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Times Leader staff
Wednesday, March 05, 2003 Page: 3B
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The King’s College baseball team opened the season in
fine fashion as the Monarchs went 3-1 in their first four games.
King’s posted a 9-6 victory over Becker College, then dropped a 9-1 verdict
to NAIA member Madonna College. The Monarchs then earned an 11-4 victory over
Bethel before a 12-3 decision over Becker.
In the first win over Becker, former Lake-Lehman standout Paul Kapral
picked up the win. In 6 1/3 innings, Kapral struck out six and allowed one
walk and four earned runs. Charlie Jenkins led King’s with two RBI and scored
two runs.
Against Madonna, Chris Persak was the Monarchs’ top hitter with a 2-for-4
showing while scoring a run.
In their win over Bethel, the Monarchs out banged 17 hits on the day.
Freshman Jeff Wells was 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs. Jenkins went 3-for-4
with three RBI, while Jeremy Sauers was 3-for-5 with two RBI and two runs.
In King’s second win over Becker, Branden Kieffer picked up the pitching
victory, posting six strikeouts and allowing two earned runs in five innings.
Wilkes-Catholic, ppd.
COCOA, Fla. – The game between Wilkes and Catholic was postponed because of
bad weather. The game is rescheduled for 10 p.m. today.