The Muhlenberg baseball team fell in an offensive slugfest at Penn State Abington, 24-9.

The Mules (11-13) were within a run at 7-6 after plating four runs in the top of the fourth. But the Nittany Lions (19-9), who came into the game ranked fifth in Division III in scoring, erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the frame to blow the game open.

Sophomore Jonathan Toth capped the four-run rally in the fourth with a two-run homer, his eighth of the season. That's one short of the school record for a shortstop.

Sophomore Nick Belli (pictured above) led off for the Mules and reached base in all four plate appearances, with a single, double, walk and hit by pitch. Sophomore Ryan Riccio also reached base in all four of his plate appearances, scoring three runs.

Freshman Aidan Legner drove in a pair of runs on two sacrifice flies, and sophomore Jake Braet scored three times. Freshman Matt Mendoza drew a bases-loaded walk for his first career RBI.

Sophomore William Kasper pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh.