[Kutztown Spring Roundup] 2006-07 No. 28 - March 19, 2007

Josh Leiboff leiboff at kutztown.edu
Mon Mar 19 11:13:43 EDT 2007


Kutztown University Spring Roundup  
2006-07 No. 28 - March 19, 2007 

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KU Student Bookstore
Athlete of the Week

Ashley Singer, Swimming
(jr. Lititz/Warwick)  

       Ashley Singer, of the women's swimming team, is this week's KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the Week.  Singer set two school records and had two honorable mention All-America performances at the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships in Buffalo, NY.  She set a school record in the 1000 free (10:42.18) and in the 200 free (1:53.35).  

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 3/19
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)
Kaitlin Arbogast, Softball (3-1, 40 K)
Sanitago Baquerizo, M Tennis (3-1 #1 singles, 4-0 #1 doubles)
Lindsay Bennett, Softball (.450, 10 RBI)
Desiree Bower, Track and Field (1st-3,000 steeplechase)
Mike Bucklin, Baseball (1-0, 10K)
Jeff Craig, Baseball (.464, 10 RBI)
Steph Denlinger, Softball (.522, 2 HR)
Mike McCardell, Baseball (.500, 1-0, sv., 12 K)
Adriane Willmer, Softball (.500, 4 RBI)

SPRING SPORTS

Baseball (16-2, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

SAT 3/10-SAT 3/17 - at Savannah Invitational (Savannah, GA)

MON 3/12 - Kutztown 11, West Liberty St. 7 - Jeff Craig (sr. Wilkes-Barre/Bishop Hoban) knocked in five runs as KU defeated West Liberty State, 11-7, at the Savannah Invitational.  Craig was 4-for-6 on the afternoon and scored two runs.  Ryan Loper (sr. Boiling Springs/Cumberland Valley) went 2-for-5 with two RBI.  Jason Mills (sr. Hatfield/North Penn) pitched eight innings and struck out nine for the win.

TUE 3/13 - Kutztown 16, West Liberty St. 2 - For the second time in two days, Kutztown defeated West Liberty State.  KU had two four-run innings en route to the 16-2 win.  Darin Gorski (fr. Mount Joy/Donegal) pitched six innings, striking out seven for the win.  Dom Fantanarosa (so. Coatesville/Coatesville) was 5-for-6 in the game with two doubles, two runs scored and a RBI.  Sean Bond (sr. Malvern/Great Valley) was 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.  Mike Kacelowicz (fr. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and a RBI. 

Kutztown 10, Fairmont St. 4 - A strong start put KU over Fairmont State, 10-4.  The Golden Bears scored three runs in the second and third innings.  Bond was 2-for-4 with 2 RBI, a run and two doubles.  Loper pitched six innings for the win.  

WED 3/14 - Kutztown 2, Fairmont St. 1 - Bryan Riggins (jr. Glenmore/Downingtown West) had an RBI double in the second as Kutztown defeated Fairmont State, 2-1.  Mike Bucklin (fr. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) pitched eight innings, striking out 10 for the win.  Mike McCardell (sr. West Chester/Henderson) pitched the ninth for the save.  

Kutztown 8, Armstrong Atlantic 2 - A four-run ninth clinched the win for KU over Armstrong Atlantic, 8-2.  Kutztown got on the board in the fifth inning when McCardell and Mills hit solo shots.  McCardell and Mills each went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double.  Chad Lightcap (so. Boyertown/Boyertown) was 3-for-4 and Kacelowicz was 2-for-4, scoring two runs. Ryan Cassidy (fr. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) went 5.1 innings for the win.

THU 3/15 - Kutztown 7, Armstrong Atlantic State 3 - Kutztown scored six runs over the last three innings to come-from-behind and defeat Armstrong Atlantic State, 7-3.  Nate Kranz (so. Silver Spring/Cumberland Valley) was 2-for-4 with two runs and Loper and Craig were both 2-for-5.  Loper scored twice.  McCardell had a two-run single in the eighth.  Philip Rummel (jr. Exeter/West-Mont Christian) was the winner, going six innings, allowing six hits with three strikeouts.  Derick Reis (jr. Jim Thorpe/Jim Thorpe) picked up the save, striking out two over the final three scoreless innings.

FRI 3/16 - Kutztown 2, California (PA) 1 (10 inn.) - Craig drove in Lightcap in the top of the 10th inning to give Kutztown 2-1 win over California in Savannah, GA.  California scored a run in the first to take a 1-0 lead. Kutztown tied the score in the top of the 8th inning when Kranz scored on a Lightcap single.  McCardell pitched the final three innings for the win, striking out six.  Lightcap was 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI.

