LOCK HAVEN, Pa. –  The Lock Haven baseball team hosted Gannon this afternoon in its final Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Western Conference series, taking game one 9-8 and falling 7-4 in game two at Watkins Field. 

Game One: Lock Haven 9 – Gannon 8

In game one, The Haven erupted for eight runs between the first two innings.

Cayde McCloskey got the scoring started with a two-RBI single and Cayden Robertson followed him with an RBI knock of his own, pushing the lead 3-0.

Gardner Fravel lined an RBI single of his own to left, capping off a four-run first inning.

Lock Haven scored four more in the second, thanks to a McCloskey sac-fly and a Robertson three-run round tripper to push the lead 8-0.

However, the Golden Knights battled all the way back and knotted everything at 8-8.

In the sixth, Zachary McEllroy drilled an RBI knock, which put The Haven up 9-8.

Michael Mariano Jr. earned his first collegiate win, going 3.1 innings, allowed two hits and struck out four.

Game Two: Gannon 7 – Lock Haven 4

In the nightcap, The Golden Knights led 1-0 after the first, but McEllroy drove in two with an RBI double, taking the lead back 2-1, in the second. 

Gannon  scored a solo run in the third to knot it back at 2-2 in the third.

The Haven scored two runs in the fourth off back-to-back RBI singles from Jerry Lambert and Nick Negola to push the lead to 4-2.

However, Gannon recovered and scored five unanswered runs to steal game two, 7-4.

Aiden Starn was solid from the pen, going two innings of no-hit ball.

The series completes the season for the Bald Eagles with a final record of 9-39 overall and 5-22 in PSAC West play. Gannon moves on to the PSAC playoffs, starting next week in Slippery Rock, Pa.