"We wanted to win more than two," Penn State pitcher Alan Stidfole said. "I can't say we're overly happy but we'll take the split."

Friday evening, senior southpaw Alan Stidfole tossed a complete game, good for a 12-1 win.

Mark Wyner stood poised to do the same in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader as the sophomore hoped to prolong the game into extras with the game tied at 2. Instead, Northwestern turned an infield single into a game-wining rally.

Following that single by Geoff Dietz, Wyner threw a wild pitch, moving the winning run into scoring position. A single to right allowed Dietz to score, as he slipped under the tag of Penn State catcher Aaron Greenfield.

"Wyner pitched a great games and he went up against one of the great arms we faced," Penn State coach Robbie Wine said. "He was on it. It was a battle. I thought the team that hit last was going to win and unfortunately we were on the road."

Having pitched two complete games already in the series, Seth Whitehill took to the hill hoping to emulate the success of Stidfole. Instead, like Wyner, he found trouble in the seventh. The Lions (13-25, 7-9 Big Ten) held a 4-1 lead, but Wine opted for struggling closer Gary Amato, following a triple to start the inning.

Amato loaded the bases before allowing a bases-clearing double to tie the game at 4. Another single to right scored the winning run.

For the second consecutive weekend, Penn State went into the Sunday game clinging to hopes of a series split.

Craig Clark persevered through 7.1 innings and allowed five earned runs for his first win of the year.

The offense brought a 15-5 lead into the ninth on the back of a six-run sixth inning, which opened with three homers, including Greenfield's second of the series.

Going 6-for-13 on the weekend, he said the ball looked huge, thanks in part to his ability to stay patient at the plate.

The 10-run lead never witnessed any danger. Northwestern (14-22, 11-5) failed to plate a run off the Penn State bullpen.