Youngstown State 7, at Pittsburgh 8

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — In a wild, back-and-forth affair Wednesday evening, the Pittsburgh Panthers scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to stun the Youngstown State Penguins 8-7. The walk-off victory, sealed on a throwing error by Youngstown State third baseman Nathan Beckley, extended Pittsburgh’s strong start to 17-6 while the Penguins fell to 3-19, their seventh consecutive defeat. The game’s most critical sequence unfolded in the final frame. Trailing 7-6 after Youngstown State’s Alex Jang hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth, the Panthers mounted their comeback against Penguins reliever Tyler Heflin. Lorenzo… Read more...