Baseball

Panthers Power Past Cougars, 19-2

Orange, Calif. (3/16/08) - Junior Kurt Yacko (Costa Mesa, Calif.) recorded six RBI as #1 Chapman University defeated #10 Kean University, 19-2, Sunday evening at Hart Park.

The loss, the first in eight games for the Cougars, drops KU to 9-3 overall.  The win improves Chapman to 15-2.

Kean got on the board in their first at-bat as senior Derek Gianakas (Edison, N.J.) tripled home outfielder Bryan Burke (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) who got aboard with a four pitch walk.  Gianakas would later score on a wild pitch to give Kean a quick 2-0 lead.

That would be as far as the Cougars would go, however, as Chapman responded with a single run in the bottom of the first and blew the game open with four runs apiece in the second and third innings. 

KU managed just one more hit on the night as senior Eric Ammirata (Hamilton, N.J.) singled in the top of the second.

Junior Colin Feneis (Spotswood, N.J.) suffered the loss. Feneis (1-1) allowed six runs, two earned, in two plus innings of work. 

Kean will enjoy a day off and get back to work on Tuesday as they take on the University of Redlands.