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Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 19-28, 8-19 PSAC W
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Winner California (PA) CAL-B 26-18, 13-14 PSAC W
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
19-28, 8-19 PSAC W
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Final
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California (PA) CAL-B
26-18, 13-14 PSAC W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 5 0
California (PA) CAL-B 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 4 9 1

W: Treloar, Luke (3-3) L: L. Lea (1-1)

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Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 19-30, 8-20 PSAC W
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Winner California (PA) CAL-B 28-18, 14-14 PSAC W
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B
19-30, 8-20 PSAC W
2
Final
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California (PA) CAL-B
28-18, 14-14 PSAC W
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Pitt-Johnstown UPJ-B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
California (PA) CAL-B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 11 0

W: Kramer, Jake (4-1) L: S. Shuey (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Matthew Kifer, Director of Athletic Communication

Vulcans walk-off twice vs UPJ on Senior Day

Callahan belts pair of homers, including walk-off in Game 1; Cal recognizes nine seniors on Saturday

WASHINGTON, Pa. (May 3) – The Vulcans closed the season with a pair of extra-inning, walk-off wins on Friday afternoon against Pitt-Johnstown in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West action on Senior Day at Wild Things Park, winning 4-3 in Game 1 and before earning a 3-2 victory in Game 2.

RECORDS/SERIES
• The California (PA) baseball team finishes the year with a 28-18 overall record behind a 14-14 record in divisional play.
• The Mountain Cats close the spring with a 19-30 record, including an 8-20 mark in league action.
• The Vulcans placed fifth in the PSAC West standings while finishing with a winning record in divisional play for the sixth-consecutive spring.

GAME 1
STATS
• Sophomore first baseman Conor Carney and senior catcher Jayden Taitano both collected a pair of hits.
• Sophomore Luke Treloar (3-3) earned the win after working 2.1 innings of no-hit scoreless relief (48 pitches).
• Sophomore starting pitcher Nathan Holmes took a no-decision after yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks in 4.0-plus innings (83 pitches).
ACTION
• UPJ took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third before Cal tied the score in the bottom half when freshman center fielder Ikon Jones stole home.
• The Vulcans took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a two-out RBI single by freshman shortstop Jason Nuttridge.
• The Mountain Cats answered with a pair of run in the fifth before Cal tied the score at 3-3 in the sixth on an RBI single by junior designated hitter Nathan Meeks.
• UPJ stranded the bases loaded in the sixth before leaving runners on first and second in the next two innings.
• The Vulcans earned the 4-3 victory with a leadoff homer by junior left fielder Ryan Callahan in the bottom of the eighth.

GAME 2
STATS
• Callahan finished with three hits, including another solo homer.
• Jones reached base three times (two hits, walk) and scored one run, while Carney tallied a pair of hits.
• Sophomore Jake Kramer (4-1) was credited with the win after retiring the lone batter he faced.
• Sophomore Sam Georginana took a no-decision after allowing two runs (both earned) on four hits over 7.0 innings (85 pitches).
ACTION
• The Mountain Cats took the lead on a two-run homer in the top of the first before Jones scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the inning.
• Cal tied the score at 2-2 in the sixth when Callahan belted a solo homer, his team-leading fifth of the season, to start the inning.
• UPJ led off the eighth with an infield single and the runner advanced to third on back-to-back ground-outs before Kramer recorded the final out of the inning.
• The Vulcans earned the 3-2 walk-off victory on a bases-loaded single by Meeks to shallow left field.
 
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