Baseball
Game Recap

May 2, 2008

Bears come from behind to knock out Marauders

Kutztown 8, Millersville 7
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LANCASTER, Pa. — James Quigley's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave KU an 8-7 win, allowing the KU baseball team to advance to the championship round of the PSAC championship Friday night at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

KU (28-24) advances to face West Chester, who had defeated the Bears earlier Friday, 1-0. KU must defeat the unbeaten Rams twice to claim the PSAC crown. Millersville (24-26) is eliminated.

Quigley finished 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including his first collegiate home run.

Trailing 7-6 in the eighth, Mike Kacelowicz laced a double down the left-field line. Jared Frey followed with his own double down the line, driving in Kacelowicz for the tying run. 

Pinch runner Bryan Riggins, who replaced Frey, scored on Quigley's single through the left side, giving KU the lead.

In the top of the ninth, Millersville threatened again. A walk and infield single gave the Marauders runners at the first two with one out.  After Kent Gerdes beat out a potential game-ending double play, KU hurler Trent Mertz got pinch hitter Andrew Dochterman to fly out to end the game.

Millersville took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first on a sac fly and RBI single by Brett Rhoads.  Quigley's two-run homer tied it in the bottom of the first.

The Marauders regained the lead with three runs in the top of the second on back-to-back RBI doubles by Lance Miller and Corey Phelan.

The Marauders did not relinquish that lead until the eight inning.  KU cut it to 5-4 with two runs in the third on Mike Dugan's two-run single, but Millersville went back up 7-4 with a two-spot in its half of the fourth.

KU again cut the lead to one in the fifth with a two-run pinch hit double by Matt Kulbacki, and the score remained that way until the eighth inning rally.

Ryan Cassidy (2-2) was the winning pitcher, throwing three scoreless innings of relief. Mertz got his second save, with a scoreless ninth.

Dugan was 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Corey Buletza scored twice.

Andrew Clemens (4-4) took the loss for Millersville.