Baseball
Game Recap

KU coach Blum becomes fastest Pennsylvania coach to get 200 wins

March 14, 2008

Game 1:
California (Pa.).... 011 010 000 -  3 10  3  | BOXSCORE | RECAP |
Kutztown............ 001 011 01x -  4  9  1

Game 2:
Fairmont State..... 001 001 000 0 -  2  7  0 | BOXSCORE | RECAP |
Kutztown........... 200 000 000 1 -  3 11  1

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Kutztown University head baseball coach Chris Blum became the fastest collegiate baseball coach in Pennsylvania to reach 200 career wins, reaching the milestone in the Golden Bears’ 4-3 win over California (Pa.) Friday at the Savannah Invitational in Savannah, Ga.

Chris Blum

The Golden Bears (7-9) added another win in Friday’s second game, defeating Fairmont State 3-2 in 10 innings.      

Blum is now 201-79 in his sixth season at the helm. He reached 200 wins in his 279th game, eclipsing the mark of Mansfield University head coach Harry Hillson, who recorded his 200th win in his 314th game in 1993.

“This is a testament to all of the guys who have played baseball at KU,” Blum said. “The players are the ones who got the 200 wins, I had little to do with it.”

KU finishes the Savannah Invite with an even record of 4-4. The Golden Bears will return to the diamond at 2:30 p.m. on March 21 for their first home game of the season when they will host Wilmington (Del.). KU will then host the University of the Sciences in a doubleheader at 1 p.m. March 22.

GORSKI'S COMPLETE GAME HANDS KU 4-3 WIN OVER CAL

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Darin Gorski (so. Mount Joy/Donegal) pitched Golden Bears coach Chris Blum into the record books, striking out 10 and holding California (Pa.) to three runs in a 4-3 win Friday at the Savannah Invitational.

Darin Gorski

Gorski pitched all nine innings for the Golden Bears.

KU took the lead for good in the bottom of the eighth when Michael Dugan (r-fr. Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) singled home Garrison Rausch (sr. Allentown/Parkland). Rausch reached on a one-out single and advanced to third on a stolen base and a wild pitch before coming home on Dugan’s single.

Mike Kacelowicz (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) provided some of the early offense, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

California jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the top of the fifth before KU scored single tallies in the bottom half of the fifth, sixth and eighth innings.

KULBACKI DRIVES IN WINNING RUN IN 10TH, KU DOWNS FAIRMONT STATE

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Golden Bears needed extra innings, but they were able to make it two straight wins with a 3-2 victory over Fairmont State in the final game of the Savannah Invitational Friday.

Matt Kulbacki

Matt Kulbacki (so. Hershey/Hershey) drove in Jeff Kistle (r-fr. Sandyston, N.J./Kittatinny) with a two-out single in the bottom of the 10th to give the Golden Bears the win. Kistle reached on a one-out single and advanced into scoring position after a sacrifice.

Philip Rummel (sr. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) picked up the win for the Golden Bears.

Rausch was 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Mark Renda (r-fr. Lansdale/North Penn) was 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Both players helped KU take a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Renda had an RBI double and Rausch hit a grounder that plated another run.

Kutztown 4, California (Pa.) 3
Score by inning                    R  H  E 
California (PA).... 011 010 000 -  3 10  3
Kutztown........... 001 011 01x -  4  9  1

K-Darin Gorski and Scott Kacelowicz, Matt Kulbacki (8)
C-Ryan Heeman, Andrew Rafalski (7) and Sam DiMatteo, Steve Hermann (8)
W: Gorski (3-1); L: Rafalski
2B: Mike Kacelowicz (K), Drew Anicetti (C)
Records: K: 6-9, C: 4-4

Kutztown 3, Fairmont State 2 (10 inn.)
Score by inning                      R  H  E 
Fairmont State..... 001 001 000 0 -  2  7  0
Kutztown........... 200 000 000 1 -  3 11  1

K-Derick Reis, Philip Rummel (8) and Dom Fantanarosa, Scott Kacelowicz (7)
FS-Tyler McNair, Zac Campbell (7) and Chris Brown
W: Rummel (2-1); L: Campbell
2B: Mark Renda (K), Justin Cunningham (FS), Joey Potesta (FS)
Records: K: 7-9, FS: 5-11