The Good, Bad & the Ugly: Penn baseball vs. Cornell

There was a lot for the Quakers to be excited about on Sunday as they swept the last two games of a four-game set with Cornell. Penn baseball is now 11-1 in Ivy play, two games ahead of Columbia for the lead in the Gehrig Division. Here is the good, the extremely good and the ugly from a sunny Sunday at Meiklejohn Stadium.

The Good: Pitching, pitching, pitching

The Red and Blue turned to a pair of junior pitchers to pick up wins on Sunday and both were happy to oblige. Connor Cuff began the day with a complete game, battling through some tough situations (especially the fourth and fifth innings) to pick up his fourth win of the year.

Meanwhile, Glenn was in much more trouble more often yet bested Cuff by not allowing a run during his start, leaving the game with a 9-0 lead. It was one of Glenn's best box scores of the year, holding down the fort as Penn's offense went to work.

The Extremely Good: Celebrations

The Quakers know how to celebrate and have fun in games. Whenever senior outfielder Rick Brebner came to bat, the entire bench would break out in dance to Brebner's at-bat music, including a quality version of the Bernie by senior Matt Gotschall. And after Cuff finished off the first win, the fist pump and shouts from the junior pitcher displayed pretty clearly the importance of the big win for Penn.'

The Ugly: Cornell in the field

It certainly was not a banner day for the Big Red as they tried to field the ball. A second inning dribbler up the line was thrown down the line instead of getting an easy out, letting Penn pick up a run. All in all, Cornell committed four errors in the first game of the doubleheader, all of that coming before letting a pop-up drop in the middle of the infield during game two. Yikes is all there is to say.