The reigning 3 time USCAA World Series Champion Penn State DuBois baseball team had their home opener tonight against the Westminster College Titans. Taylor Boland would get the start from the mound for DuBois.
A scoreless 1st inning for both teams quickly turned upside down as Dan Stauffer came to bat in the 2nd inning for the Nittany Lions. With one swing of the bat, Stauffer put his team up 1-0 with a home run to get things going on the right path for DuBois. The energy pulsed through the dugout, and the bats ensued mayhem on Westminster. Tyler Yough would come up in the same inning and smash a 3-run shot over the wall to give DuBois a 4-0 lead going into the 3rd inning.
Another scoreless inning would happen in the 3rd inning as Boland would keep the Titans scoreless until the 4th. They would score 2 runs in the 4th inning before Braden Blair would come in to finish out the inning in relief. Boland would throw 4 and 2/3rds innings allowing only 2 hits, and striking out 2.
The 5th inning saw a familiar action as Stauffer would step to the plate and hit his 2nd home run of the night. The onslaught wouldn't stop until the game was over. DuBois would go on to win 16-5 over the Titans.
Boland would get the win for the Lions, and Stauffer would go 3-4 from the plate with 3 RBI's. Shortstop Colby Bodtorf would go 4-5 from the plate with 3 RBI's and a double. Casey Serine would also knock a double in the game with his 1-1 plate appearance on the evening.
Blair would strike out 2 batters in 1 inning of work, and relievers Connor Cherry, Broc Weigle, and Cole Knable would each strike out one batter each in their work from the pen.
DuBois game on Sunday has been postponed due to weather, but will be back in action on Wednesday as they host Point Park University.