Bolla Punches Out 10 in 9-2 Victory

Fort Pierce, Fla. - The Penn State Behrend baseball team notched a 9-2 win over Northwestern (Minn.) on Friday.

Score: Penn State Behrend 9, Northwestern (Minn.) 2
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-3), Northwestern (Minn.) (2-5)

Key Moments:

* The Eagles scored the first runs of the game on a two-run single by Grady Karges
* Behrend stormed back with two runs in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double from David Gibson (North East, PA/North East)
* Mac Ciocco (Venetia, PA/Peters Township) and Daniel Boehme (Peters Township, PA/Seton LaSalle) both doubled in runs in the fifth inning to extend the Lions lead to 4-2
* In the seventh, Gibson hit a two-run single, followed by a Chase Palmer (Brookville, PA/Brookville) two-run double
* The pitching duo of starter Jeff Zick (Moon, PA/Our Lady of Sacred Heart) and reliever Colin Bolla (Fairview, PA/Fairview) shut down Northwestern (Minn.) bats on Friday
* Zick hurled 5.1 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and two strikeouts to secure his third win of the season on the mound
* Bolla picked up his first collegiate save with 3.2 innings out of the bullpen, allowing only three hits to along with 10 strikeouts
* Ciocco and Boehme each finished with three hits at the plate, while Gibson drove in a game-high four runs
* Karges and Beau Rabey recorded two hits apiece for the Eagles

Up Next:

* The Lions conclude their Spring break trip with a game against Westfield St. tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.