No. 8-ranked West Chester improved to 22-1 and set a PSAC record with its 17th straight win after taking the second half of this weekend's PSAC East series over East Stroudsburg University on Sunday afternoon at Mitterling Field.
ESU (18-11, 3-5 PSAC East) fell 8-2 and 9-3 on Sunday after the doubleheader was pushed back a day due to rain. West Chester (8-0 PSAC East) posted 7-3 and 9-5 wins on Friday.
Dave Stieg scattered seven hits in a complete game effort in game 1, and Dylan Porter (4.2 IP, 8 hits, 3 runs, 2 earned) and Jordan Lehman (2.1 IP, 0 hits) had the win and the save in game 2.
ESU held early advantages in both games, leading 2-0 through the second in the opener and 1-0 after the first inning of the second game, but a potent West Chester offense came back to claim the lead.
West Chester outhit ESU, 35-29, in the series. but the Warriors issued 20 walks, hit six batters and committed nine errors.
Seven Warriors had one hit in the first game of Sunday's doubleheader. Knott hit a one-out double in the second and scored on a base hit by Kelmer, who moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a single by junior C Nico Delerme.
West Chester was led offensively in the series by Jordan Wlodarczyk (7-for-14, 4 RBI), who finished March with a batting average over .500, and Jack Provine (7-for-14, 3 RBI, 5 runs). Joe Wendle, an All-America candidate at second base, was 4-for-11 with a home run, 5 RBI, 5 runs and drew five walks.
West Chester travels to Philadelphia University on Tuesday for a non-league game.
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