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Penn State’s offense rallied in the top of the eighth. Infielder Joe Jaconski led off the frame with a solo homer to cut the lead in half. That was followed by back-to-back singles to give Penn State some traffic on the bases. After a strikeout from Denner, another single loaded the bases.

After getting into a good 2-0 hitter’s count, Penn State’s Bryce Molinaro ripped a single to right field that brought in the tying run. Fortunately, Hrustich came up gunning and nailed the trailing Adam Cecere at home. A strikeout would end the inning, but Penn State had made it 5-5.

After a scoreless ninth inning, the game went to extras, where Penn State kept swinging the bat. J.T. Marr led off the inning with a single, which was followed by a two-run homer from Cecere off Denner. Michigan headed to the bottom of the 10th facing a two-run deficit.

Freshman infielder Cooper Mullens struck out to open up the inning, while Jonathan Kim followed him up with a groundout to first. Voit, who has been hot all week, smacked a solo homer to left field to make it a 7-6 ballgame, but it was too little too late, as Hrustich flied out to end the game and the season.

With the loss, Michigan’s season is almost certainly over, as the Wolverines aren’t likely to receive an invite to the NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten’s lone representative will likely be the winner of the conference championship on Sunday. Michigan’s ends with a final record of 32-28.