{"id":467,"date":"2026-06-03T23:42:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=467"},"modified":"2026-06-03T23:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T23:42:58","slug":"west-chester-baseball-punches-ticket-to-division-ii-championship-final-with-win-over-ut-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=467","title":{"rendered":"West Chester baseball punches ticket to Division II championship final with win over UT Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>CARY, N.C. \u2014 West Chester baseball coasted to wins in its first two games at the Division II championship by scoring five runs in the first inning. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=465\">Amid his return to Philly, Nick Castellanos is designated for assignment by the Padres<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Rams showed they\u2019re also equipped to handle a little adversity and stage a late-inning rally.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Coach Mike LaRosa\u2019s top-seeded Rams battled back from a three-run deficit by scoring four runs in the top of the eighth to beat UT Tyler for the second time in the double-elimination tournament. The 6-5 victory at the USA Baseball National Training Complex advances West Chester to the national championship series, which will begin either Thursday or Friday depending on the outcome of Wednesday\u2019s second semifinal game between two-time defending national champion Tampa and Catawba.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is nothing new for us,\u201d said second baseman Patrick Gozdan, whose two-run single fueled the comeback. \u201cWe\u2019ve had so many walkoffs, so many comebacks. This group just never gives up and this game is another testament to that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>UT Tyler (50-14) jumped ahead in the bottom of the seventh when designated hitter Kaston Mason launched reliever Drew Simpson\u2019s first pitch off the scoreboard in right centerfield for a three-run homer that broke a 2-2 tie.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>It marked the first time the Rams (47-10) have trailed after the second inning since their 2-1 loss to Millersville in the PSAC championship on May 9.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>But instead of being rattled, West Chester bounced right back.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>After being handcuffed all day by left-hander Dylan Blomquist, who allowed only two hits through the first seven innings, Caleb Strawhecker and Austin Stalker finally broke through with consecutive singles to start a decisive eighth inning rally. Hunter Smith then drew a walk to knock Blomquist out of the game after an impressive 130-pitch outing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=463\">Man killed in police-involved shooting in Atlantic City is identified<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Gozdan greeted reliever Jacob Haddon with a two-run single that put WCU up, 5-4, before Tanner Donati walked to load the bases again and summon another fresh arm from the bullpen. But the pitching change didn\u2019t help. Andrew Kell walked to bring home the tying run and Harry Middlebrooks lifted a sacrifice fly to center to score what turned out to be the game-winner.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOur main goal most of the time, no matter who we face, is to get into their bullpen, see different guys and have tough at bats.\u201d Middlebrooks said, adding that his approach with the bases loaded and only one out in the eighth was to \u201cget something in the air deep enough for somebody to score.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Middlebrooks, a junior third baseman, came into the championship hitting only .212 with eight RBIs in 33 at bats. But pressed into service because of an injury, he has come up big in Cary, going 4-for-11 in three games. He had a role in both scoring innings, getting hit by a pitch during the Rams\u2019 two-run second.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t the only unlikely hero on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>A surprise starter in place of regular right fielder, Kell \u2014 who is hitting just .196 \u2014 contributed a single, scored a run, and walked twice.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is just a team through and through,\u201d LaRosa said. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to watch. You write a new lineup and you\u2019re anxious to see what\u2019s going to happen. It just seems like those guys just keep coming up and coming through. To be a championship team you need everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=461\">Northeast Philadelphia Airport could soon run on 100% solar power<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rams battled back from a three-run deficit by scoring four runs in the top of the eighth to beat UT Tyler, 6-5. 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