UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Penn State baseball team picked up a 4-3 win over Minnesota on Sunday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park. Isaiah Shayter limited the Gophers to one run over five innings before the Nittany Lions broke out with three runs in the sixth, including a two-run homer by Jesse Jaconski.
Penn State moved to 13-31 (6-18 Big Ten) on the season, while Minnesota dropped to 29-18 overall (10-14 Big Ten).
Isaiah Shayter earned the start for the Nittany Lions, firing five strong innings. He allowed one run on five hits and a walk, while striking out one. He held the Gophers scoreless until a solo homer in the fifth. Eleven of Shayter’s 15 outs came on routine fly balls.
Mason Horwat threw 1.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits and a walk. Dimond Loosli recorded the final out of the seventh. Ben DeMell tossed one inning, allowing a run and a hit. Harrison Lollin picked up the save with a scoreless ninth.
DeMell made his 77th career pitching appearance, moving into fifth all-time at Penn State. He is one appearance behind Dakota Forsyth (78; 2014-17) for fourth.
Cole Selvig got the start for the Gophers, going five innings. He gave up one run on four hits. Selvig tallied three walks and three strikeouts. Joe Sperry worked two-thirds of an inning, surrendering three runs on four hits. Tyler Hemmesch retired the only batter he faced. Ben Gregory gave up two hits and struck out a batter in two-thirds of an inning. Will Whelan threw 1.1 scoreless innings and struck out one.
Penn State tallied four runs on 11 hits. Jaconski led the way with three hits, including a double and a two-run homer. Preston Yaucher added two hits, including an RBI single, and a stolen base. Spencer Barnett and Maddox McDonald singled and scored.
Minnesota recorded three runs on eight hits. Easton Richter collected three hits, including two solo homers and a double. Jack Mosh and Charlie Sutherland each had two hits.
