Baseball
Game Recap

KU jumps out to early lead, hangs on for win

March 9, 2008

Kutztown (4-6)               8
West Liberty State (2-4) 6

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Darin Gorski pitched six strong innings and Mark Renda and Chad Lightcap had three hits apiece to lead KU to an 8-6 win over West Liberty State at the Savannah Invitational on Sunday.

Gorski (2-1) struck out eight over six scoreless innings for the win.

Lightcap was 3-for-3 with three RBI and Renda was 3-for-3 with three runs and three stolen bases. 

Kutztown scored all of its runs in the first three innings.  Cory Buletza's RBI single highlighted KU's four-run first.

After the Hilltoppers pulled within 8-6, Trent Mertz struck out two in the top of the ninth to close the door and pick up the save.

KU (4-6) will face Concord on Monday.

Score by inning                  R  H E                 
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West Liberty St.... 000-000-240  6 11 3 
Kutztown........... 422-000-00x  8 13 1

PITCHING:
KUTZTOWN            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Darin Gorski        6   3  0  0  2  8
Ryan Cassidy        1   4  2  2  1  1
Mike Moran          1   3  4  4  0  0
Trent Mertz         1   1  0  0  0  2

W. LIBERTY ST.      IP  H  R ER BB SO
Eric Schneider      2.2 8  8  6  3  2
C.J. Besece         5.1 5  0  0  1  2

Win: Gorski (2-1); Loss-Schneider; Save: Mertz (1)
Catchers: KU, Matt Kulbacki, Dom Fantanarosa (7th); WLS, Jeff Speck

2B: KU, Mike Kacelowicz, Chad Lightcap; WLS, Derek Nichols, Cory Finley
HR: WLS, Cory Finley