READING, Pa. – The Keuka College Baseball split at Penn St.-Berks on Saturday in a North Eastern Athletic Conference doubleheader.
Keuka College (10-11, 3-1 NEAC) took the opening game 6-4, but fell in the nightcap 12-0.
Dakota Skinner (Waverly, N.Y. / Tioga) continued his hot run with four hits on the day for the Wolves. Jake Redding (Victor, N.Y. / Victor) and Dave Nuzzo (Manlius, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius) each added two hits on the day with a double.
Bryan Johnsen (Otisville, N.Y. / Minisink Valley) earned his fourth win on the season, going six innings in Game 1. Freshman Dave Verrett (Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse) struck out a batter in the seventh to earn his third save of the season.
Keuka College 6 at Penn St.-Berks 4
The Nittany Lions struck first with three runs in the first inning and a run in the second. Penn St.-Berks would lead 4-0 going into the fifth inning. Keuka took advantage of a Berks error in the inning as two runs scored on the play. The Wolves later got an RBI single by Tyler Krowiak (Endwell, N.Y. / Seton Catholic) to make it a one-run game, 4-3. An inning later, Jake Redding tied the game with an opposite field double that scored a run. Then Dakota Skinner hit a two-run single to give the Wolves a 6-4 lead. Johnsen didn't allow a run in the bottom of the sixth and Verrett shut the down in the seventh as Keuka College defeated Penn St.-Berks 6-4 in Game 1.
Lead Wolf: Dakota Skinner led the Keuka College offense with three hits in the opener. He had the go-ahead hit with a two-run single in the sixth and stole a base as well.
Keuka College 0 at Penn St.-Berks 12
The game started scoreless through the first three innings in Game 2 of the doubleheader. However, Penn St.-Berks scored four in the fourth, three in the fifth, and five in the sixth to take a 12-0 lead. Overall, the Nittany Lions out-hit the Wolves 13-3 in the game. Penn St.-Berks would shut out Keuka College in the nightcap, winning the game 12-0.
Lead Wolf: In a game with only three hits for the Green and Gold, Dave Nuzzo had the only extra base with a double for Keuka College.
KC Notes:
- Follow the split, the all-time series between Keuka College and Penn St.-Berks remains level with each team winning 14 games
- Keuka College does hold a 14-11 advantage over the Nittany Lions in conference games
- Dakota Skinner extended his hitting streak to 17 games for the Wolves
- Dave Verrett saved his third game this season, tying the school record. Three saves also leaves the freshman one shy of the career record at Keuka College
- Brian Johnsen moves into a tie for fourth for most wins in a season with four
Coming up for Keuka College: The Wolves will conclude their Pennsylvania trip on Sunday with a pair of North Eastern Athletic Conference games against Penn St.-Abington. The Nittany Lions won the NEAC regular season last year and hold a 14-3 advantage all-time over Keuka College.