Baseball
Game Recaps

March 21, 2009

KU makes it nine straight wins with four-game sweep of Mansfield

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University baseball team improved its winning streak to nine games Saturday with a doubleheader sweep of Mansfield at North Campus Field.

KU’s 6-2 and 2-1 wins Saturday completed the four-game sweep of Mansfield and improved the Golden Bears’ record in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East to 8-0.

The Golden Bears (21-5, 8-0 PSAC East) were led by Corey Buletza (so. St. Clair/Pottsville), who went 5-for-8 on the day, with three RBIs and two runs scored. KU held Mansfield (9-17, 0-4 PSAC East) to a combined six hits in the doubleheader.

KU will return to the field with a non-conference home contest against Widener at 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Game 1:
Score by Innings           R  H  E
-----------------------------------  | BOXSCORE | RECAP |
Mansfield.... 001 000 0 -  1  1  3
Kutztown..... 021 201 X -  6 10  3

Game 2:
Score by Innings           R  H  E
-----------------------------------  | BOXSCORE | RECAP |
Mansfield.... 000 001 0 -  1  5  1
Kutztown..... 020 000 X -  2  8  2

Cassidy, Morganti keep Mountaineers’ bats quiet in 6-1 win

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Ryan Cassidy (jr. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) and Kevin Morganti (jr. Reading/Muhlenberg) combined to pitch a one-hitter as the Golden Bears defeated Mansfield 6-1 in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday.

Corey Buletza (so. St. Clair/Pottsville) led the offense, going 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Shayne Houck (fr. Barto/Boyertown) was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Houck’s two-RBI double in the bottom of the fourth moved KU in front 5-1 and Buletza tripled and scored in the sixth to make it 6-1.

KU opened the scoring in the second inning with Chad Lightcap (sr. Boyertown/Boyertown) scoring on a sacrifice fly by Dom Fantanarosa (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville). With two outs, Buletza singled to plate Michael Dugan (so. Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City), who singled to center to reach base.

Mansfield scored an unearned run in the top of the third to cut the Golden Bears’ lead to 2-1, but another two runs by KU in the bottom half gave Cassidy a comfortable lead.

Cassidy pitched six innings to earn his fourth victory of the season. He struck out seven, while allowing just one unearned run on one hit and two walks. Morganti pitched a perfect seventh to close out the game. 

Buletza’s two-RBI hit all KU needs in 2-1 win

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Two runs in the second was all the Golden Bears needed to complete their sweep of Mansfield Saturday, earning a 2-1 win in the second game of their doubleheader.

Corey Buletza (so. St. Clair/Pottsville) hit a two-RBI single in the second inning, plating Mark Renda (so. Lansdale/North Penn) and Matt Kulbacki (jr. Hershey/Hershey) for the early 2-0 lead.

Trent Mertz (so. Kutztown/Kutztown) started on the mound for KU, going six innings, allowing just one run on five hits and one walk. He struck out two.

Mike Bucklin (jr. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) shut the door in the seventh to pick up his fifth save of the season. He struck out two in the inning, while facing four batters.

Mike Kacelowicz (jr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) finished 4-for-4 and Chad Lightcap (sr. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 2-for-3.