East, West champs fall
The PSAC regular season Eastern and Western Division champions suffered losses Thursday and California was eliminated in the double-elimination PSAC Baseball Tournament being played at Pullman Park:
Millersville 6, California 2 — Tim Mayza allowed one run over seven innings and Kurt Seiders had three RBI for the Marauders (25-22-1), who scored six runs in the first two innings.
Kutztown 4, West Chester 2 — The East Division champion Rams (34-10) slipped into the loser’s bracket as Matt Albaugh drilled a pinch-hit three-run homer in the sixth inning. Damon Vallareo allowed two runs in six innings for Kutztown (34-15).
Shippensburg 7, Mercyhurst 3 — The West champion Lakers (36-14) fell victim to a complete-game effort by Nick Umberger, who struck out eight and walked none for Shipp (32-19). Seneca Valley graduate Eric Aschley took the loss, allowing 12 hits in seven innings.
Today’s ScheduleGame 9: Slippery Rock vs. West Chester, 9:30 a.m. (loser eliminated)Game 10: Millersville vs. Mercyhurst, 12:30 p.m. (loser eliminated)Game 11: Game 9 winner vs. Shippensburg, 3:30 p.m.Game 12: Game 10 winner vs. Kutztown, 6:30 p.m.
