[Kutztown Spring Roundup] 2005-06 No. 27 - March 13, 2006

[Josh Leiboff]

Kutztown Spring Sports Roundup
2005-06 No. 27 - March 13, 2006 
There is no KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the Week this week

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 3/13
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)
Radoslaw Hlubinski, M Tennis (2-0, 2nd singles and doubles)
Stephanie Denlinger, Softball (3 home runs)

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (6-6, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

SAT 3/11-SUN 3/12 - at Savannah (GA) Invitational

SAT 3/11 - Armstrong Atlantic State 8, Kutztown 4 - Kutztown took a 4-0 lead against unbeaten Armstrong Atlantic State, but couldn't hold on, losing 8-4.  Josh Fink (sr. Hatfield/North Penn) was 2-for-4 and Chad Lightcap (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 2-for-4 with an RBI.  Ryan Loper (jr. Boiling Springs/Cumberland Valley) struck out five over the first four innings.  

California (PA) 8, Kutztown 2 - California jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never looked back, handing Kutztown its first loss in-region this season.  KU scored two runs in the seventh on a bases loaded walk that drove in Mike McCardell (jr. West Chester/Henderson) and an RBI groundout by Kyle Kaschak (sr. New Providence/Solanco).  Nate Kranz (fr. Silver Spring/Cumberland Valley) was 2-for-4. 

SUN 3/12 - Wisconsin-Parkside 12, Kutztown 9 - Kutztown took a 7-0 lead in the first inning, but could not hold off Wisconsin-Parkside in the end,  losing 12-9.  KU had four home runs in the first inning.  Lightcap hit a two-run home run.  McCardell and Loper then hit back-to-back homers.  Matt Dierolf (so. Boyertown/Boyertown) hit a three-run home run to cap off the inning.  Phillip Rummel (so. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) took the loss for the Golden Bears.  McCardell started the game and pitched seven innings and struck out eight.

Upcoming Events

MON 3/13 - at Savannah (GA) Invitational

-SAT 3/18     (hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State) 

Softball (2-4, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

FRI 3/10- SUN 3/12 - at Francis Marion Patriot Inv. 

FRI 3/10 - Kutztown 13, North Carolina Central 5 - Lindsay Bennett (so. Rising Sun, MD/Rising Sun) hit a solo home run in the third inning to open a nine-run inning as KU defeated NCC, 13-5.  Mary Costa started her first collegiate game, pitching three innings, giving up five hits, four runs and 3 earned runs.  Rachel Weidensaul (so. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) came in for three innings, striking out three to get the win.  Adriane Wilmer (jr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) was 4-for-5, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.  Bennett went 2-for-2 with a single and homerun.  Krista Cameron (fr. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.

UNC-Pembroke 15, Kutztown 9 - UNC-Pembroke scored seven runs over the final two innings to break open and close game and hand Kutztown its first loss of the season.  Stephanie Denlinger (fr. Harleysville/Souderton) and Ashley Fitzgerald (fr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) had back-to-back homers in the first inning as KU took a 3-0 lead, but UNCP scored six runs over the next two innings to take the lead.  Fitzgerald was 4-for-4 with two RBI and the homer, while Denlinger was 2-for-4 with two RBI.  Denlinger was the losing pitcher, going the first six innings, striking out six.  

SAT 3/11 - Columbus State 5, Kutztown 2 - Kutztown fell behind 5-2 and a late rally fell short as KU fell to Columbus (GA) State.  Down 5-0 in the sixth, Stephanie Denlinger belted a two-run home run to get the Golden Bears on the board.   Willmer was 3-for-4. Stacey Denlinger (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) was the losing pitcher, throwing all seven innings.  

Armstrong Atlantic State 6, Kutztown 5 - Armstrong Atlantic State scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to come from behind and defeat Kutztown, 6-5.  KU took a 3-0 lead on a three-run homer by Cameron in the first.  Jackie Messina (so. Allentown/Parkland) hit a solo home run in the third.  Stacey Denlinger went 5.2 innings, with three strikeouts.  Her sister, Stephanie, pitched the seventh and took the loss.

SUN 3/12 - USC-Aiken 4, Kutztown 3 - Cameron hit a home run in the first inning, but Kutztown could not score another run until the sixth inning.  USC-Aiken scored a run in the seventh to defeat KU 4-3.  Stephanie Denlinger pitched six innings and took the loss for the Golden Bears. 

Kutztown 7, Presbyterian 0 - Kutztown won its second game of the season, shutting out Presbyterian, 7-0. The Golden Bears hit three-straight home runs in the third when Stephanie Denlinger hit a two-run homer and Fitzgerald and Bennett hit solo shots.  Weidensaul pitched seven scoreless innings for the win.

Upcoming Events

TUE 3/14 - at Savannah (GA) Invitational 

- THU 3/16

SAT 3/18 - at Francis Marion (DH) 1:00 PM

Men's Tennis (2-0, 1-0 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

SUN 3/12 - Kutztown 8, Wayne State (MI) 1,  (at Hilton Head, SC) - KU men's tennis started its spring season with a win over Wayne State, 8-1.  The Golden Bears swept the three doubles matches.  Harsh Sharma (jr. Calcutta, INDIA) and Lukas Labitsch (fr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) won at first doubles, 8-4.  At second doubles, Radoslaw Hlubinski (sr. Warsaw, POLAND) and Santiago Baquerizo (fr. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) won 8-2 and at third doubles Jose Castro (fr. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) and Lukas Beman (jr. Woodend, AUSTRALIA) won, 8-3.  In the singles matches, Hlubinski won at seconds 6-4, 6-3.  Baquerizo followed at third winning 6-0, 6-0.  Labitsch won at fourths 6-4, 6-1.  Somdeep Appineni (jr. Hyderabad, INDIA) won 7-6, 6-3 at fifth and Rubens Vianna (Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL) won 6-3, 6-4 at sixth.  This win was head coach Suresh Ramamurthi's 100th win as the men's coach.

Upcoming Events

WED 3/15 - at Hilton Head vs. Southern Illinois  8:00 AM

THU 3/16 - at Hilton Head vs. Limestone 11:00 AM 

Women's Tennis (3-0, 0-0 PSAC East)

Season Re-Starts

MON 3/13 - at Hilton Head vs. Wayne State (MI) 11:00 AM

WED 3/15 - at Hilton Head vs. Denison 11:00 AM 

THU 3/16 - at Hilton Head vs. Limestone 11:00 AM  

Outdoor Track & Field

Season Begins

FRI 3/17 - at Coastal Carolina Invitational TBA

- SAT 3/18 

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Josh Leiboff
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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
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