KU's Game Schedule

Saturday, March 5, 2005

vs. Armstrong Atlantic State W, 11-5

Sunday, March 6, 2005

vs. Montevallo L, 1-4

vs. California (PA) W, 7-1

Monday, March 7, 2005

vs. Wayne State (NE) W, 7-6 (10 inn.)

Tuesday, March 8, 2005

vs. California (PA) W, 11-2

Wednesday, March 9, 2005

vs. California (PA) W, 8-4

Thursday, March 10, 2005

vs. Wayne State (NE) L, 2-3

Friday, March 11, 2005

vs. Fairmont State L, 2-3

Saturday, March 12, 2005

vs. Fairmont State W, 10-7

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 200 410 301 -11 10 0
AASU................ 100 011 200 - 5 7 1
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SAVANNAH, GA - Kutztown handed Armstrong Atlantic State its first loss of the season with an 11-5 victory in KU's first action at the Savannah Invitational, hosted by AASU.

Clay Kuklick went 4-5 at the dish with three RBI and three runs. Scott Senna was 2-5 with two RBI. Jeffrey Craig also had a pair of hits and three RBI. Kyle Costello went 2-5, while Gary Stricker was 3-3 and scored three times. Senna, Craig, Stricker and Jon Moyer all doubled.

Ryan Loper started and got the win. He went five innings and struck out three. Phil Rummel hurled the last four innings to get the save.

The Golden Bears scored four runs in the fourth, behind RBI singles from Kuklick and Costello. In a three-run seventh inning, Kuklick added another run scoring knock and Craig had a two-out, two run double.

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 100 000 000 - 1 7 1
Montevallo.......... 110 000 11x - 4 10 0
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SAVANNAH, GA - The Golden Bears dropped a 4-1 decision to Montevallo at the Savannah Invitational.

Kyle Sadlowski pitched six innings and took the loss, allowing three earned runs. He struck out eight, while allowing seven hits and issuing two walks. Justin Jachowicz threw two innings of relief, allowing one run.

Kutztown scored its only run in the first inning when Craig scored on a two-out single by Loper.

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 002 005 000 - 7 9 1
California (PA)..... 000 001 000 - 1 6 3
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SAVANNAH, GA - Kutztown rebounded from a loss earlier in the day to beat California (PA), 7-1, at the Savannah Invitational.

The Golden Bears led 2-1 before a five-run outburst in the sixth inning sealed the game. With the bases loaded and one out, two runs scored on an error by the Cal third baseman. Ryan Loper followed with a two-run single and Mike McCardell capped the rally with an RBI double.

Matt Maradeo pitched seven strong innings for KU. He scattered five hits and two walks, while striking out 11. Kevin Morganti and Matt Keller each pitched a scoreless frame in relief.

Jeff Craig had three hits, a double and an RBI for Kutztown, who improved to 8-4 with the win. Loper added two hits, a double and three RBI.

The Golden Bears also scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning. Craig stroked an RBI double and Loper had a sacrifice fly.

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 000 001 230 1 - 7 13 2
Wayne State (NE).....000 004 020 0 - 6 11 0
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SAVANNAH, GA - Kutztown University continued its strong play at the Savannah Invitational, defeating the #24 team in Division II, Wayne State (NE), 7-6 in 10 innings.

Josh Fink belted a leadoff home run in the 10th to give KU the lead, and Matt Keller hurled a perfect bottom of the 10th to seal the victory, KU's third in four games of the invitational. Fink was 2-for-2 with two runs scored, while Keller pitched three innings with four strikeouts to pick up his third win of the season.

Gary Stricker was 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two stolen bases. Tony Riegel was 2-for-3, Jeffrey Craig was 2-for-6 with an RBI and Paul Koropchak was 2-for-5.

Kutztown got a solo homer by Ryan Loper in the sixth, but the Wildcats scored four times in the bottom half to take the lead. KU scored twice in the seventh, including an RBI single by Craig, to pull within 4-3. The Golden Bears took tied it on a solo home run by Clay Kuklick, then went up 6-4 on a two-run shot by Stricker in the eighth.

Wayne State answered, scoring two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth with help by a KU throwing error. After a scoreless ninth, Fink, a 5-7 second baseman, started the 10th with a bomb off the scoreboard.

Score by Innings R H E
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California (PA)..... 000 000 002 - 2 6 2
Kutztown............ 200 201 60x - 11 11 2
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SAVANNAH, GA - Mike McCardell struck out nine in seven scoreless innings and Phil Cavalcante hit his first career home run as the Golden Bears downed California (PA), 11-2.

