MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The Northampton baseball team split two games on Monday at the Ripken Experience, falling to Danville Area Community College, 3-0, and then rebounding to defeat Penn St. Mont Alto, 5-4, to improve to 3-1 overall.

Sean Williams (Belvidere, NJ /Notre Dame - Green Pond ) took the loss vs. Danville, going 4.2 innings allowing 3 hits, striking out one and walking 3.  Luini Ortiz (Allentown, PA /Emmaus ) had the lone hit for the Spartans, as Danville pushed across one run in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings.

In the second game of the day, the Spartans rebounded with a thrilling 5-4 victory over Penn St. Mont Alto, as Ben Hauser (Pipersville, PA/Central Bucks - East ) singled home Luini Ortiz (Allentown, PA /Emmaus ) in the bottom of the 7th with two outs.  Zach Werner (East Stroudsburg, PA /E. Stroudsburg South ) picked up the victory in relief of Eddy Albertson (Bethlehem, PA /Liberty), allowing no runs and 1 hit over 2.1 innings.

Northampton is scheduled to face Dean College and Cuyahoga Community College on Tuesday.