The storied season and career for Pennsylvania College of Technology wrestler Noah Hunt came to a close on Friday in the NCAA Division III Championships, and now the athletic focus turns fully from winter to spring sports.

Wrestling

In his opening 141-pound pigtail match, Hunt of Muncy lost an 18-4 major decision to Sean Conway of the University of Chicago.

In his first consolation-round bout against Bradley Rosen of North Central Illinois, Hunt was pinned in 2:54 to close out a 19-8 season and 103-50 career as a Wildcat.

“Although not the outcome Noah or our coaching staff wanted, we all walked out of the arena with our heads held high. Everybody at the NCAA tournament is an elite wrestler, and unfortunately, sometimes the matches just don’t go your way,” coach Dalton Rohrbaugh said.

“As I’ve said to our wrestlers before when they lose, sometimes you didn’t do anything wrong, but your opponent did something right,” the first-year coach continued, adding, “I’m extremely proud of the way Noah competed. Even in the losses, he competed to the best of his ability and gave himself 100%, which is all you can ask of him. 

“(Friday was) a difficult day for him as his goal was to be standing on the podium, but (that) does not take away from the storied career he has had. I’ve said before that Noah Hunt embodies what we are trying to do as a program at Penn College wrestling, and I will use him as an example for years to come. 

“All we can really say right now is thank you, Noah Hunt.”

Baseball

Competing Sunday through Wednesday at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, in Sunday’s opener against Worcester Poly, Jaiden Augustine of Dillsburg had a two-run single to cap a three-run bottom of the seventh and give the Wildcats their first win of the season 10-9. Penn College was held hitless in its second-game 10-1 loss to Poly.

After Monday’s games were washed out, Penn College split with Penn State York on Tuesday, winning 15-5 and losing 11-2. In the first game, Augustine went 3 for 3 at the plate with five RBIs and two runs scored, while Ethan Hannevig of Pine Grove earned the mound win. The  Wildcats were held to five hits in the second game.

The Wildcats closed out their trip by splitting with Hilbert College on Wednesday, winning 9-8 and losing 14-3. In the first game, Ty Jenkins of Lancaster went 3 for 4 with a triple, three RBIs and one run scored, and Dallas Griess of Williamsport had two hits, plated two runs and also scored once.

Back home at Bowman Field on Saturday in their United East Conference opener against Valley Forge, Penn College won 15-2 and 12-11 in nine innings. In the first game, Augustine was 3 for 3 at the plate with two RBIs and four runs scored. Levi Purnell of  Snow Shoe and Jaydon Goebel of Honey Brook both plated three runs, and Brandon Shane of Boyertown scored three times, while Griffin Vollman of Williamsport earned the mound win. In the second game, the Wildcats rallied from a two-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning on an RBI double by Griess and a two-run single by Augustine. Griess finished 4 for 6 with three RBIs and two runs scored, Augustine drove in three runs and scored twice, and Purnell had three hits — including a solo homer — and plated three runs.

Schedule/Record/Series History

(Home games at Bowman Field)

Overall: 5-6

UE: 2-0

The Ripken Experience at Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Sunday, March 9 — vs. Worcester Poly Institute (2), W, 10-9, L, 10-1

Monday, March 10 — vs. Bridgewater State, canceled

Monday, March 10 — vs. Lesley University, canceled

Tuesday, March 11 — vs. Penn State York (2), W, 15-5, L, 11-2

Wednesday, March 12 — vs. Hilbert College (2), W, 9-8; L, 14-3

Saturday, March 15 — host Valley Forge (UE), (2), W, 15-2; W, 12-11 in 9 innings

Tuesday, March 18 — at Elmira College, 3 p.m. (PC leads 3-1)

Wednesday, March 19 — host Elmira College, 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 22 — at Penn State Abington (UE, 2), noon (Abington leads 19-11)

Tuesday, March 25 — host King’s College, 5 p.m. (PC leads 3-2)

Softball

The Wildcats spent the week in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where they went 4-5 in the Fast-Pitch Dreams Spring Classic.

Facing SUNY Canton in its first game on Sunday, Mackenzie Weaver of Montoursville not only tossed a one-hit gem, striking out 12 and walking one, but she drove in three runs to pace the offense in an 8-0, five-inning win. Later in the day against FDU Florham, Weaver ended up on the short end as she came on in relief and allowed three hits and a single run in the bottom of the eighth inning of a 6-5 loss.

On Tuesday, Penn College topped Hilbert College 2-0 and Brevard College 4-2. Weaver twirled a five-strikeout shutout in the opener, and Grace Lorson of Jersey Shore had two hits and plated both runs. In the second game, freshman pitcher Mackenzi Tice of Mansfield fanned 12 to earn her first win.

In a Wednesday fill-in game for extra work after Monday’s rainouts, Penn College fell 1-0 to Sweet Brian College in a pitcher’s duel that saw each team manage just two hits. Weaver, with six strikeouts and no walks, took the loss.

