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BRADENTON, FL—Bloomsburg University used a nine-run first inning in game one of a doubleheader to post a 15-2 win over Edinboro University in Florida on Tuesday. The Huskies then got a great pitching effort from freshman Mike Kelchak (Hazleton/Hazleton) to beat the Fightin' Scots, 2-1, in the second game of the twinbill.

In the opener, the Huskies put a nine spot on the board in the bottom of the first inning to set the tone for the day. Mark Reiter (Three Bridges, NJ/Hunterdon Central) and Chris Husted (West Decataur/Philipsburg-Osceola) drew back-to-back walks to start the inning with Brian Sperling (Levittown/Neshaminy) sending them home with a triple. After Brian Zorger (Altoona/Altoona) walked, Brian Martin (Macungie/Emmaus) doubled to score two more runs making it a 4-0 game. Joe Pesci (Levittown/Pennsbury) popped a double, putting runners at second and third with Tim Kelleher (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) driving in one run with a single. Jeremy Arner (Alburtis/Emmaus) then hit a sacrifice fly to make it 6-0, Bloomsburg. A Stefan Muller (Hatboro/Upper Moreland) single and Husted was sandwiched around a strikeout to load the bases. Sperling then walked again to force in a run with Zorger singling home two more making it 9-0.

In the second inning, Sperling keyed a five run inning with a two-run single.

Jim Coombe (Bloomsburg/Danville) went the distance for the Huskies allowing just two runs and five hits.

In game two, the Huskies got a great pitching effort from Mike Kelchak who went six innings, struckout two and walked two and allowed just one earned run. Mike Vavra (Hatfield/North Penn) pitched the seventh for Bloomsburg and had one strikeout to earn the save.

Dan Adamo (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) led the offense by scoring one of the two runs after doubling to start the third inning. Also scoring in the inning was Reiter who reached on a fielder's choice.

Bloomsburg, 8-4, is idle Wednesday and will play two with Slippery Rock Thursday night.

Also, the Huskies home game with Bryant College, scheduled for this Sunday, Mar. 16th, has been cancelled.

GAME ONE

Edinboro	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	--	2	5	2
Bloomsburg	9	5	1	0	0	0	X	--	15	13	0

WP-Jim Coombe- 7 IP, 3 K, 2 BB, 5 H, 2R, 2 ER

(Jeremy Arner)

LP-Brandon O'Brien 1/3 IP, 3 BB, 4 H, 7 R, 7 ER

Matt Hughes, 1 1/3 IP, 3 K, 4 BB, 6 H, 7 R, 7 ER

Travis Repman, 3 1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER

Steve Tauss, 2 IP, 2 K

(Jason Gilotty)

Top Hitters: Bloomsburg

Brian Sperling, 2-2, 5 RBI, 3B

Brian Zorger, 1-2, 2 RBI

Brian Martin, 2-3, 3 RBI

Tim Kelleher, 3-3, 3 RS, 2 RBI

Stefan Muller, 3-4, 2B, RBI

Top Hitters: Edinboro

Kyle Rizzi, 1-3, RBI

Matt Hughes, 1-2, 2B

GAME TWO

Bloomsburg	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	--	2	2	2
Edinboro	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	--	1	5	1

WP-Mike Kelchak, 6 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2K

Mike Vavra-SAVE 1 IP, 1 K

(Aaron Wheeler/Arner)

LP-Scott Spangler, 7 IP, 4 K, 2 BB, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER

(Jason Gilotty)

Top Hitters: Bloomsburg

Dan Adamo, 1-2, 2B, RS

David Manter, 1-2

Mark Reiter, 0-3, RBI

Cory Koziel, 0-2, RBI

Top Hitters: Edinboro

Jerrod Hunt, 2-3, 2 SB

Scott Spangler, 1-3, SB