Pitt-Bradford defeated the Bearcats by a score of 10-3. The Bearcats jumped on the board early, with Sam Manna leading off with a bunt single and scoring on a Mark Shouey double. The host Panthers then answered back quickly, with the first four batters reaching base and eventually all scoring, putting UPG up 4-1. SVC cut into the deficit in the fourth. With one out, Mike Adams reached on an error, stole second, and advanced to third on an errant throw. Anthony Mattei then lined a single to center, scoring Adams and making the score 4-2. UPB scored an unearned run in the fifth before the Bearcats manufactured another run in the sixth. Adams picked up his second single of the day and advanced to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a Sam Manna double to right. The Panthers then put the game away, scoring twice in the sixth, once in the seventh, and twice in the eighth, while the Bearcats were unable to piece a rally together, dropping their fourth straight. Manna and Mattei both had two hits on the day, and Adams scored a pair of runs. Shouey's first innning double was his 14th of the season, breaking the single season school record. The Bearcats totaled eight hits, and stranded 10 runners on base. Stephen Cherry started on the mound for SVC and took the loss, working three innings and giving up four runs on three hits and striking out four. Twelve of Pitt-Bradford's 12 hits were singles. With the loss, SVC falls to 14-18 on the season, and are scheduled to return to action on Thursday night, traveling to Penn State-Fayette to play under the lights at 7pm.
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