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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Kutztown pitchers Samantha Derr an Mary Konciecki helld West Chester to just five total hits as the eighth ranked Golden swept a pair of PSAC East games from the Golden Rams Sunday afternoon. KU held on in the opener for a 1-0 win, then downed WCU 2-1 in the nightcap.
West Chester (16-13, 1-3 PSAC East) saw its losing streak increase to three games, while Kutztown (24-1, 2-0) improved its win streak to 16 straight.
Derr (12-0) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of game one. That is when West Chester loaded the bases with no one out to start the inning. Charlotte Conaway hit an infield single to break up the no-hit attempt, and KU failed to retire a batter on a fielder's choice by Jessica Russ, allowing Kelly Anderson's single to load the bases.
Derr got Nicole Cruts to foul out to third. Kelsey Hannold hit a ground ball to short, but Brianna Knipe cut down Conaway at home for the second out. Derr fielded a grounder by Abby Block to close out the opener.
KU had scored the game's only run in the second inning when Heather Hannum led off the inning with a home run, depositing a 2-0 pitch over the fence in center field.
Devon Utterback (8-6) went the distance for the Golden Rams, but took the loss despite allowing just five hits and a walk over six innings while striking out four.
In the second game, Hannum started the scoring again. Hetzler doubled to lead off the third inning and moved over to third on a bunt by Strittmatter. With one out, Hannum's bunt got between the pitcher and the first baseman for a single, scoring Hetzler. Lynch followed with a walk, but she and Hannum were left in scoring position as Utterback got out of the jam without more damage.
The Golden Rams answered back in the top of the fourth to tie the game. Anderson singled to right field and moved up to second on an error. Cruts followed with an RBI single to make it 1-1, before Kociencki forced a pair of infield fly outs to end the inning.
Kutztown quickly regained the lead in the bottom of the frame. Morgan Booth re
ached on a bunt single and stole second, before
Nicole Colineri bunted her over to third. Hetzler drove her in on a single to center to put the Golden Bears ahead, 2-1.
West Chester threatened in the seventh. Block singled, and when Jill Murray followed with a sacrifice, Block snuck all the way around to third. Jess Schuck tried to squeeze Block home, but Strittmatter charged the play and shoveled the ball to Lynch at home for the second out. After a KU error put runners on first and second, Kociencki got J.P. Norris to hit a looping liner to first to end the game. Utterback was the hard luck loser in game two. She scattered eight Kutztown hits and three walks over six innings, allowing two runs and striking out two.
