Penn State Altoona athletics round-up Feb. 23-March 11

Baseball

Coe College 8, Penn State Altoona 1

Coe College 6, Penn State Altoona 5

Waynesburg University 18, Penn State Altoona 0

Penn State Altoona 10, Waynesburg University 1

Penn State Altoona 8, Clark University 7

Penn State Altoona 5, Anna Maria College 1

Anna Maria College 8, Penn State Altoona 6

Penn State Altoona 5, Gordon College 1

Penn State Altoona 6, Gordon College 4

Sophomore right-handed pitcher Sawyer Kline (Bellwood, PA/Bellwood-Antis) pitched effectively for the Lions in three appearances on the mound during the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational. In 12 1/3 innings pitched, he allowed just one earned run while striking out 20 batters and limiting opponents to a .188 batting average against.

Men’s tennis

Geneva College 9, Penn State Altoona 0

Bethany College 6, Penn State Altoona 3

Jimmy Gillespie (Glen Mills, Pennsylvania/Garnet Valley) recorded his first collegiate win against Bethany on Sunday, February 24, winning 6-1, 7-6 (7-2) in the No. 1 singles match.

Men’s volleyball

Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 2

Thiel College 3, Penn State Altoona 1

Wittenberg University 3, Penn State Altoona 0

Penn State Altoona 3, D’Youville College 0

Medaille College 3, Penn State Altoona 0

Senior outside hitter Brian Sheddy (Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania/Susquehannock) is averaging a team-high 2.61 kills per set over the Lions’ last five matches, and senior middle blocker Dan Downs (Douglassville, Pennsylvania/Daniel Boone) has recorded a team-best 16 blocks during that span.

Softball

Bridgewater College 8, Penn State Altoona 0

Bridgewater College 9, Penn State Altoona 1

Penn State Altoona 11, Elms College 1

Albion College 15, Penn State Altoona 8

Kenyon College 13, Penn State Altoona 4

Penn State Altoona 7, Drew University 5

Penn State Altoona 8, Clark University 2

Penn State Altoona 6, Elms College 5

Penn State Altoona 8, Kenyon College 7

Penn State Altoona 8, Drew University 3

Drew University 9, Penn State Altoona 1

Penn State Altoona 4, Albion College 2

Sophomore infielder Meghan Marasti (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn-Trafford) leads her team in batting average (.421) and runs batted in (10) through the Lady Lions’ first 12 games of the season.

Women’s basketball

Washington & Jefferson College 89, Penn State Altoona 59

Sophomore guard/forward Alexis Cannistraci (Tyrone, Pennsylvania/Tyrone) scored a team-high 17 points for the Lady Lions in their loss to W&J on Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the first round of the ECAC Division III Championship Tournament.

Women’s bowling

Mount Aloysius College 847, Penn State Altoona 654

Penn State Behrend 715, Penn State Altoona 714

Pitt-Bradford 696, Penn State Altoona 628

Penn State Altoona 605, Hilbert College 0

Medaille College 913, Penn State Altoona 668

Penn State Altoona 716, New Jersey City University 682

Saint Vincent College 809, Penn State Altoona 681

Freshman bowler Amanda Ickes (Altoona, Pennsylvania/Altoona) dropped a team-high 1,035 pins in seven matches during the AMCC Round Robin #2 weekend on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3, averaging 147.86 per game.