Baseball
Game Recap

Adelphi blanks KU, holds Golden Bears to four hits

April 17, 2008

Adelphi 6, Kutztown 0
BOXSCORE

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — The Kutztown University baseball team was held to four hits and shut out 6-0 by Adelphi in a non-conference game Thursday at Bonomo Memorial Field in Garden City, N.Y.

Chad Lightcap (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) and James Quigley (fr. Bensalem/Bensalem) each had doubles for the Golden Bears, and Mike Kacelowicz (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) and Bryan Riggins (sr. Glenmore/Downingtown West) each had singles, but KU wasn’t able to plate a run.

Adelphi (14-20) also issued seven walks as KU (18-18) left 11 runners on base. Adelphi only left two, scoring six runs on 11 hits.

Ryan Cassidy (so. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) started for the Golden Bears, allowing two runs on four hits and a walk before leaving after four innings. Adelphi’s first two runs come in the fourth inning, and it added a single tally in the fifth and another two in the sixth to take a 5-0 lead.

Adelphi’s Joe Maranino led the way, going 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. Matthew Kenney finished 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored, while Ryan Boelsen was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

KU will continue on the road Friday at East Stroudsburg for the first of two Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East doubleheaders. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. The Golden Bears and the Warriors will continue their four-game series at North Campus Field at 1 p.m. Saturday.