Carpenter Shines in Relief as Baseball Holds Off Wilkes, 5-4

SCRANTON, Pa. – Senior lefty Jason Carpenter (Scranton, Pa./Scranton) struck out a career-high five over a career-long 3 2/3 IP and The University of Scranton baseball team (19-7, 10-5 Landmark) held on for a 5-4 win over the Wilkes Colonels (19-8, 10-6 Landmark) on Tuesday at Volpe Field in Scranton. Carpenter came on in relief of senior righty Thomas Plunkett (Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck) to protect a 5-4 lead with one out in the sixth and retired all 11 batters that he faced to earn the save. The five strikeouts surpassed his previous career-high of four that had been set on two…