The baseball team defeated Penn State Abington, 18-7, on Wednesday afternoon in Jenkintown, PA. The Bloodhounds improve to 9-18 on the season. The Nittany Lions drop to 11-17 overall. 

Freshman Brandon Thomas had a career day going 5-for-6 with a game-high four RBI's and two runs scored. Junior Charlee Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI's, and two runs. Junior R.J. Davila was a perfect 2-for-2 with a double, three RBI's, three runs, and two walks. Senior Esteban Soler finished 2-for-5 with three runs scored. Senior Nick Gioia drove in two runs and sophomore Zach Hyde crossed the plate three times. Sophomore Brian Garcia drew a game-high five walks and junior Jason Gonzalez picked up two RBI's. 

Freshman Jonathan Warasila recorded his first collegiate win after throwing six innings and striking out seven. Freshmen Christian Pacheco and Jurrel Diaz and senior Matthew Oppedisano threw an inning each in relief. 

Penn State Abington took an early 4-0 lead after the first inning. John Jay cut the deficit in half at the end of two. In the top of the third, the Bloodhounds plated four runs to take a 6-4 lead. The visitors broke open the game in the top of the seventh after scoring eight runs in the inning. 

The Bloodhounds travel to the College of Staten Island on Saturday, April 16, for a pivotal conference doubleheader starting at 12:00 pm.