Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Apr 19, 2008)
News Box Score
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1)
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Penn State-Altoona 3 (15-20,6-9) Lake Erie College 4 (10-20,9-8)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Barnard RJ 2b.............. 3 0 1 2 James cf................... 3 1 2 0
Traister Rob rf............ 3 1 1 0 Lovick c................... 2 0 0 1
Petulla Tony c............. 3 0 1 0 Reed dh.................... 4 0 2 1
Luzier Grady 1b............ 3 0 2 1 Konrad lf.................. 2 0 0 0
Dixon Chris lf............. 2 0 0 0 Pfisterer rf............... 2 1 0 0
Stiffler Tyler ss.......... 3 1 1 0 Lombardo 1b................ 3 0 0 0
Pollicino Ryan 3b.......... 2 1 0 0 Shaposka 2b................ 3 1 2 1
Slifko Andy dh............. 2 0 0 0 Trumbauer ss............... 3 0 1 1
King Zack cf............... 3 0 1 0 Willis 3b.................. 2 0 0 0
Keith Paul p............... 0 0 0 0 Dowdell ph................ 1 1 1 0
Mason p.................... 0 0 0 0
Justice p................. 0 0 0 0
Shreve p.................. 0 0 0 0
Totals..................... 24 3 7 3 Totals..................... 25 4 8 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Penn State-Altoona.. 020 010 0 - 3 7 1
Lake Erie College... 020 000 2 - 4 8 0
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Stiffler T. DP - ALT 1; LECBS 2. LOB - ALT 6; LECBS 7. 2B - Barnard RJ; Reed;
Shaposka; Dowdell. SH - Slifko A. SF - Lovick. SB - Traister R. CS - James.
Penn State-Altoona IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Keith Paul L.............. 6.1 8 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 25 30 9 4
Lake Erie College IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO
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Mason ..................... 5.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 19 23 6 5
Justice ................... 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 2
Shreve W.................. 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
WP - Keith P.
Strikeouts - Traister R; Pollicino R; Slifko A; King Z; James; Pfisterer; Lombardo;
Willis. Walks - Barnard RJ; Traister R; Petulla T; Dixon C; Pollicino R; James;
Lovick; Konrad; Pfisterer.
Umpires -
Start: 1 pm Time: 1:47 Attendance: 63
Game: PSAM419A
Box Score
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1)
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Penn State-Altoona 3 (15-20,6-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Barnard RJ 2b............ 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 0
Traister Rob rf.......... 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 1
Petulla Tony c........... 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 2 1
Luzier Grady 1b.......... 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 0
Dixon Chris lf........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Stiffler Tyler ss........ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pollicino Ryan 3b........ 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Slifko Andy dh........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
King Zack cf............. 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 1 0
Keith Paul p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 24 3 7 3 5 4 19 6 6
Lake Erie College 4 (10-20,9-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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James cf................. 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0
Lovick c................. 2 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 0
Reed dh.................. 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Konrad lf................ 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Pfisterer rf............. 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
Lombardo 1b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
Shaposka 2b.............. 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 1 0
Trumbauer ss............. 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1
Willis 3b................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1
Dowdell ph.............. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mason p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justice p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shreve p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 25 4 8 4 4 4 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Penn State-Altoona.. 020 010 0 - 3 7 1
Lake Erie College... 020 000 2 - 4 8 0
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Stiffler T. DP - ALT 1; LECBS 2. LOB - ALT 6; LECBS 7. 2B - Barnard RJ;
Reed; Shaposka; Dowdell. SH - Slifko A. SF - Lovick. SB - Traister R. CS -
James.
Penn State-Altoona IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Keith Paul.......... 6.1 8 4 2 4 4 25 30
Lake Erie College IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Mason............... 5.0 6 3 3 3 3 19 23
Justice............. 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
Shreve.............. 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Win - Shreve. Loss - Keith P. Save - None.
WP - Keith P.
