Butler, Pa. - No. 17 Millersville trailed No. 9 Mercyhurst 6-3 in the bottom of the ninth of Friday's PSAC Semifinal game. But Chas McCormick and Dan Stoltzfus hit back-to-back home runs to send the game into extra innings, and in the bottom of the 10th, following a David Summerfield full-count walk, McCormick doubled on the first pitch he saw, and Summerfield scored from first, pushing Millersville into the PSAC Tournament title game wih a 7-6 win.

Mercyhurst broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh with a pair of run-scoring hits and built the lead to three on a Daniel Elliot infield single in the top of the ninth. Millersville had stranded the bases loaded in the fourth and sixth and was down to its final three outs facing reliever Ben Nolan, who had just thrown three consecutive scoreless innings. Summerfield jump-started the charge with his third hit and second double of the game. McCormick followed with his sixth homer, and Stoltzfus wiped out the deficit with his school-record-tying 14th homer, which exited Kelly Automotive Park well clear of the 425-foot marker in center field.

John Brogan reached on a strikeout wild pitch and eventually moved to third base, representing the winning run. But reliever Jake Hall stranded runners at the corners with a strike out.

The Lakers started the 10th against Dylan Boisclair with a Ryan Siegel double to left. Boisclair, however, snared a line drive and doubled-up Siegel at second base to preserve the tie and end the Mercyhurst threat.

Summerfield was the table-setter again in the 10th. After working a full count, he fouled off three consecutive pay-off pitches and then drew a walk. McCormick stepped in and lined the first offering from Hall deep down the right field line. The ball skipped into the corner, and Summerfield crossed home without a throw.

The walk-off loss had to feel familiar for Joe Spano's Lakers as Millersville eliminated them on a walk-off base hit in the bottom of the ninth winning by the very same 7-6 score just one season ago. McCormick, who had the game-winning RBI on Friday, scored the game-winning run in that game as well.

"There is just no give-up in this team," said head coach Jon Shehan. "There were a lot of encouraging words in the dugout like 'we've worked too hard for this' and 'we can score three runs.' It was an emotional win."

The consecutive clutch hits from McCormick was extra-sweet as he had started the tournament 1-for-10 with only a bunt single.

"Chas was down on himself yesterday, and we spent some extra time in the cage," said Shehan. "Guys gave up some their swings so he could get some extra work. It's all about confidence with him. He hit some balls hard early and that got him going. He stayed on the fastball and hit it well to the backside. Dan has been trying to pull the ball into the wind to right field but his power is to the middle the field and with his strength he can go that way. It was great hitting by both guys."

Jim McDade provided Millersville with nine innings pitched and became the third Marauder starter in as many tournament games to toss nine innings. He gave up three in the second. Jeremy Musser drove in a run in the bottom of the fourth, and John Brogan ripped a two-out, two-run double off the right field wall in the fifth to tie the game.

The game was another epic between the Marauders and Lakers, who have played eight postseason games since 2011. The Marauders have won three in a row--all in the last at bat or extra innings--after the Lakers bounced the Marauders from the PSAC Tournament in the 2011 and 2012.

"Since 2011 we've been going hard at it," said Shehan. "They built their team like we do with a balanced lineup and strong starting pitching. They are emotional. They are a tough out in the tournament. We've gotten them a few times, they've gotten us a few times. Coach Spano does a great job with his club."

Millersville, now 41-9, advances into the title game for the second season in a row and is looking to avenge the 2014 loss to Kutztown. Millersville's last PSAC Championship came in 1998. Mercyhurst was eliminated, and the Marauders, with a 3-0 record in the double elimination tournament, await Seton Hill or East Stroudsburg.

"I didn't have to say a whole lot (after the game)," said Shehan. "We've got a veteran team that was in the same situation last year. We've got two good opponents to prepare for so we need to get back to the hotel and get our rest.  After last year's debacle, losing two championship games, our guys are hungry, but they know it's about focusing on one pitch at a time and not getting caught up in the hype."

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