APRIL 10, 2010
KING'S BASEBALL SPLITS SATURDAY DOUBLEHEADER AT DELAWARE VALLEY TO WIN WEEKEND SERIES 2-1
DOYLESTOWN – The King's College baseball team dropped the first game of a doubleheader 11-4, but responded by taking the nightcap 13-6 Saturday in Doylestown. Combined with Friday's 9-4 victory in Wilkes-Barre, the Monarchs won the three-game season series between the teams 2-1. In the process, King's stands at 13-8 overall and 8-4 in Freedom Conference play while Delaware Valley is 9-13 and 2-10.
In the opener, the Aggies took a 9-0 lead after three innings and the Monarchs would never recover. Matt Unger was 2-for-3 with two RBI while Rob Fravel went 2-for-3 with a RBI as the Monarchs posted six hits in the game.
In the nightcap, King's broke open a scoreless game with six runs in the third inning. Joey Troxell and Rob Fravel singled and before a walk to Sean Rooney loaded the bases. Unger followed with a RBI single before Brian Mikus came through with a two-out two-run base hit. Eric Matula then smacked a two-run double before Pat Harsch drove in Matula with a single.
The Monarchs built a 9-0 lead with three more runs in the fourth when Troxell and Fravel both drew walks, followed by a RBI double off the bat of Unger. Mikus then delivered a two-run single for the Monarchs.
After Delaware Valley pushed across six runs in the sixth to cut the score to 9-6, King's put the game away with a four-run seventh inning. Harsch singled and Troxell walked before Unger smacked a two-run single to centerfield. After Mikus posted another RBI single, Brenton Eades drove in Unger from third with a RBI base hit to push the score to 13-6.
Mikus finished the game 4-for-5 with five RBI while Unger was 3-for-4 with four RBI. Fravel went 3-for-4 with three runs while Matula and Harsch added two hits each. Dan Jenkins picked up the win for King's, tossing five innings and allowing two earned runs.
King's returns to action Sunday with a 2:00 p.m. matchup at Montclair State University in Yogi Berra Stadium. Fans can follow the action on LiveStats at: http://www.montclair.edu/Athletics/livestats/baseball/xlive.htm
