Air Force 15, at Penn State 3

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (Interstat) — The Air Force Falcons opened their season with a commanding 15-3 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions in a nonconference baseball game Friday night at Scottsdale Stadium, defying pregame projections in a contest defined by opportunistic offense and defensive miscues. Entering the game, statistical models favored Penn State with a 57.1% probability to win. That advantage evaporated quickly as Air Force capitalized on a series of Penn State errors to build an insurmountable early lead, finishing with 14 hits to Penn State’s four. The Falcons broke through in the fourth inning, turning a narrow contest… Read more...