PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania baseball team fell victim to a late surge by Yale, as two runs in the top of the ninth buoyed the Bulldogs to a 6-5 win. Penn looked poised to win the game after a two-RBI single by Peter Matt gave Penn a 5-4 advantage, but after a pair of infield errors, Yale regained the lead with a two-RBI single of its own to secure the win.
 
PENN 5, YALE 6
WP: Scott Politz (5-2)
LP: Kevin Eaise (2-1)
 
NOTES
*Christian Scafidi got another quality start under his belt today. Over his eight innings pitched, he allowed two earned runs on nine hits with five strikeouts and just one walk.
 
*For the third time this season, every player in Penn's starting nine got a hit.
 
*With 14 knocks today, Penn now has 428 hits on the season—fifth-most by a Penn team in a single season and 38 shy of the program record.
 
*Eduardo Malinowski had a solid day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
 
*Peter Matt has continued as one of Penn's best contact hitters this season. Today, he went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Matt drove in the go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth with a two-RBI single. The junior had a solid day in the outfield as well, taking a potential Yale run off the board with a laser throw to home plate, beating out the Bulldogs' baserunner.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Quakers got off to a nice start with three runs in the bottom of the first inning—all with two outs. Malinowski drove in Adams on an RBI single through the left side, then Matt made it 2-0 with a single up the middle to plate Craig Larsen. Hood rounded out the inning with an RBI single to left field.
 
Yale pulled within one in the sixth after a pair of sac flies then took the lead in the eighth on a two-run home run over the short porch in left field to make it 4-3. The Quakers regained the lead in the bottom of the frame after Matt drilled a two-RBI single over the Yale first baseman to give Penn a 5-4 lead.
 
The Bulldogs would strike back in the top of the ninth, however. After two infield errors, Yale drove in a pair of runs on a two-RBI single through the left side to give the visitors a 6-5 lead. Penn's attempted rally fell short in the bottom of the ninth, as an infield pop fly stranded the tying run on second.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Quakers will look to rebound tomorrow as Penn closes out the series against Yale with a doubleheader. First pitch for game one of the twin bill is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.