PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Gavin Degnan homered and drove in two runs as Penn defeated Brown 11-3 in the first game of an Ivy League doubleheader Saturday at Hank DeVincent Field.

Jake Moss pitched five innings, allowing six hits and two earned runs while striking out five for the Quakers. Ernie Echevarria had three hits and two RBIs, Nick Guachione homered and drove in two, and Nick Spaventa went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Nicholas Newburn and Thomas Shurtleff each tossed two scoreless innings in relief.

Penn broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth on a walk to Degnan with the bases loaded and a two-run single by Spaventa. The Quakers added runs in the seventh on an RBI double by Echevarria and a two-run homer by Guachione, then padded the lead in the eighth on Degnan’s solo homer and another RBI double by Echevarria.

Mark Henshon had two hits and an RBI for the Bears, who scored on a passed ball in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Brown fell to 21-18 overall, while Penn improved to 19-19.