ERIE, Pa. – In a last minute decision, based on field conditions in Hamburg, the Hilbert College baseball program hosted Penn State Altoona at Penn State Behrend's campus April 25.  The Lions diverted their bus enroute so that the previously twice postponed AMCC game could be played.

The Hawks trailed by one run in the first game before Altoona outscored Hilbert 4-1 to take a 9-5 opening victory.  The second game was a 2-1 game until the top of the seventh when Altoona posted three runs and followed with four more which stretched their lead to 9-1.  The Hawks scored twice in the bottom of the ninth cutting the score before losing 9-3.

GAME 1

Ian Moran went 2-for-3 scoring two runs with an RBI double.  Ryan Bonafede knocked in two runs off a pair of sacrifice hits and Eric Flores posted an RBI double in the in the third inning.

Michael Goodberry took the loss with four innings of work and four earned runs.  Tristan Aldinger tossed the final two innings giving up one hit, one run and struck out three.

GAME 2

Michael Voveris went 6.1 innings on the mound collecting six strike outs, five walks and three earned runs.  Taylor Haug stepped to the mound in the ninth inning and shut the Lions out.  In his first appearance with the ball, Haug struck out two and got the middle batter to pop out.

Ryan Bonafede finished with a pair of doubles, one scoring, as Bradley Perrin led the Hawks with 2RBIs, one off a double in the eighth inning which matched Bonafede's efforts.

Hilbert (8-19, 1-11) returns to WNY for a double header against Medaille April 26.