Feb. 22 — Jared Frey (jr. Mohrsville/Schuylkill Valley) and Shayne Houck (fr. Barto/Boyertown) led the Kutztown University baseball team to a 12-4 win over Bloomsburg University in the Builder Invitational Sunday.

The Golden Bears (7-2) jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning, using eight walks to plate five runs. The 12 runs pushed KU's four-day total to 68 at the Builder Invitational.

Frey finished with three RBIs and Houck was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Both hit two-RBI doubles in the seventh to push KU's lead to 12-4.

Jeff Kistle (so. Sandyston, N.J./Kittatinny) also had a sacrifice and scored a run.

Ryan Cassidy (jr. Langhorne/Archbishop Wood) pitched five innings for KU collecting the win and Mike Bucklin (jr. Shillington/Governor Mifflin) picked up his second save pitching four shutout innings.

Kutztown 12, Bloomsburg 4
Scores by inning             R H E
Bloomsburg    030 010 000 –  4 9 3
Kutztown      510 020 40x - 12 8 1

K: Ryan Cassidy, Mike Bucklin (6), and Johann Knee, Matt Kulbacki (6).
B: Joe Crossin, Mitch Troy (1), Matt Kline (2), Chris Carter (6), Pauling (8), and Corey Eisenhart, Scott Kacelowicz (6).
W: Ryan Cassidy (2-0); L: Joe Crossin; S: Mike Bucklin (2).
2B: Bloomsburg, Nick Ferdinand; Kutztown, Jared Frey, Shayne Houck 2.
Record: K, 7-2; B, 3-2.
KU Highlights: Jared Frey had three RBIs, Shayne Houck was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.