West Chester Slugs its Way to Victory Over Adelphi
WEST CHESTER, PA – Sean Szestowicki (Mount Royal, N.J./Kingsway Regional) and Drew Simpson (Hockessin, Del./Delaware Military) each homered, and Joe Kaleck (Southampton, Pa./Neshaminy) and John Dunion (Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) each hit three-run doubles as host West Chester cruised to a 21-9 victory over visiting Adelphi at sun-splashed Serpico Stadium Tuesday afternoon.
West Chester (24-5) avenged its non-league loss to Adelphi (11-15) from a year ago at Serpico while extending its winning streak to 14 straight games.
Szestowicki finished the day 3-for-5 with four runs scored and a pair of RBI. Anthony Boccio (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) was 3-for-6 with a pair of runs scored and RBI. All nine batters in the starting lineup recorded a hit in the game.
West Chester scored in six of the eight innings in which it batted, putting up at least three runs in five of those frames. The Golden Rams scored four in the second to take a 4-0 lead after a scoreless first. However, Adelphi responded with four of its own to level the score. The difference in the game was the West Chester answered that rally with a five-run third to jump out in front, 9-4, and take a lead that it would not relinquish.
Adelphi, again, closed the gap to 9-7 with three of its own in the fourth. But, West Chester answered the bell again with one in the bottom of the fourth and three more in both the fifth and seventh. With the home team holding a 16-7 advantage, the Panthers pushed across a pair of runs in the eighth to make it 16-9. The Golden Rams scored five in the bottom of the eighth to put the game out of reach.
Six pitchers combined to strike out 10 Adelphi batters over nine innings. Jesse Specter (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) picked up his second win of the season.
West Chester heads to Citizens Bank Park tomorrow for the Bill Giles Classic Championship Game. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. The Golden Rams will take on Jefferson University in a rematch of the 2023 championship game at CBP.
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