Kutztown University Athletics

Kutztown vs West Chester (Mar 28, 2025)

 
News Box Score
 

2025 Kutztown University Baseball
Kutztown at #14 West Chester (Game 1)
Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)

Kutztown 0 (8-15,2-3 PSAC E)

Player  ab  rbi 
Bo Barthol rf 
Nick Varda ss 
Jimmy Kerley 1b 
Dalton Furst dh 
   Preston Warne dh 
Michael Burns c 
   Justin Augustus c 
Cam Burr 2b 
   Zack Wertman ph 
Drew Wheeler 3b 
   Aiden Soumas ph 
Zach Tropiano lf 
Brian Finn cf 
Abel Saft p 
   Jeremy Fallon p 
Totals   23 

West Chester 11 (19-5,3-2 PSAC E)

Player  ab  rbi 
Jake Welsch cf 
   Andrew Dankanich cf 
Sean Szestowicki 2b/ss 
Anthony Boccio rf 
   John Dunion rf 
Ben Bolhouse dh 
Avery Spencer 3b 
   Patrick Gozdan ph/2b 
Casey Vaughan ss/3b 
Austin Stalker 1b 
Darius Troche c 
   Gabe Caso c 
Mark Elliott lf 
   Shane Adamski lf 
Julian Costa p 
   Drew Costello p 
Totals   25  11  11  10 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Kutztown............ 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
West Chester........ 110 090 X - 11 11  0
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E - Nick Varda(11); Drew Wheeler(7). LOB - Kutztown 4; West Chester 5. 2B - Szestowicki(5); B. Bolhouse(4). HR - A. Stalker(4). HBP - Nick Varda; J. Welsch; A. Spencer; D. Troche. SH - Jimmy Kerley(1); M. Elliott(1). SF - A. Boccio(1). SB - J. Welsch(7); C. Vaughan(3). CS - Szestowicki(2); A. Spencer 2(3); M. Elliott(1).

Kutztown   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Abel Saft L,0-4  4.2  10  19  26  99 
Jeremy Fallon   1.1  34 
 
West Chester   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Julian Costa W,6-1  6.0  19  21  65 
Drew Costello   1.0  14 

WP - Abel Saft(16); J. Fallon(2). HBP - by J. Costa (Nick Varda); by Abel Saft (J. Welsch); by Abel Saft (A. Spencer); by Abel Saft (D. Troche). BK - D. Costello(1). PB - M. Burns(6). Inherited runners/scored: J. Fallon 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Abel Saft 99/54; J. Fallon 34/15; J. Costa 65/46; D. Costello 14/10.

Strikeouts - Jimmy Kerley; Dalton Furst 2; Cam Burr 2; Zack Wertman; Drew Wheeler; Aiden Soumas; Brian Finn 2; A. Boccio; B. Bolhouse. Walks - J. Welsch; Szestowicki; A. Stalker; M. Elliott.

Umpires - HP: Tim Kusniez 1B: Austin Adam
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 1:51 Attendance: 209
Weather: Sunny, high 50s

 
Box Score
 

2025 Kutztown University Baseball
Kutztown at #14 West Chester (Game 1)
Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)

Kutztown 0 (8-15,2-3 PSAC E)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Bo Barthol rf 
Nick Varda ss 
Jimmy Kerley 1b 
Dalton Furst dh 
   Preston Warne dh 
Michael Burns c 
   Justin Augustus c 
Cam Burr 2b 
   Zack Wertman ph 
Drew Wheeler 3b 
   Aiden Soumas ph 
Zach Tropiano lf 
Brian Finn cf 
Abel Saft p 
   Jeremy Fallon p 
Totals  23  10  18 
  

