PRINCETON, N.J. – Walked off in the bottom of the ninth in a 3-2 Game 1 loss, the University of Pennsylvania baseball team slugged their way to a 12-7 Game 2 victory to settle for a split Saturday at Princeton's Clarke Field.
 
Starting pitching was stellar between both contests with Cole Zaffiro (10 strikeouts) and Ryan Dromboski (nine) combining for 19 Ks and only two runs (one earned) on four hits allowed.
 
The Quakers (15-19, 7-7 Ivy) and Tigers (11-21, 7-7 Ivy) remain locked in a tie for third place in the Ivy League standings.

Quaker Notemeal
*Wyatt Henseler went 2-for-4 in Game 1, the first hit tying the program record for career hits at 204 and the second passing Dan Williams '11 for the all-time lead at 205.
 
*Calvin Brown had a stellar day at the plate, hitting .600 (3-for-5) with his first-career home run in Game 2, totaling two RBIs and a hit-by-pitch.
 
*Both Henseler and Carson Ozmer finished with four hits, batting .444 (4-for-9) at the plate.
 
*Cole Zaffiro didn't end up getting a decision in the Game 1 loss, tossing 6.2 innings, allowing just one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks.
 
*Ryan Dromboski (1-5) recorded his first win of the season, twirling a masterpiece in six innings of work, striking out nine with two walks, surrendering just one run (none earned) on two hits.
 
How It Happened (Game 1)
Cole Zaffiro pitched out of trouble in the bottom of the first inning, leaving two runners on base to send the game to the second inning scoreless.
 
With a full count, Jarrett Pokrovsky sent a leadoff home run over the left-field fence to give the Quakers an early 1-0 lead.
 
Zaffiro pitched scoreless second and third innings, racking up three strikeouts, as the Quakers took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the fourth.
 
The Tigers tallied back-to-back singles to lead off the fourth, tying the game up at 1-1 on a two-out sacrifice fly.
 
After Pokrovsky singled with one out to begin the sixth inning, he stole second, advanced to third base on a throwing error and scored on a second throwing error to re-take a 2-1 lead.
 
Zaffiro struck out two in the sixth and two in the seventh before Carson Ozmer took the hill and retired the final batter in that inning.
 
With one out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Princeton laced a single to right center field to put runners on the corners. The Tigers tied the game up at 2-2 on a second sacrifice fly.
 
Penn was retired 1-2-3 in the ninth inning, while Princeton recorded a leadoff single and got the runner to advance to second on a sacrifice bunt. The Tigers walked off on an error to come away with the 3-2 victory.
 
How It Happened (Game 2)
The Quakers began the first inning of Game 2 with a single for Wyatt Henseler and Ryan Dromboski recorded a 1-2-3 first frame with a strikeout.
 
In the second, Penn picked up three consecutive baserunners after Carson Ozmer singled, Calvin Brown was hit by a pitch and Cole McGonigal walked to load the bases. Ozmer ended up scoring on a balk to give the Quakers an early 1-0 lead, and Ryan Taylor walked with the bases loaded to make it a 2-0 game.
 
Dromboski retired the side again in the top of the second, setting up the Quakers' third run of the game in the third inning as McGonigal grounded out and scored Pokrovsky to extend the edge to 3-0.
 
Princeton breached the run column in the third after a run scored on an error following a base hit to cut into the Penn lead, now 3-1.
 
Dromboski recorded a scoreless fourth after the Quakers left two runners on and did the same in the fifth after Penn tacked on three more runs—thanks to a fielder's choice, a sacrifice fly and Henseler's 16th homer of the year—to take a 7-1 advantage in the sixth inning.
 
Brown registered a Penn home run—the first of his career—for a second consecutive inning as a two-run shot put the Quakers up 9-1 in the sixth. Dromboski pitched another scoreless sixth inning after striking out a pair and leaving one runner on.
 
Penn took a 10-1 lead in the top of the seventh inning after Carson Ozmer singled to left field with two outs, bringing around Davis Baker to score.
 
Jake Moss relieved Dromboski in the bottom of the seventh inning as Princeton scored its first run since the third on an RBI single. Three more runs scored on a bases-clearing triple for Nick DiPietrantonio, making it a 10-5 game.
 
Pinch running for Nick Spaventa in the eighth inning, Drew Rogers ended up scoring on a Taylor bunt single, upping the Penn lead to 11-5. Baker made it 12-5 on a sacrifice fly, bringing home Asa Wilson.
 
Princeton cut the deficit back to five runs in the ninth on a two-run shot to left for DiPietrantonio, putting the bow on a 12-7 win for the Red and Blue.
 
Up Next
Penn goes for the series victory over Princeton Sunday at noon from Clarke Field.
 
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