(Game 1) / (Game 2)

4/6/08 -- Freshman Tom DeAngelis (Pottstown, PA) lined the go-ahead double in game two and senior Tristan Harner (Palm, PA) got the victory for Widener, which notched a 7-3 Commonwealth Conference win at Albright after a 9-3 setback in the opener in Reading, PA.

Trailing 3-2 entering the top of the fourth inning in game two, Widener (17-5, 2-3 CC) got an RBI single from freshman Tom Mahoney (Norristown, PA) for a 3-3 tie. DeAngelis followed with a two-run double that scored Mahoney and junior Colin McHale (Wynnewood, PA) for a 5-3 cushion.

DeAngelis had three hits in game two and one in the opener, extending his team-season-high hitting streak to an astounding 19 games. He is batting .444 (36-for-81) with seven doubles and 14 RBI in that span.

The Pride in the fifth got an RBI single from sophomore Tom Connelly (Media, PA) for a 6-3 margin. The lead grew to 7-3 in the sixth when DeAngelis scored on an error by left fielder Jeff Kulp.

Harner (4-1) notched his fourth straight victory, yielding three runs and nine hits over seven innings with four strikeouts. Senior Matt Fischer (Bensalem, PA), who had his 13-game hitting streak snapped in the opener, ended the contest with two hits as did Connelly.

Tim Flannery (1-4) surrendered seven runs – six earned – and seven hits over 5 2/3 innings with four strikeouts and four walks for the Lions (8-12, 2-3). 

Kulp in the fourth inning of game one rapped a two-run homer to give Albright a 3-2 lead. The cushion became 5-2 in the fifth as Jordan Boyer was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Tim Conner lined an RBI single.

The Lions opened the floodgates with a four-run sixth inning for a 9-2 cushion, highlighted by Conner's two-run single.

It was enough for Casey Lawrence (3-1), who struck out six and gave up three runs and six hits over seven innings for Albright.

Quakertown, PA junior Ryan Walter (4-2) allowed seven runs – six earned – and 10 hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts. McHale had a two-run double in the second and freshman Mike Cahill (Spring Lake, NJ) led off the seventh with his third home run of the year.

These teams play the rubber game of their three-game series Monday in Chester, beginning at 3:30 pm.