INDIANA, Pa. – Seton Hill showed why it's one of the top teams in the country as the IUP baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to the 11th-ranked Griffins Saturday afternoon at Dougherty Field.
Seton Hill won by scores of 7-1 and 14-0, wrapping up a four-game sweep of the weekend series. IUP falls to 1-11 overall and 0-4 in the PSAC West while the Griffins improve to 12-0 and 4-0.
Harrison Pontoli saw his hit streak extend, and then end all on the same day. The sophomore shortstop went 2-4 in game one, including a double to lead off the bottom of the first inning, extending his hit streak to 11 games. Then in the nightcap he finished 0-2 after getting removed in the fourth inning due to health and safety concerns.
Pontoli's 11-game hit streak was the longest by an IUP player since
Chris Eisel finished the 2018 season on a 13-game hit streak.
Nick Hess gave IUP its only offense, hitting a solo home run to right center to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning. It was Hess' first homer of the season.
Up next
The Crimson Hawks continue divisional play with a four-game series against Cal U next weekend. IUP is on the road Friday and will host the Vulcans Saturday.
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