Penn State baseball: Illinois topples Nittany Lions

A four-run seventh inning helped Illinois drop Penn State 8-3 Saturday afternoon at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, giving the Illini two wins to open the three-game series.

The Illini scored all their runs in the seventh with two outs, with a bases-loaded single by Adam Walton plating two runs, and David Kerian later adding another two-run single. The lead was padded by a two-run single from Will Krug in the eighth.

Steve Snyder was 2 for 5 for the Nittany Lions

Jack Anderson (4-2) pitched one inning and took the loss, while T.J. Jann delivered six strong innings for no decision. John Kravetz earned the win.

The teams finish their series Sunday.

This story was originally published April 19, 2014 at 11:56 PM with the headline "Penn State baseball: Illinois topples Nittany Lions."