Baseball Celebrates Seniors, Falls to Hilbert

ALTOONA, Pa. – The Penn State Altoona baseball team held its Senior Day on Sunday afternoon at Stewart Athletic Field, before dropping a doubleheader to Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent Hilbert College. Hilbert (18-15, 7-5 AMCC) powered past the Lions (13-23, 4-10 AMCC) in game one, 16-3, before winning game two in a shootout, 22-14. Prior to game one, Penn State Altoona recognized 12 players in a Senior Day ceremony: pitcher Eli Wiles (Kittanning, PA/Armstrong), pitcher Sam Homan (Altoona, PA/Bishop Guilfoyle), infielder/pitcher Jimmy Mento (Gates County, NC/Gates County), utility player Jake Hillard (State College, PA/State College), middle infielder Alex Hlivia…