(Lock Haven, Pa.) – The Lock Haven
University of Pennsylvania Bald Eagle baseball team (23-18-1, 14-5-1 PSAC West)
clinched a berth to the 2002 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Tournament
with two wins, 2-0 and 3-2, over Slippery Rock University (22-16, 14-6 PSAC
West) this afternoon on LHU’s Foundation Field.
The Bald Eagles earned the necessary sweep over The Rock, who had been
ahead of Lock Haven entering into the contest, to grasp the Western Division’s
second seed.
A
well-rounded attack earned the win for the Bald Eagles in game one, as they took
the 2-0 victory. Senior pitcher Ryan Varga (Edgewater Park, N.J./Burlington
City) went the distance for the Bald Eagles, throwing a strong game with
nine strikeouts while allowing only five hits and one walk.
Three of Varga’s strikeouts came in the final inning, dismissing three
SRU batters in succession to close out the game. On the offensive, Lock Haven
scored one run in the first inning, as Kevin Conklin (State College/State
College) reached base on a walk, then was hit to second on a sacrifice bunt
by Brett Kelley (Williamsport/Williamsport).
A deep base hit by Ernest Woods (Pembroke Pines, Fla./Thomas
Edison) plated Conklin for the one-run advantage.
In the sixth frame, Eric Waltz (State College/State College) drew
the walk, then stole second. Kelley
got on base on an error by the pitcher after a bunt attempt, moving Waltz to
third. Waltz came home on an errant
pitch for the second and final run of the contest.
The Rock came out firing in game two, but strong defense and a successful
last-inning effort on the part of the Crimson and White gave Lock Haven their
sweep with a 3-2 win. Slippery Rock scored one run in the second inning off a base
hit by Alan Reichl, plating Jason Curry from second base. Another run for SRU came in the sixth frame, as The Rock came
out with back-to-back hits, then two walks sent the lead runner home. Down to
wire and behind 0-2, the Bald Eagles came through in the bottom of the last
inning. John Hanna (Lock
Haven/Lock Haven) got on base with a single shot, then Brian Eberly
(Landing, N.J./Roxbury) hit a deep ball that the SRU short stop fielded and
threw out Hanna at second. Eric
Waltz drew a walk, moving Eberly to second.
Kevin Conklin earned the intentional walk, loading the bases.
A fly out to center by Brett Kelley was fielded cleanly, leaving the
bases loaded. Butch Rudolph
(Mill Hall/Lock Haven) came up to bat next, drawing the third walk of the
inning and scoring Eberly to move closer, 2-1.
With two outs and the bases loaded again, Ernest Woods took the second
pitch to left center, allowing both Waltz and Conklin to score for the 3-2
victory and the trip to the PSAC Tournament.
Andy Leakey (State College/State College) earned the pitching win,
coming into the game in relief and throwing 1.2 innings with three strikeouts
with just one hit and one walk.
The Bald Eagles have now qualified as the second seed from the PSAC
Western Division for the 2002 PSAC Championships to be held in Boyertown, Pa.
from May 9-11. This will mark
Lock Haven’s sixth conference playoff appearance and the first since the 2000
season when the team finished second overall.
California (Pa.) University holds the West’s top seed.
Eastern Division teams competing will be top seeded Mansfield University
and second seed Kutztown University.
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - NCAA Box Score
Slippery Rock at Lock Haven Baseball (Game 2)
May 04, 2002 at Lock Haven, PA (Foundation Field)
Slippery Rock 2 (22-16,14-6)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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NEIDRICK, J. cf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
KOSUZKO, M. 3b........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1
WOLOTA, S. ss............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
CURRY, J. rf............. 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
STEWART, B. 1b........... 3 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 0
REICHL, A. 2b............ 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0
MARZULLO, B. dh.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
WOLFE, B. dh............ 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
TRAWITZ, B. lf........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
MOLLIS, L. c............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 3
SIKORSKI, M. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
LIVINGSTON,B p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 2 9 2 2 8 20 11 8
Lock Haven Baseball 3 (23-18-1,14-5-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Kevin Conklin cf......... 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
Brett Kelley ss.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3
Butch Rudolph 3b......... 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
Ernest Woods dh.......... 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Matt Isnor c............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0
Mike Vogt lf............. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
Rich Miller rf........... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
John Hanna rf........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Aument 1b........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
Brian Neitz pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Eshelman 1b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Brian Eberly ph......... 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Waltz 2b............ 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0
Dan Sowash p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Leakey p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 21 3 3 3 6 4 21 9 8
Score by Innings R H E
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Slippery Rock....... 010 001 0 - 2 9 1
Lock Haven Baseball. 000 000 3 - 3 3 0
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E - KOSUZKO, M.. DP - Lock Haven 1. LOB - SRU 8, Lock Haven 8. 2B - CURRY,
J.. HBP - AUMENT, G.. SH - NEIDRICK, J., WOODS, E., WALTZ, E. 2. SB -
WOLOTA, S..
