UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The FDU Knights (12-17, 9-5) faced the Penn State Nittany Lions (17-12, 4-5) in a midweek matchup that resulted in a 12-2 loss for the Knights.
The Nittany Lions got on the board first with a four run first inning to take an early 4-0 lead over the Knights. Penn State tacked on two more runs in the second inning to extend their lead to 6-0.
The Knights got on the board in the third inning by a sacrifice fly off the bat of
Hunter D'Amato to score
Joan Sosa. FDU still trailed Penn State 6-1.
The Nittany Lions didn't let up as they tacked on another run in the fourth inning bringing the score to 7-1.
D'Amato logged career hit number 224 with a single through the left side to score
Ben Avila to bring the score to 7-2 in the top of the fifth inning.
Despite FDU's efforts to close in on the Nittany Lions, Penn State relentlessly tacked on runs through the eighth inning to sew up a 12-2 loss for the Knights.
Nicholas Feretic started the game on the mound for FDU and pitched 2 innings before handing the ball over to the bullpen to finish the game. We saw Jake SImon
, Ben Pika and Dante Edwardi make relief appearances pitching the final five innings.
The Knights picked up four hits and six walks in today's game.
Hunter D'Amato,
Joan Sosa,
Justin Sierra and
Luke Russo all recorded one hit each.
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The Knights will return home to face Hofstra at Naimoli Family Baseball Complex on Wednesday, April 10. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. and will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
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