5/10/1999		WIDENER TAKES TWO FROM ETOWN TO WIN MAC CHAMPIONSHIP
5/7/1999		ETOWN RALLIES FOR SIX RUNS IN NINTH TO DEFEAT DREW, 9-5; BLUE JAYS WILL FAC
5/5/1999		ETOWN OPENS MAC PLAYOFFS WITH 2-1 WIN OVER FDU-MADISON; BLUE JAYS WILL HOST
5/1/1999		ETOWN WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON WITH DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT AGAINST WIDENER; BLUE
4/29/1999		ETOWN SHAKES OFF NINTH-INNING SCRANTON RALLY, DOWNS ROYALS IN TEN INNINGS,
4/26/1999		PRICE, NESS POWER ETOWN TO 7-6 VICTORY OVER MARY WASHINGTON; PAUKOVITS EARN
4/25/1999		ETOWN SWEEPS FOURTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE DOUBLEHEADER WITH 5-0 AND 6-2 WINS OVER
4/22/1999		MILO'S HOMER GIVES JOHNS HOPKINS 3-2 WIN OVER ETOWN IN BATTLE OF BLUE JAYS
4/17/1999		ETOWN GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH RESOUNDING DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF ALBRIGHT; JA
4/15/1999		YORK POUNDS OUT 16 HITS IN RAIN-SOAKED 11-3 DECISION OVER ETOWN
4/13/1999		DELAWARE VALLEY HANGS ON TO STOP ETOWN, 6-5; BLUE JAYS AND AGGIES COMBINE F
4/7/1999		ETOWN TALLIES 12 HITS, FIVE ERRORS IN 6-2 LOSS AT URSINUS; BEARS SNAP BLUE
4/5/1999		BLUE JAYS MAINTAIN HOLD ON FIRST PLACE WITH DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP AT SUSQUEHAN
3/30/1999		LOCALS KEY ETOWN'S 10-4 WIN OVER DICKINSON; CASSELL HAS TWO HITS, PAUKOVITS
3/29/1999		MILLERSVILLE USES 21-HIT ATTACK TO SUBDUE BLUE JAYS, 16-3
3/27/1999		ETOWN SWEEPS MESSIAH, 7-5 AND 1-0, TO CLAIM SHARE OF FIRST PLACE IN MAC COM
3/25/1999		ETOWN USES EARLY OUTBURST TO SUBDUE F&M, 19-10; SHEPPARD, ADAMS DRIVE IN TH
3/23/1999		PAUKOVITS, SHEPPARD LEAD ELIZABETHTOWN OVER MARYWOOD, 7-1
3/20/1999		ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MORAVIAN IN MAC COMMONWEALTH LEAGUE OPENER;

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Saturday, May 10, 1999

WIDENER TAKES TWO FROM ETOWN TO WIN MAC CHAMPIONSHIP

ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Tom Scartozzi and Dave Feight threw back-to-back complete games an Widener pounded out 25 runs on 26 hits to sweep a doubleheader from Elizabethtown, 14-4 and 11-1, and win the 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference championship on Monday.  The Pioneers (24-12), who fell into the MAC loser's bracket on Wednesday after losing their playoff opener, needed to defeat Etown twice to claim the title.

The Blue Jays fell to 27-11 on the season and were halted in their bid for a third conference championship in the '90s.  The sweep also damaged Etown's chance for a berth in the NCAA tournament.  The NCAA field will be announced on Sunday, May 16.

Joe Guarente led the Pioneer attack, going 6-for-8 on the afternoon with a home run, seven RBI and three runs scored.  Doug Kennedy went 4-for-5 with an home run, two RBI and two runs scored in the opener and added an RBI double in the nightcap.  Joe Dawkins added three hits and four RBI in Widener's game-one win.

Chris Romig went 3-for-5 with his 17th double of the season in game one for Etown while Chris Turtell and Tyler Comp (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) each added a pair of hits.  Scott Weigle drove in the Jays' lone run in game two.

