Baseball Finishes Third at NCAA Regional
Contact:
Matt Kifer, sports information director
724-938-4552
kifer@calu.edu
May 14, 2010
UPDATE:
Cal U's baseball team finished its season by taking third place at the
2010 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional at West Lawn, Pa.
PREVIOUSLY:
After
defeating Kutztown on May 13, Cal U's baseball team lost to West
Virginia State by a 7-2 score on May 14 at the NCAA Division II Atlantic
Regional at Owls Field in
West Law, Pa. The loss ended a six-game win streak for Cal and
dropped the Vulcans' overall record to 33-17. Cal will play either Seton
Hill or West Chester at 11 a.m. on May 15. The Vulcans will have to win twice on Saturday to advance to the
championship round on Sunday.
Cal U's baseball team opened play at the 2010 NCAA
Division
II Atlantic Regional with a 4-3 win at top-seeded Kutztown on May 13. Winning pitcher Randy Sturgill
improved to 9-1 overall and allowed
just three earned runs over 8-1/3 innings. Reliever Nick Schreiber
earned the
save by retiring the final two Kutztown batters with the bases loaded.
Sam
DiMatteo had two hits including a two-run double. Coached by veteran Mike Conte, Cal improves to
33-16 overall. The PSAC champions have won six straight games. The Vulcans play West Virginia State on May 14 at
2:30 p.m.
Follow all of Cal U's athletic teams at
www.calvulcans.com
On May 15 the Vulcans defeated Seton Hill 6-5 before losing 7-2 to West
Chester. The Vulcans won two of four games in the six-team, double
elimination tourney.
Coached by veteran Mike Conte, Cal finished the 2010 season with a 34-18
overall record.
Earlier this spring the Vulcans won the program's third PSAC
championship ever by winning four straight games at the conference
tournament.