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Lions Plate Five Runs in First, Complete Season Sweep of Bucknell

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State (23-14) defeated Bucknell (16-24) by a score of 9-5 Tuesday night for its sixth straight victory and second over the Bison in a week.The Nittany Lions handed Bucknell a loss just six days earlier, 8-1. Penn State wasted no time getting ahead on the offensive end. In the first inning, the Nittany Lions scored five runs on three hits and three walks and ousted Bison starter P.J. Strahm before he could record even two outs."Even though we scored five, you still got to play the rest of the game," said head coach Rob Cooper.