Center Valley, PA (April 10, 2007) – Freshman Joe Walsh (Green Brook, NJ/Watchung Hills) pitched 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to earn his second win of the season and the DeSales University baseball team started a new winning streak on Tuesday afternoon topping Montclair State University, 8-7, in a non-conference game at Butz Field.

 

        The Bulldogs improve to 14-6 overall as they defeat the Red Hawks (11-12 overall) for just the second time in 16 career meetings.  DSU led 7-2 after scoring seven times in the third inning before MSU rallied for five runs in the fifth inning to tie the game.  The Bulldogs scored a lone tally in the bottom of the sixth inning when junior Andrew Heard (Alexandria, VA/Hayfield) singled home sophomore Greg Treat (Concord, NH/Concord) and that run held up as three pitchers including Walsh blanked Montclair State over the last four innings.

 

        Sophomore Mike Bianca (Ellicott City, MD/Mt. St. Joseph), senior Matt Lezinsky (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) and sophomore Mike Pennington (Dresher, PA/LaSalle) all had RBI’s during the seven-run third.  The Red Hawks also made two errors during the rally.  MSU tied the game in the fifth with five hits including two home runs including a two-run shot from Rob Bowness and a solo shot from Marc Palestina.

 

        Walsh earns Cambridge Search Player of the Game honors after getting the final two outs of the fifth inning and allowing just two base-runners thru the sixth, seventh and eighth innings.  Senior Jon Kensecki (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) earned his second save of the season and the ninth of his career getting the last out on just one pitch after junior Mike Concilio (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) recorded the first two outs around two walks to start the inning.

 

        Heard and junior Scott Matejicka (Whitehall, PA/Whitehall) each had two of the Bulldogs 10 hits and Treat scored twice to lead the attack.  Eight different Bulldogs had hits and seven different players scored runs in the win.