PHILADELPHIA – The Saint Joseph's baseball team saw its five-game winning streak come to an end on Wednesday as the Hawks fell to Penn, 7-4, at Meiklejohn Stadium.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Penn (23-9) went ahead in the second after three consecutive two-out singles.
 
• Tim Cavanaugh tied it up for Saint Joseph's (20-14) in the top of the fourth, but the Quakers answered with a two-run home run by Andrew Hernandez to make it a 3-1 lead.  The hosts would then extend the lead with a four-run fifth.
 
• In the ninth, the Hawks mounted a rally as Travis Rinker went deep for a three-run shot for his first hit as a Hawk with two down.  SJU would send the tying run to the on-deck circle, but the Quakers recorded the final out to secure the win.
 
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE
• Brendan Bean allowed a run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning of relief to get the win. Cole Stetzar made his season debut for the Hawks and took the loss after allowing a pair of runs.
 
• Conlan Wall went 3-for-4 with a run scored to lead the Hawks, while Cavanaugh was 2-for-2 with a double in addition to the longball.
 
• The teams combined to use 16 pitchers on the day.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will continue their nine-game road stretch with a three-game series at VCU.  First pitch in Friday's series opener is set for 6:30 p.m.