Phoenixville, PA – The University of Valley Forge Baseball team played host to the Knights of Central Penn College on Sunday afternoon. The Patriots won game 1 by a score of 9-8 and lost game 2 by a score of 11-4.

Game 1
UVF stayed patient at the plate in the first inning. The Patriots drew 5 walks and with timely hitting from Jacob Johnson, James Jackson and Wesley Hetrick Valley Forge scored 7 runs in the bottom of the 1^st inning.  The Patriots picked up their 8^th run on an RBI single from Cody Rak in the bottom of the 4^th inning to give them an 8-0 lead.  Central Penn battled back and scored 3 in the 5^th and 4 in the 6^th. 

The Patriots led 8-7 going into the bottom of the 6^th inning.  UVF needed an insurance run late in the game.  James Jackson led off the inning with a single.  Wesley Hetrick layed down a perfect bunt to advance Jackson to second. Cody Rak then singled and moved James Jackson to third.  Jeffrey Espinal stepped in the batter's box and got a pitch he could elevate.  Espinal flied out to left field that was just deep enough to score Jackson on the sac fly.  That run proved to be the winning run.

Central Penn threatened in the top of the 7^th and scored a run to make it 9-8 in favor of UVF.  Cody Rak shut the door for his first save of the year.  The Patriots won game 1 by a final score of 9-8.

A Look at the Numbers
James Jackson got the win on the mound for the Patriots.  Jackson went 5 2/3^rds innings allowing 7 runs on 11 hits.  Six of those runs were earned.  He had 4 strikeouts on the afternoon.  Cody Rak earned his first save of the year.  Eight different Patriots had RBI's in the game.  They were: Wesley Hetrick (2), Cody Rak (1), James Jackson (1), Daneiry Paulino (1), Marcus Fultz (1), Jeffery Espinal (1) and Landyn Traffas (1).  The Patriots scored 9 runs on 8 hits while committing 2 errors.  Central Penn scored 8 runs on 14 hits while committing no errors.

Game 2
The Knights scored runs in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5^th innings that gave them a 6-0 lead. The Patriots tried to make it game in the bottom of the 6^th inning.  Daneiry Paulino lined a ball down the left field line that scored Marcus Fultz and Cody Rak.  Paulino's 2 RBI's cut the Central Penn lead down to 4. Central Penn however, opened the game up in the 7^th inning by scoring 5 runs.  The 5 run Knight outburst made the score 11-2 in favor of Central Penn.  The Patriots comeback fell short in the bottom of the 7^th inning.  The Patriots pushed across 2 runs but it wasn't enough as Central Penn took game 2 by a final score of 11-4.  

A Look at the Numbers
The Patriots scored 4 runs on 9 hits while committing 4 errors.  UVF continues to torment their opponents on the bases.  UVF stole a total of 7 bases between the two games.  Central Penn scored 11 runs on 13 hits while committing 1 error. 
 
Up Next
The Patriots will play host to Vaughn College on Saturday, April 8^th. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 pm.