APRIL 23, 2002
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S BASEBALL DEFEATS MARYWOOD, 9-4
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College baseball team broke open a
1-1 tie with a five-run fourth inning as the Monarchs posted a 9-4 triumph
over visiting Marywood University Tuesday at Betzler Fields.
With the win, King's improved to 11-20-1, while the Pacers fell to 15-19.
Marywood took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Dennis Hricenak singled
and would later score on a base hit by Josh Smith. King's tied the
score with a run in the bottom half of the inning when Chris Rispoli
singled and scored on a double by Jason Melendez.
King's would take a 6-1 lead in the decisive fourth inning when Geoff
Ashton walked and moved to second on a bunt by Melendez. Dan Buckley would
then single before Jon Deroba smacked a two-run double. Two batters
later, Jeremy Sauers and Kyle Newberry stroked consecutive RBI double to
push the lead to 5-1. Rispoli would then drive in the Monarchsı fifth run
of the inning with a single.
Marywood answered with a run in the sixth when Brian Sammon was hit by a
pitch then scored on a King's error. The Monarchs answered
immediately when Charlie Jenkins reached base on an error and eventually
scored on a two-out single by Andy French.
King's would take a 9-2 lead with two more runs in the eighth when Kalym
DeJesus singled and Bill Reichmann walked. After an infield out advanced
both runners, Ashton and Melendez followed consecutive RBI singles to put
the game away.
The Pacers added two runs in the ninth when Kevin Zaleski and Ryan McCabe
had RBI singles.
Matt Loringer picked up the pitching win for King's in tossing seven
innings and allowing two runs, one which was earned, while striking out
three batters. Matt Maziarz took the loss for Marywood in lasting three
and two-thirds innings.
Rispoli, Ashton, Melendez, and Newberry had two hits each for the Monarchs
Hricenak had three hits for Marywood.
King's will travel to face Division II Lock Haven University Thursday at
3:30 p.m.
