APRIL 10, 2010
KING'S-WILKES BASEBALL RAINED OUT FRIDAY, WEEKEND SERIES RESTRUCTURED
WILKES-BARRE -- With roughly two weeks left in the regular-season the King's College baseball team is looking to position itself for a Freedom Conference tournament berth. The Monarchs will continue their quest this weekend with a difficult task as King's faces cross-town rival Wilkes University in a three-game series.
Due to rain on Friday in the bottom of the first inning, the opening game of the series was rained out. The game has been rescheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sunday at Wilkes and Saturday's doubleheader at King's will remain as scheduled for 1:00 p.m. in the Betzler Athletic Complex.
King's enters the weekend with a 14-9 overall record while standing 8-4 in Freedom Conference play. Wilkes, meanwhile, is 9-13 and 2-10 in league games.
The link for Saturday's doubleheader at King's is:
The link for Wilkes' LiveStats for Sunday's single game is:
King's is paced by senior catcher Matt Unger who is batting .410 (32-78) with five doubles, two triples, one home run, and 21 RBI. Freshman Chris Sweeney follows at .400 (28-70) with 10 doubles, three home runs, and 18 RBI. Senior outfielder Brian Mikus stands at .367 (22-60) with three doubles, two triples, and 14 RBI. The pitching staff is led by junior Tommy Rozelle who is 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 30 innings. Eric Matula is 3-1 with a 4.78 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 32 innings.
Wilkes is led by Carmen Lopreston who is batting .406 (26-64) with eight doubles, two home runs, and 19 RBI. Matt Ruch stands at .356 (26-73) with five home runs and 21 RBI. The pitching staff is led by Zach Lazar who is 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA with 15 strikeouts in 18 innings of work.