Thursday saw back-to-back losses against Malone University, 5-4, and William Peace, 4-0. In the first game, Malone led 4-2 through five innings. The Wildcats evened things with a two-run sixth before Malone ended the scoring with one run in the bottom of the sixth with a double and single off Weaver. In the second game, William Peace scored three runs in the first inning and it held Penn College to three hits. Tice fanned seven and walked one, taking the mound loss.

Closing out action on Friday, the Wildcats blanked Mississippi University for Women 4-0 before being shut out 2-0 by Dickinson College. Against Mississippi, Weaver struck out nine, allowing three hits, while improving to 5-3, and she drove in the only run she needed with a first-inning single. Against Dickinson, Penn College out-hit its opponent 4-3 but stranded nine base runners in the loss.

With 11 hits during the trip, senior Madison Herriman of Danville reached the career 100-hit mark while hiking her team-best batting average to .349.

Schedule/Record/Series History

(Home games at Elm Park)

Overall: 6-7

UE: 0-0

Fast-Pitch Dreams Spring Classic at North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Sunday, March 9 — vs. SUNY Canton, W, 8-0 in 5 innings

Sunday, March 9 — vs. FDU Florham, L, 6-5 in 8 innings

Monday, March 10 — vs. Bridgewater State, canceled

Monday, March 10 — vs. Malone University, canceled

Tuesday, March 11 — vs. Hilbert College, W, 2-0

Tuesday, March 11 — vs. Brevard College, W, 4-2

Wednesday, March 12 — vs. Sweet Briar College, L, 1-0

Thursday, March 13 — vs. Malone University, L, 5-4

Thursday, March 13 — vs. William Peace University, L, 4-0

Friday, March 14 — vs. Mississippi University for Women, W, 4-0

Friday, March 14 — vs. Dickinson College, L, 2-0

Thursday, March 20 — host Penn State Schuylkill (2), 3 and 5 p.m. (first-time opponent)

Saturday, March 22 — host Rosemont College (2), 1 and 3 p.m. (PC leads 2-0)

Sunday, March 23 — at Penn State Altoona (2), 1 and 3 p.m. (PC leads 3-1)

Wednesday, March 26 — host Lycoming College (2), 3 and 5 p.m. (Lycoming leads 8-3)

Men’s Lacrosse

Not only did Penn College extend its win streak to five on Wednesday, but its 13-7 victory over Shenandoah University was its first after three losses in the nonconference series. AJ Dotson of Wilmington, Delaware, had a hat trick and Aidan McFalls of Gilbertsville added one goal and had three assists to pace the offense. Goalie Ryan Twist of Great Meadows, New Jersey, made 20 saves.

Earlier in the week, Elliott Dotson of Wilmington, Delaware, secured his second career United East Offensive Player of the Week honor after he posted a 15-point week with seven goals and eight assists in road victories at Lycoming and Guilford on March 5 and 8, respectively.

Schedule/Record/Series History

Overall: 5-2

UE: 0-0

Wednesday, March 12 — at Shenandoah University, W, 13-7

Wednesday, March 19 — host Marywood University, 7 p.m. (PC leads 2-0)

Saturday, March 22 — at St. Mary’s (Md.) College (UE), 1 p.m. (St. Mary’s leads 5-0)

Wednesday, March 26 — at Alvernia University, 7 p.m. (PC leads 3-0)

Men’s Tennis

Penn College players extended three singles matches to three sets in a 7-0 spring-opening home loss to Penn State Altoona on Saturday. In the most competitive matches, Alex Norris of Williamsport lost at No. 1, 1-6, 6-3, 3-6; Logan Ogden of South Williamsport fell at No. 3, 5-7, 8-6, 8-10, and Seth Priestman of Bloomsburg lost at No. 4, 7-5, 2-6, 2-6.

Schedule/Record/Series Record

Overall: 1-4

UE: 0-0

(Home matches at Central PA Tennis Center)

Saturday, March 15 — host Penn State Altoona, L, 7-0

Friday, March 21 — host King’s College, 12:30 p.m. (King’s leads 9-0)

Saturday, March 29 — at Penn State Berks (UE), 1 p.m. (Berks leads 8-2)

Women’s Tennis

Schedule/Series Record

(Home matches at Central PA Tennis Center)

Friday, March 21 — host King’s College, 12:30 p.m. (King’s leads 8-0)

Tuesday, March 25 — host Lock Haven, 1 p.m. (Lock Haven leads 4-1)

Saturday, March 29 — at Penn State Berks (UE), 1 p.m. (Berks leads 6-3)

Archery

Schedule

Saturday-Monday, April 19-21 — Eastern Region Outdoor Championships at Harrisonburg, Va.

Men’s Golf

Schedule

Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30 — Pennsylvania Classic at Penn State Blue Course, 11 a.m.

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