Hot Bats, Bad Pitching Highlight Home-Opening Series Win over Riverhawks (Series Recap)

Recaps

THURSDAY: Penn State 3, UMass Lowell 2

• In front of a home-opener record crowd of 1,680, the Nittany Lions led early and often in a pitcher's duel win. The go-ahead run was a Billy Gerlott solo home run in the bottom of the 6th.W: Travis Luensmann (6 IP, 5 SO, 1 ER, 86 pitches)SV: David Lee (3)

FRIDAY: UMass Lowell 11, Penn State 9

• After a 6-run 2nd inning that saw the Nittany Lions hit 3 home runs, Penn State allowed 7 runs in the top of the 4th inning. Penn State never reclaimed the lead despite a second Adam Cecere home run in the bottom of the 7th inning.L: Chic DeGaetano (0.1 IP, 1 SO, 1 ER, 19 pitches)

SATURDAY: Penn State 21, UMass Lowell 14

• After going down 9-0 in the top of the 1st inning, the Nittany Lions scored 6 in the bottom half, and responded with 9 of their own in the bottom of the 8th inning. Every player with an at-bat (except for Kevin Michaels) got on base.W: Connor Throneberry (3 IP, 3 SO, 1 ER, 36 pitches)

Player of the Weekend (Offense): RF Adam Cecere [4-for-11, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 1 SB]

• The Wake Forest transfer has continued to impress in his grad transfer season. His two home runs weren't enough to beat UMass Lowell on Friday, but it provided a spark for the heavy-hitting outfielder.

Pitcher of the Weekend (Defense): RHP Travis Luensmann [6 IP, 5 SO, 1 ER]

• After struggling against Davidson, Luensmann has seemed to put his act together again. He'll be needed to replicate this week's performance against Michigan.

Next Weekend

Penn State hosts Michigan in the conference-opening weekend. Friday's game will start at 5:30 PM, Saturday's game will start at 2:00 PM, and Sunday's game will start at 1:00 PM. All games will be streamed live on BTN+ ($), with the radio stream on LionVision, and live stats will be on StatBroadcast.