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Penn State baseball tops Iowa for first win in Big Ten Tournament since 2008
By Andrew Olson
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Penn State baseball has snapped its Big Ten Tournament losing streak at 4 games. The No. 6 seed Nittany Lions defeated No. 3 seed Iowa 5-2 to pick up their first conference tournament victory since 2008.
THAT’S A PENN STATE VICTORY!@PennStateBASE @NCAABaseball pic.twitter.com/V8SloaqRwk
— Mr Matthew CFB 🇺🇦 (@MrMatthewCFB) May 26, 2022
PSU broke the scoring ice in the top of the 3rd inning. Anthony Steele singled to plate Jay Harry and Matt Wood, giving Penn State a 2-0 lead.
Steele sends a grounder through the right side and drives in Harry and Wood!
T3 | Penn State 2, Iowa 0#WeAre pic.twitter.com/n93B8k6PCH
— Penn State Baseball (@PennStateBASE) May 26, 2022
The next time Wood crossed the plate was on a 3-run home run he crushed to right field, making it 5-1 in the top of the 6th inning.
Matt Wood!!! He launches a three-run shot over the wall in right! Absolutely crushed!
T6 | Penn State 5, Iowa 1#WeAre pic.twitter.com/QWhh0rNOeM
— Penn State Baseball (@PennStateBASE) May 26, 2022
On the mound, Penn State’s Tyler Shingledecker and Travis Luensmann combined for 15 strikeouts.
A strong outing by @TShingledecker3!
5.2IP, 1H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 8K!#WeAre pic.twitter.com/u5W11W0tKj
— Penn State Baseball (@PennStateBASE) May 26, 2022
Luensmann strikes out three in the 8th! He has 5 K’s today!
Gerlott leads off the bottom half.
M8 | Penn State 5, Iowa 2#WeAre pic.twitter.com/Cw0Izy75Da
— Penn State Baseball (@PennStateBASE) May 26, 2022
Penn State will face the winner of the Purdue-Rutgers game on Friday.
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.