The Pitt-Johnstown baseball team made the trip to Athens, W.Va. and got the bats going early in Sunday's season-opening, non-conference doubleheader at Concord.  In game one, the Mountain Cats banged out 24 hits, including four hits and four RBI from Mario Disso and three hits and five RBI from Tyler Smith, in a 26-14 victory.  Pitt-Johnstown then rallied for 11 unanswered runs over the final three innings behind Lennox Pugh's home run and four RBI to secure an 11-tie due to darkness in game two.
 
In game one, the Mountain Cats bolted out to a 12-4 third inning lead.  Pitt-Johnstown scored seven of those runs in the top of the third with the help of Asher Corl's had a two-run double, and RBI from Disso, Smith, Garrett Prosper, and Chase Vargo.
 
After Corl led off the Pitt-Johnstown fourth with a solo homer, Vargo drove in two with a base hit, and Lennox Pugh followed with a two-run double to increase it to 22-7 in the fifth.
 
Six Mountain Cats collected three or more hits.  Disso went 4-for-7 with a double, four RBI, and three runs, while Smith had three hits, drove in five, and scored a pair of runs for Pitt-Johnstown.  Jake Ansell had three hits, two RBI, and scored six runs, Corl had three hits, including a homer a double three RBI, and four runs.  Pitt-Johnstown also got three hits and two RBI from Prosper, and three this, an RBI, and four runs from Alex Glumac.
 
In addition, Vargo added two hits, three RBI, and two runs, Pugh collected two hits, drove in two, and scored three runs, and Dylan Broderick went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs.
 
Four Mountain Cats pitchers saw action in the lopsided victory.  Freshman Rodney Shultz made his collegiate debut on the mound and got a no-decision after surrendering seven runs on seven hits over the first 2.2 innings.  Shultz struck out four and walked five.  Giovanni Scott tossed 1.1 innings, Garrett Holzapfel pitched 1/3 of an inning, and Luke Schrock allowed a run on three hits over the final 1.3 innings.
 
In the nightcap, Concord had the hot bats and jumped out to an 11-0 third inning lead, but Pitt-Johnstown scored 11 runs over the final three innings to get the tie.
 
The Mountain Lions took a 7-0 lead after innings, before Zack Saryeldin's grand slam in the bottom of the third increased it to 11-0.
 
Pitt-Johnstown answered with six in the top of the fifth.  Smith RBI single got the Mountain Cats on the board, and Prosper's two-run double chased home Disso and Broderick to make it 11-3.  Then, with two outs, Pugh belted a three-run homer to center that made it 11-6.
 
The Mountain Cats continued to battle and loaded the bases with one out in the seventh on their way to tying it with five more runs.  Pugh singled home Broderick and Corl came through with a pinch-hit three run double that cut it to 11-10.  Pitt-Johnstown completed the comeback and knotted it on Ansell's sacrifice fly.
 
Pugh went 4-for-4 with a homer, four RBI, and two runs to lead the Mountain Cats.  Smith had a single, a double and an RBI, while Prosper had a double, and RBI, and two runs.
 
Taylor Squiric got the start and made his Pitt-Johnstown debut after transferring from Marshall (WV).  Squiric had a tough outing and allowed 11 runs on 10 hits over the first two-plus innings.  He struck out four and walked two.
 
Grayson Hall, freshman Seth Coleman, and Brando Souders came in held Concord scoreless on one hit over the final five innings.
 
The Mountain Cats will wrap-up the three-game series at Concord with a 9-inning game on Monday, before traveling to the University of Charleston (WV) for a three-game non-conference series next weekend.  Pitt-Johnstown is scheduled to make its 2022 home debut with a non-conference doubleheader against Salem (WV) on March 19 at 1 p.m. at Point Stadium.