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Penn College faced Pitt-Bradford in a nonconference doubleheader on Tuesday, resulting in a split outcome. The Wildcats emerged victorious in the first game with a 9-8 win after 11 innings but fell short in the second game, losing 6-4. This leaves Penn College with a record of 5-9.

In the first game, Ethan Stahl scored from third base on a wild pitch during the bottom of the 11th inning, securing the win for Penn College. The Wildcats initially took a commanding 6-0 lead by the third inning with contributions from Shawn Townsend, Adam Aldenderfer, Jaydon Goebel, John Croasdale, and Matt Munoz. Pitt-Bradford responded with three runs in the fourth inning and eventually tied the game with an inside-the-park home run in the seventh inning.

Quinn Hanafin and Adam Aldenderfer led Penn College with two hits each. Wyatt Hershey earned his first win of the season after pitching three hitless innings, striking out two batters without issuing any walks.

In the second game, Pitt-Bradford gained an early advantage with a 2-0 lead in the first inning. The Wildcats managed to tie it up thanks to RBIs from Townsend and Matt Bailor. An error allowed Penn College to take a brief lead before Pitt-Bradford regained control and extended their lead to 6-3 by the fifth inning. Kevin Cute's single in the seventh brought Penn College closer at 6-4; however, they could not capitalize further despite having bases loaded.

Kevin Cute finished with two hits for Penn College during this matchup.

The Wildcats are set to play again on Wednesday at 4 p.m., hosting Lycoming College for a single game.