Collegian: Sophomore contributes with offense, defense

By Ryan Loy

Collegian Staff Writer

With one out in the seventh inning and the Penn State baseball team up by five runs, first baseman Joey DeBernardis was lying face down on the pitchers’ mound.

Moments earlier, with runners on first and second base, Hofstra’s Ethan Paquette hit a high pop-up that DeBernardis tried to run under. As the umpire called for the infield fly rule, DeBernardis tripped over the mound and had the ball fall a couple feet in front of him.

It was a minor slip-up for the sophomore first baseman, whose strong offensive and defensive performance helped the Nittany Lions (9-12) to an 8-4 win over Hofstra (6-13).

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