Fredonia Baseball Takes Back I-90 Cup

Fredonia Baseball Takes Back I-90 Cup

FREDONIA, NY – The Fredonia Blue Devils took back the I-90 Cup with a 13-4 win over Penn State Behrend in non-conference action on Wednesday.

Score:  Fredonia 13, Penn State Behrend 4
Records: Fredonia (1-6), Penn State Behrend (12-4)

Key Moments:

* Fredonia registered 13 runs on 19 hits, producing 13 RBIs with five extra-base hits
* The Lions held a 4-3 lead until the seventh inning
* The Blue Devils combined for 10 runs in their final two innings
* Tanner Cicchini (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored
* Caleb Caldwell (Frewsburg, NY/Frewsburg) started on the mound and pitched six innings, before relief by the pitcher of record Jacob Lindow (Bridgeville, PA/Chartiers Valley)
* Fredonia tallied two runs in the bottom of the first inning for a quick edge over the Lions
* Shaun Mikulan (Allison Park, PA/Hampton) managed to cut the lead to one with an RBI double to score Zac Bogats (Corapolis, PA/Moon)
* Behrend scored three runs in the top of the third to take its first lead
* Braden Paulinellie (DuBois, PA/DuBois Area) started the third with a double to center field and Cicchini knocked him in with a single to left field
* With two outs showing, the Lions added two more runs on a single to center field by Jake Deitz (Erie, PA/McDowell)
* The Blue Devils got out the bats for four runs in the seventh and six in the eighth for their first win of the season
* Bogats finished with two stolen bases
* As a team, the Lions tallied seven hits and left 10 on base

Up Next: 

* Behrend returns to action on Saturday at La Roche for an AMCC doubleheader. Game one is set for 1 p.m.