giving up four runs.
Garrison Martin (Beloit, Ohio/West Branch) and
Nathan Doutt (Edinboro, Pa./General McClane) pitched in relief.
Penn-State Altoona was led by Jonathan Rauch who went 2-for-3 including two RBI's. Grant Barberich went 3-for-3 and recorded three RBI's.
Mack Meengs started for the Lions on the mound, going five innings, striking out three and walking four.
In game two, the Tomcats took a 4-0 lead in the third inning. Altoona answered with three runs of their own in the third, cutting the Tomcats lead to 4-3.
Alttona took the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth inning, taking a 8-4 lead.
Nick Guarnieri (Niles, Ohio/Mckinley) homered in the sixth inning to make the score 8-5.
The Tomcats outhit the Lions in game two 11-7.
Thiel was led by
Colton Brightwell (Eighty Four, Pa./Bentworth) who went 3-for-4 including two RBI's.
Mike Sittig (Monaca, Pa./Central Valley) went 2-for-3 with one RBI, and
Seth Johnson (Magnolia, Ohio/Tuscarawas Valley) went 2-for-4.
Charlie Luedtke (Mars, Pa./Mars Area) started the game on the mound, going 3.1 innings. He struck out one and walked four.
Ethan Bintrim (New Castle, Pa./Shenango) finished the game on the mound, striking out two and not giving up a run.
Timothy Richard led the Lions, going 3-for-4 and four RBI's. Corey Chamberlain went 2-for-3.
Jonathan Rauch started for the Lions, going five innings, striking out four and walking two. He also gave up four runs.
The Tomcats are back in action on Wednesday when they head to La Roche for a non-conference game. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.