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3/31/2026 | 3:00 PM
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at Delaware State
NEW HAVEN, Conn. –Â The University of Pennsylvania baseball team finished up the weekend with a doubleheader on Sunday at George H.W. Bush ’48 Field; however, it was the hosts that were victorious on the day, claiming a 4-0 win in Game 1 and a 3-2 triumph in Game 2 that went to extra innings.
The Quakers fell to 7-14 overall, while the Bulldogs improved to 13-8 on the season.
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn only logged two hits in the first matchup of the day, which were registered by Nick Spaventa and Ernie Echevarria.
*Junior left-hander Marty Coyne (2-3) threw six innings on the bump for the Red and Blue with five strikeouts, but was eventually credited with his third loss of the season.
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*Josh Katz threw two frames of relief work in Game 1, allowing only one hit and recording two strikeouts.
*The Quakers tallied five hits in Game 2, which featured base knocks for Gavin Degnan (1), Spaventa (1), Nick Guachione (1) and Jack Warner (2). Warner’s RBI single in the second frame tied the contest at one run apiece and Degnan gave Penn a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning by scoring on a wild pitch.
*Senior co-captain Thomas Shurtleff had a great day on the mound in Game 2, throwing 8.1 frames and allowing only two runs with four strikeouts.
*Echevarria caught two Bulldogs stealing in Game 2 and is now up to nine successful throwdowns this season, which is tied for second in the Ivy League.
How It Happened (Game 1)
Yale’s starter Daniel Cohen threw a complete game in the first matchup and got off to a hot start by retiring Penn’s first three hitters in order.
The hosts got to work early in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs on three hits. Kaiden Dossa began the frame with a leadoff single to left-center field and was later driven in by Jack Dauer’s RBI single. Chris DiPrima followed up with an RBI single during the next at-bat that allowed Dauer to make his way home. Coyne struck out Davis Hanson to escape the inning with two runners on base.
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Both of the Quakers’ hits came in the second inning. Spaventa got the offense going with a single to center field and Echevarria advanced his teammate to second with a base knock to right center. Cohen recovered well to keep Penn off the board, sending Gavin Collins and Connor McCabe back to the dugout.
The pitching duel between Coyne and Cohen began to heat up as the third frame began. Cohen retired the Red and Blue in order, but Coyne logged a strikeout and a pickoff to keep Yale’s bats quiet. Both pitchers kept their feet on the gas in the fourth and fifth innings, retiring one another’s hitters back-to-back in 1-2-3 fashion.
Yale tacked on its third run of the outing in the sixth inning when Garrett Larsen launched a leadoff home run over the wall in left field.
Cohen continued to have his way in the seventh frame, sitting down Penn’s hitters with four pitches.
Hanson ripped a leadoff double in the bottom of the seventh inning, which led to Katz being called in to take over for Coyne on the hill. The first baseman later scored the hosts’ final run of the day when Jackson Hays reached on a fielder’s choice and an error at home plate made it a 4-0 ballgame.
Cohen refused to let up in the final two innings, retiring the Quakers in order to claim his second win of the campaign and third in conference play for Yale.
How It Happened (Game 2)
Pitchers Tate Evans and Shurtleff earned the starting nods on the mound in Game 2.
In similar fashion to Game 1, the hosts took an early lead (1-0) in the first inning. Dossa led off with a double down the left-field line and a sac bunt from Larsen advanced Dossa to third. Yale’s first run of the contest crossed home plate when Dauer grounded out to third, but Dossa made a dash for the dish and arrived in time.
Penn responded immediately in its next at-bat, tying the ballgame at one run apiece. With two outs, Guachione singled to left field and proceeded to steal second base to move into scoring position. Warner was next up at the dish and his single to left field drove in Guachione to get the visitors on the board.
Both arms dominated the third inning. Evans retired Penn in 1-2-3 fashion, while Shurtleff allowed a leadoff single but recovered nicely to send Dossa, Larsen and Dauer back to the dugout.
The Quakers took their first lead of the day in the fourth frame. Degnan got the offense’s wheels turning with a leadoff single and later stole second base. Evans retired Penn’s next two batters but then hit Guachione to give the junior a free pass to first base. Warner was next up and his single to right field loaded the bases for the Red and Blue. Degnan scored the visitors’ second run on a sprint to the plate thanks to a wild pitch from Evans.
Much like Game 1, both pitchers began to dominate as the action entered the fifth inning. Evans sat down the Quakers in order and Shurtleff took care of Hays, Dossa and Larsen after allowing back-to-back base hits.
The duel on the bump carried on through the eighth inning as neither arm allowed a hit in the sixth, seventh and eighth frames.
Yale scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth inning with three hits. Bryce Miller’s RBI double with one out allowed Brady Ruiz-Weiss to score after coming in to pinch run for DiPrima following his leadoff single.
Reliever Teo Spadaccini sent Penn’s hitters back to the dugout in the 10th inning, giving the Bulldogs a chance to walk off the visitors.
With two outs and a 1-2 count, Colin Sloan secured the series sweep for the hosts with an RBI single to center field that sent Larsen home, after he previously reached on a fielder’s choice.
Up Next
The Quakers remain on the road for their next matchup as they begin Liberty Bell Classic play with a 3 p.m. first pitch at Delaware State on Tuesday. Fans can watch the action on NEC Front Row and live stats will also be available.
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