[Kutztown Spring Roundup] 2006-07 No. 29 - March 26, 2007

[Josh Leiboff]

Kutztown University Spring Sports Roundup  

2006-07 No. 29 - March 26, 2007

For more information on Kutztown University Athletics, please visit our Website at kubears.com 

For current statistics on these teams, please click here.  

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KU Student Bookstore
Athlete of the Week

Steph Denlinger, Softball
(so. Harleysville/Souderton)  

       Steph Denlinger, of the softball team, is this week's KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the Week.  Denlinger set Kutztown's career home run record in KU's 11-1 win over Grand Valley State.  She passes Kellie Evans, who had 23 home runs from 2000-2003.  Denlinger shattered KU's single-season record with 16 dingers last year.  In the Golden Bears' 5-0 weekend, Denlinger hit .467 with three home runs, three doubles and six RBI.  She has nine long-balls  and 23 RBI so far this season.

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 3/26
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)
Kaitlin Arbogast, Softball (2-0, save)
Krista Cameron, Softball (.529, 3-2B, 2-HR, 8-RBI)
Michelle Hughes, Track & Field (1st-hammer, shot put, discus)
Ashley Fitzgerald, Softball (.625, 3-2B, 8-RBI)
Holly Shubilla, W. Golf (87-84-171)
Rachel Weidensaul, Softball (2-0) 

 SPRING SPORTS

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

Last Week's Action

       WED 3/21 - ADELPHI    ppd. to 4/5

       SAT 3/24 - at University of the Sciences (DH)    ppd. To TBA 

Upcoming Action

       MON 3/26 - COLUMBIA UNION (DH)           ppd. to 5/1

       WED 3/28 - PHILADELPHIA       2:30 PM

       FRI 3/30 - MILLERSVILLE (DH)                   1:00 PM

       SAT 3/31 - at Millersville (DH) 1:00 PM

Women's Golf 

Last Week's Action

SAT 3/24 - 16th/21 - KU's golf team opened its spring season at the Northern Kentucky Invitational at the Perry Park Golf Course.  Kutztown finished 16th with a total score of 705.  Drury placed first (603), Grand Valley State was second (615) and Northwood came in third (616).  Marian College placed 15th (691) and Franklin College was 17th (715).  Holly Shubilla (sr. Wilkes-Barre/GAR Memorial) was KU's top golfer.  She tied for 63rd, shooting 87-84-171 on the par 71 course.  Lauren Foulke (so. Kempton/Kutztown) tied for 74th (83-92-175).  Angie Petak (jr. Brockway/Brockway) (88-92-180) and Bethany Adams (so. Schnecksville/Parkland) (92-88-180) tied for 83rd.  Tristin Suzenski (Pottstown/St. Pius X) (92-91-183) rounded out the Golden Bear golfers in 88th. 

Upcoming Action

SAT 3/31 - at McDaniel Invitational TBA

-SUN 4/1         (at Links at Gettysburg)

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

Last Week's Action

Idle

Upcoming Action

TUE 3/27 - PHILADELPHIA 3:30 PM

THU 3/29 - at West Chester 3:30 PM

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

Last Week's Action

SAT 3/24 - at West Chester ppd.

Upcoming Action

SAT 3/31 - SLIPPERY ROCK 10:00 AM

Outdoor Track and Field

Last Week's Action

FRI 3/23 - at Lehigh Valley Invitational (at Muhlenberg)

M: Cody Harztler (so. Belleville/Indian Valley) claimed first in the high jump at the Lehigh Valley Championships at Muhlenberg College.  Hartzler jumped 6-4 for first.  Chris Boutsikaris (so. Andover, NJ/Newtown) placed first in the javelin with a throw of 156-8.  Steve Tyson (jr. Bridgeport/Upper Merion) came in second in the shot put with a throw of 48-8 3/4.  Benn Trasatt (jr. Mohrsville/Schuylkill Valley) finished second in the hammer with a throw of 134-5 and Jason Rebuck (fr. Southampton/William Tennent) placed third in the discus with a distance of 136-10.  Justin Gibbs (jr. Justin Gibbs) came in third in the 110m hurdles in 15.77.  The 4x100 relay team of Trent Branam (fr. Pennsbury/Pennsbury), Cory Crider (fr. Mechanicsburg/Cedar Cliff), Steve Hixson (jr. Coopersburg/Southern Lehigh) and Gibbs placed second in 43.21.  The 4x400 relay team of Hixson, Shaun Crump (fr. Boyertown/Boyertown), Gibbs and Shane Riegel (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) finished third in 3:28.25.

