PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Brown scored seven runs on eight hits to defeat Penn 7-4 on Friday evening. The Bears improved to 22-18, while the Quakers fell to 19-20.

Penn struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Gavin Degnan doubled to left field, scoring Ryan Taylor. Brown answered in the fourth on Christian Butera’s RBI double that plated Logan Meusy. The Quakers reclaimed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth on Gavin Collins’ sacrifice fly.

The Bears surged ahead in the sixth. Jack Edmunds singled to right field to bring home Meusy, and Andrew Hanlon followed with a bunt single that scored Mark Henshon. Penn narrowed the gap in the seventh on an error that allowed Taylor to score, then cut it to 3-3 in the eighth on Ernie Echevarria’s RBI single.

Brown broke the tie in the ninth. Alex Benevento hit a sacrifice fly, and Henshon delivered a three-run double to seal the victory. Camren Piwnicki earned the win for Brown. Nick Spaventa, Jack Warner and Jake Moss contributed for Penn, while Marty Coyne took the loss.