ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The Penn State Altoona baseball team added a loss and a win to its record on Sunday afternoon, when the Lions split a doubleheader against Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Pitt-Bradford in games played at St. Bonaventure University.

Pitt-Bradford (12-12, 2-6 AMCC) pulled out a 7-5 victory in game one, but Penn State Altoona (11-15, 3-3 AMCC) struck back for a 10-4 win in the nightcap.

Game One: Pitt-Bradford 7, Penn State Altoona 5

Pitt-Bradford held the Lions to just three hits in the first game of the doubleheader. Despite struggling at the plate, Penn State Altoona battled back from a 5-0 deficit to ultimately tie the score in the sixth. But the Panthers worked their way back on top in the bottom of the sixth and dealt the Lions a two-run loss.

Zach Ingold (Pittsburgh, PA/Baldwin) was 1-for-2 with his third home run of the season, two RBI, two runs scored, and a walk. Benjamin Ettien (Media, PA/Penncrest) was 1-for-3 with a run scored, and Jake Hillard (State College, PA/State College) was 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

Jimmy Mento (Gates County, NC/Gates County) got the start at pitcher and finished with a no decision. Michael Labisi (Mountainside, NJ/Governor Livingston) tossed 5 2/3 innings in relief and took the loss.

Pitt-Bradford opened the game with a five spot in the bottom of the first, but Penn State Altoona chipped away over the next several innings.

In the top of the second, Aidan Donovan (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) drew a bases-loaded walk to get the Lions on the board, and an Alex Hlivia (Pennsylvania Furnace, PA/State College) sacrifice fly to center made it 5-2. Brian Chelli (West Hartford, CT/Hall) hit a sac fly of his own in the third, drawing the Lions to within two runs, 5-3.

Penn State Altoona was able to knot the score in the top of the sixth, when Ingold's two-run homer to right evened it at 5-5.

But Pitt-Bradford answered quickly with two runs in the bottom half of the sixth. Aiden Zimmerman's RBI single to left put the Panthers back into the lead, and a Noah Avey sac fly added to the home team's advantage.

Pitt-Bradford held its lead and handed Penn State Altoona its third loss in a row.

Game Two: Penn State Altoona 10, Pitt-Bradford 4

The Lions had a much better showing at the plate in game two, when they scored 10 runs on 15 hits, including getting five multi-hit performances.

Hillard hit for the cycle, going 4-for-6 with his second home run of the season, a double, a triple, and a single to go along with three RBI, three runs scored, and a stolen base. Chelli also had a four-hit game, finishing 4-for-6 with two doubles, three RBI, two runs scored, and two stolen bases.

Ingold was 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and a walk, and Hlivia went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. Corey Chamberlain (Claysburg, PA/Claysburg-Kimmel) hit 2-for-5 with a run and a walk.

Sam Homan (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle) made the start on the mound and earned his second win of the season. Over five innings of work, the left-hander limited Pitt-Bradford to three earned runs while striking out three batters. Sean Wing (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) ended the game with four shutout innings, striking out three along the way and recording his first save of the season.

Hillard's homer to left in the top of the first gave the Lions a 1-0 lead, but Pitt-Bradford answered with a Zimmerman solo shot in the bottom of the first to tie the score at 1-1.

RBI doubles to left from Chelli and Ingold in the third inning put Penn State Altoona back in front, 3-1, and Hillard's two-run double to left center in the top of the fourth made it 5-1.

Pitt-Bradford closed the gap to one, 5-4, thanks to Logan McConnell's RBI single in the fourth and Trent Bielak's two-run homer to left in the fifth.

But Penn State Altoona blanked the Panthers the rest of the way while adding to its lead.

In the sixth, Chelli's RBI single to center made it 6-4, and Hlivia added an RBI base hit up the middle in the seventh to increase the Lions' advantage to 7-4. In the eighth, Chelli and Chamberlain both scored on wild pitches, and Chelli's RBI double down the right-field line in the ninth made it 10-4.

Penn State Altoona baseball has a quick turnaround, as the Lions get back in action at home tomorrow, Monday, April 14, with a doubleheader against non-conference opponent Penn College. Game one is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.