Penn State Harrisburg pitcher Derek Slagle made history when he became the first player in school history to throw a perfect game.

The freshman was perfect in a 3-0 shutout of Penn College in the first game of a doubleheader on Tuesday, April 16 in Middletown.

Slagle entered the top of the seventh inning needing just three outs to achieve one of the rarest feats in all of sports.
He took care of the first batter by fielding a Wildcat bunt and throwing the runner out at first base. He got the second batter to fly out to center field before snagging a hard hit ground ball laced back up the middle and throwing out the last batter . . .

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Freshman outfielder Rachel Fisher hit a home run, triple and two doubles as Penn State Harrisburg swept a doubleheader from Gallaudet, 70- and 9-1 on Sunday, April 21 in Middletown.

Penn State Harrisburg (13-21, 8-8 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference) kept its hopes alive of qualifying for the conference playoffs.

The Lions scored early and often against the Bison (11-25, 1-15). In the bottom of the first inning of the first game, senior Kara Boyd  reached base on a Gallaudet error. Freshman Rieley Loch kept her hot hitting going when she tripled to right field and drove in Boyd.

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No one talked to Derek Slagle. Not one teammate.

By Tom Klemick

It’s now common knowledge that Penn State Harrisburg will be leaving the North Eastern Athletic Conference following the 2012-13 season to join the Capital Athletic Conference next fall.

The Lions got a taste of things to come when they