West Chester vs Shippensburg (Apr 11, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 SHIP U. Baseball
#18 West Chester at Shippensburg (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2026 at Shippensburg, PA (Fairchild Field)

West Chester 13 (24-7,10-5 PSAC E)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Carter Rust cf 
Caleb Strawhecker c 
Drew Simpson 3b 
Austin Stalker 1b 
Hunter Smith lf 
Patrick Gozdan 2b 
Christian Michak dh 
Andrew Kell rf 
   John Dunion rf 
Landen Rozich ss 
Kyle Lazer p 
Totals  36  13  17  13  21 
  

Shippensburg 4 (22-12,9-6 PSAC E)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Evan Shoffler ss 
Will Oates c 
AJ Wenrich rf 
Ty Sherman lf 
Thomas Cano-Piszel dh 
Brady Harbach 3b 
Kyle Ausgotharp cf 
Caden Lloyd 1b  11 
Jake Pope 2b 
Kaleb Maksimik p 
   Brenden Anderson p 
Totals  29  10  21  13 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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West Chester........ 221 150 2 - 13 17  0
Shippensburg........ 103 000 0 -  4 10  0
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DP - WCU 1; SHIP 1. LOB - WCU 8; SHIP 6. 2B - L. Rozich(2). 3B - A. Stalker(4). HR - C. Rust(2); Strawhecker 2(7); D. Simpson(4); H. Smith(4); P. Gozdan(3). HBP - Strawhecker; P. Gozdan; E. Shoffler. SH - P. Gozdan(3). SB - H. Smith(4); J. Pope(4).

West Chester   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kyle Lazer W,3-1  7.0  10  29  31  101 
  
Shippensburg   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kaleb Maksimik L,3-2  3.2  19  22  75 
Brenden Anderson   3.1  17  20  56 

Win - K. Lazer (3-1). Loss - K. Maksimik (3-2). Save - None. WP - K. Lazer(2); K. Maksimik(2). HBP - by K. Maksimik (Strawhecker); by B. Anderson (P. Gozdan); by K. Lazer (E. Shoffler). Inherited runners/scored: B. Anderson 1/0. Pitches/strikes: K. Lazer 101/66; K. Maksimik 75/45; B. Anderson 56/36.

Umpires - HP: Cogan 1B: Heim
Start: 1 PM Time: 1:58 Attendance: 143

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 SHIP U. Baseball
#18 West Chester at Shippensburg (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2026 at Shippensburg, PA (Fairchild Field)

West Chester starters: 11/cf C. Rust; 2/c Strawhecker; 6/3b D. Simpson; 16/1b A. Stalker; 18/lf H. Smith; 9/2b P. Gozdan; 5/dh C. Michak; 21/rf A. Kell; 26/ss L. Rozich; 33/p K. Lazer;

Shippensburg starters: 3/ss E. Shoffler; 2/c W. Oates; 11/rf AJ Wenrich; 21/lf T. Sherman; 25/dh Cano-Piszel; 1/3b B. Harbach; 16/cf Ausgotharp; 9/1b C. Lloyd; 8/2b J. Pope; 32/p K. Maksimik;

West Chester 1st - C. Rust homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K). Strawhecker hit by pitch (2-0 BB). D. Simpson singled up the middle (1-0 B); Strawhecker advanced to second. A. Stalker struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). H. Smith singled to left field, RBI (0-0); D. Simpson advanced to second; Strawhecker scored. P. Gozdan singled to left field (2-1 KBB); H. Smith advanced to second; D. Simpson advanced to third. C. Michak struck out swinging (2-2 BKBFS). A. Kell grounded out to 2b (0-2 KF). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Shippensburg 1st - E. Shoffler grounded out to p (1-0 B). W. Oates singled to pitcher (3-2 BBBKFFF). AJ Wenrich singled through the right side (0-0); W. Oates advanced to third. T. Sherman struck out looking (2-2 FSBBK). Cano-Piszel singled to center field, RBI (2-2 FSBB); AJ Wenrich advanced to second; W. Oates scored. B. Harbach struck out swinging (1-2 SFBS). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

