Bloomsburg University Baseball Sweeps IUP in Record Fashion
BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University baseball team had it’s best offensive performance of the season, scoring 32 runs off 37 hits in two-game sweep of Indiana (Pa.) on Saturday Afternoon. The Huskies rolled to a 20-0 victory in game one, while taking game two by a count of 12-10.
The 32 runs scored is the most combined runs by the Huskies in a doubleheader this decade, and the first time Bloomsburg has scored over 30 runs in two consecutive games.
Kevin Ward (Clifton Heights/Monsignor Bonnor) had a huge day for the Huskies. In game one, Ward went 5-6 with two doubles and a home run. Ward scored seven times and drove in a total of nine runs in the two game series.
Bloomsburg raced out to a 9-0 lead over the first three innings of game one, and would add 11 more over the final three innings. Jarrod Kramer (Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain) went 4-6 with a home run and five RBI, while Bill Phillips (Shahola/Delaware Valley) homered and drove in three more. Nine different Huskies crossed the plate in game one, with six players scoring multiple times. Eight different Huskies finished with multiple hits in game one.
On the mound, Grant Kernaghan (Upper Darby/Upper Darby) was dominant, striking out nine in a six hit, complete game shutout.
In game two, the game was knotted at four after three innings before the Bloomsburg offense took over. Mike Austin (Dallastown/Northwest Shoals JC), Kramer and Phillips all drove in runs, followed by a Scott Kacelowicz (Orwigsburg/Blue Mountain/Kutztown Univ.) three-run home run to give the Huskies a 10-4 advantage after three and a half. IUP would rally to bring the game within two, but Bloomsburg added two insurance runs in the sixth inning to secure the victory. Vinny Vorheees (Lakaska/New Hope Solebury) (4-5) picked up his fourth win of the season.
With the sweep, the Huskies improve to 16-28 on the season.
Bloomsburg returns home tomorrow when they host to Indiana (Pa.) on senior day. The doubleheader gets underway at 1:00 p.m.
