Baseball
Game Recap

May 2, 2008

West Chester scores late for 1-0 win over KU

West Chester 1, Kutztown 0
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LANCASTER, Pa. — Nick Spisak's two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning led West Chester to a 1-0 win over Kutztown in game seven of the 2008 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) baseball championship at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

Spisak's single through the left side drove in Connor Thorp, who had led off the eighth with a walk vs. KU hurler Darin Gorski. After a sacrifice bunt, Thorp advanced to third on a groundout. Then with a 2-2 count, Spisak laced a single past a diving third baseman to plate Thorp.

KU had two golden opportunities to score earlier in the game. In the fifth, Brett Wigder reached on an error and moved to third on a one-out single by Mike Kacelowicz.  Chad Lightcap grounded into a double play, stranding Wigder at third.

In the next inning, Garrison Rausch singled and advanced on a wild pitch and sacrifice. After Matt Kulbacki walked, Jared Frey hit into another double play, stranding Rausch.

The loss spoiled a fine effort by Gorski, who struck out eight in eight innings, allowing five hits and the one run. Kacelowicz had two of KU's five hits.

Dave Slusser started for WCU, going 5.1, allowing five hits and striking out four. Greg Ball (3-1) was the winner, going 2.2 hitless innings. Eric Carmichael got the save, pitching the ninth.

Kutztown (27-24) falls to the losers' bracket final at 7 p.m. Friday, where it will face the winner of Fridays' game eight between Millersville and Shippensburg.

West Chester (41-12) advances to the Championship round on Saturday at 1 p.m. WCU needs to win just one vs. the winner of game nine.