The sunny, 60-degree weather brought many fans to the home game on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at George R. Walter Field, but were disappointed when Alderson-Broaddus College (West Virginia) beat the Mountain Cats 5-3 in the first game and 8-2 in the second. This brought the team's record to 8-12.
The Mountain Cats started out promising, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning, but the Battlers scored once in the third inning and two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings. Sophomore outfielder Matt Hanley (Delmont, Pa) hit a homerun and drove in the other two runs scored by junior second baseman Dan Delsingnore (Johnstown, Pa) and junior shortstop Chris Turka (Natrona Heights, Pa). Sophomore right-hander Mike Jewart (Natrona Heights, Pa) gave up five runs on seven hits in five innings giving him a record of 0-1.
Even though the UPJ fans were bummed from the loss of the first game, the music blaring over the loud speaker pumped the audience up for another game. Songs like "Livin' On A Prayer," "Until The Day I Die," and "Lose Yourself" excited the crowd to sing and dance in the stands, which also kept us warm from the chilly wind blowing in our faces.
After two innings in the second game, Alderson-Broaddus scored four runs off of junior right hander Zach Toth (Sarver, Pa) dropping his record to 2-1. In the four innings Toth pitched, he surrendered ten hits and four runs. Senior first basemen Bill Colosimo (Summerhill, Pa) and freshman catcher Justin Demek (Cabot, Pa) both had an RBI allowing Delsignore and sophomore first baseman Tyler Good (Philipsburg, Pa) to score two runs.
The pitcher for Alderson-Broaddus, Paul Day, only gave up six hits and struck out five in the second game, an impressive performance after playing second base for the first game. The Battlers also blasted out fifteen hits, while the Mountain Cats only had six.
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