SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Lock Haven University baseball team (9-26) was topped by Slippery Rock University (28-9), 17-9 in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) East-West crossover matchup on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Rock, who were receiving votes in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) poll, got the action started in the bottom of the second inning with a pair of home runs to take a 3-0 lead.
 
Slippery Rock added six more in the third inning and two in the fourth on their way to and 11-0 lead.
 
LHU got on the board in the fifth, sixth and seventh inning as Justin Lichtenwalner (Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield), Andrew Ramirez (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) and Zach Kaatz (Stafford, Va./Mountain View) each notched an RBI and a Slippery Rock balk brought home another.
 
The Rock responded with three runs in both the sixth and seventh inning to pull ahead 17-5, and despite a four-run ninth inning from LHU brought home a commanding 17-9 win
 
For Lock Haven, Gavin Troutman (Boyertown, Pa./Oley Valley) racked up three hits going 4-6 at the plate and also notching an RBI.
 
Kaatz led all Bald Eagles with three RBIs and also notched a 3-5 day at the plate. The quartet of Lichtenwalner, Brendan Jordan (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy (Bucks County CC)), Blaise Zeiders (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) and Bryce Ratliff (Allentown, Pa./Parkland) each tallied two hits as LHU totaled 18 base hits on the day.
 
Next Up:
The Bald Eagles open up a weekend series against East Stroudsburg on Friday, April 29 with a single nine-inning game versus the Warriors. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m.