For the second week in a row, the Pennsylvania College of Technology softball team was perfect – in more ways than one – as it increased its NCAA era-record win streak to 11 games. The Wildcats also have won 15 of their last 16. On Tuesday in United East action, Penn College swept SUNY Morrisville, 27-3 in five innings and 13-1 in six innings.
Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball teams each went 4-0 in games last week and improved their positions in the United East standings. The UE-leading softball team has won five in a row and nine of its last 10. Baseball When the Wildcats edged Penn State Harrisburg on April 2, it marked their first win in seven tries against the Lions.
During a week that – due to weather-related postponements – nearly all of the action took place over the weekend, Pennsylvania College of Technology teams found success in baseball, softball and men’s lacrosse.
Pennsylvania College of Technology on Thursday kicked off Legacy Day, a 24-hour celebration to unite alumni, faculty, staff, students and the campus community in honoring President Davie Jane Gilmour’s transformational leadership. A College Relations graphic makes it obvious: Penn College employees have a top-down passion for student success!
Mother Nature displayed both her nice side (pleasant temperatures and sunshine for the golf team) and not-so-nice side (wind, rain and snow squalls that caused postponements in baseball and tennis) to Pennsylvania College of Technology spring sports teams last week. And despite less than ideal conditions, the softball team opened United East play with back-to-back doubleheader sweeps.
Student-athlete Will F. Sulesky readily sails through the dualities of his favorite sport – the mental-vs.-physical and individual-vs.-team aspects of basketball, as well as the challenges on and off the court – and has enjoyed similar ease in his choice of four-year major at Penn College. "I wanted to get into construction management rather early in high school.
Although Mother Nature may not always cooperate in the spring, Pennsylvania College of Technology golf and men’s and women’s tennis teams are scheduled to open their seasons over the next week. Golfers hit the links on Monday at the Lebanon Valley College Spring Invitational while tennis players are scheduled to take to the courts on March 27 at Juniata College.
The campus community gathered at UPMC Field on Wednesday afternoon for the centerpiece of a weeklong "Yellow It Out" campaign for suicide prevention and awareness: a men's lacrosse game against Alvernia University.
Pennsylvania College of Technology baseball and softball teams are coming off trips to South Carolina where they went a combined 10-5 (6-2 baseball and 4-3 softball) last week in preparation for their United East seasons later this month.
“Last season served the program very well to get experience playing at the next level. I am grateful to have so many returners with that experience to build upon,” Pennsylvania College of Technology softball coach Angela Hunley said reflecting on 2021 and looking to this year.
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