MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The Bloomsburg baseball team picked up an 11-0 victory over IUP in the non-conference bout to close out the Atlantic Region Crossover on Sunday afternoon.
 
Bloomsburg (4-1) tallied 13 hits across seven innings of play, including a pair of 3-for-3 performances from Drew Balestrini (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) and Dylan Hirsh (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury). Balestrini recorded two doubles and three runs on the day while Hirsh posted three RBIs.
 
A pair of singles from Grant Russo (Sugarloaf, Pa./Hazleton Area) and Balestrini led off the contest before Hirsh was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Mike Miller (Lafayette Hill, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) grounded into a double play while bringing Russo across the plate to make it 1-0 for the Huskies.
 
The third inning saw Russo once again leading off, this time drawing a walk. A double from Balestrini in the subsequent at bat put both runners in scoring position. Both baserunners then scored on an RBI-single up the middle from Hirsh.
 
Back-to-back singles from Miller and Jeremy Stine (Springfield, Va./West Springfield) advanced the Huskies' lead to 4-0. A triple down left the field line from Nathan Kress (Lansdale, Pa./La Salle College H.S.) scored two runs to put Bloomsburg up 6-0. Jace Jarmon (Millsboro, Del./Sussex Central) brought in the final run of the frame on an RBI-groundout to the short stop.
 
After being hit by a pitch to start the fourth inning, Russo notched a pair of stolen bases in the midst of Balestrini wearing a pitch as well. A single from Hirsh and an error from the right field saw the maroon and gold pick up another two runs.
 
The fifth inning saw Russo yet again get a free trip to first that lead to two stolen bases. Balestrini brought home the centerfielder on a double down the right-field line. A sacrifice fly from Miller to score Balestrini proved to be the Huskies final run of the contest as Bloomsburg won 11-0.
 
Aiden Murphy (Mountaintop, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) picked up his first win with the Huskies, going six innings while allowing just one hit and striking out seven. Jack Carver (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks South) pitched an inning of relief, striking out a pair of batters.
 
Bloomsburg is back in action on Sunday, March 8 for a doubleheader against Penn-State Berks to kick off a three-game series.