APRIL 6, 2018
KING'S BASEBALL FALLS TO WILKES 7-6 ON WALKOFF HR
KINGSTON, PA -- Nicholas Cappozi hit a walk-off solo home run to lead off the bottom-of-the-ninth inning as the host Wilkes University baseball team posted a 7-6 victory over King's College on the first of a three-game series Friday at Artillery Park.
With the win, Wilkes improved to 8-10 overall and 4-3 in MAC Freedom Conference play while King's slipped to 8-9 and 3-4.
Wilkes took a 2-0 first inning lead before the Monarchs pushed across four in the fourth. Sean Padden led off with a single and moved to third on a double by Sean McKee. After Dan Hartson drove in a run with an infield out, Christian Pack followed with an RBI singLe to tie the game at 2-2. Chris Rebar then stroked a two-run home run to put the Monarchs on top 4-2.
Wilkes countered with four runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead. But King's added a run in the seventh when Rebar walked and scored on a double by Kyle Lupas to trim the score to 6-5. The Monarchs added a run in the eighth when Sean Padden belted a solo home run to tie the game at 6-6.
In the ninth, the Monarchs threatened when Pack singled, moved to second on an infield out, then advanced to third on a one-out wild pitch. But the Monarchs were unable to push across the go-ahead run, setting up Capozzi's game winner in the bottom of the frame.
Lupas paced King's with a 3-for-5 showing while Pack and Padden had two hits each. The teams will conclude their series Saturday with a 1:00 PM doubleheader at King's Lipo Field.
April 6, 2018
King's Baseball Falls to Wilkes 7-6 on Walkoff HR
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Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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King's (8-9, 3-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
Wilkes (8-10, 4-3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |