CLARION, Pa. – Behind a strong pitching performance from Alex Borofski in game one, the Clarion University baseball team split with Bloomsburg Wednesday afternoon at Memorial Field in the first home doubleheader of the season. Clarion (5-19) won game one 3-2 but dropped the second contest 15-6.
In game one, Borofski got the win as he went the distance for the Golden Eagles giving up eight hits, two runs, and three walks over his seven innings of work.
Bloomsburg (17-13) got things started in the top half of the first when Damin Muth singled in Eric Frain for the first run of the game.
In the bottom of the second, Clarion tied the game at one when Joe Holmberg singled in Tyler Falk. The Golden Eagles picked up a pair of runs in the third when Mike Lockhart and Falk hit back-to-back RBI double’s to give Clarion a 3-1 lead.
Bloomsburg added a run in the fourth to cut the lead to 3-2.
The score remained the same as we headed to the top of the seventh. Brady West led the inning off with a single for Bloomsburg. West then stole second base before Borofski walked Aaron Russell. The next batter hit a sacrifice bunt to put runners on second and third with one out. Nick Mazza hit a sharp ball to second and Derek Danver cut runner down at home to keep the score at 3-2. Joey Casselberry grounded out to third to end the game as Clarion held on for the victory.
Lockhart went 2-for-3 to lead the Golden Eagles offense with an RBI and a pair of runs scored.
Brian Almand and Muth each went 2-for-3 for Bloomsburg in the loss.
In game two, Bloomsburg scored a pair of runs in the top of the first to take a 2-0 lead. In the second, the Huskies forced Clarion starting pitcher Troy Kumar out of the game as they scored six in the inning to take an 8-0 lead.