In game one, Widener led 2-1 before erupting for six runs in the fourth inning and four runs in the fifth to cruise to the win and force a deciding final game.  Scartozzi picked up his seventh win of the season, scattering 11 hits over nine innings while fanning four.

In game two, the Pioneers again scored ten runs over a two-inning stretch to break open a tight game.  A three-run blast to leftcenterfield by Guarente capped a five-run seventh inning that helped Widener open up a 6-0 lead.  In the eighth, Guarente capped another five-run outburst with a two-run double that made it 11-1 in favor of the Pioneers.

Feight held the Etown bats to five hits on the game while walking one and striking out two for his third win of the season.
 

Tom Scartozzi and Mark Murray; Bryan Pittinger, Jamie Newton (4), Derek Lobb (6) and Kiah Sheppard, Steve Shayter (9). WP: Scartozzi (7-4). LP: Pittinger (5-6). SO-BB: Scartozzi 4-1, Pittinger 0-3, Newton 0-2, Lobb 2-4. 2B: Chris Ciavatto (W), Joe Dawkins (W), Chris Romig (E). HR: Doug Kennedy (W).
 

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Friday, May 7, 1999

ETOWN RALLIES FOR SIX RUNS IN NINTH TO DEFEAT DREW, 9-5; BLUE JAYS WILL FACE WIDENER FOR MAC CHAMPIONSHIP ON SATURDAY

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Trailing 4-3 heading into the ninth inning, Elizabethtown rallied for six runs to defeat Drew, 9-5, in their Middle Atlantic Conference playoff game on Friday and advance to Saturday's MAC championship game against Widener University.  The Pioneers defeated FDU-Madison, 10-3, and Drew, 4-1, on Friday to fight through the MAC loser's bracket.  Game time is 10 a.m. at Lebanon Valley College.

Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) went 2-for-5 including a two-run triple in the ninth to knock in the tying and go-ahead runs for Etown, which improved to 27-9.  Scott Weigle (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) scattered 11 hits over 8-2/3 innings and struck out five to improve to 7-0 on the season.

Steve MacKinnon went 2-for-5 with two runs scored to lead the Rangers, who outhit the Blue Jays 11-9 on the day but also committed seven errors.  John Foerch suffered his second loss of the season for Drew (19-17), allowing seven hits and three earned runs while fanning five over 8-1/3 innings.

Having watched the Rangers rally for two unearned runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Etown entered the ninth trailing by a run and facing the prospect of a long climb out of the MAC loser's bracket.

With one out, Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) lofted a fly ball to leftfield that was dropped for a two-base error.  Shawn Price (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) followed with a single to put runners on the corners and Turtell drove a triple to the gap in right-centerfield that put the Blue Jays back on top, 5-4.

With Chris LaFontaine on in relief of Foerch, Tyler Comp (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) reached on an infield error that knocked in Turtell to make it 6-4 and Weigle took second on another dropped fly ball.   Comp then scored on a wild pitch and Chris Romig (Beavertown, Pa./West Snyder) roped a double down the third base line to plate Weigle and give Etown an 8-4 cushion.

With two outs and Jared Ness (McPherson, Ks./McPherson) at the plate, Romig came around on two more wild pitches to close out the six-run rally.

The Rangers scored once in the ninth on a double by Eric Laub, but Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) came on in relief of Weigle and struck out pinch-hitter Russell Marino to end the game and send the Blue Jays to Saturday's championship tilt.

Drew took a one-run lead into the final frame thanks to a two-run rally in their half of the eighth.

With two outs, Brian Gable reached on a throwing error and John Cevallos followed with a single to put runners on the corners.  Justin Marcucci then drove a Weigle offering to the gap in left-center that chased home pinch-runner Tom Brogan and Cevallos to give the Rangers a 4-3 lead.

Laub, Gable and Cevallos added two hits apiece for Drew.  Romig went 2-for-5 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored for the Blue Jays, who are ranked seventh in the Mid-Atlantic region and remain in the hunt for a berth in the NCAA regional tournament.