West Chester 2nd - L. Rozich grounded out to p (0-1 F). C. Rust grounded out to ss (3-2 BBBKF). Strawhecker homered to left field, RBI (3-2 KBBSB). D. Simpson homered to left field, RBI (0-0). A. Stalker grounded out to 2b (2-2 SBKFB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Shippensburg 2nd - Ausgotharp struck out swinging (1-2 SBKS). C. Lloyd grounded out to 2b (1-1 KB). J. Pope grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 3rd - H. Smith walked (3-1 BBFBB). P. Gozdan grounded out to p, bunt, SAC (0-0); H. Smith advanced to second. H. Smith stole third. C. Michak singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); H. Smith scored. C. Michak advanced to second on a wild pitch. A. Kell grounded out to ss (2-0 BB). L. Rozich struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Shippensburg 3rd - E. Shoffler singled up the middle (1-0 B). W. Oates struck out swinging (3-2 BKBBSFS). AJ Wenrich grounded out to ss (2-2 KSBB); E. Shoffler advanced to second. T. Sherman singled to shortstop; E. Shoffler advanced to third. Cano-Piszel walked (3-2 FBBBKFB); T. Sherman advanced to second. B. Harbach singled to right center, 2 RBI (0-1 S); Cano-Piszel advanced to third; T. Sherman scored; E. Shoffler scored. B. Harbach advanced to second; Cano-Piszel scored on a wild pitch. Ausgotharp struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 4th - C. Rust flied out to rf (2-2 BSFB). Strawhecker homered to left field, RBI (0-1 F). D. Simpson grounded out to 3b (3-1 KBBB). A. Stalker tripled to center field (1-2 FBK). B. Anderson to p for K. Maksimik. H. Smith grounded out to 3b (1-2 KFB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Shippensburg 4th - C. Lloyd singled through the right side (0-0). C. Lloyd out at first p to 1b, picked off. J. Pope singled to left field (0-2 KF). E. Shoffler popped up to 2b (0-0). J. Pope stole second. W. Oates struck out swinging (3-2 KBKBBS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 5th - P. Gozdan homered to left center, RBI (1-2 KBSF). C. Michak singled to center field (0-0). A. Kell flied out to cf (2-0 BB). L. Rozich doubled to center field, ground-rule (0-0); C. Michak advanced to third. C. Rust singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); L. Rozich scored; C. Michak scored. Strawhecker intentionally walked (0-0); C. Rust advanced to second. D. Simpson singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Strawhecker advanced to second; C. Rust scored. A. Stalker flied out to cf (0-2 KF). H. Smith walked (3-1 KBBBB); D. Simpson advanced to second; Strawhecker advanced to third. P. Gozdan hit by pitch, RBI (0-0); H. Smith advanced to second; D. Simpson advanced to third; Strawhecker scored. C. Michak flied out to cf (0-0). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Shippensburg 5th - AJ Wenrich flied out to lf (1-0 B). T. Sherman singled to second base (0-0). Cano-Piszel struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). B. Harbach flied out to cf (3-2 BBFBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

West Chester 6th - A. Kell grounded out to 3b (2-1 BFB). L. Rozich singled to right center (0-0). C. Rust grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1 K); L. Rozich out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Shippensburg 6th - Ausgotharp grounded out to 3b (0-1 K). C. Lloyd struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS). J. Pope out at first 1b to p (0-1 K). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

West Chester 7th - Strawhecker grounded out to 2b (2-2 KSBB). D. Simpson singled to shortstop (3-1 SBBB). A. Stalker out at first 1b to p (0-0); D. Simpson advanced to second. H. Smith homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-1 BFB); D. Simpson scored. P. Gozdan struck out looking (1-2 KKBFK). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Shippensburg 7th - J. Dunion to rf for A. Kell. E. Shoffler hit by pitch (0-1 K). W. Oates flied out to lf (2-1 SBB). AJ Wenrich singled to left field (0-0); E. Shoffler advanced to second. T. Sherman grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (2-0 BB); AJ Wenrich out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
Line score
 


West Chester 13, Shippensburg 4 (Apr 11, 2026 at Shippensburg, PA) (Game 1)
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West Chester........ 221 150 2 - 13 17  0      (24-7, 10-5 PSAC E)
Shippensburg........ 103 000 0 -  4 10  0      (22-12, 9-6 PSAC E)
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Pitchers: West Chester - Kyle Lazer and Caleb Strawhecker. Shippensburg - Kaleb Maksimik;
Brenden Anderson(4) and Will Oates.
Win-Kyle Lazer(3-1)  Loss-Kaleb Maksimik(3-2)  T-1:58  A-143
HR WCU-B - Carter Rust (2); Caleb Strawhecker 2 (7); Drew Simpson (4); Hunter Smith (4); Patrick Gozdan (3).