Umpires -
Start: 1 pm Time: 1:47 Attendance: 63
Game: PSAM419A
Composite Box Score
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Penn State-Altoona 3 (15-20,6-9)
Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E
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Barnard RJ 2b 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Traister R rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Petulla T c 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
Luzier G 1b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
Dixon C lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stiffler T ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Pollicino R 3b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Slifko A dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
King Z cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
Keith P p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals...... 24 3 7 3 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 19 6 1
Lake Erie College 4 (10-20,9-8)
Player AB R H BI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS HP SH SF SO IBB KL GDP PO A E
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James cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Lovick c 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
Reed dh 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konrad lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pfisterer rf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Lombardo 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
Shaposka 2b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
Trumbauer ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Willis 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
Dowdell ph 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mason p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justice p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shreve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals...... 25 4 8 4 3 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 21 9 0
Penn State-Altoona IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO
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Keith P L 6.1 8 4 2 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 25 30 9 4
Lake Erie College IP H R ER BB SO WP HB BK IBB SH SF CI 2B 3B HR AB BF FO GO
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Mason 5.0 6 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 23 6 5
Justice 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0 2
Shreve W 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Umpires -
Start: 1 pm Time: 1:47 Attendance: 63
Game: PSAM419A
Play-by-Play
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Score by Innings R H E
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Penn State-Altoona.. 020 010 0 - 3 7 1
Lake Erie College... 020 000 2 - 4 8 0
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Penn State-Altoona starters: 3/2b Barnard RJ; 2/rf Traister R; 10/c Petulla T;
16/1b Luzier G; 44/lf Dixon C; 13/ss Stiffler T; 49/3b Pollicino R; 27/dh
Slifko A; 1/cf King Z; 14/p Keith P;
Lake Erie College starters: 22/cf James; 15/c Lovick; 27/dh Reed; 44/lf Konrad;
33/rf Pfisterer; 42/1b Lombardo; 20/2b Shaposka; 6/ss Trumbauer; 5/3b Willis;
25/p Mason;
Penn State-Altoona 1st - Barnard RJ grounded out to 3b. Traister R
popped up to ss. Petulla T singled to right field. Luzier G singled to left
field; Petulla T advanced to third. Dixon C flied out to cf. 0 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Lake Erie College 1st - James struck out. Lovick flied out to cf. Reed
flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 2nd - Stiffler T singled, bunt. Pollicino R walked;
Stiffler T advanced to second. Slifko A out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Pollicino R advanced to second; Stiffler T advanced to third. King Z struck out
looking. Barnard RJ doubled to left field, 2 RBI; Pollicino R scored; Stiffler
T scored. Traister R struck out. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lake Erie College 2nd - Konrad grounded out to p. Pfisterer reached on a
throwing error by ss. Lombardo grounded out to 2b; Pfisterer advanced to
second. Shaposka doubled to center field, RBI; Pfisterer scored, unearned.
Trumbauer singled to left field, RBI; Shaposka scored, unearned. Willis lined
out to 1b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 3rd - Petulla T walked. Luzier G grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; Petulla T out on the play. Dixon C walked. Stiffler T
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lake Erie College 3rd - James singled to center field. James out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. Lovick walked. Reed grounded out to 3b; Lovick
advanced to second. Konrad flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 4th - Pollicino R grounded out to ss. Slifko A struck
out. King Z fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Lake Erie College 4th - Pfisterer walked. Lombardo lined into double
play cf to c to 2b; Pfisterer out on the play. Shaposka singled to left field.
Trumbauer reached on a fielder's choice; Shaposka out at second 2b unassisted.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 5th - Barnard RJ grounded out to ss. Traister R
singled to left field. Petulla T fouled out to 3b. Traister R stole second.
Luzier G singled to center field, RBI; Traister R scored. Dixon C flied out to
rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lake Erie College 5th - Willis struck out. James walked. Lovick fouled
out to c. Reed singled to right field; James advanced to second. Reed advanced
to second; James advanced to third on a wild pitch. Konrad walked. Pfisterer
struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 6th - Justice to p for Mason. Stiffler T grounded out
to ss. Pollicino R struck out. Slifko A grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Lake Erie College 6th - Lombardo struck out. Shaposka lined out to p.
Trumbauer popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Penn State-Altoona 7th - King Z singled, bunt. King Z out at second c to
2b, picked off. Barnard RJ walked. Traister R walked; Barnard RJ advanced to
second. Shreve to p for Justice. Petulla T lined into double play 1b
unassisted; Traister R out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lake Erie College 7th - Dowdell pinch hit for Willis. Dowdell doubled
down the lf line. James singled to left field; Dowdell advanced to third.
Lovick flied out to cf, SF, RBI; James advanced to second; Dowdell scored. Reed
doubled to center field, RBI; James scored. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Plate appearance breakdown
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Penn State-Altoona 3 (15-20,6-9)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Penn State-AltoonaTPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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Barnard RJ 2b..... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 2 0
Traister R rf..... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1
Petulla T c....... 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 2
Luzier G 1b....... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 0-0 1-1 2-3 2-3 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0
Dixon C lf........ 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 2
Stiffler T ss..... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
Pollicino R 3b.... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Slifko A dh....... 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0
King Z cf......... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 1
Keith P p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 30 24 7 5 0 1 0 0 6-19 1-5 2-6 3-11 6-14 4-10 3-7 0-0 0-1 2 6 3 7 7
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Penn State-Altoona BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out
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Keith P............. 30 25 8 4 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 1-1 7-24 5-13 4-10 3-7 4 9
2008 Penn State Altoona Baseball
Penn State-Altoona vs Lake Erie College (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio (Perry High School)
Lake Erie College 4 (10-20,9-8)
----Plate appearances--- vs vs RBI With Adv With Lead Bases Runnr Rnrs Rnrs 2out Gnd Fly
Lake Erie College TPA AB H BB HP SH SF CI Left Right Ops Runrs Ops 2outs Off% Full On3rd Adv LOB RBI Out Out
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James cf.......... 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Lovick c.......... 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2 0 0 0 3
Reed dh........... 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-4 1-1 2-3 3-3 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1
Konrad lf......... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
Pfisterer rf...... 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-0 0 3 0 0 0
Lombardo 1b....... 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-2 1-2 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 1
Shaposka 2b....... 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2-3 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 1
Trumbauer ss...... 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 1
Willis 3b......... 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1
Dowdell ph........ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mason p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Justice p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Shreve p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals............ 30 25 8 4 0 0 1 0 0-0 8-25 4-6 5-13 8-14 4-10 3-7 0-1 1-1 4 6 2 4 9
------Batters faced----- vs vs With With Lead Gnd Fly
Lake Erie College BF AB H BB HP SH SF CI 2B 3B HR WP BK KL Left Right Runrs 2outs Off% Out Out
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Mason............... 23 19 6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1-4 5-15 3-10 4-9 2-5 5 6
Justice............. 6 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-4 0-0 0-1 1-2 2 0
Shreve.............. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1
Howe report
Game number PSAM419A
Lake Erie College 4, Penn State-Altoona 3 (Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio)
Time: 1:47 Attendance: 63 DH number: 1
Visitor batting - Penn State-Altoona
AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC
Totals...... - 24 3 7 8 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 1 0 1 19 6 1 1 0 0 1 0
Visitor pitching - Penn State-Altoona
IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO
Keith P L 6.1 8 25 30 4 2 1 4 4 1 1 1
Totals...... 6.1 8 25 30 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Game: PSAM419A
Game number PSAM419A
Lake Erie College 4, Penn State-Altoona 3 (Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio)
Home batting - Lake Erie College
AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC
Totals...... - 25 4 8 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 21 9 0 2 0 1 0 0
Home pitching - Lake Erie College
IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO
Mason 5.0 6 19 23 3 3 1 3 3 1
Justice 1.1 1 4 6 2 1
Shreve W 0.2 0 1 1 1
Totals...... 7.0 7 24 30 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Penn State-Altoona Box Proof - Lake Erie College
R 3 AB 24 R 4 AB 25
LOB 6 BB 5 LOB 7 BB 4
PO 21 SH 1 DP: 1 PO 19 SH 0 DP: 2
SF 0 SF 1
HBP 0 HBP 0
CI 0 CI 0
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30 30 30 30
Score by Innings R H E
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Penn State-Altoona.. 020 010 0 - 3 7 1
Lake Erie College... 020 000 2 - 4 8 0
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Line score
Lake Erie College 4, Penn State-Altoona 3 (Apr 19, 2008 at Perry, Ohio) (Game 1)
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Penn State-Altoona.. 020 010 0 - 3 7 1 (15-20, 6-9)
Lake Erie College... 020 000 2 - 4 8 0 (10-20, 9-8)
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Pitchers: Penn State-Altoona - Keith Paul. Lake Erie College - Mason; Justice(6); Shreve(7).
Win-Shreve Loss-Keith Paul T-1:47 A-63
Game: PSAM419A