10.Apr.2010 at 10 | UncleLar
Collegian: Baseball team’s late-game woes lead to loss
By Paul Casella
Collegian Staff Writer
A disastrous eighth inning, in which the Penn State baseball team used three pitchers and faced 11 Northwestern hitters, was too much for the Nittany Lions (12-16, 1-3 Big Ten) to overcome in Friday night’s 11-5 loss.
Entering the inning tied at 5, Penn State gave up six runs off six hits and one error – a bobbled ball at second base with one out in a double-play situation.
Instead of fielding the throw from pitcher Steven Hill cleanly and turning a double play to end the inning before any runs were scored, shortstop Louie Picconi dropped the ball with the runner bearing down on him, allowing the inning to continue.
Northwestern (8-20, 2-2) then recorded five-straight hits to plate the six runs, blowing the game wide open.
via Baseball team’s late-game woes lead to loss – The Daily Collegian Online.
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