Etown will play for its third MAC championship of the '90s on Saturday.  The Blue Jays also won conference titles in 1993 and 1997 and last advanced to the NCAA tournament in 1994.

Etown and Widener split their regular-season MAC Commonwealth League doubleheader on May 1 at Elizabethtown.  The Pioneers won the opener, 4-2, before the Blue Jays captured game two, 7-4.  If Widener wins the first game on Saturday, the two teams will play again for the title at 2:30 p.m.
 

Scott Weigle, Bryan Pittinger (9) and Kiah Sheppard; John Foerch, Chris LaFontaine (9) and Justin Marcucci. WP: Weigle (7-0). LP: Foerch (7-2). SO-BB: Weigle 5-1, Pittinger 1-0, Foerch 5-1, LaFontaine 0-0. 2B: Chris Romig (E) 2, Jared Ness (E), Steve MacKinnon (D), Steve Novak (D), Eric Laub (D), Marcucci (D). 3B: Chris Turtell (E).

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Wednesday, May 5, 1999

ETOWN OPENS MAC PLAYOFFS WITH 2-1 WIN OVER FDU-MADISON; BLUE JAYS WILL HOST DREW ON FRIDAY

With the win, the Blue Jays improved to 26-9 and advanced to play Drew University on Friday, May 7 at home in the winner's bracket of the double elimination tournament.  Game time is 10 a.m.  Drew downed Widener, 7-2, in the other opening-round MAC playoff game on Wednesday.

Etown's Derik Aasan (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) worked 7-1/3 strong innings, scattering six hits while striking out two to earn his sixth win of the season.  Andrew Weinberg took the hard-luck loss for FDU-Madison despite holding the MAC's best-hitting team to five hits while allowing only one earned run over eight innings.  The Devils (15-17) will face Widener in an elimination game on Friday at Lebanon Valley College.  Game time is 10 a.m.

Trailing 2-0 heading into the eighth inning, FDU-Madison cut into the Etown lead, but fell just short of a come-from-behind win.

In the eighth, Ralph Torrillo led off with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on Glenn Barker's ground out.  Greg Reisner drew a walk to chase Aasan from the game and Pittinger unleashed a wild pitch that scored Torrillo to cut the Blue Jay lead to 2-1.

With two outs, Reisner moved to third on another wild pitch and Matt Bernhard walked, but Etown thirdbaseman Chris Romig (Beavertown, Pa./West Snyder) made a tremendous diving stop and throw on a grounder by Keith Gaub to end the threat.

In the ninth, FDU-Madison loaded the bases with one out, but Pittinger struck out Barker and Reisner to seal the victory and notch his second save of the season.

Etown broke the ice in the third inning, when Ness led off with a double, moved to third on a ground out by Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) and scored on Shawn Price's (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) sacrifice fly.

The Blue Jays pushed their lead to 2-0 in the seventh, when Ness knocked in Kiah Sheppard (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional) with a two-out single.

Etown, currently ranked seventh in the Mid-Atlantic region, is seeking its third MAC championship in the '90s and its second in the last three years.  The Blue Jays won conference titles in 1993 and 1997.

With a win on Friday, Etown would advance to the MAC championship game on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m.  With a loss, the Blue Jays would have to play an elimination game on Friday at 2:30 p.m.  Both games would be at Lebanon Valley.
 

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Saturday, May 1, 1999

ETOWN WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON WITH DOUBLEHEADER SPLIT AGAINST WIDENER; BLUE JAYS OPEN MAC PLAYOFFS AT HOME WEDNESDAY

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) knocked in the go-ahead run in a four-run fifth inning and Jamie Newton (Vineland, N.J./Vineland) worked 5-2/3 strong innings to earn the game-two victory as Elizabethtown split a doubleheader with Widener in MAC Commonwealth League action on Saturday.

