LA PLUME, Pa. - In a back and forth contest, Keystone College secured a 5-4 victory with a walk-off in the bottom of the 9th inning on Tuesday afternoon vs. the Spartans. 

Keystone got on the board in the bottom of the 1st, manufacturing a run with a single and 3 walks. 

The Spartans scored 2 runs in the top of the 5th as Colin Gehringer (Exeter, PA/Exeter) singled, advanced to third on a double from Jordan Siket (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and scored on a single from Joey Galantini (Allentown, PA/Salisbury). 

Keystone tied the contest at 2-2 with a run in the bottom of the 5th and took a 3-2 lead with a run in the bottom of the 6th. 

Northampton plated 2 runs in the 7th on a Collin Jensen (Garnet Valley, PA/Archmere Academy (DE)) double to right field, scoring Siket and Jordan King (York, PA/Central York), giving the Spartans a 4-3 lead.

The Giants tied the game with a run in the bottom half of the 7th.

The Spartans were scoreless in the 8th and 9th, setting the stage for the Giants.

Derrick Cancel singled for Keystone, advanced on a balk and then scored the winning run when a hard hit ball from Nick Carlini was misplayed, giving the Giants a 5-4 victory. 

Patrick Flynn (Easton, PA/Notre Dame - Green Pond) took the loss in relief for Northampton, working 3.1 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits, striking out 4.  Starter Jordan Livingston (Stroudsburg, PA/Stroudsburg) went 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits, striking out 4 and walking 3. 

Joey Galantini (Allentown, PA/Salisbury) finished 2 for 4 with 1 RBI, Collin Jensen (Garnet Valley, PA/Archmere Academy (DE)) was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and Jordan Siket (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was 2 for 4 with 2 runs scored. 

The Spartans finish the 2021 campaign at 16-9 overall.