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EAST STROUDSBURG - No. 12-ranked East Stroudsburg University scored six runs in the bottom of the first inning, but couldn't manage any more offense against Chestnut Hill as the Griffins posted a 10-6 win in non-conference baseball on Tuesday afternoon at Mitterling Field.
ESU (30-11), which moved up two spots to No. 12 in this week's NCBWA Division II Atlantic Region poll, answered Chestnut Hill's three-run first inning, but allowed five runs in the second and couldn't catch the Griffins.
Casey Kern was the winning pitcher with 3.2 innings of scoreless, one-hit relief for Chestnut Hill (20-16). Kyle Hasforth followed with 3.0 innings without allowing a hit.
Sophomore
Joe Cominsky threw 2.2 innings, redshirt sophomore left-hander
Dan Woodley worked 1.2 innings and senior
Joe DiGiovanni threw an inning without allowing a run for the Warriors.
Redshirt senior 1B
Matt Walewski drew a bases loaded walk, sophomore OF
Christian Rishel, redshirt junior 2B
Jay Young and junior
Billy Sablinski had RBI singles and sophomore catcher
Steven Zimmerman, Jr. had a sacrifice fly for ESU in the first.
Woodley entered in relief of Cominsky in the fifth and worked out of a bases loaded jam with a fly ball and a strikeout to keep the score 8-6.
CHC added to its lead with two runs in the eighth.
Brendan Looby was 3-for-5 with two doubles, four RBI and three runs to lead an 11-hit offense for Chestnut Hill.
ESU, 13-7 in the PSAC East standings, faces Mansfield in a four-game divisional set this weekend. The Warriors are scheduled to host the front end of the series on Friday at 1 p.m.
NCBWA Division II poll
1. Millersville (Pa.) (35-3) - previously 2 - 384 points
2. St. Cloud State (Minn.) (28-4) - 1 - 375
3. Tampa (Fla.) (31-6) - 5 - 373
4. Colorado Mesa (34-7) - 3 - 353
5. Southern New Hampshire (31-3) - 8 - 335
6. California Baptist (30-8) - 6 - 320
7. Lander (S.C.) (35-11) - t-10 - 296
8. Franklin Pierce (N.H.) (31-4) - 4 - 282
9. St. Edward's (Texas) (31-9) - t-10 - 272
10. Quincy (Ill.) (25-9) - 9 - 266
11. West Florida (28-13) - 17 - 218
12. East Stroudsburg (Pa.) (30-10) - 14 - 204
13. Central Missouri (25-10) - 16 - 200
14. Columbus State (Ga.) (33-11) - 23 - 197
15. Lubbock Christian (Texas) (28-11) - 15 - 166
16. UC San Diego (Calif.) (26-13) - 21 - 160
17. Indianapolis (Ind.) (25-10) - 19 - 131
18. USC Aiken (S.C.) (32-11) - NR - 122
19. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (28-12) - 25 - 119
20. Dixie State (Utah) (32-10) - 13 - 105
21. West Texas A&M (19-12) - 24 - 64
22. Mercyhurst (Pa.) (26-9) - NR - 60
23. Missouri Western (28-11) - NR - 48
24. Delta State (Miss.) (28-13) - 12 - 42
25. Erskine (S.C.) (34-11) - NR - 27
Dropped out: #7 Belmont Abbey (N.C.), #18 Augusta (Ga.), #20 Emporia State (Kan.), #22 Seton Hill (Pa.)
Also receiving votes: St. Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) (23-9) 26; Belmont Abbey (N.C.) (32-10-1) 16; Grand Valley State (Mich.) (19-11-1) 12; Emporia State (Kan.) (28-11) 11; Cal Poly-Pomona (24-13) 5; Tusculum (Tenn.) (32-11) 4; Seton Hill (Pa.) (29-11) 3; West Alabama (30-11) 2; Southern Indiana (22-14) 1; Chico State (Calif.) (25-13) 1.
