Gabe Rappa (Paulsboro, N.J./Neumann-Goretti) turned in an outstanding effort on the road at ESU on Friday afternoon to improve to 4-1 on the year and help West Chester capture the first game of the weekend series vs the Warriors. Rappa fired a complete-game effort surrendering just one run on five hits while striking out seven, using just 97 pitches to go the distance for West Chester in the series opener. Rappa flirted with a no-hitter for much of the contest, surrendering his first hit in the fifth inning before settling back in and not allowing another hit until the eighth inning.