SAT 3/17 - Armstrong Atlantic State 18, Kutztown 3 - Kutztown lost to Armstrong Atlantic State, 18-3.   Bond was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Craig was 3-for-4.  

Upcoming Action

WED 3/21 - ADELPHI 3:00 PM

SAT 3/24 - at University of the Sciences (DH) NOON

Women's Golf 

Spring Season Begins

TUE 3/20 - KU SPRING INVITATIONAL Canceled

SAT 3/24 - at Northern Kentucky Invitational TBA

Men's Tennis (3-2, 0-0 PSAC)

Last Week's Action

*SUN 3/11-THU 3/15 - at Hilton Head, SC

*MON 3/12 -  Kutztown 9, Univ. of Charleston 0 - KU defeated the University of Charleston, 9-0.  Santiago Baquerizo (so. Guayaquil, ECUADOR) won at #1 singles, 6-2, 6-0.  Lukas Labitsch (so. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-1 at #2.  Gernot Gruss (fr. Rheinland Pfalz, GERMANY) won 6-0, 6-0 at #3 singles.  At #4 singles, Somdeep Appineni (sr. Hyderabad, INDIA) won 6-2, 6-1.  Lukas Beman (sr. Wooden, AUSTRALIA) won #5 singles, 6-1, 6-1 and Rubens Vianna (jr. Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL) won 6-0, 6-0 at #6.  In doubles action, Baquerizo and Labitsch won 8-2 at #1.  Vianna and Beman won 8-2 at #2 and Appineni and Arpit Sharma (fr. Kolkata, INDIA) won 8-1 at #3.

WED 3/14 - Armstrong Atlantic State 7, Kutztown 2 - KU won two doubles matches but lost to Armstrong Atlantic, 7-2.  Baquerizo and Labitsch won at #1 doubles, 8-3, and Gruss and Appineni won #2 doubles, 8-4. 

*THU 3/15 - Colgate 4, Kutztown 3 - Colgate defeated Kutztown, 4-3, using Division I match scoring.  Kutztown took two of the doubles matches for the doubles point.  Baquerizo and Labitsch won 8-5 at #1 while Gruss and Appineni won 8-3 at #3.  Baquerizo won his singles match, 6-2, 6-3, at #1 and Gruss defeated his opponent, 6-3, 6-0 at #5. SUN 3/18 - Kutztown 5, Barton 4 - It came down to the last set in #6 singles, but Vianna defeated his opponent, 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 for the win.  Baquerizo won his match at #1 singles, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 and Labitsch won #3 singles, 6-2, 6-3.  Baquerizo and Labitsch won a close #1 doubles match, 9-8, as did Gruss and Appineni at #3 doubles, 9-7.

Upcoming Action

Idle until:

TUE 3/27 - PHILADELPHIA 3:30 PM

Women's Tennis (0-1, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

MON 3/12-THU 3/15 - at Hilton Head, SC

MON 3/12 - vs. Charleston {WV} Canceled

WED 3/14 - vs. Upper Iowa Canceled

THU 3/15 - vs. Colgate Canceled

SUN 3/18 - at Barton Canceled

Upcoming Action

SAT 3/24 - at West Chester NOON

Outdoor Track and Field

Last Week's Action

FRI 3/16-SAT 3/17 - at Coastal Carolina Invitational

M: The men's outdoor track and field team traveled to Coastal Carolina to open its season at the Shamrock Invitational.  Steve Tyson (jr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) came in fourth in the shot put with a throw of 50-0 3/4.  Cody Hartzler (so. Belleville/Indian Valley) placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 6-5 3/4.  In the Javelin, Chris Boutsikaris (so. Andover, NJ/Newtown) finished eighth with a throw of 167-0.  In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, Dan Wilde (sr. Lemoyne/Cedar Cliff) came in seventh (9:49.65) and Joe Haughey (sr. Richboro/Council Rock South) placed eighth (9:50.12).  The 4x400 relay of Steve Hixson (jr. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh), Hartzler, Tony Hegedus (sr. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh) and Jason Rowles (fr. Springfield/Marple Newtown) finished sixth with a time of 3:29.77.

W: The women's outdoor track and field team opened its season at the Shamrock Invitational at Coastal Carolina.  Desiree Bower (sr. Bethel/Tulpehocken) came in first in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 11:29.62.  Stephanie Williams (jr. Harrisburg/Riverside) placed second in the 10,000 run in 37:22.21, an NCAA provisional time.  The 4x400 relay team of Laura Deller (jr. York/Dallastown), Renee Marchand (sr. Hawley/Wallenpaupack), Heather Spangenberg (fr. Clarks Summit/Abington Heights) and Doofan Tor-Agbidye (so. Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) finished second with a time of 4:02.81.  In the field events, Lindsay Runkle (so. Port Carbon/Pottsville) came in fourth in the pole vault with a height of 10-6.  Kelly Strickland (fr. Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) was fifth with a height of 10-6.  Rebecca Kerchak (so. Sinking Spring/Wilson) placed sixth in the heptathlon with 3,361 points and Morgan Woronecki (fr. East Windsor, NJ/Hightstown) finished eighth with 2,633 points. 

