KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Senior
Jared Melone (NORTH WALES, PA. NORTH PENN) and sophomore
Justin Horn (WILLOW GROVE, PA./UPPER DUBLIN) both notched two RBI and the Golden Rams scored eight runs in the sixth, as the No. 10 West Chester University baseball team downed Minnesota Duluth 8-2 on Monday evening in Kissimmee, Florida.
Monday's game against the Bulldogs (1-3) was the fourth of sixth for the Golden Rams (6-1) in Florida, with WCU scheduled to close out its spring break trip with a game against Wayne State tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. before the Purple & Gold cap off their time in the Sunshine State by squaring off against nationally-ranked Augustana on Wednesday morning.
Wayne State got on the board first on Monday and took a 1-0 lead into the sixth frame. The turning point of Monday's outing shook out nearly identically to West Chester's opening game against Grand Valley State yesterday night, as WCU once again used a huge sixth frame to take control of the contest. Trailing by one, West Chester hung eight runs on the Bulldogs in the sixth to secure the 8-2 come-from-behind victory for the Golden Rams on Monday night.
Melone paced the WCU offense with four hits and two RBI on the day, while Horn also contributed two RBI to go along with three hits on Monday night
Michael Krusinski (MEDFORD, NJ BISHOP EUSTACE PREP),
Jon Hansen (CHERRY HILL, N.J./GEORGE MASON), and
Joey Coyle (WILMINGTON, DEL./SALESIANUM) each logged one RBI in the win, while
Joe Zirolli (KENNETT, PA./KENNETT SQUARE) added two hits from the five-hole.
On the mound, senior
Scott McKenna (HAVERTOWN, PA./HAVERFORD) (1-0) got the victory on Monday night after surrendering one run on three hits with five strikeouts in 5.0 innings. McKenna's win on Monday moved the lefty to 5-1 as the pitcher of record in his last six appearances dating back to last season.
UP NEXT
The Golden Rams return to the Oseola Heritage Park tomorrow (March 12) to square off against Wayne State at 5:00 p.m.
