Soaring Eagles defeat PS-Wilkes-Barre 13-0 on historical evening

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LEHMAN, PA. – Behind seven different pitchers who combined for 11 strikeouts and 13 hits on the offensive side of the ball, the Elmira College Baseball team was able to reach a historical program mark on Thursday afternoon, tossing the first no-hitter in program history. 

The Soaring Eagles, who were two strikeouts shy of setting a new program record, received a pair of innings a piece from Jack Finnerty '23 and Jarek Podest '26 before receiving an inning a piece from Carter Wisely '25, Brennan Goin '26, Matthew Schultz '26, Justin Hyde '25, and capped it off with a perfect inning from fifth-year right-handed pitcher Kyle Tubbs '22. 

Offensively, the score remained 3-0 in favor of the Soaring Eagles heading to the seventh inning before five runs per inning in both the seventh and ninth propelled EC to a double-digit victory. The offense was led by Chris Jones '25, who recorded his first career home run (3 RBI) and a two-run double from Ryan Trenholm '25 in the seventh frame. 

GAME INFORMATION:
SCORE: Elmira 13, Penn State Wilkes-Barre 0 
TEAM RECORDS: Elmira (2-7), Penn State Wilkes-Barre (1-2)
LOCATION: Lehman, Pennsylvania | Hilldale Park
W|L|S: J. Finnerty (W, 1-1) | M. Mager (L, 0-1) | None 

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Soaring Eagles would allow just three Nittany Lions to reach base in the contest (all walks), as five Elmira pitchers would record a clean inning of work. Finnerty, who got the starting nod, was able to retire all six batters faced, three via the strikeout while inducing a pair of ground balls. Hyde was able to also retire all three of his batters faced in the eighth inning via the strikeout, while Tubbs and Podest each struck out a pair over a total of three innings.