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The Ted Thoren Head Coach of Cornell Baseball Dan Pepicelli shakes the hand of senior Ryan Ross in a pregame ceremony on Senior Day.
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Winner Penn PENN 25-14, 13-5 Ivy
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Cornell COR 7-25, 6-12 Ivy
Winner
Penn PENN
25-14, 13-5 Ivy
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Final
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Cornell COR
7-25, 6-12 Ivy
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Penn PENN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0
Cornell COR 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2

W: Trop, Eli (3-0) L: Mayfield, Carson (1-2) S: Ozmer, Carson (5)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Drops Nail-Biter to Penn in Home Finale

ITHACA, N.Y. — A two-out RBI single by Penn's Wyatt Henseler in the ninth inning gave Penn the lead, and Carson Ozmer slammed the door on a Cornell comeback as the Quakers posted a 4-3 victory over the Cornell baseball team at Booth Field on Saturday afternoon.

The contest also served as the program's annual Senior Day, which featured eight players being recognized in a pregame ceremony.

Along with his game-winning base hit, Henseler went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI for Penn (25-14, 13-5 Ivy), who solidified a spot in the Ivy League Championship Series with the win. Cole Palis also had a multi-hit day, going 2-for-5.

Penn's starting pitcher, Ryan Dromboski, struck out seven Cornell batters in his four-inning outing. He allowed four hits and three runs while issuing four walks.

After Dromboski, the Quakers bullpen stymied Cornell's batters by allowing one hit over the final five innings.

Sophomore center fielder Jakobi Davis and senior right fielder Sam Kaplan combined for four of Cornell's five hits on the day. Sophomore first baseman Max Jensen had the other base hit — a first-inning double.

Kaplan and junior second baseman Matt Barnhorst drove in two of the three runs scored by Cornell (7-25, 6-12 Ivy).

Freshman right-handed pitcher Carson Mayfield was the losing pitcher for Cornell, giving up a pair of hits in the ninth inning.

Fellow freshman Noah Keller allowed three runs on seven hits over his five innings on the mound for the Big Red. He walked one and struck out five in his outing, which featured him throwing a season-high 102 pitches.

Junior William Stephens, freshman John Gerfen, and senior August Biben also made appearances out of the bullpen for the Big Red. The trio held Penn's offense at bay by not allowing a hit over three innings. Stephens and Biben recorded one strikeout apiece.

Offense was on full display early in the contest, as six of the seven runs scored came in the first three innings.

Penn took an early 2-0 lead behind a two-run home run by Henseler. The lead was short-lived as Kaplan singled home sophomore catcher John Quinlan before senior third baseman Joe Hollerbach grounded into a double play, enabling Jensen to score from third.

An RBI groundout by Ryan Taylor in the second gave Penn the lead back for one inning before Matt Barnhorst drove in Jensen on his own RBI groundout.

Both teams struggled to generate offense for the next five innings as the teams combined for just four hits. Despite the low hit totals, there were 10 runners left on base in the span.

Cornell had a chance to break the tie in the eighth as its first three hitters reached base safely. Quakers reliever Eli Trop stood his ground on the mound by striking out the next three Big Red batters to evade danger.

In the ninth, Palis recorded a leadoff single off Mayfield before he was pinch ran for by Calvin Brown. After a sacrifice bunt, Mayfield induced a popout to get the second out of the inning. Henseler came up in the clutch for the Quakers, roping an RBI single through the left side of the infield. Senior left fielder Wils Guy came up with a strong throw from the outfield, but the tag by Quinlan was not in time.

Penn summoned Ozmer from the bullpen as the right-handed sidearmer generated a pair of strikeouts and a groundout to punch its ticket to the Ivy League Championship Series.

Game Notes

• Saturday was the 292nd all-time meeting between Penn and Cornell on the baseball diamond. The Big Red is 126-164-2 all-time against the Quakers.

• Following Ethan Hamill's start in the second game of Friday's doubleheader, Noah Keller also made his 10th start on Saturday. Hamill and Keller are the first freshmen duo in Cornell program history to have 10-plus starts in the same season.

• Keller has now struck out at least five batters in five of his six outings against Ivy League opposition. In Ancient Eight play, the freshman southpaw has 34 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched (9.27 strikeout-per-nine ratio). He has five-plus punchouts in seven of his 10 collegiate starts so far.

• With his multi-hit game, Kaplan recorded his 10th multi-hit performance of the season.

• Both of Davis' hits went for doubles, marking the sophomore's first collegiate game with multiple doubles.

Looking Ahead

On Tuesday, Cornell will return to action when it faces Central New York rival Binghamton. First pitch from the Bearcats Baseball Complex is slated for 6:30 p.m. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
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