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EAST STROUDSBURG – East Stroudsburg University scored 10 runs in the first inning, eight runs in the fifth and pounded out 20 hits in a 22-7 win over Philadelphia University in non-conference baseball on Thursday afternoon at Mitterling Field.

Every starter had at least one hit and six had multi-hit games for the Warriors, who posted their top hit total since getting 20 in a 17-3 win over Concord in last year's NCAA Tournament.

A pair of players had four-hit games in junior 1B Brian Ernst and redshirt freshman 2B Jayson Rathjens. Sophomore OF Chris Knott had three hits and junior OF Zac Menendez, junior OF Eric Boyer and redshirt senior DH Jason Kelmer had two hits each.

ESU (18-7), which takes on No. 8-ranked West Chester (18-1) in a four-game PSAC East series this weekend, overcame an early 3-0 deficit with a 10-run first inning.

The Warriors sent 14 batters to the plate in their opening frame and cashed in on six hits, a walk, two hit batters and four Philadelphia errors. Neither team was sharp in the early going as the two clubs combined for six walks, five hit batters and seven errors in the first two innings.

ESU scored six of its 10 runs with two outs in the inning, which included a two-run single by Rathjens and a two-run double by Ernst. Boyer plated runs in both of his at bats, reaching on an error and an earning a bases loaded HBP, and Ernst singled and scored and then belted his run-scoring double.

Philadelphia U got two runs back in the second to make it 10-5, but ESU added two more in the bottom half. Knott hit a leadoff double, his 15th extra-base hit of the season, stole third and scored on a throwing error by the catcher. The Warriors loaded the bases later in the inning and freshman 3B Robert Patete scored on an RBI groundout by senior SS Evan Gallagher.

The Warriors got more two-out offense in the fifth, scoring seven of their eight runs with two down and clubbing seven hits in the inning. Rathjens and Boyer both had two-RBI singles, Kelmer and Ernst had one-run singles and Patete and Gallagher both walked to plate a run.

ESU got its final two runs in the eighth after Philadelphia U scored twice in the top of the inning.

Freshman Jabin Weaver was credited with his first career win on the mound. The second of five ESU pitchers, Weaver went 3.1 innings without allowing a hit, struck out four and walked one after taking over with a 10-5 lead in the second.

Sophomore Kurtis Roberts made his first career start and went 1.2 innings, with three of his five runs coming unearned. Freshman left-hander Jake Traub (2.0 IP, 2 hits, 2 strikeouts), redshirt junior left-hander Brandon Snyder (1.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts, 1 walk) and junior Kurt Stettner (1.0 IP, 2 strikeouts) also had stints on the mound.

The ESU offense, which had 10 hits in a 6-4 loss at Philadelphia on Monday, bounced back to more than double their run total in the first inning.

The Warriors drew seven walks and five hit by pitches to gain 32 base runners in eight innings. They were also perfect on nine stolen base attempts in the first five innings.

Menendez reached base in five of his seven plate appearances at the top of the order, going 2-for-4 with three walks and three runs. Gallagher was 1-for-6 with a walk, three RBI and two runs, Boyer was 2-for-5 with two HBP, four RBI and three runs and Ernst was 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and an HBP.

Kelmer went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs and Knott was 3-for-6 with two runs. Junior Nico Delerme (1-for-2, run) and sophomore Eric Forth (0-for-3, walk, run) split the catchers spot. Patete was 1-for-3 with a walk, two HBP, an RBI and four runs and Rathjens was 4-for-5 with a walk, five RBI and two runs in the No. 9 hole.

ESU scored at least 22 runs for the 13th time in school history, and fifth time in the last five seasons.

This weekend's PSAC East series begins at West Chester on Friday before shifting to ESU on Saturday. West Chester is ranked No. 1 and ESU is ranked No. 5 in this week's NCBWA Atlantic Region poll. WCU is 4-0 and ESU is 3-1 in the PSAC East.