Westmoreland campus clippings: Pitt-Greensburg tennis smashing success

Turner Price plays singles and doubles for the Pitt-Greensburg men’s tennis team.

He also likes to double up on awards.

Price, a junior from Penn-Trafford, repeated as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year and earned all-conference first-team honors at No. 1 singles after a strong spring season.

He finished 5-0 at the one spot, winning every match in straight sets. He is 15-0 in singles for his college career.

Price and teammate Vaughn Hunkele, a senior, also earned All-AMCCC first-team recognition at No. 1 doubles. They went 6-0 and won the conference title.

Also, UPG’s Francisco Garcia and Andrew Oden (Yough) were first-team picks at No. 3 doubles after a conference title. Garcia is a junior and Oden is a senior.

Women’s tennis

Pitt-Greensburg: With a 5-1 victory over La Roche, the Bobcats advanced to the AMCC championship match. Wins in the semifinal came at No. 2 and 3 doubles by the teams of freshman Emily Ruhlman and freshman Abigail Rosman, who moved to 6-0 on the season, and sophomore Kelsey Murphy and sophomore Stephanie Pantelas also were victorious.

Ruhlman, Rosman and freshman Cathryn Rossi were singles winners for UPG, which fell to Penn State Behrend, 5-4, in the final. Rosman and Ruhlman were named to the all-tournament team.

Football

Delaware: The first career reception for redshirt sophomore Braden Brose (Hempfield) went for a touchdown as Brose pulled in an 18-yard scoring pass as the Blue Hens (6-0) defeated Sacred Heart, 19-10, in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

Washington & Jefferson: Freshman Justin Huss (Derry) was impressive in his first college start, rushing for a game-high 115 yards on 20 carries, including a 33-yard run, in a 27-20 loss to Westminster in the PAC championship game. Huss, who recovered from a broken leg he sustained last year at Derry, also had three pass receptions.

Freshman Justin Johns (Franklin Regional) had a fumble recovery in the loss.

Baseball

Kansas State: Junior Zach Kokoska (Latrobe) is hitting .336 with a team-best 12 home runs, 36 runs, .672 slugging percentage and 34 RBIs.

Penn State: Redshirt freshman Josh Spiegel (Penn-Trafford) has a .256 average, three home runs and 13 RBIs since rebooting his college career at Penn State. He transferred from Oklahoma State. He also has 13 runs and eight doubles for the Nittany Lions.

Pitt-Greensburg: Sophomore Jace Cappellini went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs, and junior Brody Bonadio, sophomore Austyn Carson and sophomore Devin Renzi had two hits apiece for the Bobcats in an 8-2 victory over Penn State Altoona. Renzi and senior Ben Green also had two RBIs each. Junior Mikey Sullivan earned the complete-game win.

Seton Hill: The Griffins (20-2, 12-2 PSAC) showed no ill effects from their first loss of the season as they reeled off three straight wins against Mercyhurst. Grad student Tommy Pellis (Greensburg Central Catholic) had two hits, and junior Isaiah DiAndreth (Hempfield) homered and drove in three in a 5-4 win. Freshman Jon McCullough picked up the win, striking out 10 with no walks.

Junior Brandon Kline homered, Pellis had two RBIs and senior Jamie Wrable went 2 for 3 in a 6-4 victory. And in a 4-2 Griffins’ win, Pellis went 3 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs, and sophomore Jack Oberdorf (Greensburg Salem) added two hits.

Washington & Jefferson: Sophomore Tyler Horvat (Penn-Trafford) tossed seven scoreless innings and improved to 6-0 as W&J blanked Franciscan, 12-0. He gave up six hits and struck out four, lowering his ERA to 1.54. He has not allowed a run in 22 consecutive innings.

Youngstown State: Senior Chad Coles (Norwin) is 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA in 15 mound appearances this season for the Penguins (20-17). He has 31 strikeouts in 25 innings and has walked 11.