[Kutztown Press Release] KU Baseball, Softball Ready for First Pitches This Weekend

[Leiboff, Joshua]

February 6, 2008

KU Baseball, Softball Ready for First Pitches This Weekend
Golden Bear Baseball picked to finish second in PSAC East

KUTZTOWN, Pa. - The defending Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division championship Kutztown University baseball and softball teams will begin their seasons this weekend.  They will be the first league teams to compete in 2008.

The Golden Bear baseball team is coming off an incredible 2007 season, in which KU was 49-7 overall and 19-1 in the PSAC East.  Kutztown was projected to finish second in the PSAC East, in voting conducted by the division's coaches.  West Chester is the pre-season favorite.  Mansfield was picked third, followed by Bloomsburg, East Stroudsburg and Millersville.

The defending North Atlantic Regional champion Golden Bears will get their season underway with a doubleheader at Barton College in Wilson N.C. on Saturday, with another twinbill to follow on Sunday.

Kutztown's softball team also had a magical season in 2007, finishing with an overall mark of 43-18, including a 22-2 record in the PSAC East.  The pre-season PSAC East softball poll is slated to be released next week.

The KU softball team will travel to Aiken S.C. for six games, three on Saturday and three on Sunday. The Golden Bears face UNC-Pembroke, Augusta State and Columbus State on Saturday, and Georgia College & State, USC-Aiken and Alderson-Broaddus on Sunday.

For complete season previews of the Golden Bear baseball and softball teams:  BASEBALL<http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/athletics/men/baseball/preview.asp> | SOFTBALL<http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/athletics/women/softball/preview.asp>

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Josh Leiboff
Kutztown University Sports Information
Phone: (610) 683-4182
Fax: (610) 683-4676
Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
Website: http://www.kubears.com
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