Penn College presence proves to be game-changer
Monday, July 24, 2023
Photos provided as noted
Twenty-five graduates of Penn College and its predecessors were among the 2,296 fans who gathered in Muncy Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field for "Alumni Night With the Crosscutters" on Saturday. The group brought luck to the home team, part of the MLB Draft League, cheering the Williamsport Crosscutters to a 5-4 victory over the Frederick (Md.) Keys.
![April M. Yancey (left), college relations event assistant, and Lori A. Boos, alumni and career engagement manager, were among the first friendly faces to greet alumni to the ballpark. (Photo by Tom Wilson, writer/editor-Penn College)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters1.jpg?itok=Ee4rZscA)
![As mascot Boomer awaits their delivery, the designated hurlers for the evening's ceremonial first pitches are introduced. (Photo by Erin S. Shultz, college relations manager)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters4.jpg?itok=7dlI7jQ8)
![Representing Penn College on the mound is Scott E. Kennell, director of athletics and a member of the Wildcat Athletics Hall of Fame. (Photo courtesy of the Williamsport Crosscutters)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters2.jpg?itok=-FJ0GZYK)
![Kimberly S. Cassell (right), college relations director, takes an in-the-stands snapshot with Janice and John Urick. John is a 1974 forest technology grad of Williamsport Area Community College, as proudly reinforced by his choice of headgear.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters3_0.jpg?itok=G0gfRBg4)
![Alumni and their Penn College hosts look toward Ryan Freidhof, a 2022 radiography graduate, at the head of a group selfie.](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters5.jpg?itok=x6zxBPU3)
![The crowd enjoys a fireworks show, a Saturday postgame hallmark. (Photo by Lori A. Boos)](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-07/Crosscutters6_0.jpg?itok=qdL_MQGT)