2007-08 No. 32                     April 14, 2008

SPRING  SPORTS

Baseball (16-17, 5-7 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 4/9 - KU 8, SHIPPENSBURG 1 — Corey Buletza (fr. St. Clair/Pottsville) went 5-for-5, drove in two runs and scored three to lead KU to a win over PSAC inter-divison foe Shippensburg at North Campus Field. Buletza, who had five singles, was one of five Golden Bears with multiple hits. Mike Kacelowicz (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) was 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs. Jared Frey (so. Mohrsville/Schuylkill Valley) was 3-for-5 with an RBI. Chad Lightcap (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 2-for-3, while Mark Renda (r-fr. Lansdale/North Penn) was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Ryan Cassidy (so. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) pitched five innings, allowing six hits and one unearned run with five strikeouts. Justin Jachowicz (sr. Summit Hill/Panther Valley) and Mike Bucklin (so. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) each hurled two scoreless innings.  

       FRI 4/11 - Millersville 5, KU 1 — KU had three hits in a game one loss of a doubleheader against Millersville. Jeff Kistle (fr. Sandyston, N.J./Kittatinny) had two hits and Lightcap accounted for the other. KU scored one run in the top half of the first inning, as Lightcap scored on a Millersville error. Philip Rummel (sr. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) took the loss for KU on the hill, but he threw a complete-game four-hitter. Only one of the five runs he allowed were earned.

       FRI 4/11 - Millersville 5, KU 1 — Garrison Rausch (sr. Allentown/Parkland) and James Quigley (fr. Bensalem/Bensalem) had the only hits of the game for the Golden Bears, as KU fell in game two of its doubleheader with Millersville. KU drew seven walks, with Mike Kacelowicz and Scott Kacelowicz (fr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) leading the way with two apiece.

       SAT 4/12 - KU 3, MILLERSVILLE 2 — KU used a three-run third inning to put away Millersville in game one of their doubleheader at North Campus Field. A two-RBI single by Matt Kulbacki (so. Hershey/Hershey) gave KU a 2-0 lead, and Kistle, who finished 2-for-3, singled in the eventual game-winner. Lightcap and Buletza, who each drew walks, also scored in the inning. Darin Gorski (so. Mount Joy/Donegal) pitched all seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits and five walks. He struck out 10.

       SAT 4/12 - MILLERSVILLE 3, KU 1 — KU battled to tie the game at 1-1, but two seventh-inning tallies helped Millersville win the second game of a doubleheader at North Campus Field. Starting pitcher Derick Reis (sr. Jim Thorpe/Jim Thorpe) had held the Marauders to just one run on 11 hits, and worked out of back-to-back bases-loaded jams in the second and third innings, before Millersville plated two runs in the seventh inning. Scott Kacelowicz  finished 3-for-3 with an RBI, while Rausch was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Lightcap had a one-out double in the sixth inning.

       SUN 4/13 - at Columbia Union (DH) ppd.

Upcoming Events

       WED 4/16 - completion of Lincoln doubleheader 3 p.m.

       THU 4/17 - at Adelphi 3:30 p.m.

       FRI 4/18 - at East Stroudsburg (DH) 1 p.m.

       SAT 4/19 - East Stroudsburg (DH) 1 p.m.

Women’s Golf

Last Week’s Action

Idle

Upcoming Events

SUN-MON 4/13-4/14 - at California Invitational 8 a.m.

Women’s Lacrosse (2-6)

Last Week’s Action

       WED 4/9 - Kutztown 11, Seton Hill 9 — KU defeated Seton Hill University to pick up its first victory at Keystone Field. Carrie Healey (so. Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) had five goals and two assists. On defense, Healey had a game-high nine caused turnovers. Goalkeeper Alyson Iovacchini (so. East Stroudsburg/East Stroudsburg South) had 10 saves. Jennifer Natalini (so. Pottstown/Pottsgrove) had three goals, while Amanda Steczak (jr. Coatesville/Coatesville) had two and Janice Kinney (so. Spring City/Owen J. Roberts) had one.

Upcoming Events

       MON 4/14 - at East Stroudsburg 4 p.m.

       THU 4/17 - at Georgian Court 4 p.m.

Softball (36-6, 13-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       MON 4/7 - KU 6, SHIPPENSBURG 5 (8 inn.) — Steph Denlinger (so. Harleysville/Souderton) hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the eighth inning to give KU a win over Shippensburg in the first game of a PSAC East doubleheader at North Campus Field. Denlinger was 2-for-4 in the game, including a game-tying home run to lead off the bottom of the seventh and send the game to extra innings. Fitzgerald was 2-for-3 with two RBIs. She drove in two in the fifth inning on her 45th career double, breaking the KU record. Maggie Reifsnyder (fr. Philadelphia/Littleflower) was 3-for-4 while Krista Cameron (jr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) was 2-for-4.