The Pioneers clinched a bid to the MAC playoffs with a 4-2 win in the opener.  The Blue Jays answered with a 7-4 win in game two to finish the regular season at 25-9 overall and 12-2 in the league.  Etown, which won the league title for the fourth time in six years, will host the second seed from the MAC Freedom League in the first round of the conference playoffs on Wednesday, May 5.  Game time is 2:30 p.m.

Joe Adams (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Oceanside) went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead the Etown attack in the second game while Jared Ness and Tim Downing each scored a pair of runs.  Frank Ciakoski drove in a pair of runs in the opener for Widener (20-11, 9-5 MAC Commonwealth League) while Tom Scartozzi went the distance, allowing two runs on six hits and struck out three to earn his sixth win of the season.

In game one, the Pioneers took advantage of five Blue Jay errors to pick up the win.  Tom Kivlin reached on an error and scored on Ciakoski's sacrifice fly to stake his team to a 1-0 lead in the first inning.   Widener made it 4-0 in the sixth courtesy of three Etown errors, a hit batter and another Ciakoski sac fly.  Pete DeCamillo drew a bases-loaded walk to drive in the second Pioneer run of the inning.

Etown cut the lead in half in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out, two-run double from Kiah Sheppard (Bridgeton, N.J./Cumberland Regional), but Scartozzi worked out of further trouble before closing the door in the seventh.

In the nightcap, Widener scored all four of its runs in the first inning, but the Blue Jays fought back thanks to five walks and two hit batters by losing pitcher Mark Versuk.

In the second inning, Etown loaded the bases on two walks and a hit batter before Karli drew another free pass to force in Sheppard and Chris Turtell lofted a sacrifice fly to cut the lead to 4-2.

In the fifth, Downing walked and scored on an RBI double by Scott Weigle to make it 4-3.  Chris Romig was hit by a pitch and Sheppard advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt before Ness walked to load the bases with one out.  Adams then singled to tie the game and chase Versuk and Karli greeted reliever Dave Feight with an RBI single that put the Blue Jays on top for good at 5-4.

Shawn Price's RBI grounder plated Ness to close out the fifth and Etown added an insurance run in the seventh with Ness singled home Downing with two outs.

Newton allowed four runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out three over 5-2/3 innings to pick up his third win of the year and second in as many weeks.  Derik Aasan got the final four outs to record his team-best third save of the season.
 

Tom Scartozzi and Mark Murray; Bryan Pittinger and Kiah Sheppard. WP: Scartozzi (6-3). LP: Pittinger (5-5). SO-BB: Scartozzi 3-2, Pittinger 3-3. 2B: Chris Romig (E), Sheppard (E).
 

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Thursday, April 29, 1999

ETOWN SHAKES OFF NINTH-INNING SCRANTON RALLY, DOWNS ROYALS IN TEN INNINGS, 12-11

Karli, Tim Downing and Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) each rapped out three hits to lead Etown's 17-hit attack.  Jim Powell went 2-for-6 with a three-run triple to pace the Royal offense while Joe Borosky and Mike Szalkiewicz also collected two hits apiece for Scranton (7-22).

Trailing 11-6 with two outs in the ninth inning, the Royals rallied to tie the score on a pair of RBI singles by Borosky and Szalkiewicz sandwiched around Powell's three-run triple.

In the tenth, however, Etown answered with the gamewinner when Comp drilled a one-out, pinch-hit single, moved to second on Shawn Price's base knock and scored on a single to center from Karli.

Jared Ness (McPherson, Ks./McPherson) worked the final 3-2/3 innings for Etown to earn his first collegiate victory.

Etown wraps up the 1999 regular season on Saturday, May 1 with an MAC Commonwealth League doubleheader at home against Widener University.  Game time is 1 p.m.  The Blue Jays open the MAC playoffs at home on Wednesday, May 5 at 2:30 p.m.
 

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Monday, April 26, 1999

PRICE, NESS POWER ETOWN TO 7-6 VICTORY OVER MARY WASHINGTON; PAUKOVITS EARNS THIRD WIN AS BLUE JAYS HANG ON

Keith Paukovits (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) worked eight strong innings to earn his third victory of the season for Etown while Chris Romig went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.  Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) and Tim Downing also rapped out a pair of hits in the winning effort.

