Penn scored in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat the Mount, 4-3, in a non-conference matchup in Florida. The Mount had rallied from a 3-0 deficit with three runs in the top of the ninth.

Trailing 3-0, the Mount rallied to tie the game in the top of the ninth. In the final frame, Ryan Murray led off with a single and Matt Eiden followed with a two-base hit. Drew Counselman then laced a single to drive home Murray and put runners on first and third with no outs. Mike Gioioso followed with an RBI base hit, cutting the Mount deficit to 3-2. After an Ivor Hodgson sacrifice put runners on second and third with one out, Matt Staso pinch hit and dropped a suicide squeeze to plate Counselman with the tying run.

In the bottom of the ninth, Penn loaded the bases on freshman Mike Matta and drove home the winning run on a single with one out.

Starting pitcher Dustin Pease had his best outing of the spring, striking out nine while allowing three runs in eight innings. Eiden finished 2-for-3 at the plate to pace the offens.e