       MON 4/7 - KU 2, SHIPPENSBURG 0 — Mary Hoch (fr. Somerton/St. Hubert) and Katlin Arbogast (so. Ambler/Wissahickon) teamed up to shut out the Red Raiders’ offense, as Hoch earned the victory, throwing the first four innings, while allowing four hits. Arbogast relieved the freshman in the top of the fifth, and allowed one hit and struck out three to pick up her second save of the season. Ashley Fitzgerald (jr. Kitchener, ONTARIO/Resurrection) was 2-for-3 with a single and an RBI double. Reifsnyder had a sacrifice fly to right to drive in Cameron.

       FRI 4/11 - KU 4, West Chester 0 — The Golden Bears scored two early runs and Arbogast held the Golden Rams in check for the shutout in the first game of their doubleheader at North Campus Field. Arbogast struck out nine over seven innings of work, limiting West Chester to five hits. KU scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the first and added two more in the fourth on RBI singles from Kathy Gregg (sr. Narvon/Garden Spot) and Kim Morrison (jr. Newmarket, ONTARIO/Sir William Mulock). Morrison finished 2-for-3 with an RBI single. Reifsnyder was 2-for-3. Pinch-runners Emily Fazekas (so. Mechanicsburg/Cumberland Valley) and Alex Najpauer (fr. Topton/Brandywine Heights) each scored runs.

       FRI 4/11 - KU 4, West Chester 2 — The Golden Bears completed their doubleheader sweep of the Golden Rams with a game two win Friday at North Campus Field. Fitzgerald went 2-for-3 with her 12th home run of the season. Caitlin Hague (sr. Lansdale/North Penn) finished 2-for-3 with a single, an RBI and a run scored. Cameron went 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Gregg singled in pinch-runner Angela Domenici (fr. Kunkletown/Pleasant Valley). Morrison had an RBI groundout, which brought home Hague for the go-ahead run. Hoch pitched seven innings, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks.

       SAT 4/12 - KU 8, Millersville 0 (5 inn.) — KU scored eight runs on nine hits, as Fitzgerald hit a walk-off three-run homer to end the game in the fifth inning. Maria Schiavo (so. Old Forge/Old Forge) was 2-for-3 with two doubles, and Denlinger was 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI. Reifsnyder hit her fourth home run of the season. Monica Glomb (fr. Mars/Mars) threw a five-inning shutout, striking out six and allowing five hits.

       SAT 4/12 - KU 1, Millersville 0 — Lauren Doering (fr. Brampton/ONTARIO/North Park) and Arbogast combined to shut out the Marauders and allow only three hits in a pitcher’s battle in game two of the doubleheader. Doering pitched four-plus innings, allowing three hits and one walk. Arbogast relieved the freshman and threw three perfect innings, striking out four for her third save, tying KU single-season record for saves. Morrison hit a leadoff double and scored on a single by Fitzgerald, who was 2-for-3.

Upcoming Events

       MON 4/16 - at Mansfield (DH) 2 p.m.

       FRI 4/18 - BLOOMSBURG (DH) 2:30 p.m.

       SAT 4/19 - at East Stroudsburg (DH) 1 p.m.

Men’s Tennis (2-7, 2-1 PSAC)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 4/8 - BLOOMSBURG 8, KU 1 — Lukas Labitsch (jr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) collected the lone KU victory as Bloomsburg swept the doubles matches and five out of six singles matches to win Tuesday at the Keystone Courts. Labitsch won 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the second singles.

       FRI-SAT 4/11-4/12 - at Bloomsburg Duals cancelled

Upcoming Events

       TUE 4/15 - CONCORDIA (N.Y.) 3:30 p.m.

       FRI 4/18 - at West Chester TBA

       SAT 4/19 - at Cheyney TBA

Women’s Tennis (4-6, 2-1 PSAC East)

Last Week’s Action

       TUE 4/8 - BLOOMSBURG 5, KU 4 — Barbara Joerns (so. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) won both her doubles and singles matches, but KU fell one match short of defeating Bloomsburg at the Keystone Courts. Joerns, teamed with Rohini Das (so. Kolkata, INDIA), won 8-4 in the first doubles. She also won 6-1, 6-0 in the second singles. Sabrina Arnaud (so. Quebec, QUEBEC/Levy Laurzon) and Kaeley McCabe (fr. Schwenksville/Spring-Ford) picked up the other two victories for KU.

