APRIL 13, 2007
KING'S BASEBALL TEAM DOWNS DESALES, 16-11,
FOR 12TH STRAIGHT
WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College baseball team built a 13-3
lead and held off a mild DeSales University rally late in the game
as the Monarchs posted a 16-11 victory Friday in a Freedom
Conference game at Betzler Fields.
With its 12th straight win of the season, King's improved to 19-3
overall and 10-1 in the Freedom Conference. DeSales, meanwhile,
slipped to 14-8 and 7-2 in league play.
King's would score two run sin the first, another in the second, and
one more in the third to build a 4-1 lead. After a scoreless fourth,
DeSales pushed across two runs in the fifth to close to within 4-3.
The Monarchs, however, responded with six runs in the bottom of the
fifth and three in the sixth to take a 13-3 lead.
DeSales would score three in the seventh and two in the eighth to
close to within 13-8, but King's answered with three in the bottom
of the eighth to forge ahead 16-8. DeSales pushed across three runs
in the ninth but would draw no closer.
Matt Livoy led King's by going 4-for-4 with a double, triple, and
two RBI. Mike Venarchick was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs
scored. Caleb Calarco went 2-for-6 and scored three runs while
Jeremy and Josh Faust added two hits each. Vince Budzyn was 1-for-4
with three RBI. Pat McGlynn was 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Freshman Eric Matula picked up the win for King's, tossing six and
one-thirds innings, allowing 11 hits and six runs with seven
strikeouts.
DeSales was led by Matt Connors and Greg Treat with three hits each.
Starting pitcher James Niesuchouski took the loss, allowing nine
runs, six earned, on 10 hits.
The teams will square off Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in a doubleheader at
DeSales in Center Valley.