Cavalcante's three-run blast came in the midst of a six-run seventh inning for KU. It was preceded by back-to-back RBI doubles from Kyle Costello and Ryan Loper.

Costello and Loper had back-to-back run scoring singles in the first to give the Golden Bears the lead.

Costello had two doubles in four at-bats and scored twice. Tony Riegel also went 2-4 and Loper and Josh Fink were 2-5. Fink and Jon Shade each doubled.

It was the second win over the Vulcans for KU in three days at the Savannah Invitational, after defeating California 7-1 on Sunday. The win was Kutztown's third in a row overall, as the Golden Bears improved to 10-4

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 221 010 002 - 8 13 3
California (PA)..... 200 010 010 - 4 8 2
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SAVANNAH, GA - Matt Keller tossed a complete game as the Golden Bears banged out 13 hits, and KU toppled California (PA) 8-4 at the Savannah Invitational.

Keller, who improved to 4-0 with the win, allowed eight hits and two walks while fanning four. He surrendered four runs, two of which were unearned.

Ryan Loper continued his hot hitting, going 4-5 with a pair of doubles and two runs batted in. Jeff Craig and Scott Senna were both 2-4. Both players, as well as Clay Kucklick, doubled.

Kutztown jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first behind a two-run single by Loper. After the Vulcans knotted the game in the bottom of the inning, Kutztown plated the winning runs in their half of the second. Kuklick and Senna stroked back-to-back RBI doubles with two outs in the inning.

The Golden Bears put the game away in the ninth with a pair of runs. Gary Stricker walked, advanced on an error and later scored on a wild pitch. Kuklick also scored in the inning on a squeeze play.

With the win, KU continued its dominance over the Vulcans. It was the third time in four days the teams had met at the Savannah Invitational, with the Golden Bears outscoring Cal 26-7 in the three contests. It was also Kutztown's fourth straight win overall, and eighth in its last nine games.

Score by Innings R H E
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Wayne State......... 000 003 000 - 3 9 1
Kutztown............ 000 011 000 - 2 6 0
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SAVANNAH, GA - Kutztown's four game winning streak was halted by #22 Wayne State on Thursday at the Savannah Invitational. Kutztown, ranked #27 in the latest DII poll, took a 1-0 lead in the fifth inning on an RBI double by Tony Riegel that drove in Jon Moyer. The Wildcats took the lead with three runs in the sixth. KU pulled within one when Moyer singled in Bryan Riggins in the sixth, but fell short in the end, hitting into double plays in the eighth and ninth innings. Justin Jachowicz was the losing pitcher, giving up the three runs in the sixth. Kevin Morganti hurled the first four scoreless innings, while Phil Rummel had 2.2 innings of relief. Riggins was 2-for-3.

Score by Innings R H E
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Kutztown............ 000 000 110 - 2 5 1
Fairmont State...... 002 000 01x - 3 9 1
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SAVANNAH, GA - Matt Maradeo struck out eight in eight innings of work, but it was not enough as Fairmont State outlasted the Golden Bears, 3-2. Fairmont got a 2-0 lead in the third, before KU tied it up with runs in the seventh and eighth. In the seventh, Mike McCardell doubled and was pinch run for by Bryan Riggins. Gary Stricker, who was 2-4, knocked Riggins in with an RBI single. Ryan Loper tied the game the next inning with a two-out solo home run. Fairmont answered back with solo homer of its own in the bottom of the eighth to put the game away. Jeff Craig doubled for KU. Maradeo allowed nine hits and all three runs.

Score by Innings R H E
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Fairmont State...... 102 200 200 - 7 12 1
Kutztown............ 200 134 00x - 10 15 1
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SAVANNAH, GA - Mike McCardell went 3-4 at the plate with a home run and pitched two innings for a save as the Golden Bears came from behind to defeat Fairmont State, 10-7.

KU trailed 5-2 heading into the bottom of the fourth. Kutztown scored eight runs in its next three innings to put the game away. Fairmont added a pair of runs in the seventh for the 10-7 final.

Jeff Craig scored three times. McCardell drove in a pair of runs, then pitched scoreless frames in the eighth and ninth for his second save of the season.

Kyle Sadlowski benefited from the Golden Bears offensive outburst to pick up his second win of the year. He pitched the first six innings and allowed all seven runs on 10 hits and six walks. He struck out four. Marshall Mirarchi also threw a scoreless inning in relief.

With the win, Kutztown completes its spring break trip to the Savannah Invitational. The Golden Bears went 6-3 in Georgia to improve to 12-6 overall on the season.