       FRI-SAT 4/11-4/12 - at Bloomsburg Duals cancelled

Upcoming Events

       FRI 4/18 - at West Chester TBA

       SAT 4/19 - at Cheyney TBA

Outdoor Track and Field

Last Week’s Action

       FRI-SAT 4/11-4/12 - KU women at Bucknell Invitational — The Kutztown University women’s outdoor track and field team had three athletes hit NCAA Division II provisional marks at the Bucknell Invitational. Keri Brown (fr. Southampton, N.J./Seneca), Stephanie Williams (sr. Harrisburg/Riverside) and Kristin Cupido (fr. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) all placed in the top 10 in a very competitive distance oriented night. Brown placed seventh in the Invitational section of the women’s 1,500-meter run in a time of 4:41.93, Williams placed 10th in the 5,000 (17:29.81) and Cupido ran her debut 10,000 in 37:17.56. Cheryl Dingman (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) also ran in the non-invitational section of the 1,500, placing eighth (4:52.17). Doofan Tor-Agbidye (jr. Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg) led the way with a second-place finish in the 400 meters and a third-place finish in the 200. Her time in the 400 (56.90) was a season best and her 200-meter time of 25.27 is just .03 seconds from the school record. Rachel Weigle (so. Red Lion/Red Lion) placed the highest of the night with a fourth in the women’s pole vault, jumping 10-11 3/4. Ashley Pinter (fr. Bethlehem/Liberty) placed fifth in the hammer with a toss of 150-04. Other top finishes included KU’s 400 relay of Samirah Barczynski (so. Mohnton/Governor Mifflin), Jessica Donovan (jr. Newtown/Pennsbury), Laura Deller (sr. York/Dallastown) and Tor-Agbidye, which placed ninth with a time of 50.35. The 1,600 team of Deller, Joanna Horstmann (jr. Downingtown/Downingtown West), Heather Spangenberg (so. Clarks Summit/Abington Heights) and Tor-Agbidye added a sixth-place finish, running 4:01.56. Deller jumped 16-10 1/2 in the long jump for 10th place while Spangenberg ran a season best of 1:00.78 in the 400. Lynn Lisofsky (fr. Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin) also placed 10th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:07.16. Two KU women threw personal best in the shot put with Michelle Hughes (sr. Warminster/William Tennent) finishing 13th (39-8 1/2) and Pinter placing 15th (39-2 1/4).

       FRI-SAT 4/11-4/12 - KU men at Bucknell Invitational — Vonkurt Redley (sr. Philadelphia/Cheltenham) highlight the Kutztown University men’s outdoor track and field team’s weekend at the Bucknell Invitational with a first-place finish and an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 110 high hurdles of 14.63. Three other KU men finished in the top 10 in the hurdles with Shane Harvey (fr. Potterburg, N.J./North Hunterdon) placing seventh (15.07), Justin Gibbs (sr. Pottstown/Pottstown) eighth (15.13) and T.J. Longmore (so. Manheim Twp./Manheim Twp.) tying for 10th (15.25). Redley also added a fifth-place finish in the 400 hurdles (55.71) and was followed closely by Jason Rowles (so. Broomall/Marple Newtown), who ran a season-best time 56.02 for seventh. Four KU athletes placed in the top eight with Jason Rebuck (so. Southampton/William Tennent) and Chris Boutsikaris (so. Andover, N.J./Newtown) leading the way in the hammer and javelin, respectively. Rebuck threw 165-1, while Boutsikaris launched the javelin 186-1. Matt Kaminsky (fr. Branchburg, N.J./Somerville) joined Boutsikaris in the javelin with a season-best throw of 182-07. Devin Peterson (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) added a seventh-place finish in the long jump (21-9).  Michael Kramer (fr. Pine Grove/Pine Grove) placed well in two events, tying for eighth in the 100 (11.02) and placing 13th in the 200 (22.40).  Peterson ran 11.15 to place 12th in the 100 dash. In the 400, Kendel Dixon (so. Atglen/Octorara) was 12th (49.80) and Steve Hixson (sr. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh) was 14th (50.12) — both were personal season bests. They also were a part of the third-place 400 relay team (42.76), along with Kramer and Gibbs. Hixson, Dixon and Gibbs teamed up with Redley for the 1,600 relay, which took home a second-place finish and another season best mark of 3:19.40. Jim Dart (sr. Havertown/Haverford) continued his successful season with a third-place showing the shot put (51-3) and a ninth-place finish in the discus (147-8). Steve Tyson (sr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) joined Dart in the discus circle, throwing 138-4 for 12th place. Cody Hartzler (jr. Belleville/Indian Valley) tied for eighth in the high jump, clearing 6-2 1/4.

       SAT 4/12 - at West Chester Collegiate Invitational — KU had several athletes in action at the West Chester Collegiate Invitational this weekend, competing in the multi events. In the men’s decathlon, Isaac Schatz (fr. Elliottsburg/West Perry) placed fifth with 5,406 points. Tim Farrell (fr. Manasquan, N.J./Wall) was ninth (4,757). In the women’s heptathlon, Katie Colburn (fr. Hanover/South Western) was second with 3,776 points.  KU’s Rebecca Kerchak (jr. Sinking Spring/Wilson) was fourth (3,416) and Kayley Harmon (fr. Germansville/Northwestern Lehigh) was sixth (2,683).

Upcoming Events

       SAT 4/19 - at East Stroudsburg Invitational TBA

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