Colonel Athletics in brief
Mar. 19
BASE: Wilkes played a sloppy game, committing six errors, leading to 8 unearned runs for Muhlenberg, as the Colonels fell 10-4. Freshmen Anthony Favor and Vincent Uzzi, senior Dan Eicher, and junior Nick Capozzi each had 1 RBI each for Wilkes.
Mar. 20
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Mar. 23
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SOFT: The Lady Colonels would use late rallies to propel them to a doubleheader sweep of SUNY Potsdam. In the first game, Wilkes would rally for three runs in the fifth to take the lead. In round two of the doubleheader, they would use a sixth inning rally, exploding for four runs to take a 7-4 lead. Senior Christina Gambino pitched a complete game in the first game with five strikeouts, also going 2-for-3 at the plate.
Mar. 24
WLAX: Senior Jessyca Held (five goals) and freshman Ashley Burkhardt (four goals) combined for nine goals, but this wasn’t enough for the Lady Cononels to outlast Mount Saint Vincent, as they fell 15-11.
MLAX: With eleven different players scoring at least one goal, the Colonel’s cruised to a 23-8 victory over Wells College. Senior Nicholas Ruggiero and sophomore John Luna led Wilkes with four goals each.
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MVB: Junior Jones Mensah tied a career-high in kills (13) and blocks (4), but this wasn’t enough to push Wilkes past Stevenson, as they fell 3-0.
Alex Kielar is currently the assistant sports editor. Kielar began as a staff writer in Fall 2017 and was promoted to his current role in Spring 2018.
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