Upcoming Action

FRI 3/23 - at Lehigh Valley Invitational TBA

(at Muhlenberg)

Softball (11-12, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

*MON 3/12-THU 3/15 - at SCAD Tournament

*MON 3/12 - Kutztown 10, Lees-McRae 6 - Kutztown scored two runs in the top of the seventh to seal the victory, 10-6, over Lees-McRae at the Smash Hit Tournament. Lindsay Bennett (jr. Rising Sun, MD/Rising Sun) hit an RBI double to drive in Steph Denlinger (so. Harleysville/Souderton) in the third to give KU the lead for good.  Adriane Willimer (sr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) was 3-for-4 with three runs and two doubles.  Ashley Fitzgerald (so. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) hit a home run.  Rachel Weidensaul (jr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) pitched six innings for the win. 

Kutztown 8, Illinois-Springfield 1- KU scored four runs in the second and fourth innings for win 8-1 over Illinois-Springfield. Denlinger hit a home run for KU.  Kim Morrison went 3-for-4 with a double.  Kaitlin Arbogast (fr. Ambler/Wissahickon) pitched a complete game, striking out 12. 

*TUE 3/13 - Kutztown 8, Bluefield 0 (5inn) - Arbogast pitched a perfect game and struck out 12, as KU defeated Bluefield, 8-0 in five innings.  Krista Cameron (so. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) hit a three-run triple in the first inning.

Kutztown 10, Chowan 2 (5 inn) - Kutztown had a seven-run fourth to defeat Chowan, 14-2 in five innings.  Weidensaul pitched a complete game, striking out five.  Willmer led off the game with a solo shot.  Sam Flowers (jr. Harleysville/Souderton) was 2-for-3 with three RBI.  Maria Schiavo (fr. Old Forge/Old Forge) went 2-for-3 with two RBI.  Bennett was 2-for-3 and scored three runs.  

WED 3/14 - Armstrong Atlantic State 9, Kutztown 0 (5 inn.) - KU managed just one hit, a single by Fitzgerald in the fourth inning, and lost to Armstrong Atlantic, 9-0, in game one.  

Armstrong Atlantic State 5, Kutztown 4 - In the second game, KU's offense came alive.  KU scored two runs in the second to take a lead, but the Pirates came back to take a 4-3 lead heading into the seventh.  Kutztown knotted the score on an RBI single by Morrison, but AASU won the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh.

*THU 3/15 - Kutztown 12, Missouri Baptist 2 -  KU rapped out 15 hits en route to a 12-2 win over Missouri Baptist.  Willmer was 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI.  Schiavo was 3-for-3 with two RBI.  Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.  Denlinger was 2-for-3.  Caitlin Hague (jr. Lansdale/North Penn) was 2-for-2 with three runs.  Kathy Gregg (jr. Narvon/Garden Spot) was 2-for-3 with three runs.  Weidensaul was the winner, striking out five over seven innings.

Kutztown 15, Bluefield State 10 - The Golden Bears closed the Smash Hit Tournament with a 15-10 shootout win over Bluefield State.  Denlinger hit her 22nd career home run in the sixth inning, moving into a tie for second place on KU's career chart, one shy of the career record.  She finished 3-for-4 with two runs scored.  KU broke it open with four in the fourth, including a three-run homer by Flowers.  Willmer was 3-for-5 with two runs.  Schiavo was 2-for-5 with two RBI.  Kim Morrison (so. Newmarket, ONT/Sir William Mulock) was 2-for-4 with three runs.  Fitzgerald was 2-for-4 with three RBI.  Bennett was 2-for-4 with four RBI.  Flowers was 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI.  Hague was 1-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.  Arbogast was the winner, with 10 strikeouts.  Willmer, Denlinger and Bennett were named to the All-Tournament Team.

Upcoming Action

FRI 3/23-SUN 3/25 - at Salem Tournament

FRI 3/23 - vs. West Liberty State 3:00 PM

                    vs. Grand Valley State 6:00 PM

SAT 3/24 - vs. Northwood 11:00 AM

                     vs. Mercyhurst 5:00 PM

SUN 3/25 - vs. Charleston {WV} 1:00 PM

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