2006-07 No. 34 - April 30,
2007
SPRING SPORTS
Baseball
(43-3, 19-1 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
THU
4/26 —
KUTZTOWN 5, WILMINGTON 3
-
Ryan Loper (sr.
Boiling
Springs/Cumberland Valley)
was 3-for-4 with two RBI and
Garrison Raush (jr.
Allentown/Parkland)
pitched into the eighth inning to lead Kutztown to a 5-3 over
Wilmington (DE).
Matt Dierolf (jr.
Boyertown/Boyertown)
was 2-for-3 and
Jeff Craig (sr.
Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban)
was 1-for-3 with two runs scored.
Rausch
scattered seven hits over 7.1 innings. He struck out three and
allowed three runs, two earned.
Justin Jachowicz (jr.
Summit
Hill/Panther Valley)
relieved
Rausch with
one out in the eighth and retired the next two batters.
Darin Gorski (fr.
Mount
Joy/Donegal)
pitched a
1-2-3 ninth, with two strikeouts, for his second save of the
year.
SAT 4/28 —
KUTZTOWN 5, MANSFIELD 4 (10 inn.) -
Mike Kacelowicz's (fr.
Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain)
RBI double drove in the winning run in the 10th inning in a 5-4
win against Mansfield. KU took a 4-0 lead into the seventh
inning, but the Mountaineers belted five straight hits to score
four runs and send the game to extra innings.
Jachowicz
pitched 3.2 innings of relief for his second win of the season.
Jason
Mills (sr.
Hatfield/North
Penn)
started the game going four innings and struck out five.
Sean
Bond (sr. Malvern/Great Valley),
Mike
McCardell (sr. West Chester/Henderson),
Rausch and
Kacelowicz
each had two hits.
KUTZTOWN 2, MANSFIELD 0
-
McCardell
and
Matt Keller (sr. Fleetwood/Fleetwood)
combined on a four-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over Mansfield.
McCardell
struck out six over four innings, allowing three hits.
Keller
pitched the final three innings for the save, his first of the
season. KU scored both of the game's runs in the fourth inning.
SUN 4/29—
Kutztown 9, Mansfield 8
– Kutztown defeated Mansfield 9-8. KU was led by
Craig, who
was 1-for-4 with a grand slam.
Loper was
3-for-4,
Bond 2-for-4
and
Dan Gavlick (sr.
Medford,
NJ/Shawnee)
1-for-3 with two RBI. Mansfield stormed out to a 4-0 lead in
the first, but KU answered with a five-spot in the third.
Paul Cashin (sr.
Collingdale/Monsignor Bonner)
scored on a bases-loaded error, then
Craig
smashed the grand slam for a 5-4 lead. It was
Craig's
fifth homer of the year. The Golden Bears took the lead for
good in the fifth on a two-run homer by
Gavlick, his
second of the season.
Phillip Rummel (jr.
Exeter/West-Mont Christian)
pitched the complete game for his seventh win of the season.
Kutztown 5, Mansfield 2
- Kutztown completed the sweep over Mansfield with a 5-2
victory.
Gorski took
a shutout into the seventh inning. Mansfield scored two runs,
but
Gorski
finished the game for his fourth win of the season.
Kacelowicz,
Rausch,
McCardell
and
Gavlick each
finished with two hits.
Loper scored
two runs.
Kutztown improves
to 43-3 overall, one win short of the single-season record for
victories, having won its last 14 straight games. KU's .950
winning percentage in PSAC East games is believed to be the best
finish ever in the division. The league victories match the
Golden Bears' team record of 19 PSAC East triumphs, set in
1999. KU was 19-5 that year, when there were seven teams in the
division.
Loper has
played in 206 career games, setting the school record. (205, Al
Fitch, 2000-03). Loper
has 215 hits for his career and sole possession of second place
on KU's career list.
Upcoming Action
MON 4/30 —
vs. Albright (at first Energy Stadium) 6:30 PM
THU 5/3 — at
PSAC Championships
-SAT 5/5
(at Slippery Rock)
THU 5/3 — vs.
Shippensburg 9:00 AM
THU 5/3 — vs.
