Softball
Game Recap

April 14, 2009

KU slams 10 homers in sweep of East Stroudsburg, wins PSAC East title

Krista Cameron

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — It was raining home runs for the reigning Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East champions, a title the 2009 Golden Bears retained for a third straight season Tuesday.

The No. 9-ranked Kutztown University softball team hit 10 home runs in its doubleheaders sweep of East Stroudsburg to collect the school's third consecutive PSAC East title.

KU (38-7-1, 13-1 PSAC East) won 7-2 in nine innings in game one and 17-10 in game two.

Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) led the home run party, hitting three in the Golden Bears' wild 17-10 win. That included two in KU's 10-run fifth inning.

Heather Hannum (fr. Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) also had three home runs in the sweep, including a three-run shot in the five-run ninth of game one.

Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton), who tied the NCAA Division II all-time record for walks with 145, had two homers. She now has 145 walks, knotted with Taiisha Pleasant, of Humboldt St. (1997-00). She also upped her season total for home runs to 20 and career to 76.

As PSAC East champions, the Golden Bears will host one of three first round PSAC playoff tournaments on April 24 and 25. The winners of the three tournaments will play on May 3 in the PSAC championship round.

KU will return home for a PSAC crossover doubleheader against Bloomsburg at 3 p.m. Friday at North Campus Field.

Game 1
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Kutztown.......... 002 000 005 -  7 10  3
East Stroudsburg.. 110 000 000 -  2  7  2
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Game 2
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Kutztown.......... 201 1(10)1 2 - 17 16 1
East Stroudsburg.. 201 6  0 1 0 - 10 11 3
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Hannum’s homer caps five-run extra-inning rally

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — Heather Hannum (fr. Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) highlighted a five-run ninth inning in the Golden Bears’ 7-2 win over East Stroudsburg in the first game of their doubleheader.

The Warriors jumped out to a 2-0 lead with single tallies in the first two innings, but KU’s Kim Morrison (sr. Newmarket, ONTARIO /Sir William Mulock) hit a two-run home run to tie the game in the top of the third.

The Golden Bears stranded nine runners over the next five innings before using back-to-back one-out walks to spark a rally.

Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) and Ashley Fitzgerald (sr. Kitchener, ONTARIO/Resurrection) drew consecutive walks, and Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) hit an RBI single to break the 2-2 deadlock.

Krista Tedjeske (so. Summerhill/Forest Hills) followed with an RBI double, and Hannum hit a two-out home run to left field to give KU the 7-2 lead.

Mary Hoch (so. Somerton/St. Hubert) earned her 12th win of the season, throwing five shutout innings. She allowed just four hits, a walk and struck out six.

KU pitchers Hoch, Monica Glomb (so. Mars/Mars) and starter Katlin Arbogast (jr. Ambler/Wissahickon) combined to strike out 11 in the game.

Cameron and Hannum each finished 2-for-4, and Denlinger was 2-for-3 with two walks.

Home run derby for KU leads to 17-10 win

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — East Stroudsburg overcame two early home runs by Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) to take a 9-4 lead, but the Golden Bears still had some power left in them.

Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) hit two of three homers in KU’s 10-run fifth inning in a 17-10 win in game two.

Cameron added another two-run homer in the seventh inning. She finished 3-for-5 with six RBIs and three runs scored.

Denlinger was 3-for-4 with five RBIs and four runs scored. She also walked once to tie the NCAA record for free passes in a career. She now has 145, knotted with Taiisha Pleasant, of Humboldt St. (1997-00).

Heather Hannum (fr. Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) also hit two homers, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored.

Ashley Fitzgerald (sr. Kitchener, ONTARIO/Resurrection) homered in the 10-run fifth, finishing 2-for-2 with two RBIs, three runs scored and two walks.

Sara Golden (fr. Souderton/Souderton), Maggie Reifsnyder (so. Philadelphia/Littleflower) and Maria Schiavo (jr. Old Forge/Old Forge) each had two hits for KU. Schiavo scored twice, and she and Golden each had an RBI. Golden also scored a run.

Mary Hoch (so. Somerton/St. Hubert) picked up her second win on the day and 13th of the season, pitching the final three innings for KU. She limited East Stroudsburg to one run on two hits and a walk.