It's rare in baseball when one player carries an entire team.

But this weekend, Wes Reohr did exactly that, against Michigan.

Reohr and the rest of the Nittany Lions (16-21) will need to continue their hot hitting as James Madison (24-19) invades State College for a doubleheader today at 1 p.m.

In the first game the Lions will start right-hander Jared Hopewell, and in the second game Penn State will throw lefty Alan Stidfole. Reohr batted .533 with eight runs batted in and three home runs, leading the Lions to a much-needed split. Reohr was instrumental in leading the Lions to the victory on Sunday, 6-4, after losing a pair of heart-breaking games the before.

"He willed to us to win," Penn State baseball coach Joe Hindelang said. "Wes's series was something that everyone should have been able to see."

With the game tied at four on Sunday, Reohr stepped up with two outs in the sixth inning, and belted a two-run homer to left field.

He finished the afternoon going 3-for-5 with four RBIs and a run scored.

"I'm hitting the ball well," Reohr said.

"I'm feeling right and seeing the ball, and it's not too often."

Reohr's heroics on Sunday put the Lions back in the hunt for a berth in the Big Ten tournament. The Lions are tied with three other teams for fourth place in the conference.

"It was huge," Reohr said. "We would've been 9-11 with a loss, but now we're 10-10, and have confidence."

The Lions regained its confidence, after two controversial calls on Saturday costing them the second game of the doubleheader, Hindelang said. The Lions gave up a two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth, but Hindelang didn't blame his players for the letdown.

"After something like that happens," Hindelang said, "you're emotionally drained."

With two days off, the Lions have had the opportunity to refocus on the task at hand, James Madison.

The Dukes as a team are hitting .323, with 43 round trippers. Senior Eddie Kim is leading the team in offensive category.

He has a .444 batting average, 13 home runs, 57 RBIs and 124 total base. Over the past 18 games, Kim is batting .539.

Kim isn't the only weapon in the Dukes' lineup. Mike Butia and Brent Metheny join him in the middle of the order.

Butia is hitting .376 with 40 runs, while Metheny has four home runs and 33 RBIs.

Penn State and James Madison have split the first 16 meetings, but the Dukes have won the last two games.