APRIL 28, 2004
BOB ZIADIE
KING'S BASEBALL FALLS TO MUHLENBERG,
9-2
WILKES-BARRE -- Visiting Muhlenberg
College scored four runs in each of the second and third innings as the
Mules posted a 9-2 victory over King's College in a non-conference
baseball game Wednesday at Betzler Fields.
With the loss, the Monarchs fell to
18-14-1 while Muhlenberg improved to 12-17-1.
Chad Hegstrom was 3-for-4 for
Muhlenberg while Pete Oris was 2-for-5, including a solo home run. Joel
Rush and Ryan Sassaman each had two hits while scoring two runs.
King's was led by Geoff Ashton who was
3-for-4 with an RBI. Jason Seibert went 2-for-5 while scoring a run. Tim
Granquist took the loss for King's yielding eight runs in two and
two-thirds innings.
The Monarchs will next host Wilkes
University Friday at 3:30 p.m. before facing the Colonels Saturday in a
1:00 p.m. doubleheader at Artillery Park. The Monarchs can clinch their
first conference playoff berth since 1996 with one win in their three-game
set with Wilkes.