TBA 3/6 PM
Rest of
schedule TBA
Women’s Golf
Last Week’s Action
TUE 4/24 — 1st/7
- Kutztown won the Gettysburg Invitational. Kutztown had a team
score of 346 on the par 72, 5,659 yard course at the Links at
Gettysburg. Dickinson was second (378), followed by Gettysburg
(407), McDaniel (419), West Chester (434), Susquehanna (442) and
Franklin & Marshall (452).
Bethany Adams
(so. Schnecksville/Parkland)
shot an 82 for second place.
Lauren
Foulke (so. Kempton/Kutztown)
carded an 84.
Tristin
Suzenski (sr. Pottstown/St. Pius X)
and
Holly Shubilla (sr. Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial)
turned in 90s and
Angela Petak
(jr. Brockway/Brockway)
carded a 91.
Season Complete
Men’s Tennis
(10-2, 4-0 PSAC)
Last Week’s Action
Idle
Upcoming Action
THU 5/3 —
NCAA EAST REGIONALS
-FRI 5/4
(at Kutztown)
THU 5/3 —
BENTLEY 3:30 PM
FRI 5/4 —
QUEENS/MERCY (if wins on THU) 1:00 PM
Outdoor Track and Field
Last Week’s Action
SAT 4/21 —
at East Stroudsburg Invitational
M: The KU
men competed at the All-America Invitational at ESU. In the
field,
Steve Tyson (jr.
Bridgeport/Upper Merion)
threw a NCAA provisional mark of 52-9 1/4 in the shot put, good
for first place.
Trenton Branam (fr.
Pennsbury/Pennsbury)
placed first in the javelin with a distance of 191-4.
Chris Boutsikaris (so.
Andover,
NJ/Newtown)
came in third (183-2). In the discus throw,
Jason Rebuck (fr.
Southampton/William Tennent)
claimed
second with a throw of 145-3.
Cody Hartzler (so.
Belleville/Indian Valley)
came in first in the high jump with a height of 6-4.
Brian Dodds (jr.
Wyomissing/Wilson)
claimed first in the pole vault with a height of 15-0 and
TJ Longmore (jr.
Center
Valley/Manheim Twp.)
finished
third in the long jump with a jump of 21-3 1/2. In the running
events,
Joe Haughey (sr.
Richboro/Council Rock South)
came in first in the 5000-meter run in a time of 15:51.37.
Pat Coyne (sr.
Philadelphia/Archbishop Ryan)
was second in the 3000 in 9:03.97.
Longmore was
second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.51 and
Cory
Crider (fr.
Mechanicsburg/Cedar Cliff)
placed third with a time of 15.79.
Pat
McKeever (jr.
Midland Park,
NJ/Midland Park)
finished third in the 800 in 1:57.75.
W: The KU
women claimed eight first place finishes at the All-America
Invitational at East Stroudsburg.
Doofan Tor-Agbidye (so.
Stewartsville,
NJ/Phillipsburg)
came in first in the 400-meter run in a time of 58-14.
Joanna Horstmann (so.
Downingtown/Downingtown West)
placed the 800 with a time of 2:17.69.
Maureen Watson (fr.
Walnutport/Allentown Central Cath.)
placed second in 2:24.21 and
Jessica Schlecter (fr.
Chalfont/Central Bucks South)
was third in 2:24.28.
Stephanie Williams (jr.
Harrisburg/Riverside)
won the 3000 with an NCAA provisional time of 10:12.17.
Desiree Bower (sr.
Bethel/Tulpehocken)
was third in 10:41.86.
Williams
also placed first in the 1500 in 4:54.73.
Bower came
in third in 5:13.00.
Katie Quinn (so.
Glenolden/Interboro)
placed second in the 200 in 25.70.
Quinn came
in third in the 100 in 12.63.
Renee
Marchand (sr.
Hawley/Wallenpaupack)
was victorious in the 100 hurldes in 15.57.
Jessica Donovan (so.
Newtown/Pennsbury)
finished third in the 400 hurdles (1:08.63). The 4x400 relay of
Laura
Deller (jr.
