This Week in Golden Ram Athletics
THIS WEEK IN GOLDEN RAM ATHLETICS
GAMES THIS WEEK:
4/26-27 vs East Stroudsburg
(4/26 at ESU; 4/27 vs ESU)
Last 5: 4-1
Last Meeting: 4/22/23 (Stroudsburg, Pa.) W, 3-2; L, 11-4
WCU AVG/OPS/SLUG: .337/.940/.491
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .253/.707/.358
WCU AVG LEADER: Anthony Boccio .441
WCU RBI LEADER: Avery Spencer 40
WCU RUN LEADER: Joe Kaleck/Anthony Boccio 50
WCU Pitching Leader (by ERA): Julian Costa (7-2, 2.05 ERA)
ESU AVG/OPS/SLUG: .310/.885/.455
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .236/.635/.322
ESU AVG LEADER: Shanley Wall .375
ESU RBI LEADER: Jack Rothenhausler 37
ESU RUN LEADER: Jack Rothenhausler 38
ESU Pitching Leader (by ERA): Brent Francisco (9-0, 1.45)
GAMES THIS WEEK:
4/23 vs Shippensburg 2/4 p.m.
Last 5: 1-4
Last Meeting: 4/5/24 (Shippensburg, Pa.) L, 11-2 (6); L, 4-2
WCU AVG/OPS/SLUG: .299/.787/.414
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .233/.656/.377
WCU AVG LEADER: Madison Melvin .404
WCU RBI LEADER: Grace Aguilar 40
WCU RUN LEADER: Madison Melvin 42
WCU Pitching Leader (by ERA): Danielle Ciliberto (16-8; 2.00)
SHIP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .329/.917/.508
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .266/.713/.353
SHIP AVG LEADER: Taylor Myers .443
SHIP RBI LEADER: Caitlyn Martell 36
SHIP RUN LEADER: Caitlyn Martell 43
SHIP Pitching Leader (by ERA): Alicia Ball (17-3, 1.89)
4/26 vs Kutztown 1/3 p.m.
Last 5: 3-2
Last Meeting: 4/7/24 (Kutztown, Pa.) W, 5-2; L, 3-1
KUTZTOWN AVG/OPS/SLUG: .289/.791/.439
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .271/.684/.363
KUTZTOWN AVG LEADER: Emily Henn .361
KUTZTOWN RBI LEADER: Emily Henn 34
KUTZTOWN RUN LEADER: Brianna Stocklin 39
KUTZTOWN Pitching Leader (by ERA): Haley Gravish (15-8, 3.53)
4/27 at Shepherd 1/3 p.m.
Last 5: 4-1
Last Meeting: 4/6/24 (West Chester, Pa.) W, 8-2; L, 5-0
SHEPHERD AVG/OPS/SLUG: .253/.678/.354
OPP AVG/OPS/SLUG: .250/.701/.380
SHEPHERD AVG LEADER: Olivia Reese .297
SHEPHERD RBI LEADER: Alex Mantz 32
SHEPHERD RUN LEADER: Isabella Forte 25
SHEPHERD Pitching Leader (by ERA): Madelayne Ruffner (15-5, 1.83)
GAMES THIS WEEK:
4/24 vs East Stroudsburg 4 p.m.
LAST FIVE: 4-1
LAST MEETING: 3/27/24 (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) W, 15-6
WCU SCORING AVG/AVG AGAINST: 16.76/7.73
WCU Leading Scorer: Hannah Stanislawczyk (56 G, 21 A, 76 P)
WCU Goalie: Jess Gorr (13-0; 7. 71 GAA)
ESU SCORING AVG/AVG AGAINST: 12.91/8.94
ESU Leading Scorer: Emily Mitarotonda 67 G, 20 A, 87 P)
ESU Goalie: Abby Simonetti (5-4, 8.63)
4/27 at Shepherd 1 p.m.
LAST FIVE: 5-0
LAST MEETING: 4/6/24 (West Chester, Pa.) W, 20-5
SHEPHERD SCORING AVG/AVG AGAINST: 10.62/14.15
SHEPHERD Leading Scorer: Kelsey King (40 G, 9 A, 49 P)
SHEPHERD Goalie: Destiny Rockwell (5-8; 14.15)
Latest Top Athletics News
- No. 7/8 West Chester Concludes 2024 Season with 9-3 Loss to IUP in Atlantic RegionalWEST CHESTER, Pa.- Needing a win to stave off elimination and ensure its season would continue until at least Saturday afternoon, the top-seeded No. 7/8 West Chester University baseball team (43-9) returned to action on Friday afternoon vs fifth-seed Indiana (Pa.) (35-15). The Crimson Hawks got a stellar complete-game effort from sophomore Derrick Shields and rode this effort to a 9-3 upset victory over the top-seeded Golden Rams.
- No. 2 West Chester Hosts No. 11 East Stroudsburg in Atlantic Region Final SaturdayWEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester looked almost perfect during a 19-3 dismantling of fourth-seeded Seton Hill Thursday afternoon. That win, coupled with East Stroudsburg's 11-7 win over Kutztown in the other semifinal, sets up the 2024 NCAA Division II Atlantic Region Final for Saturday at Vonnie Gros Field.
- No. 7/8 West Chester Falls to Charleston (W.V.) 7-3 in NCAA Atlantic Regional OpenerWEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University baseball team (43-8) opened its 2024 NCAA Tournament campaign as the top seed in the Atlantic Regional for the second time in the last three years vs the University of Charleston (W.V.) (44-9) on a damp Thursday afternoon at Serpico Stadium. West Chester jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but Charleston stormed back to post a 7-3 victory over the Golden Rams, thanks in part to a three-run fourth inning, which allowed the Golden Eagles to take their first lead of the game and never trail again.
- No. 2 West Chester Downs Seton Hill, 19-3; Stanislawczyk Ties School’s Goal Scoring RecordWEST CHESTER, PA – Sr., M Hannah Stanislawczyk (Mohnton, Pa./Gov. Mifflin) scored five goals, and So. A Sydney Wasdick (Pottsgrove, Pa./Pottsgrove) potted a career-high eight tallies to lead second-ranked West Chester to a 19-3 victory over Seton Hill in the Atlantic Region semifinals of the 2024 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Tournament at Vonnie Gros Field Thursday afternoon.
- No. 2 West Chester Set to Host NCAA Atlantic Regional for Second Straight YearWEST CHESTER, PA – West Chester University worked its way through another undefeated regular season and picked up a pair of wins last weekend in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Tournament to claim the school's conference-best 26th league crown, second straight and fifth in the past six years.
- No. 7/8 Baseball Set for NCAA Tournament Opener on Thursday AfternoonWEST CHESTER, Pa.- Following the team's ninth PSAC Championship and first since 2016, the No. 7/8 West Chester University baseball team (43-7) is ready to get the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway as the top seed in the Atlantic Region for the second time in the last three years. After breaking the program win streak record earlier in the season at Shepherd (21 in a row), West Chester is on a 10-game winning streak heading into the NCAA Tournament, playing some of its best baseball of the year. The Golden Rams will be the second game of the day at Serpico Stadium on Thursday afternoon, squaring off against the loser of the Charleston/IUP game that will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday.