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After suffering a 2-1 loss in Sunday's opener in Fort Pierce, Fla. the Mountain Cats bounced back with a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to secure a 1-0 victory and a doubleheader split with Post (CT) University. Pitt-Johnstown is now 3-7.
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In game one,
Kyle Morrow went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the Mountain Cats.Â
Mike Palkovitz and
Brett Marabito added two hits apiece.
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John Fees suffered the loss and dropped to 0-4. Fees tossed a complete-game and surrendered just two unearned runs on five hits. He also walked one and fanned six.
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In the nightcap,
Nate Pope scored on a wild pitch with one out in the bottom of the seventh to lead Pitt-Johnstown to the 1-0 win.
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Matt McGhee and Pope each had two hits for Pitt-Johnstown.
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Derek Younker improved to 2-2 with a complete-game, six-hit shutout. Younker also struck out six and didn't allow a walk.
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With the split, Post is now 3-8 on the year.
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The Mountain Cats continue their spring trip in Florida against Northwood (FL) University on Monday and Palm Beach Atlantic University on Wednesday.