York/Dallastown),
Marchand,
Brooke McMurray (so.
Hawley/Wallenpaupack)
and
Tor-Agbidye
finished first with a time of 3:59.58. The 4x100 relay team of
Corri Speakman (Reading/Exeter),
Quinn,
Deller and
Tor-Agbidye
came in second with a time of 48.74. In the field events,
Deller
finished first in the long jump with a jump of 17-0 3/4.
Alex Butler (so.
Montoursville/Montoursville)
was third with a jump of 16-11 1/2. In the pole vault,
Kelly Strickland
(fr.
Bear, DE/Caravel Academy)
came in first with a height of 11-0.
Rachel Weigle (fr.
Red Lion/Red
Lion) was
second with a height of 10-0 and
Alison Wise (fr.
Denver/Garden
Spot) was
third with a height of 9-6.
Marchand
placed third in the high jump with a height of 5-2 1/4 and
McMurray was
third with a height of 5-2 1/4.
Michelle Hughes (jr.
Warminster/William Tennent)
finished second in the discus (112-4), the hammer (127-0 1/2)
and third in the shot put (37-5 1/4).
Rebecca Griffin (jr.
Cape May Court
House, NJ/Middle
Twp.)
placed third in the hammer (119-7).
THU 4/26-FRI
4/27 — at Penn Relays —
Kutztown
University's women's 4x400-meter relay placed first in its heat
at the Penn Relays. The team of
Spangenberg,
Marchand,
Quinn and
Tor-Agbidye
ran a time of 3:49.37.
Tyson placed
sixth in the eastern flight of shot put with a throw of 52-7
1/2.
SAT 4/28 —
at Lehigh Invitational
M: Kutztown
University junior
Tyson set
the school record in the shot put, to lead Kutztown's track &
field teams at the Lehigh Games.
Tyson tossed
the shot 54-1 inch, bettering the previous record of 53-5 1/2 by
Mike Fantanarosa in 1994. It was the third oldest men's outdoor
field mark in the record book. The performance was also an NCAA
provisional effort. Other event winners for the men were
Hixson in
the 400 (50.10) and
Dodds in the
pole vault (13-11 1/4). The 4x100 relay team of
Branam,
Crider,
Hixson and
Shappell
came in second in 43.60.
Hartzler
placed second in the high jump (6-4).
Boutsikaris
finished second in the hammer (150-8) and third in the javelin
(187-11).
Justin Gibbs (jr.
Pottstown/Pottstown)
came in third in the 110 hurdles (14.94) and
McKeever was
third in the 800 (1:56.78).
W:
McMurray
placed third in the high jump with an NCAA provisional height of
5-6. Event winners for KU were
Horstman in
the 400 (1:00.09),
Williams in
the 1500 (4:47.81) and the 4x100 and 4x400 relays. The 4x400
relay team of
McMurray,
Horstmann,
Schlecter
and
Watson
finished first (4:07.12) as did the 4x100 relay team of
Speakman,
Quinn,
Deller and
Tor-Agbidye
(48.64). In the long jump,
Deller
placed second (16-10 3/4) and
Butler came
in third (16-10 1/2).
Marchand
came in third in the 110 hurdles (16.24).
Tor-Agbidye
finished third in the 100 (12.81) and
Quinn was
third in the 200 (26.04).
Upcoming Action
THU 5/3 — at
PSAC Championships TBA
-SAT 5/5
(at Shippensburg)
Softball
(40-14, 22-2 PSAC East)
Last Week’s Action
TUE 4/24— KUTZTOWN 6, WEST CHESTER 3
– Kutztown defeated West Chester 6-3. The Golden Bears were led
by
Ashley
Fitzgerald (so.
Kitchener,
ONT/Resurrection),
who was 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Kim Morrison (so.
Newmarket,
ONT/Sir William Mulock)
and
Adriane Willmer (sr.
Kitchener,
ONT/Resurrection)
were both 2-for-4.
Krista Cameron (so.
Formosa,
ONT/Sacred Heart)
hit a home run.
Maria Schiavo (fr.
Old Forge/Old
Forge)
scored two
runs. KU broke it open in the fourth.