W: Michelle Hughes (jr. Warminster/William Tennent) won three events at the Lehigh Valley Championships at Muhlenberg College.  Hughes claimed first in the hammer with a throw of 117-6, first in the discus with a throw of 115-4 and in the shot put with a distance of 36-10.  Renee Marchand (sr. Hawley/Wallenpaupack) finished first in the long jump with a jump if 17-8 1/4 and placed third in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.73.  In the 1500, Desiree Bower (sr. Bethel/Tulpehocken) came in first with a time of 4:49.32.  Bower then placed third in the 800 with a time of 2:26.03.  Heather Spangenberg (fr. Clarks Summit/Abington Heights) came in first in the 400 with at time of 1:00.48.  Kelly Strickland (fr. Bear, DE/Caravel Academy) finished third in the pole vault with a height of 10-6.  Katie Quinn (so. Glenolden/Interboro) placed second in the 200 (26.02) and Doofan Tor-Agbidye (so. Stewartsville, NJ/Phillipsburg) came in third (26.27).  Quinn also finished third in the 100 (12.77).  The 4x400 relay team of Laura Deller (jr. York/Dallastown), Marchand, Spangenberg, Tor-Agbidye claimed first with a time of 3:59.68.  The 4x100 relay of Corri Speakman (so. Reading/Exeter), Deller, Quinn and Tor-Agbidye finished second (49.45).

Upcoming Action

SAT 3/31 - at Terrapin Invitational All Day

(at Maryland)

Softball (16-12, 0-0 PSAC East)

Last Week's Action

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

FRI 3/23 - Kutztown 9, West Liberty State 0 - Kutztown defeated West Liberty State, 9-0.  Rachel Weidensaul (jr. Ashland/Cardinal Brennan) pitched the three hitter.  Ashley Fitzgerald (so. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) was 3-for-4 with three RBI.  Krista Cameron (so. Formosa, ONT/Sacred Heart) hit a solo homer in the sixth inning.  Adriane Willmer (sr. Kitchener, ONT/Resurrection) was 2-for-4.  

Kutztown 11, Grand Valley State 1 - Steph Denlinger (so. Harleysville/Souderton HS) set Kutztown's career home run record in Kutztown's 11-1 win over Grand Valley State.  Just a sophomore, Denlinger hit two four-baggers against the Lakers, bringing her career total to 24.  She passes Kellie Evans, who had 23 home runs from 2000-2003.   Denlinger shattered KU's single-season record with 16 dingers last year.  She is half-way to that total this season with eight homers so far.  She finished 4-for-4 with four RBI in the game.  Maria Schiavo (fr. Old Forge/Old Forge) was 3-for-3 with two RBI, Fitzgerald, Cameron and Lindsey Bennett (jr. Rising Sun, MD/Rising Sun) were 2-for-4.  Bennett had three RBI and Fitzgerald had two.  Kaitlin Arbogast (fr. Ambler/Wissahickon) struck out five in the victory.

SAT 3/24 - Kutztown 10, Northwood 1 (5 inn) - Weidensaul pitched a complete game for the 10-1 win over Northwood.  She gave up two hits and struck out three.  Denlinger hit a two-run homer for KU.   Schiavo and Cameron each had a double.  Schiavo scored two runs. 

Kutztown 6, Mercyhurst 3 - Cameron hit a two-run homer in a 6-3 win against Mercyhurst.  Arbogast pitched the first 5.1 innings, the closed out the game with the final out for the win.  Weidensaul pitched 1.1 innings.  Fitzgerald was 2-4 with a double.  Bennett was 2-3 with a double.  Cameron was 2-4 with a double and a two-run home run.  

SUN 3/25 - Kutztown 7, Charleston {WV} 1 - Kutztown defeated Charleston {WV}, 7-1.  Denlinger started the game, pitching four innings and striking out four for the win.  Arbogast threw three innings, striking out three, for the save.  Kutztown got on the board in the second inning.  With the bases loaded, Willmer hit a two run single.  In the fifth innings, KU added three runs on back-to-back doubles by Denlinger and Cameron.  

Upcoming Action

FRI 3/30- at East Stroudsburg 2:00 PM

SAT 3/31 - BLOOMSBURG 1:00 PM

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