MANSFIELD, Pa. – The Bloomsburg baseball team scored 22 runs to complete the series sweep against Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) doubleheader on Sunday afternoon.
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Bloomsburg (20-24, 9-15 PSAC East) tallied 25 hits on the day while holding Mansfield (13-28, 7-17) to just seven runs on the day.
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Eight Huskies finished the twin bill with multiple hits.
Josh Wilson (Clinton, Md./Bishop McNamara) recorded three hits, three runs and seven RBIs while
Greg Cristino (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) went 4-for-8 with four runs and three RBIs.
Brady Ebbert (Etters, Pa./Red Land) recorded four hits as well while
Jacob Reifer (Bloomsburg, Pa./Central Columbia Area) notched three base hits and four RBIs.
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Game One – Bloomsburg 10, Mansfield 3
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After Mansfield quickly struck out the Huskies' first two batters, an error kept the inning alive and put Cristino on second base. Back-to-back hit by pitches loaded the bases before a walk from Wilson brought the first run across the plate. Reifer brought two more runs across the plate, sending a 3-2 pitch to right center. Wilson stole home on a double steal to put the maroon and gold ahead 4-0 after the top of the first.
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The Mountaineers cut the lead in half with runs in the second and third before an RBI-single from Ebbert put the Huskies up 5-2. Hunter Smith pulled Mansfield back within two with a solo home run in the fourth.
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Wilson responded in the top of the fifth with a home run of his own, sending a two-run shot to right center. Reifer brought in two more runs in the sixth on a two-RBI double to left center. Cristino posted the final run of the game in the seventh on a single to third base.
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Brandon Wozniak (Nanticoke, Pa./Nanticoke Area) went six innings for his third win of the season, allowing three runs while striking out two.
Pete Modrovsky (Honesdale, Pa./Honesdale) struck out two batters in an inning of relief.
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Game Two – Bloomsburg 12, Mansfield 4
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Bloomsburg took the lead early in game two, with
Corey Daniels (Forest City, Pa./Forest City) scoring on single through the right side from
Drew Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy). An error by the short stop allowed two more runs to score and give the Huskies a 3-0 lead.
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After a solo home run from Mansfield made it 3-1, the maroon and gold scored five runs on four hits and three errors in the top of the second.
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The third inning saw the Mountaineers quickly record a pair of putouts, but Bloomsburg began to rally with a single from Ebbert. After advancing on a wild pitch, Ebbert was brought home on a single through the left side by Cristino. Back-to-back doubles from
Mike Miller (Lafayette Hill, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) and Balestrini scored a pair of runs before Wilson drove in Balestrini to put the Huskies ahead 12-1.
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Mansfield scored three runs but were unable to make a comeback as Bloomsburg extended its winning streak to five games.
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Brock Hammaker (Lancaster, Pa./Donegal) struck out four batters and allowed just one earned run in four innings while picking up his third career win.
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Bloomsburg returns to action on Tuesday, April 29 as they travel to Clarion for a 3:30 p.m. contest before beginning its final PSAC series with Shepherd on Thursday, May 1.
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