PHILADELPHIA – Saint Joseph's scored twice in the first inning to open the contest en route to an 8-3 win at the University of Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon at Tommy Lasorda Field at Meiklejohn Stadium.
 
Both the Quakers (14-18) and Hawks (14-18) have identical records after the meeting as Penn has dropped three straight and five of its last six games after the conclusion of the final home non-conference game of the 2024 season.

Quaker Notemeal
*Connor Chavez walked twice to increase his reached-base streak to 26 consecutive games. He went 0-for-3 at the plate, snapping his hitting streak at 11 games in a row.

*Wyatt Henseler went 2-for-5 with an RBI, tallying career hits No. 202 and 203. He's one from tying, two from breaking Dan Williams '11 Penn record for career hits.

*Noah Millikan (0-1) allowed the first two runs of the game and was subsequently charged with the loss. He struck out two hawks over his 2.2 innings. John Cerwinski struck out four batters over 2.1 shutout innings with a hit in relief of Millikan.
 
How It Happened
SJU opened the day with an RBI double down the right-field line and a sacrifice fly to head into the second with a 2-0 lead.
 
Noah Millikan had a better second inning after getting the Hawks to ground into a double play and a getting a fly out to finish off a 1-2-3 inning of work.
 
Penn recorded two base hits in the second inning after a double off the bat of Nick Spaventa and a single for Jarrett Pokrovsky, but consecutive strikeouts retired the side.
 
John Cerwinski relieved Millikan in the third inning with two outs, walking a batter and retiring the final batter on a fielder's choice to leave two runners on.
 
After the Quakers were set down 1-2-3 again in the third, Cerwinski struck out a pair of Hawks in the fourth.
 
The Red and Blue registered their first run of the game in the fourth inning on a bases-loaded walk to Gavin Collins, making it a 2-1 game.
 
SJU scored three runs on five hits in the sixth inning to take a 5-1 lead and added a sixth in the seventh on a double steal.
 
The Hawks registered three knocks in the ninth inning including a two-run homer to center field to take a commanding 8-1 lead.
 
Penn got two runs back in the bottom of the ninth when Carson Ozmer scored on a wild pitch and then Wyatt Henseler ripped an RBI single to left center to cut into Saint Joseph's 8-3 lead. Davis Baker flied out to right field on the first pitch to conclude the afternoon.
 
Up Next
Penn heads to Old Nassau to take on Princeton this weekend, beginning with a doubleheader Saturday at 11:30 a.m. The Quakers and Tigers are locked in a three-way tie—with Yale—for third place with a 6-6 Ivy League record.
 
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