Fitzgerald
belted a three-run double to make it 5-0.
Kaitlin Arbogast (fr.
Ambler/Wissahickon)
finished with 12 strikeouts in the complete game win.
KUTZTOWN 6, WEST CHESTER 2
- KU completed the sweep of West Chester with a 6-2 win.
Steph
Denlinger (so.
Harleysville/Souderton)
blasted a homer in the third.
Schiavo gave
the Bears the lead for good with an RBI single, plating
Willmer, in
the bottom of the fourth.
Rachel Weidensaul (jr.
Ashland/Cardinal Brennan)
went the distance, striking out six.
Lindsay
Bennett (jr.
Rising Sun,
MD/Rising Sun)
finished 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Cameron was
3-for-4 with two runs.
Denlinger
was 2-for-3.
SAT 4/28 —
Kutztown 8,
Mansfield 2 -
Arbogast
pitched a complete game for the 8-2 victory. She struck out
eight. She also upped her innings pitched to 205.2 on the year,
bettering the record of 205 by Tiffany Mattiuz in 1995.
Denlinger
was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Cameron
was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and
Bennett
added two RBI.
Kutztown 10,
Mansfield 2 - A five-run
fourth set KU up for the 10-2 win over Mansfield. The inning
was highlighted by Cameron’s two-run shot. She moved into
second place on KU's career homers list with her 24th.
Weidensaul
went the distance for the win.
Morrison
was 4-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Willmer
finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored.
Denlinger
was 2-for-2 with a run, RBI and three walks.
Fitzgerald
added four RBI.
SUN 4/29 —
KUTZTOWN 6,
MILLERSVILLE 2 -
Arbogast
set Kutztown's
single-season record for pitching victories, as she improved to
25-7, in the 6-2 win over Millersville. The previous record of
24 was held by Tiffany Mattiuz (1995).
Schiavo
was 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Willmer
was 1-for-2 with two runs scored.
Fitzgerald
was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Kutztown took the lead for good with four runs in the sixth.
Cameron,
Fitzgerald
and
Dani Spalik (sr. Johnson City, NY/Johnson City)
had RBI singles, and KU scored
another run on a wild pitch.
MILLERSVILLE
4, KUTZTOWN 3 -
Millersville scored two runs in the seventh for a
come-from-behind win, 4-3, over Kutztown.
Weidensaul
pitched 6+ innings, taking the loss.
Arbogast
pitched the remainder of the seventh inning.
Schiavo
was 2-for-3.
Fitzgerald
went 2-for-2 with a walk.
KU won its first PSAC East title
since 1994, when it shared the title with Bloomsburg. KU also
set school records for the most overall wins in a season with 40
(KU won 38 in 1995) and wins in the conference with 22 (KU won
19 in 2000). As a team, Kutztown added two season records -
hit-by-pitches (24) and sacrifice flies (18).
The loss in game two against
Millersville snapped the Golden Bears' school record 22 game
winning streak. KU hit four doubles on the afternoon to set the
PSAC single-season record with 119 (118, Bloomsburg, 2000). The
team also set the PSAC single-season record for extra-base hits
with 185 (181, Lock Haven, 2006).
The Golden Bears shattered more
individual records this week.
Steph
Denlinger had five RBI to
set KU's single-season RBI list (67, previous mark was 63 by Jen
Schock in 1995). She also set the KU record for total bases
(144).
Denlinger
broke the PSAC record for walks in a season, currently at 43. Ashley
Fitzgerald has 19 doubles
on the year for a single-season record.
Krista
Cameron
has 18. Three other players held the previous record with 16.
Maria
Schiavo
recorded her 23rd sacrifice hit to set a single-season record.
(22, Stacey Necessary 1996).
Adriane
Willmer
broke the single-season mark of at-bats of 191 (Marcy Lieb,
1995). She now has 203.
Willmer
also set the career runs score with 171 (168, Lorie Erie).
Upcoming
Action
THU 5/3 — PSAC CHAMPIONSHIPS TBA
-SAT 5/5 (at Kutztown)
THU 5/3 — vs. TBA 4:30 PM
Rest of schedule TBA
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