UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VILLANOVA STARBURSTS AT PENN STATE PRIDE
04/28/2042
 
UNITED STATES COLLEGIATE BASEBALL ASSOCIATION
VILLANOVA STARBURSTS AT PENN STATE PRIDE
GAME ID: 7608 - MONDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova Starbursts (38-14) 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 9 0
Penn State Pride (32-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 1
Villanova 38-14 After 8-1 Win Over Penn State
Gordon O'Neil brought his A-game to help Villanova defeat the Penn State Pride, 8-1. Penn State's current losing streak has reached 4 games.

Villanova used a clutch at-bat from Kent González to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Starbursts ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"This team keeps finding a way to win," said Villanova manager Bill Hill.
VILLANOVA BATTING LINESCORE PENN STATE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Castro LF 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 .305 21 41
M. Ottens CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 .217 0 2
K. Vaughan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .315 15 43
   a-M. Guzmán PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
J. Torres RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .303 23 42
J. Lee 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 10 23
S. Walker 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .285 5 19
E. Bradley DH 4 3 2 0 0 0 4 .469 3 6
K. González SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .253 7 23
J. Peña C 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .250 4 4
Totals 37 8 9 7 2 10 7      
a - M. Guzmán pinch hit for K. Vaughan in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: E. Bradley (1, 5th Inning off R. Verheijen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. González (7, 2nd Inning off R. Verheijen, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Peña (4, 7th Inning off I. Moreno, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Castro (21, 9th Inning off T. Valentine, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Castro 4 , M. Ottens , K. Vaughan , J. Lee , S. Walker , E. Bradley 4 , K. González 4 , J. Peña 4
2-out RBI: K. González
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Bradley
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bailey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .254 13 27
J. Padilla CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .318 11 27
J. Martínez RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .309 12 33
M. Rasmussen LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316 12 33
D. Nichols 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 4 18
J. Lorenzo DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .313 12 30
K. O'Brien 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 3 9
   a-J. Byington PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 1 6
M. Witt SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .246 2 18
B. Fuller C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 0 8
Totals 34 1 7 1 0 6 11      
a - J. Byington pinch hit for K. O'Brien in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: D. Bailey (4, 8th Inning off S. Melsom, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Martínez (12, 9th Inning off S. Melsom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bailey 3 , J. Martínez 4 , M. Rasmussen , D. Nichols 2 , M. Witt , B. Fuller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bailey , J. Padilla , M. Witt
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: K. O'Brien (3)
VILLANOVA PITCHING LINESCORE PENN STATE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. O'Neil W (8-0) 6.0 4 0 0 0 5 0 80 1.61   
S. Melsom SV (1) 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 37 1.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. O'Neil 69
Batters Faced: G. O'Neil 22, S. Melsom 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. O'Neil 3-10, S. Melsom 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: G. O'Neil 80-58, S. Melsom 37-26
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Verheijen L (3-2) 5.1 4 4 1 0 5 1 81 3.09   
I. Moreno 2.2 4 2 2 1 4 1 54 8.00   
T. Valentine 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Verheijen 55
Batters Faced: R. Verheijen 21, I. Moreno 13, T. Valentine 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Verheijen 7-4, I. Moreno 3-1, T. Valentine 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Verheijen 81-53, I. Moreno 54-33, T. Valentine 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Moreno 1-0 , T. Valentine 1-1
WP: R. Verheijen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gordon O'Neil
Ballpark: Penn State Grounds
Weather: Roof closed, 50 degrees
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 4381
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