West Chester 11 (19-5,3-2 PSAC E)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Jake Welsch cf 
   Andrew Dankanich cf 
Sean Szestowicki 2b/ss 
Anthony Boccio rf 
   John Dunion rf 
Ben Bolhouse dh 
Avery Spencer 3b 
   Patrick Gozdan ph/2b 
Casey Vaughan ss/3b 
Austin Stalker 1b 
Darius Troche c 
   Gabe Caso c 
Mark Elliott lf 
   Shane Adamski lf 
Julian Costa p 
   Drew Costello p 
Totals  25  11  11  10  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Kutztown............ 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
West Chester........ 110 090 X - 11 11  0
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E - Nick Varda(11); Drew Wheeler(7). LOB - Kutztown 4; West Chester 5. 2B - Szestowicki(5); B. Bolhouse(4). HR - A. Stalker(4). HBP - Nick Varda; J. Welsch; A. Spencer; D. Troche. SH - Jimmy Kerley(1); M. Elliott(1). SF - A. Boccio(1). SB - J. Welsch(7); C. Vaughan(3). CS - Szestowicki(2); A. Spencer 2(3); M. Elliott(1).

Kutztown   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Abel Saft L,0-4  4.2  10  19  26  99 
Jeremy Fallon   1.1  34 
  
West Chester   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Julian Costa W,6-1  6.0  19  21  65 
Drew Costello   1.0  14 

Win - J. Costa (6-1). Loss - Abel Saft (0-4). Save - None. WP - Abel Saft(16); J. Fallon(2). HBP - by J. Costa (Nick Varda); by Abel Saft (J. Welsch); by Abel Saft (A. Spencer); by Abel Saft (D. Troche). BK - D. Costello(1). PB - M. Burns(6). Inherited runners/scored: J. Fallon 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Abel Saft 99/54; J. Fallon 34/15; J. Costa 65/46; D. Costello 14/10.

Umpires - HP: Tim Kusniez 1B: Austin Adam
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 1:51 Attendance: 209
Weather: Sunny, high 50s

 
Composite Box Score
 

2025 Kutztown University Baseball
Kutztown at #14 West Chester (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)

Kutztown   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Bo Barthol rf 
Nick Varda ss 
Jimmy Kerley 1b 
Dalton Furst dh 
P. Warne dh 
M. Burns c 
J. Augustus c 
Cam Burr 2b 
Zack Wertman ph 
Drew Wheeler 3b 
Aiden Soumas ph 
Z. Tropiano lf 
Brian Finn cf 
Abel Saft p 
J. Fallon p 
Totals   23  10  18 

West Chester   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
J. Welsch cf 
A. Dankanich cf 
Szestowicki 2b/ss 
A. Boccio rf 
J. Dunion rf 
B. Bolhouse dh 
A. Spencer 3b 
P. Gozdan ph/2b 
C. Vaughan ss/3b 
A. Stalker 1b 
D. Troche c 
G. Caso c 
M. Elliott lf 
S. Adamski lf 
J. Costa p 
D. Costello p 
Totals   25  11  11  10  21 

Kutztown   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Abel Saft L,0-4  4.2  10  19  26  99 
Jeremy Fallon   1.1  34 
 
West Chester   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Julian Costa W,6-1  6.0  19  21  65 
Drew Costello   1.0  14 

Umpires - HP: Tim Kusniez 1B: Austin Adam
Start: 1:00 PM Time: 1:51 Attendance: 209
Weather: Sunny, high 50s

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Kutztown University Baseball
Kutztown at #14 West Chester (Game 1)
Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)

Kutztown starters: 1/rf Bo Barthol; 9/ss Nick Varda; 28/1b Jimmy Kerley; 17/dh Dalton Furst; 19/c M. Burns; 7/2b Cam Burr; 18/3b Drew Wheeler; 5/lf Z. Tropiano; 15/cf Brian Finn; 36/p Abel Saft;

West Chester starters: 13/cf J. Welsch; 9/2b Szestowicki; 7/rf A. Boccio; 15/dh B. Bolhouse; 26/3b A. Spencer; 14/ss C. Vaughan; 16/1b A. Stalker; 5/c D. Troche; 23/lf M. Elliott; 28/p J. Costa;

