NEW HAVEN, Conn. - While the season-closing doubleheader at Yale (22-19, 15-6 Ivy) may not have had any implications on either team's postseason aspirations, Penn (16-25-1, 9-11-1) put together two magnificent performances to sweep the Bulldogs and win their first series since Princeton. The Quakers opened the day with a 4-0 shutout -- buoyed primarily by a stellar outing from sophomore pitcher Christian Scafidi -- before ending the year on a dramatic note, outlasting Yale through 13 frames for a 2-1 victory.

Game One - Penn 4, Yale 0
WP: Christian Scafidi (3-4)
LP:  Kumar Nambiar (5-2)
SV: None

Game Two - Penn 2, Yale 1 (13)
WP: John Alan Kendrick (3-0)
LP: Alex Stiegler (0-2)
SV: None

HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME ONE
After dropping a tough 11-inning game to the Bulldogs on Friday, the Quakers bounced back with a brilliant defensive performance in the Sunday opener, shutting out an opponent for the first time all season. Powerful pitching from sophomore ace Christian Scafidi kept Yale stifled throughout the matchup, as the right-hander surrendered just three hits and three walks while striking out five. Freshman reliever Brendan Bean handled the final two frames with relative ease, giving up just one hit to close out the victory.

Meanwhile, the Penn offense knocked a pair of runs in during both the third and sixth innings. Junior Matt McGeagh got things going in the third as he plated sophomore Chris Adams with a hard-hit pitch into center field, and sophomore Peter Matt followed suit with a single to nearly the same location to score junior Sean Phelan. The sixth required just one swing of the bat from outfiedler Tommy Pellis as the sophomore jacked a two-run homer over the left-field wall, the fifth of his career with Penn.

GAME TWO
The ensuing matchup decided the series victor, and neither opted to give up that honor lightly. Similar to the morning matchup, the game quickly devolved to a pitcher's duel, this time between Penn sophomore Mitchell Holcomb and Yale senior Eric Brodkowitz. The former powered through seven and two-thirds frames with few hiccups, striking out a career-high 12 batters while allowing eights hits and the lone run. Junior John Alan Kendrick took the reigns late in the eighth, and worked the Yale line-up for the remainder of the contest. The southpaw emulated his predecessor with surprising ease, surrendering just three hits while striking out a career-high nine challengers in the process.

As for the Quakers' offense, the group managed to secure the first lead of the game off senior Daniel Halevy's RBI groundout in the fourth frame, scoring McGeagh for a 1-0 advantage. Yale answered with an RBI single an inning later, unknowingly knotting the score at 1-1 for the next seven frames. Despite threats from both batting orders on multiple occasions, neither tipped the scales in their favor until the 13th, as aggressive base-running from Phelan opened the door for freshman phenom Eduardo Malinowski to cross home plate. Kendrick shut the door on the Bulldogs to wrap up the 2-1 victory, striking out two and inducing a pop-up.