Softball
Game Recap

April 18, 2009

KU sweeps West Chester to finish out regular season

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Kutztown University softball team swept West Chester in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East doubleheader on Saturday at North Campus Field.

The Golden Bears won 8-5 in the first game and shut out the Golden Rams 8-0 in the second game.

The Golden Bears finish off the regular season with an overall record of 41-8-1 and 15-1 in the PSAC East.

KU will host one of three first-round PSAC playoff tournaments on Friday against the No. 2 seed from the PSAC West. The Golden Bears will be the No. 1 seed from the East Division. The two other PSAC teams that will travel to KU will be announced later.

Game 1
Score by Innings                 R H  E
-----------------------------------------| BOXSCORE | RECAP |
West Chester....... 000 320 0 -  5 11 3
Kutztown........... 500 030 X -  8 13 2

Game 2
Score by Innings                 R H  E
-----------------------------------------| BOXSCORE | RECAP |
West Chester........ 000 00x x - 0  5 2
Kutztown ........... 130 31x x - 8 12 1

McGinty, Fitzgerald homer in 8-5 win

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Golden Bears used the long ball to defeat West Chester in the first game of their doubleheader Saturday at North Campus Field.

Michelle McGinty (fr. Warminster/Archbishop Wood) broke a 5-5 tie with a pinch-hit three-run home run, sending the first pitch she saw over the left-field fence.

Her home run in the bottom of the fifth was the Golden Bears' second of the game, as Ashley Fitzgerald (sr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) hit a grand slam in KU's five-run first inning.

Her grand slam, the 46th home run of her career, came shortly after she, along with Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton), Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) and Kim Morrison (sr. Newmarket, ONTARIO /Sir William Mulock), were honored for Senior Day.

Mary Hoch (so. Somerton/St. Hubert) picked up the win on the mound, her 15th of the season, pitching the final three innings for KU. She allowed one hit and struck out three.

Maggie Reifsnyder (so. Philadlephia/Littleflower) finished 3-for-4 with a run scored, and Denlinger and Fitzgerald each recorded two hits. Denlinger was 2-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.

Heather Hannum (fr. Hatboro/Hatboro-Horsham) also had an RBI single in the game.

KU downs West Chester 8-0 to finish sweep

KUTZTOWN, Pa. — The Golden Bears defeated West Chester 8-0 to complete their sweep of West Chester at North Campus Field on Saturday.

The game was called in the bottom of the fifth with two outs, due to the 8-run mercy rule. Nicole Colineri (fr. Scotch Plains, N.J./Scotch Plains-Fanwood), who was 2-for-3 with a stolen base, scored the game-ending run on an error.

Katlin Arbogast (jr. Ambler/Wissahickon) picked up the win, her 18th of the season, after allowing only five hits. Arbogast did not allow a baserunner beyond second base.

The offense was led by Steph Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) and Krista Tedjeske (so. Summerhill/Forest Hills). Denlinger finished 1-for-2 with three RBIs, three runs scored and a double. Tedjeske went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a double.

Kim Morrison (sr. Newmartket, ONT/Sir William Mulock) and Maria Schiavo (jr. Old Forge/Old Forge) each collected two hits and scored two runs. Krista Cameron (sr. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) was 2-for-3 with an RBI. Laine Heisler (jr. Reading/Reading) was 1-for-1 with an RBI.