Kutztown 1st - No play. Bo Barthol singled up the middle (2-2 SBFB). Nick Varda hit by pitch (1-2 BFF); Bo Barthol advanced to second. Jimmy Kerley grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt (0-0); Nick Varda advanced to second; Bo Barthol advanced to third. Dalton Furst struck out swinging (2-2 SBBSS). M. Burns flied out to cf (0-1 F). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Chester 1st - J. Welsch hit by pitch (2-0 BB). J. Welsch stole second. Szestowicki flied out to rf (1-2 BKF); J. Welsch advanced to third. A. Boccio flied out to rf, SF, RBI (1-1 SB); J. Welsch scored. B. Bolhouse grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1 BK). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kutztown 2nd - Cam Burr struck out looking (0-0). Drew Wheeler grounded out to 3b. Z. Tropiano grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 2nd - A. Spencer singled to right field (0-0). C. Vaughan reached on a fielder's choice to second base (2-2 BBKF); A. Spencer out at second 2b to ss. C. Vaughan advanced to second on a passed ball. A. Stalker walked (3-0 BBBB). D. Troche grounded out to p (2-2 KBBF); A. Stalker advanced to second; C. Vaughan advanced to third. M. Elliott reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-1 BK); A. Stalker advanced to third; C. Vaughan scored, unearned. M. Elliott out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Kutztown 3rd - Brian Finn struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). Bo Barthol grounded out to 2b (2-1 KBB). Nick Varda flied out to cf to right center (2-1 BBK). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 3rd - J. Welsch popped up to 2b (1-2 KSFB). Szestowicki singled through the left side (0-0). Szestowicki out at second c to ss, caught stealing. A. Boccio flied out to lf to left center (3-1 BBKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Kutztown 4th - Jimmy Kerley struck out looking (2-2 BKKBK). Dalton Furst struck out looking (2-2 FBBKK). M. Burns grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 4th - B. Bolhouse grounded out to c (1-0 B). A. Spencer hit by pitch (3-1 BBKB). A. Spencer out at second c to ss, caught stealing. C. Vaughan singled up the middle (2-2 KBKBFF). C. Vaughan stole second. A. Stalker flied out to rf (2-1 BKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kutztown 5th - Cam Burr struck out swinging (2-2 SBKBS). Drew Wheeler struck out looking (1-2 BSKK). Z. Tropiano grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 5th - D. Troche singled through the right side (1-1 FB). M. Elliott grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (2-1 BBF); D. Troche advanced to second. D. Troche advanced to third on a wild pitch. J. Welsch reached on a fielding error by ss (1-1 BK). Szestowicki walked (3-2 BBKBKB); J. Welsch advanced to second. A. Boccio singled through the right side, 2 RBI (3-2 KBBBF); Szestowicki advanced to third; J. Welsch scored, unearned; D. Troche scored. B. Bolhouse doubled down the rf line, RBI (0-0); A. Boccio advanced to third; Szestowicki scored. A. Spencer singled up the middle, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); B. Bolhouse scored; A. Boccio scored. A. Spencer out at second c to ss, caught stealing. C. Vaughan singled to right field (1-2 KFFB). A. Stalker homered to right field, 2 RBI, unearned (3-1 FBBB); C. Vaughan scored, unearned. D. Troche hit by pitch (0-0). J. Fallon to p for Abel Saft. D. Troche advanced to second on a wild pitch. M. Elliott walked (3-2 BBKKBB). J. Welsch walked (3-1 BSBBB); M. Elliott advanced to second; D. Troche advanced to third. Szestowicki doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-0 B); J. Welsch advanced to third; M. Elliott scored, unearned; D. Troche scored, unearned. A. Boccio struck out looking (3-2 BBFKBK). 9 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Kutztown 6th - Brian Finn struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). Bo Barthol flied out to lf (0-2 KF). Nick Varda singled up the middle (2-2 BBSKFF). Jimmy Kerley grounded out to ss (0-1 S). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 6th - B. Bolhouse struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 KBSS). P. Gozdan pinch hit for A. Spencer. P. Gozdan flied out to cf (1-0 B). C. Vaughan singled up the middle (3-2 KBBSB). A. Stalker lined out to 2b (2-0 BB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Kutztown 7th - A. Dankanich to cf for J. Welsch. Szestowicki to ss. J. Dunion to rf for A. Boccio. P. Gozdan to 2b. C. Vaughan to 3b. G. Caso to c for D. Troche. S. Adamski to lf for M. Elliott. D. Costello to p for J. Costa. P. Warne to dh for Dalton Furst. P. Warne flied out to rf (1-2 FBF). J. Augustus to c for M. Burns. J. Augustus singled down the rf line (1-0 B). Zack Wertman pinch hit for Cam Burr. Zack Wertman struck out looking (1-2 BKFK). Aiden Soumas pinch hit for Drew Wheeler. J. Augustus advanced to second on a balk. Aiden Soumas struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Plate appearance breakdown
 

