March 7, 2009 | Game One | Game Two

Penguins Drop Two One-Run Games in Doubleheader at Towson

    Towson, Md. -- The Youngstown State baseball team came up a run short with a ninth-inning rally in game one and saw Towson rally from four runs down in game two as the Penguins were swept in a doubleheader Saturday at Schuerholz park.
    In game one, the Penguins nearly came back from a 6-1 deficit by scoring a run in the eighth and three in the ninth in a 6-5 loss. YSU led 7-3 in game two before Towson scored three in the sixth and two in the seventh to win 8-7.
    The Penguins outhit the Tigers 9-5 in game one, but YSU allowed six walks and hit into a game-ending double play with runners at the corners. Three of those walks came in to score for the Tigers.
    In game two, YSU led 6-2 and 7-3 behind four home runs before the Tigers rallied. Towson scored three runs in the sixth and scored two runs in the seventh on a leadoff homer and a two-out, bases loaded single in the seven-inning affair.
    There were eight home runs in the two games with a wind blowing out toward right field. Eric Marzec had two for YSU, and David Leon, Jacke Healey, Anthony Porter had one apiece.
    Marzec and C.J. Morris combined for all five of the hits by YSU's starters in game one, and John Koehnlein, Tom Clayton and Derek Carr were a combined 4-for-4 off the bench. Healey and Porter had two hits and two RBIs in game two. The Penguins drew 10 walks in seven innings in game two, but they stranded 11 runners. Six of those walks came to start the fourth inning when YSU scored three runs without recording a hit.
    Phil Klein was tagged with the loss in game one, allowing five runs on three hits and five walks in 5.1 innings. Cory Hornyak threw a scoreless inning in his first outing of the year, and Ryan Messmer threw a scoreless eighth.
    The Penguins will try to avoid the series sweep on Sunday at 1 p.m.