Brian Sabatelli led the Mary Washington offense with three hits, including a triple, and two RBI.  Nick DiJulio and Eric Guyton also added two hits apiece as the Eagles (19-12) rallied for four runs in the ninth inning before stranding the tying run on third base.

Trailing 2-1, Etown used the long ball to climb back into the game.  With one out in the fifth inning, Price hammered a solo drive over the leftfield fence for his first collegiate home run to tie the game at 2-2.  One inning later, Ness cracked a two-run shot for his first collegiate roundtripper that plated Romig and put the Blue Jays ahead to stay at 4-2.

Etown scored twice in the seventh to make it 6-2 when Scott Weigle drove in Price with a two-out single and scored on Romig's RBI triple that chased Eagle starter Erik Dorman from the contest.  Price then capped the day with a two-out triple in the eighth that scored Cassell to give the Jays a 7-2 lead.

Etown's late-inning insurance runs proved crucial when Mary Washington pushed four runs across in the top of the ninth inning.

Tad St. Clair doubled to open the frame and Guyton singled to put runners on the corners.  Blue Jay reliever Derek Lobb walked Brad Poole to load the bases, struck out Scott Chapman and walked Ryan Kaye to force in a run before being lifted for Weigle.

Sabatelli singled home Guyton and pinch-runner Christian Buchakjian to pull the Eagles within 7-5, but Weigle recovered to strike out Mark McEathron.  DiJulio drove a single to leftfield that scored Kaye and put pinch-runner Nate Angelo on third as the tying run, but Aaron Vradenburgh grounded into a force out to end the game.

Etown returns to action on Wednesday, April 28 with an MAC Commonwealth League doubleheader at Juniata College.  Game time is 2 p.m.
 

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Sunday, April 25, 1999

ETOWN SWEEPS FOURTH STRAIGHT LEAGUE DOUBLEHEADER WITH 5-0 AND 6-2 WINS OVER LEBANON VALLEY

Chris Romig went 3-for-6 with three RBI and a pair of doubles to lead the Etown attack and keep the Blue Jays on top in the Commonwealth League.  Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) also rapped out a pair of hits in the opener while Chris Turtell and Scott Weigle each went 2-for-4 in the nightcap.

Greg Steckbeck went 2-for-3 in the opener for Lebanon Valley (8-17, 3-9 MAC Commonwealth League) and added a double and run scored in game two.

Only two Flying Dutchmen runners reached second base in game one, as Pittinger cruised to his fourth win of the season, allowing only three hits and no walks while fanning six.  The Blue Jays took advantage of two wild pitches and two Lebanon Valley errors to scored four times in the fifth inning for all the runs they would need.

In game two, Newton worked five hitless innings and had a 3-0 lead before surrendering a double to Steckbeck to open the sixth.  The Flying Dutchmen pushed across a pair of runs to close within 3-2, but Turtell, Weigle and Jared Ness all knocked in insurance runs in the top of the seventh before Weigle closed it out for his first save of the season.

Etown returns to action on Monday, April 26 at home against Mary Washington College.  Game time is 3 p.m.  The Blue Jays, currently ranked fifth in the Mid-Atlantic region, wrap up their MAC Commonwealth League slate with doubleheaders at Juniata on April 28 and home against Widener on May 1.

at Annville, Pa.
 

Bryan Pittinger and Kiah Sheppard; Scott Gehres and Nate McManus. WP: Pittinger. LP: Gehres. SO-BB: Pittinger 6-0, Gehres 3-6. 2B: Chris Romig (E).
 

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Thursday, April 22, 1999

MILO'S HOMER GIVES JOHNS HOPKINS 3-2 WIN OVER ETOWN IN BATTLE OF BLUE JAYS

Brett Gutterman pitched one-hit relief over the final 3-2/3 innings to pick up his first victory of the season and help Johns Hopkins improve to 18-10.  Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) drilled a double for the lone extra base knock among Etown's six hits on the afternoon.  Derik Aasan took the loss despite going the distance and allowing three runs on six hits while fanning six.