2025 Kutztown University Baseball
Kutztown at #14 West Chester (Game 1) - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa. (Serpico Stadium)

batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
Kutztown   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
Bo Barthol rf  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-0 
Nick Varda ss  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  1-1  1-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Jimmy Kerley 1b  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-1  1-2  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0 
Dalton Furst dh  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1 
P. Warne dh  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0 
M. Burns c  0-2  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Augustus c  1-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Cam Burr 2b  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Zack Wertman ph  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Drew Wheeler 3b  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Aiden Soumas ph  0-1  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Z. Tropiano lf  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Brian Finn cf  0-2  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-2  0-0  0-0 
Abel Saft p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Fallon p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  25  23  3-23  0-0  0-3  0-5  2-7  1-8  1-8  0-0  0-1 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
Kutztown   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
Abel Saft  26  19  5-11  4-8  4-10  3-7  3-5  99 
J. Fallon  1-4  1-2  1-3  2-4  0-1  34 


batting  plate appearances  vs  vs  rbi  with  adv  with  lead  bases  runner  rnrs  rnrs  2out  gnd  fly 
West Chester   tpa  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  left  right  ops  rnrs  ops  2outs  off%  full  on3rd  adv  lob  rbi  out  out 
J. Welsch cf  0-0  0-2  0-1  0-1  1-2  0-0  1-2  0-0  0-1 
A. Dankanich cf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Szestowicki 2b/ss  0-0  2-3  1-2  1-2  3-3  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0 
A. Boccio rf  0-0  1-3  1-2  1-2  2-3  0-2  0-0  1-1  2-2 
J. Dunion rf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
B. Bolhouse dh  0-0  1-4  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-1  0-2  0-0  1-1 
A. Spencer 3b  0-0  2-2  1-1  1-1  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  1-1 
P. Gozdan ph/2b  0-0  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
C. Vaughan ss/3b  0-0  3-4  0-0  0-1  0-1  3-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
A. Stalker 1b  0-0  1-3  0-1  1-3  1-3  1-3  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Troche c  0-0  1-2  0-1  0-1  1-1  0-0  1-1  0-0  0-0 
G. Caso c  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
M. Elliott lf  0-0  0-1  0-1  0-1  2-2  0-1  0-0  0-0  0-0 
S. Adamski lf  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
J. Costa p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
D. Costello p  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0  0-0 
Totals......  34  25  11  0-0  11-25  4-10  5-13  12-17  5-11  3-6  2-2  4-5 

pitching  batters faced                    vs  vs  with  with  lead  gnd  fly    
West Chester   bf  ab  bb  hp  sh  sf  ci  2b  3b  hr  wp  bk  kl  left  right  rnrs  2out  off%  out  out  np 
J. Costa  21  19  1-3  1-16  0-3  1-7  1-7  65 
D. Costello  0-0  1-4  0-2  0-1  0-1  14 

 
Line score
 


West Chester 11, Kutztown 0 (Mar 28, 2025 at West Chester, Pa.) (Game 1)
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Kutztown............ 000 000 0 -  0  3  2      (8-15, 2-3 PSAC E)
West Chester........ 110 090 X - 11 11  0      (19-5, 3-2 PSAC E)
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Pitchers: Kutztown - Abel Saft; Jeremy Fallon(5) and Michael Burns; Justin Augustus.
West Chester - Julian Costa; Drew Costello(7) and Darius Troche; Gabe Caso.
Win-Julian Costa(6-1)  Loss-Abel Saft(0-4)  T-1:51  A-209
HR WCU-B - Austin Stalker (4).
Weather: Sunny, high 50s