Lions Fall in First Regional Contest To No. 2/18 Keystone

The No. 3 Penn State Behrend baseball team fell in its first game of the regional tournament by a score of 13-1 against No. 2/18 Keystone, hosted by Denison on Friday afternoon.

Lions Fall in First Regional Contest To No. 2/18 Keystone
May 16, 2025
GRANVILLE, Ohio – The No. 3 Penn State Behrend baseball team fell in its first game of the regional tournament by a score of 13-1 against No. 2/18 Keystone, hosted by Denison on Friday afternoon.
 
Score: Keystone 13, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Keystone (36-9), Penn State Behrend (30-10)
 
Key Moments:
 
* Robert Estrada leadoff the bottom of the first for Keystone with a home run to left field
* Andy Rivas followed that with a two-run homer to dead center to give the Giants an early 3-0 lead
* Keystone's third long ball of the game came off the bat of Griffin Yastremski to leadoff the second inning
* A two-out RBI triple by Chase Boyle extended the Giants advantage to 4-0 in the inning
* The Lions got on the board on a sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth from Thomas Nicely (Delmont, PA/Franklin Regional)
* The Giants tacked on six runs on four hits on three straight RBIs by Boyle, Rivas, and Carlos Pascual to take an 11-1 lead
* A sacrifice fly and RBI single put two more runs on the scoreboard for Keystone in the seventh inning
* Keystone starter Quinn Holt tossed eight innings to go along with one run, five hits, and eight strikeouts to earn his sixth win of the season
* Freshman Chase Caricato (Gibsonia, PA/Pine-Richland) threw 2.2 scoreless innings in relief for the Lions, only allowing one hit with three strikeouts
* Dylan Barnes (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) finished with two hits at the plate
* For the Giants, Boyle went 4-for-5 with two runs batted in
 
Up Next:
 
* Behrend matches up against No. 4 Manchester in an elimination game tomorrow. First pitch is set for noon