MAY 7, 2010

KING'S BASEBALL TEAM LOOKING TO REBOUND AS FREEDOM CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RESUMES SATURDAY AT BEAR STADIUM, VIEW LIVESTATS

Information and Results can be found at Tournament Web Site

BOYERTOWN –  After dropping the opening round game of the Freedom Conference Tournament to top-seeded DeSales University on Friday, the King's College baseball team will attempt to take the long road to winning its second conference title since 2006, and the automatic berth to the NCAA Division III National Tournament that comes with it.

King's will resume its quest on Saturday at Bear Stadium in Boyertown. The Monarchs begin the must-win portion of the double-elimination tournament when King's faces second-seeded FDU-Florham in an elimination game Saturday at 11:00 a.m.  Simply put, the winner advances and the loser goes home.

The Monarchs fell to DeSales 19-10 on Wednesday while the Devils lost 10-6 on their home field to third-seeded Manhattanville the same day. The opening round results set the stage for phase-two of the tournament. After King's and FDU play, DeSales and Manhattanville will square off at 3:00 p.m.   The King's-FDU winner will then play the DeSales-Manhattanville loser in an elimination game at 7:00 p.m.  The event will continue on Sunday with the championship set for 12:00 p.m.

LiveStats are available for all games at the following link:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/desales/baseball/index.htm

Senior Matt Unger leads the team with a .403 (50-124) average with 10 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 36 RBI. Senior Jeremy Bonser hits .398 (33-83) with 11 doubles, one triple, one home run and 21 RBI. Sophomore Brian Mikus adds a .391 (45-115) average with nine doubles, three triples, two home runs and 34 RBI.  Freshman Chris Sweeney has a .387 (48-124) average with 17 doubles, five home runs, one triple and 29 RBI.  Senior Sean Rooney chips in with a .319 (30-94) average with seven doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI, while Rob Fravel has a .318 (42-132) with six doubles, two triples and 17 RBI.   Leading the way on the mound is senior Eric Matula who is 5-2 with a 4.44 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 50.2 innings. Junior Tommy Rozelle is 5-3 with a 3.94 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 48 innings. Senior Dan Jenkins has a 3-2 overall record with a 4.32 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 25 innings.

FDU-Florham (29-9) is paced by Greg Geran who hits .448 (43-96) with three home runs, 11 doubles, and 40 RBI.  Joey Santillo follows at .415 (34-82) with three homeruns, six doubles, and 27 RBI.  March Hubbert hits .381 (45-118) with six home runs, 11 doubles, and 40 RBI.  Steve Seminerio checks in at .371 (56-151) with seven home runs, 12 doubles,, five triples, and 38 RBI.  Mat Joiner contributes with a .364 (43-118) mark with six doubles and 28 RBI. Ryan Fandel chips in at .363 (41-113) with seven home runs, 10 doubles, and 42 RBI. The FDU pitching staff is led by Glen Cox who is 7-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 60 innings. Brandon Smith is 6-2 with a 4.45 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 57 innings.

DeSales (25-15) is led by Derek Moyers who is batting .459 (68-148) with 12 doubles, eight home runs and 46 RBI.  Carson Slonaker stands at .423 (60-142) with 21 doubles, two home runs, one triple and 55 RBI.  Jason Hadinger follows at .421 (48-114) with eight doubles, seven home runs and 37 RBI. Jack Kavetski adds a .416 (52-125) average with seven doubles, two home runs one triple and 26 RBI.   Mike Newland stands at .376 (53-141) with 15 home runs, five doubles, four triples, and 48 RBI.  For the pitchers David Drinks is 8-0 with a 2.42 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 67 innings. Dan Gayeski is 8-1 with 47 strikeouts in 46.2 innings. Travis Hughes is 4-3 with 39 strikeouts in 43 innings.

Manhattanville (20-19-1) is led by Paul Blejec with a .458 (70-153) average including five home runs, nine doubles, and 39 RBI. Dan Fiorito follows at .444 (56-126) with four home runs, eight doubles, and 37 RBI. Chris Nastasi adds a .420 (37-88) mark with seven home runs, 11 doubles, and 40 RBI. Chris Nardozzi stands at .404 (55-136) with 20 doubles, three home runs, and 35 RBI.  Kevin Murray chips in with a .388 (54-139) average with six home runs, eight doubles, and 48 RBI. The pitching staff is paced by Alexander Mason who is 4-0 with a 5.40 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 40 innings.  John Kain is 5-3 with a 7.56 ERA and 32 strikeouts in 50 innings.

Directions to Bear Stadium

Tournament Schedule (Double Elimination)
Wednesday, May 5th (Games played at Higher Seed home field)
Game 1:  #1 DeSales def. #4 King's, 19-10
Game 2:  #3 Manhattanville def. #2 FDU-Florham, 10-6

Games Played at Bear Stadium, Boyertown, PA
Saturday, May 8th (Higher Seed Home Team)
Game 3 (11:00 am):   #2 FDU-Florham vs. #4 King's
Game 4 (3:00 pm):  #1 DeSales vs. #3 Manhattanville
Game 5 (7:00 pm) - Winner Game #3 vs. Loser Game #4

Sunday, May 9th (see below for home team designation)
Game 6 (12:00 pm) - Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #4
Game 7 (3:00 pm) - If necessary

* Home team in game #6 is winner of game #4 ... if game 7 is necessary teams switch H/A