BASEBALL

With the win, Keystone improved to 20-4 on the year while the Monarchs fell to 23-9.

King's took a 1-0 lead in the third when Matt Livoy drew a leadoff walk and stole second base. After a single by J.R. Graver moved Livoy to third, the Monarch junior would score on a sacrifice fly by Jon Venarchick.

With King's starting pitcher Caleb Calarco cruising along, things turned bad for the Monarchs in the sixth when a pair of one-out errors resulted in two Keystone runs.

The Monarchs, however, would miss out on a golden opportunity in the bottom half of the sixth when King's had runners at first and second with one out and were unable to score.

The Monarchs last chance came in the ninth when Jeremy Faust was hit by a pitch with one, but a strikeout and fly ball ended the game.

Both teams struggled offensive as each squad as each squad mustered just four hits each.

Calarco, who had two of King's base hits, was the hard luck loser on the mound, allowing just three hits and two unearned runs with five strikeouts in seven innings of work.

Brett Repard picked up the win in relief for Keystone while Yadiel Lanzo earned the save with two innings of hitless relief.

King's will host Arcadia University Friday at 4:00 p.m. at Betzler Fields.