Slippery Rock IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SIKORSKI, M......... 6.1 2 3 3 5 4 19 28
LIVINGSTON,B........ 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 2 3
Lock Haven Baseball IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Dan Sowash.......... 5.1 8 2 2 1 5 22 24
Andy Leakey......... 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 6 7
Win - LEAKEY, A. (4-2). Loss - LIVINGSTON,B (5-3). Save - None.
WP - SOWASH, D.. HB - SIKORSKI, M.. PB - MOLLIS, L. 2.
Umpires -
Start: 3:15 Time: 2:00 hr Attendance: 85
Game: LHUBB42
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania - Play-by-Play
Slippery Rock at Lock Haven Baseball (Game 2)
May 04, 2002 at Lock Haven, PA (Foundation Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Slippery Rock....... 010 001 0 - 2 9 1
Lock Haven Baseball. 000 000 3 - 3 3 0
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Slippery Rock - inning 1
NEIDRICK, J. struck out looking. KOSUZKO, M. struck out swinging. WOLOTA,
S. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 1
CONKLIN, K. struck out, out at first c to 1b. KELLEY, B. flied out to ss.
RUDOLPH, B. grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 2
CURRY, J. doubled. STEWART, B. grounded out to ss. REICHL, A. singled, advanced
to second on the throw, RBI; CURRY, J. scored. MARZULLO, B. struck out looking.
TRAWITZ, B. struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 2
WOODS, E. flied out to lf. ISNOR, M. grounded out to p. VOGT, M. walked. MILLER,
R. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 3
MOLLIS, L. singled. NEIDRICK, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC; MOLLIS,
L. advanced to second. KOSUZKO, M. singled. WOLOTA, S. grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; KOSUZKO, M. out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 3
AUMENT, G. reached on an error by 3b. WALTZ, E. out at first 3b to 2b, SAC;
AUMENT, G. advanced to second. CONKLIN, K. grounded out to 2b; AUMENT, G.
advanced to third. KELLEY, B. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 4
CURRY, J. grounded out to 3b. STEWART, B. singled. REICHL, A. flied out to
2b. MARZULLO, B. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 4
RUDOLPH, B. singled. WOODS, E. out at first c to 2b, SAC; RUDOLPH, B. advanced
to second. ISNOR, M. grounded out to ss; RUDOLPH, B. advanced to third. VOGT,
M. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 5
TRAWITZ, B. grounded out to ss. MOLLIS, L. flied out to cf. NEIDRICK, J. singled.
NEIDRICK, J. advanced to second on a wild pitch. KOSUZKO, M. struck out, grounded
out to c unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 5
MILLER, R. struck out swinging. AUMENT, G. hit by pitch. NEITZ, B. pinch ran
for AUMENT, G.. WALTZ, E. grounded out to p, SAC; NEITZ, B. advanced to second.
CONKLIN, K. walked. CONKLIN, K. advanced to second; NEITZ, B. advanced to
third on a passed ball. KELLEY, B. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 6
ESHELMAN, B. to 1b for NEITZ, B.. WOLOTA, S. grounded out to ss. CURRY, J.
singled. STEWART, B. singled; CURRY, J. advanced to second. REICHL, A. walked;
STEWART, B. advanced to second; CURRY, J. advanced to third. LEAKEY, A. to
p for SOWASH, D.. WOLFE, B. to dh for MARZULLO, B.. WOLFE, B. walked, RBI;
REICHL, A. advanced to second; STEWART, B. advanced to third; CURRY, J. scored.
TRAWITZ, B. struck out looking. MOLLIS, L. grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 3 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 6
RUDOLPH, B. flied out to cf. WOODS, E. grounded out to p. ISNOR, M. walked.
VOGT, M. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Slippery Rock - inning 7
NEIDRICK, J. struck out swinging. KOSUZKO, M. flied out to 2b. WOLOTA, S.
singled. WOLOTA, S. stole second. CURRY, J. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lock Haven Baseball - inning 7
HANNA, J. to rf for MILLER, R.. HANNA, J. singled. EBERLY, B. pinch hit for
ESHELMAN, B.. EBERLY, B. reached on a fielder's choice; HANNA, J. out at second
ss to 2b. WALTZ, E. walked; EBERLY, B. advanced to second. WALTZ, E. advanced
to second on a passed ball; EBERLY, B. advanced to third on a passed ball.
CONKLIN, K. walked. LIVINGSTON,B to p for SIKORSKI, M.. KELLEY, B. flied out
to cf. RUDOLPH, B. walked, RBI; CONKLIN, K. advanced to second; WALTZ, E.
advanced to third; EBERLY, B. scored. WOODS, E. singled to left center, 2
RBI; RUDOLPH, B. advanced to third; CONKLIN, K. scored; WALTZ, E. scored.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.