HANOVER, N.H. – The University of Pennsylvania baseball program came out on the right side of history today as an eight-run 21st inning propelled Penn to a 21-15 victory over Dartmouth. The game was the longest played in Ivy League history and one of 11 games to go at least 21 innings in NCAA Division I history.
 
The Quakers knocked in 21 runs on 30 hits—the most hits in a single game in program history. Freshman Craig Larsen became the first Penn player to hit for the cycle since Jeff Gregorio's cycle against La Salle (April 5, 2000).
 
PENN 21, DARTMOUTH 15
WP: Joe Miller (3-1)
LP: Nathan Skinner (1-4)
 
NOTES
*Today's game was the longest game in Ivy League history and one of 20 games to go 20 or more innings in NCAA Division I history.
 
*Penn's 30 hits today are the most in a single game in program history.
 
*On top of the Ivy League and program records, Penn set the NCAA record for most at-bats in a single game (92). Peter Matt and Craig Larsen set the NCAA record for most at-bats in a single game with 12 each.

*Combined, Penn and Dartmouth set the NCAA record for plate appearances (206), and most at-bats (176) in a single game. Dartmouth set the NCAA record for plate appearances by a single team in a game with 105.

*Penn has knocked 10+ hits in 18 games this season and has scored 10 or more runs in 10 games. The Quakers have knocked 20+ hits in four of their last five games and have reached 20 runs scored in their past two.
 
*Craig Larsen became the first Penn player to hit for the cycle since Jeff Gregorio did it against La Salle on April 5, 2000.
 
*Larsen hit his third grand slam and fifth home run of the season to give Penn a 10-6 lead in the seventh.
 
 *Five Penn players drove in multiple RBI. Larsen led Penn with five, while Josh Hood and Matt O'Neill tallied four, Tommy Courtney registered three, and Chris Adams drove in two.
 
*Five Quakers had four or more hits. Larsen again led the group, registering five. Peter Matt, Adams, Hood, and Courtney had four, while O'Neill had three.
 
*O'Neill drew five walks on the day, most by a Penn player in program history.
 
*Junior pitcher Josh Sidney entered the game in the 13th inning. The transfer tossed six scoreless innings with three hits allowed.
 
*Penn tripled three times against Dartmouth, with Larsen, Matt, and O'Neill all going for three bags. It is the first time the Quakers have tripled three times in a game since their home opener against George Washington in 2013.
 
*The Quakers doubled eight times on the day. It is the most doubles Penn has hit in a single game.
 
*Each player in Penn's starting nine tallied a run on the day. Larsen led the group with four runs, Hood, Matt, and Phelan each had three, while Adams and McGeagh touched home twice.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Quakers struck first in the top of the first. Adams reached first on a walk and scored after Larsen smacked a double into the gap in left center. Larsen then rounded third and scored after an infield error allowed Hood to reach first to put Penn in front, 2-0.
 
Dartmouth cut a run back in the bottom of the frame as an infield chopper allowed the Big Green baserunner to score from third.
 
Penn extended its lead in the second. Hernandez reached base on a fielder's choice and scored after Courtney hit an RBI double into the gap in left center to make it 3-1. The Big Green took their first lead in the bottom of the frame.
 
Dartmouth led off the second inning with a home run then loaded the bases after an error, a bunt single, and a batter hit by pitch. The Big Green tied the game after an infield error, then took a 4-3 lead following another error.
 
The Quakers reclaimed their lead in the third. Phelan doubled to left, then Hood singled to the shortstop—beating out the throw to first. O'Neill plated them both with a two-out double to right center, giving Penn a 5-4 lead. The Big Green tied things again in the bottom of the third with an RBI single up the middle.
 
Penn was held scoreless in the fourth and fifth, while Kendrick kept the Big Green at bay in the fourth. Dartmouth's bats wouldn't stay quiet for long, however. After a leadoff single, the hosts took a 6-5 lead after an RBI triple into center.
 
The Quakers got their offense going again in the eighth. McGeagh got on with a walk, and a Matt single to third put runners on first and second. Adams tied the game as he got a hit to drop in shallow left field, plating McGeagh to tie the game at six each.
 
Phelan loaded the bases after he was hit by pitch, then Larsen broke the tie with a two-out grand slam over the left field wall, putting Penn in front, 10-6.
Dartmouth cut one back in the bottom of the eighth, making it 10-7 after an infield error. After a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the ninth, Dartmouth continued to slice into Penn's lead with a leadoff home run. The Big Green tied the game later in the inning on a two-run double to center to send the game to extras.
 
Penn went three up, three down in the tenth. Dartmouth looked like they would take the game in the bottom of the frame, loading the bases with no outs. Three consecutive outs for the Quakers, however, ended the threat.
 
The Quakers took the lead again in the 13th. Phelan singled up the middle, then a bunt by Larsen put runners on first and second. Hood gave Penn the lead with an RBI double to left, then O'Neill drove in Larsen and Hood with a triple to the right field corner, giving Penn a 13-10 lead.
 
Dartmouth wouldn't give up, however. The Big Green loaded the bases, then cut Penn's lead to one after a two-RBI single into left. Dartmouth then tied it at 13 with a sac fly to right.
 
The two sides went scoreless for seven-consecutive innings before putting more runs on the board, mainly due to strong pitching by both sides. Sidney came in and pitched 6.0 scoreless innings with just three hits surrendered before Joe Miller came in and threw 2.2 frames with three K's. Penn struck first and struck in a big way.
 
Matt led off the 21st inning with a triple into the corner in right field. Phelan drove him in to give Penn a 14-13 lead with a single up the left side. Kyle Cronk came in to pinch run for Phelan and advanced to third after a double by Larsen. Hood cleared the bases with a three-run home run over the left field wall to give the Quakers a 17-13 advantage.
An O'Neill walk and a McGeagh single put runners on first and second, and the pair were plated after Courtney hit a two-RBI double into left center to put Penn up, 19-13.
 
A Matt single put runners on the corners, then Adams hit a single over the Dartmouth shortstop to score Courtney. Cronk closed out the inning with an RBI single up the middle to plate Matt, giving the Quakers a 21-13 lead heading into the bottom of the frame.
 
A big part as to why the game lasted over six hours was the resiliency of the hosts. The Big Green scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the 21st, but Penn's eight-run inning proved too great of a deficit to overcome.
 
Joe Miller claimed the win after holding Dartmouth scoreless until the last inning, moving to 3-1 on the season.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Quakers will close out the series tomorrow morning as they try again for a doubleheader, with game one starting at 11:30 a.m. in Hanover, N.H.