10.Apr.2010 at 10 | UncleLar
Baseball Falls to Northwestern in Series Opener, 11-5
Steranka goes deep for Penn State, but Wildcats’ six-run eighth inning too much to handle.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Despite holding a 5-3 lead after six full innings, Northwestern exploded for two runs in the seventh and six more in the eighth to spoil Penn State’s Big Ten home opener, 11-5, on Friday evening at a chilly Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Redshirt senior Mike Wanamaker (Upper Nyack, N.Y.) made his fifth start of the season, throwing the first 5.1 innings while allowing three runs and striking out four. Sophomore Jordan Steranka (Pittsburgh, Pa.) had the big blow, a three-run home run in the third to put the Lions on top. The teams meet in game two of the series on Saturday at 2:05 p.m.
Junior Ben Heath (Huntersville, N.C.) and sophomore Sean Deegan (Readington, N.J.) led the Nittany Lions’ (12-16, 1-3 Big Ten) offensive effort, going 3-4 and 2-4, respectively. Heath’s three hits tied a career-high while improving his average to .364. He also upped his career-high hitting streak to 15 games, tied for the 14th longest in school history. Heath drove in a run while Steranka’s long ball provided the other three RBI for the Lions.
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