Baseball
Game Recap

KU rolls past University of Sciences

March 25, 2008

Kutztown 12, University of Sciences 1
BOX SCORE

KUTZTOWN — Brett Wigder was 3-for-5 with four RBIs to lead Kutztown to a 12-1 non-conference win over the University of Sciences. 

James Quigley was 3-for-5 with three runs scored, while Mike Dugan and Mark Renda had two RBIs apiece.

Five KU pitchers combined on a two-hitter.  Trent Mertz picked up his first collegiate win, pitching three innings of scoreless relief with three strikeouts.  Mike Bucklin and Garrison Rausch pitched the first four innings, while Anthony Fegely and Justin Jachowicz pitched a scoreless frame each.

Kutztown scored two runs in the first inning on an RBI single by Chad Lightcap and a run-scoring groundout by Corey Buletza.  KU added two more in the third on RBIs by Dugan and Wigder, then the Golden Bears broke it open on RBIs by Quigley and Dugan in the fourth.

Kutztown improves to 9-10 and will have one final tune-up at Lebanon Valley on Thursday before PSAC East play begins at Bloomsburg Friday.

Kutztown 12, University of Sciences 1
Score by inning                    R  H  E 
Univ. of Sciences.. 001 000 000 -  1  2  6
Kutztown........... 202 210 23x – 12 13  2

K-Mike Bucklin, Garrison Rausch (3), Trent Mertz (5), Anthony Fegely (8), Justin Jachowicz (9) and Scott Kacelowicz
US-Adam Kissinger, Zach Noel (4), Jarrad Gustin (8) and Mark Forbes
W: Mertz (1-0), L: Kissinger (0-2)
2B: Mike Kacelowicz (K), Mark Renda (K), James Quigley 2 (K)
Records: K: 9-10, US: 4-12

Highlights: Brett Wigder was 3-for-5 with four RBI, James Quigley was 3-for-5 with three runs and Mike Dugan and Mark Renda drove in a pair of runs each.