PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team dropped an 11-3 decision against Pitt on Tuesday night at PNC Park. The Nittany Lions trimmed their deficit to 4-2 in the sixth, but the Panthers answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning and held the lead from there. Penn State is now 24-23 overall, while Pitt moved to 23-27.
Penn State split the season series against the Panthers. The Nittany Lions won 16-8 at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park on March 28.
Pittsburgh native Ryan Partridge made his first career start for the Nittany Lions. He went four innings, giving up four runs on three hits. Partridge struck out two and walked two. Tommy Molsky tossed a full inning, allowing four runs (two earned) on four hits and a walk. Anthony Steele worked 1.1 frames, giving up three runs on a hit and a walk. Chad Rogers fired 1.2 scoreless innings and struck out five.
Jonathan Bautista got the start for Pitt, going three innings. He allowed one run on three hits and struck out four. Holden Phelps tossed 2.2 innings, giving up one run on three hits. Phelps struck out three and walked one. Quin Konuszewski threw 1.2 innings, giving up one runs on two hits. Brady Devereux and Ryan Reed each threw two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Nash Bryan recorded the final out.
Penn State tallied nine hits. Thomas Bramley recorded two hits, including an RBI double, while Bobby Marsh collected two base…
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