Box Score

PHILADELPHIA - Redshirt senior Cody Klinger and redshirt sophomore Dan Woodley combined for 17 strikeouts, leading No. 15-ranked East Stroudsburg University to a 9-1 win at USciences in non-conference baseball on Tuesday afternoon.

Klinger struck out eight, walked three and allowed three hits and just an unearned run in 5.0 innings, and Woodley struck out nine, walked one and didn't allow a hit in 4.0 innings to earn the save.

Sophomore OF Christian Rishel and junior SS Billy Sablinski both had three hits to lead a 14-hit attack, and redshirt junior OF Casey Saverio hit his fifth home run of the season.

ESU's 17 strikeouts are tied for its most in a game since 2003. Brian Ernst (10) and Keenan Stare (7) combined for 17 in a 6-3 (12 inn.) win at Chowan in 2013.

Earlier Tuesday, ESU (15-2) moved to No. 15 in this week's NCBWA Division II poll, up five spots from last week following a four-game sweep vs. IUP over the weekend.

Saverio hit a two-run homer after a two-out single by Rishel in the second inning, and the Warriors added two more runs in the fifth on a two-out RBI single by redshirt senior 3B Drew Hercik, followed by another run on an error.

Redshirt junior OF Robert Bennie singled, advanced on a passed ball and scored on an RBI single by Rishel in the seventh for a 5-1 lead.

The Warriors scored two more runs in both the eighth and ninth innings, including a two-out, two-RBI single by Sablinski to add to the lead in the ninth.

Eight of ESU's nine starters collected at least one hit. Junior OF Ian Allen had two hits, Hercik was 2-for-3 with two walks, Rishel was 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run, Saverio was 1-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs and Sablinski was 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI and two runs.

ESU entered the week ranked second in DII in runs per game (12.6), third in batting average (.388), first in on-base percentage (.496), second in slugging percentage (.647), third in home runs per game (1.81) and fifth in stolen bases per game (2.88).

ESU opens its PSAC East schedule this weekend with four games vs. Bloomsburg, hosting the Huskies on Friday at 1 p.m. and traveling to BU on Saturday.

NOTES
* Bennie (17) and Allen (13) both extended their hitting streaks.
* Bennie (10) and Allen (8) are ESU's leaders in multi-hit games (Bennie had 2+ hits in 10 of first 16 games before Tuesday)

Updated DII polls:
NCBWA -- 15th (from 20th)
D2BaseballNews.com -- 13th (from 15th)
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper -- 17th (from 21st)
Perfect Game -- 15th (from 17th)

NCBWA DII Poll
1. Tampa (Fla.) (12) (19-1) - 372 points - previously 1
2. St. Cloud State (Minn.) (3) (12-0) - 358 - 2
3. Colorado Mesa (16-3) - 337 - t-3
4. Millersville (Pa.) (15-1) - 325 - 6
5. Columbus State (Ga.) (20-4) - 309 - 7
6. Southern New Hampshire (12-0) - 307 - 11
7. Cal St.-Monterey Bay (15-3) - 286 - 12
8. Quincy (Ill.) (9-3) - 255 - 8
9. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) (12-1) - 246 - t-3
10. West Alabama (18-4) - 242 - 15
11. Lander (S.C.) (20-5) - 210 - 24
12. California Baptist (17-5) - 200 - 21
13. Lubbock Christian (Texas) (15-5) - 180 - 10
14. Emporia State (Kan.) (14-4) - 172 - 14
15. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (14-2) - 148 - 20
16. Belmont-Abbey (N.C.) (20-3-1) - 141 - 13
17. Southern Indiana (11-4) - 139 - 18
t-18. West Texas A&M (15-5) - 122 - 17
t-18. UC San Diego (17-7) - 122 - 5
20. Lynn (Fla.) (14-8) - 75 - NR
21. USC Aiken (18-5) - 67 - 19
22. Missouri Southern (12-4) - 66- RV
23. Alabama-Huntsville (17-7) - 48 - 9
24. Indianapolis (Ind.) (11-3) - 36 - NR
25. Seton Hill (Pa.) (11-4) - 35 - RV

Also receiving votes: Rogers State (Okla.) (16-4) 27 points; Cal Poly-Pomona (15-6) 15; St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) (7-3) 11; Minnesota State (8-5) 8; Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (15-6) 8; Florida Southern (14-6) 3; Mercyhurst (Pa.) (10-5) 2; Molloy (N.Y.) (9-4) 1.

Dropped out: #16 Mercyhurst (Pa.), #t-22. St. Edward's; #t-22. Minnesota State; #25 Chico State (Calif.)