[Kutztown Spring Roundup] 2007-08 No. 26 - March 10, 2008

Mon Mar 10 11:35:32 EDT 2008

Kutztown University Spring Sports Roundup
2007-08 No. 26 - March 10, 2008

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KU Student Bookstore
Athlete of the Week

Chad Lightcap, baseball
(jr. Boyertown/Boyertown)

        Chad Lightcap, of the baseball team, is this week's KU Student Bookstore Athlete of the week. Lightcap went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored in the Golden Bears' 8-6 win Sunday against West Liberty State. He also scored a run in Saturday's 2-1 loss to Armstrong State.

Golden Bear Weekly Honor Roll for 3/10
Name, Sport (Last week's stats)
Stephen Dennis, men's basketball (22 points vs. Millersville)
Steph Ray, women's bowling (averaged a 183.8 in five games with a high game of 242)
Steph Denlinger, softball (four hits, HR, three RBIs)

SPRING  SPORTS
Men's Tennis (0-1, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week's Action
      SAT 3/8 - Francis Marion 9, KU 0 - KU opened its spring season with a loss to No. 25 Francis Marion in Florence, S.C. Lukas Labitsch (jr. Bruck an der Mur, AUSTRIA) and Arpit Sharma (so. Kolkata, INDIA) were both competitive in their doubles and singles matches, but Francis Marion held on to hand KU its first loss of the season.
Upcoming Events
      MON 3/10 - at Hilton Head Invitational
                          - vs. Southern Indiana                           10 a.m.
      THU 3/13 - at Armstrong Atlantic State                  1 p.m.
      SAT 3/15 - at Hilton Head Invitational
                          - vs. Philadelphia University                 11:30 a.m.

Women's Tennis (0-3, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week's Action
      SAT 3/8 - Francis Marion 9, KU 0 - KU began its spring season, falling to No. 15 Francis Marion in Florence, S.C. The undefeated Patriots swept the doubles and single matches. Barbara Joerns (so. Ludwigshafen, GERMANY) kept her No. 3 singles match close, but fell in two sets, 6-4, 6-3.
Upcoming Events
      MON 3/10 - at Hilton Head Invitational
                          - vs. Clarion                                           8 a.m.
      WED 3/12 - at Hilton Head Invitational
                          - vs. Upper Iowa                                   TBA
      THU 3/13 - at Armstrong Atlantic State                  1 p.m.
      SAT 3/15 - at Hilton Head Invitational
                          - vs. North Georgia                               11:30 a.m.
                          - vs. Northern Iowa                               TBA

Baseball (4-6, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week's Action
      SAT-SUN 3/8-3/9 - at Savannah Invitational
      SAT 3/8 - Armstrong Atlantic 2, KU 1 - Armstrong Atlantic State University hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to hand KU a loss in the opening game of the 2008 Savannah Invitational. Chad Lightcap (jr. Boyertown/Boyertown) managed one of KU's two hits, leading off the sixth inning with a double. He later scored on a throwing error by the third baseman to tie the game at 1-1. Garrison Rausch (sr. Allentown/Parkland) pitched eight-plus innings, allowing two runs on eight hits and one walk. He struck out three. Michael Dugan (r-fr. Ocean City, N.J./Ocean City) had the other hit for KU, and Mike Kacelowicz (so. Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) drew three walks in the game.
      SUN 3/9 - KU 8, West Liberty State 6 - Darin Gorski (so. Mount Joy/Donegal) pitched six strong innings, while Mark Renda (r-fr. Lansdale/North Penn) and Lightcap had three hits apiece to lead KU to a win over West Liberty State at the Savannah Invitational. Gorski struck out eight over six scoreless innings for the win. Lightcap was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and Renda was 3-for-3 with three runs and three stolen bases. Corey Buletza (fr. St. Clair/Pottsville) had an RBI single highlighted KU's four-run first. Trent Mertz (fr. Kutztown/Kutztown) struck out two in the top of the ninth to pick up the save.
Upcoming Events
      SAT-SUN 3/8-3/9 - at Savannah Invitational
      MON 3/10 - vs. Concord                                           10 a.m.
      TUE 3/11 - vs. Fairmont State                                  10 a.m.
                          - at Armstrong Atlantic State               2 p.m.
      THU 3/13 - vs. California (Pa.)                                 TBA
      FRI 3/14 - vs. California (Pa.)                                   10 a.m.
      SUN 3/9 - vs. West Liberty State                              10 a.m.
                          - vs. Fairmont State                              2 p.m.

Softball (9-4, 0-0 PSAC East)
Last Week's Action
      SAT-SUN 3/8-3/9 - at Francis Marion Patriot Invite (Florence, S.C.)
      SAT 3/8 - KU 2, Mount Olive 1 - Katlin Arbogast (so. Ambler/Wissahickon) struck out 11 and Krista Tedjeske (fr. Summerhill/Forest Hills) hit a bases-loaded single to lead the 10th-ranked Golden Bears over Mount Olive at the Francis Marion Patriot Invitational. Arbogast went seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and no walks. Ashley Fitzgerald (jr. Kitchener, ONTARIO/Resurrection) went 1-for-1 with a double for KU.
      SUN 3/9 - KU 11, Charleston 3 - KU erupted for seven runs in the fifth inning to defeat the University of Charleston at the Francis Marion Patriot Invitational. Steph Denlinger (jr. Harleysville/Souderton) hit a bases-loaded single to cap the rally and invoked the eight-run mercy rule with two out in the bottom of the fifth. Denlinger was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a home run. Maria Schiavo (so. Old Forge/Old Forge) was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Sam Flowers (sr. Harleysville/Souderton) and Kim Morrison (jr. Newmarket, ONTARIO/Sir William Mulock) had homers. Lauren Doering (fr. Brampton, ONTARIO/North Park) started and went two innings, allowing two hits and a run. Mary Hoch (fr. Somerton/St. Hubert) got the win, going 2.1 innings in relief. Monica Glomb (fr. Mars/Mars) retired the last two batters in the fifth to pick up the save.
      SUN 3/9 - Augusta State 5, KU 2 - KU took an early lead, but could not hold on for the victory, falling to Augusta State at the Francis Marion Patriot Invitational. Krista Cameron (jr. Formosa, ONTARIO/Sacred Heart) belted a two-out, two-run single in the first inning, but that was all the offense KU could muster. Cameron, Tedjeske and Steph Denlinger accounted for KU's three hits, all singles. Arbogast saw her five-decision winning streak snapped. She struck out six over five-plus innings.
Upcoming Events
      MON 3/10 - at Armstrong Atlantic State (DH)        1 p.m.
      TUE-THU 3/11-3/14 - at SCAD Spring Break Smash Hit (Savannah, Ga.)
      -TUE 3/11 - vs. Chowan                                            10 a.m.
      -TUE 3/11 - vs. West Liberty State                           noon
      -WED 3/12 - vs. Chowan                                          noon
      -WED 3/12 - vs. West Liberty State                         2 p.m.
      -THU 3/13 - vs. Pikeville                                           noon
      -THU 3/13 - vs. St. Francis (Ind.)                              2 p.m.

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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
Website: http://www.kubears.com
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