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Apr 19, 2005
No. 19 WCU STRIKES LATE IN 9-1 WIN OVER NJIT
No. 19 WCU STRIKES LATE IN
9-1 WIN OVER NJIT
April 19, 2005
Courtesy of Mark Mentone NJIT Sports Information
Gilliford Homer In Seventh Breaks Tie
NEWARK, N.J. – West Chester University scored eight runs
in the final three innings of its 9-1 non-conference baseball
victory over host New Jersey Institute of Technology on Tuesday
afternoon at Bears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium. West Chester is
ranked No. 19 in the latest Collegiate Baseball magazine
national Division II poll.
With the game tied, 1-1, WCU’s John Molyneaux
(Philadelphia, PA/Calvary Christian) led off the top of
the seventh inning with a bunt single off of NJIT starter
Chuck Leppo (Westminster, MD/Westminster). After
another hit, Chris Legiadre (Manalapan,
NJ/Manalapan) relieved Leppo and picked Molyneaux off
second base. However, Mike LaRosa (Holland, PA/Council
Rock) singled and Mark Gilliford (Lancaster,
PA/Manheim Township) followed with a three-run
homerun.
Gilliford’s blast made a winner of Golden Ram starter
Ryan Gerber (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin)
(3-0), who allowed one run on five hits and struck out nine batters
over seven innings. WCU (26-8) would tack on a run in the eighth
inning and four unearned tallies in the ninth. Molyneaux and
Joey Yeager (Phoenixville, PA/Great Valley) had
three hits apiece.
Leppo (0-1), making his first career start, yielded two earned runs
on five hits in six-plus innings in the hard-luck loss. He struck
out five and walked three. Phil Resciniti (East Hanover,
NJ/Hanover Park) was 3 for 4 with a double and drove in
the lone Highlander run. NJIT is 16-12.



































