2006-07 No. 37 - May 21, 2007

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (49-5, 19-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action 

       THU 5/17 — NCAA NORTH ATLANTIC REGIONALS           
       -SUN 5/20       (at Kutztown)

   THU 5/17 - Kutztown 4, Shippensburg 3 - Jeff Craig (sr. Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban) and Matt Dierolf (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) drove in two runs apiece to lead Kutztown to a 4-3 win over Shippensburg in game 1 of the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Baseball Regional Thursday afternoon at Kutztown University.  Craig hit a two-run home run in the third to tie the score at two.  With two out and runners on second and third, Dierolf hit a two-run single to knock in Mike McCardell (sr. West Chester/Henderson) and Ryan Loper (sr. Boiling Springs/Cumberland Valley).  Craig finished 2-for-4 with two RBI.  Dierolf was 2-for-3 with two RBI.  Matt Keller (sr. Fleetwood/Fleetwood) (6-1) pitched 7.1 innings for the win.  He gave up three runs, one earned, and struck out eight.  Darin Gorski (fr. Mount Joy/Donegal) relieved Keller with one out and a runner on third in the eighth.  On his first pitch, Ship's batter lined to Sean Bond (sr. Malvern/Great Valley) at third, who doubled off the runner to end the threat.  McCardell pitched the ninth inning, striking out two, for his fifth save of the season.

     FRI 5/18 - Kutztown 6, California (PA) 1 - Jason Mills (sr. Hatfield/North Penn) pitched a complete game, giving up one run and scattering seven hits to lead Kutztown to a 6-1 win over California (PA) in game six of the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Baseball Regional Friday afternoon.  Mills struck out three to improve to a perfect 7-0 on the season.  Nate Kranz (so. Silver Spring/Cumberland Valley) led KU's 16 hits, going 4-for-5 with an RBI and a hit by pitch.  It was the 44th time the sophomore's been hit by a pitch, breaking KU's career record (Clay Kucklick, 2000-03).  Bond went 3-for-6 and Chad Lightcap (sr. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 3-for-4.  Loper was 2-for-5 and scored two runs.

    SAT 5/19 - Kutztown 7, Slippery Rock 3 - McCardell struck out 13 batters in a complete-game effort, to lead Kutztown to a 7-3 win over Slippery Rock in game seven of the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Baseball Regional Saturday morning.  The victory, which was KU's Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record-tying 48th this season, sends the Golden Bears (48-5) to the championship game on Sunday.  McCardell (7-2) allowed eight hits and three runs, while walking none.  KU was led at the plate by Loper, who was 2-for-4 with three RBI, including a two-run home run in the third.  Craig was 3-for-5 with two runs scored.  Kranz was 2-for-4 with two runs and Bond was 2-for-5 with his first home run of the season.

     SUN 5/20 - Kutztown 9, West Chester 1 - Philip Rummel (jr. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) pitched a complete game to lead Kutztown University to a 9-1 win over West Chester in the Championship Game of the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Regional.   Rummel (8-1) gave up only one run, while scattering eight hits and striking out six.  The Golden Bears were led at the plate by North Atlantic Regional Tournament MVP Loper, who was 3-for-4 with two RBI.  Lightcap was 3-for-5.  Bond, McCardell and Mike Kacelowicz (fr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) had two hits apiece. Kranz (SS), Loper (OF), Craig (OF), Lightcap (DH) and McCardell (P) were all named to the All-Tournament Team. 

     With the victory, Kutztown wins the North Atlantic Regional Title and earns a berth in the 2007 NCAA Division II "World Series" in Montgomery, Ala., May 25-June 1.  Kutztown will face the winner of the Central Region, Nebraska-Omaha, on Friday, May 25 at a time to be determined at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery.  Kutztown (49-5) has won the regional tournament three previous times (2001, 2002, 2004*).  Kutztown has won the regional title each of the three times it has hosted the tournament, having won on its home field in 2001, 2002 and now 2007.  The Golden Bears set a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference record for wins in a season, passing the previous mark of 48 wins by Slippery Rock in 2003.

Upcoming Action

       FRI 5/25 — NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS           

       -FRI 6/1       (at Montgomery, AL)

Outdoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

Upcoming Action

THU 5/24 — at NCAA Championships TBA

-SAT 5/26   (at Charlotte, NC)