Qingyang Feng
16
Winner Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST. 28-6
9
Houghton HOUGHTON 18-18
Winner
Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST.
28-6
16
Final
9
Houghton HOUGHTON
18-18
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST. 4 1 2 8 0 1 0 16 17 3
Houghton HOUGHTON 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 9 16 1

W: J. Romano (3-0) L: Benitez, Conner (3-3)

2
Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST. 28-7
14
Winner Houghton HOUGHTON 19-18
Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST.
28-7
2
Final
14
Houghton HOUGHTON
19-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Penn St.-DuBois PENN ST. 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 1
Houghton HOUGHTON 3 1 3 4 0 3 X 14 13 2

W: Zhang, He (1-2) L: H. Rumsky (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Highlanders Continue to Set New Records in Split with PSU-DuBois

HOUGHTON, NY— The Houghton Highlanders continued to add to their pile of individual and team accomplishments this season, as they split a non-conference doubleheader with perennial USCAA powerhouse, Penn State-DuBois on Tuesday night.  The Lions won the first game thanks to an eight-run fourth inning, 16-9, while the Highlanders opened up the floodgates in game two, with a 14-2 win.
 
The Highlanders broke school records for most stolen bases and runs scored in season, while Qingyang Feng set a new mark for most total bases in a season.
 
GAME VITALS                           
Game 1 Score: Penn State - DuBois – 16 | Houghton – 9
Game 2 Score: Penn State - DuBois – 2 | Houghton – 14
Records: Penn State – DuBois: 28-7 | Houghton: 19-18
Venue: Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex, Houghton, NY | Attendance: 55
 
Game One:
After nearly matching the Lions run-for-run in the opening innings, Houghton allowed eight runs in the fourth, falling behind, 15-5. 
 
The Highlanders rallied to score four more runs in the remaining innings, but could not overcome the deficit. 
 
Houghton rapped out 16 base hits, but DuBois bested the Highlanders by one, collected 17 hits in the seven-inning game.
 
Game Two:
He Zhang silenced the DuBois bats, allowing only three hits and one earned run over five innings of work, walking three and striking out nine to earn his first win as a Highlander.
 
Meanwhile, the Houghton bats stayed hot, plating 11 runs over the first four frames.  The Highlanders would finish the second game with 13 total hits.
 
Brett Rosario and Nate Tyler would each toss a scoreless inning of relief, neither allowing a hit.
 
KEY STATS:
>> Kanta Ueno continued to add on to his record-breaking season, going 7-for-8 with three doubles and three stolen bases on the day.  He continues to lead the Empire 8 with a .476 batting average, and now has 59 hits and 41 RBI on the season.
 
>> Nate Hall finished 6-for-6 with six RBI, a triple and a stolen base.
 
>> Needing only one base to tie the all-time career total bases record set by Wayne Rode in 2021, Qingyang Feng went 3-for-7 with a double, giving him 84 total bases in his first season with the Highlanders.  Feng's slash line is an impressive .372/.613/.461, and includes 14 doubles, five triples and three home runs.
 
>> The Highlanders stole two bases in the first game and seven more in the second, giving them 99 stolen bases on the season, besting the previous program record of 92, set in 2023. They also already own the most-runs scored in a season, with 316 (8.54 runs per game).

UP NEXT:
The Highlanders return to the Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex this Friday for the opening game of the final regular season series with St. John Fisher.  First pitch is slated for 6:00 p.m.
 
 
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