APRIL 8, 2005
BOB ZIADIE
DESALES POSTS 15-4 CONFERENCE WIN OVER KINGS
WILKES-BARRE -- The defending
Freedom Conference champion DeSales University baseball team posted 20
base hits, handing host King's College a 15-4 setback Friday at Betzler
Fields.
With the win, DeSales improved to 13-4 overall and 5-2 in conference
play. King's slipped to 10-5 and 4-3.
DeSales scored two runs in the first inning on a two-run single by Kyle
Hoffman. King's scored a run in the bottom half of the inning when Matt
Livoy doubled and later scored from third on a DeSales error. DeSales
added two more runs in the third inning when Dan Frantantoro delivered a
two-out, two-run single to push the lead to 4-2.
The Bulldogs would take advantage of three Monarch errors in the fifth
inning, pushing across six runs to build a 10-1 advantage. DeSales
capitalized on King's fourth error of the game in the seventh inning which
led to five runs, four which were unearned, to extend the lead to 15-2.
The Monarchs added the final two runs of the game in the ninth on RBI
singles from Joe Determan and Matt Livoy.
Livoy led the Monarchs with a 3-for-4 effort and was the only player to
manage more than one base hit. King's sophomore hurler Paul
Giovannoli (4-1) suffered his first loss of the season, allowing 10 runs,
eight which were earned, in four and one-thirds innings.
Nolan Neiman was 5-for-5 and scored three runs while Kyle Hoffman went
3-for-5 with five RBI and scored three runs. Frantantoro was 4-for-5 with
four RBI and scored two runs. Matt Reppert (4-1) picked up the win,
allowing two runs while scattering seven hits and striking out six batters
in seven innings.
King's travels to DeSales Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader in Center
Valley.