Etown jumped out to a 2-0 lead by plating its first two batters of the game.  Chris Turtell led off with a single and moved to third on Karli's two-bagger.  Scott Weigle scored Turtell on an RBI groundout and Kiah Sheppard's two-out single drove in Karli for the Jays' second and final run of the game.

Johns Hopkins answered in their half of the first when J.R. Taylor singled, moved to second on a double by John Christ and scored on a groundout off the bat of Osama Abdelwahab.

The homestanding Blue Jays evened the game at 2-2 in the third frame when Karl Sineath was hit by a pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly from Christ.

Hopkins went ahead for good when Milo led off the sixth inning with his second home run of the season.  Aasan retired the final nine JHU batters, but Etown managed only one hit over the final four innings and couldn't push the tying run across.

Etown returns to action on Saturday, April 24 with a doubleheader at Lebanon Valley College.  Game time is 1 p.m.

at Baltimore, Md.
 

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Saturday, April 17, 1999

ETOWN GETS BACK ON TRACK WITH RESOUNDING DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF ALBRIGHT; JAYS POUND OUT 23 HITS IN OPENER

Kiah Sheppard also powered the Blue Jay attack, going 6-for-7 on the afternoon with four RBI, two doubles and four runs scored, while teammate Jared Ness pounded out four hits.  Scott Weigle went four innings to pick up the win in game one and improve to a team-best 6-0 on the season.

Bob Maro went 4-for-7 to lead the Albright offense while Pete Penna added two hits and an RBI.  The Lions fell to 6-17 overall and 2-8 in the league.

In game one, the Blue Jays batted around in the first inning and broke out to a 10-0 advantage by the end of the second frame.  Romig's two-run home run highlighted a five-run fifth inning that built the Etown lead to 16-1.

In the nightcap, Sheppard gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead in the first inning with a two-run single that plated Romig and Chris Turtell.  Albright answered with a run in the third -- only the fourth earned run allowed by Aasan all season -- but Etown answered in the fourth when Sheppard smacked a leadoff double and scored two batters later on an RBI single by Ness.

The Blue Jays picked up three insurance runs in the sixth to take a 6-1 lead.  Aasan fanned seven against three walks while allowing only four hits to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Etown returns to action on Tuesday, April 20 at Allentown College.  Game time is 3:30 p.m.
 

John McGillian, Larry Boyer (2), Tim Miller (6) and Frank Puleo; Scott Weigle, Derek Lobb (5), Ryan Bowe (6), Keith Paukovits (7) and Kiah Sheppard, John Balay (6). WP: Weigle (6-0).  LP: McGillian (1-3). SO-BB: McGillian 0-0, Boyer 2-2, Miller 0-1, Weigle 3-3, Lobb 0-1, Bowe 1-0, Paukovits 2-0. 2B: Pete Penna (A), Tom Krick (A), Puleo (A), Chris Romig (E) 2, Chris Turtell (E), Brad Karli (E), Weigle (E), Sheppard (E), Nolan Cassell (E), Jared Ness (E). HR: Romig (E).

Ryan Gallatig and Puleo; Derik Aasan and Sheppard. WP: Aasan (4-1). LP: Gallatig (1-4). SO-BB: Gallatig 3-2, Aasan 7-3. 2B: Sheppard (E).

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Thursday, April 15, 1999

YORK POUNDS OUT 16 HITS IN RAIN-SOAKED 11-3 DECISION OVER ETOWN

Scott Weigle and Tyler Comp each rapped out a single and double for Etown, which lost its third straight game for the first time this season.  Comp and Pete Gonzalez knocked in one run apiece for the Blue Jays.

The Spartans (14-11) took a 2-0 lead after three innings before breaking the game open with a six-run rally in the fourth.

Etown returns to action on Saturday, April 17 with a home doubleheader against MAC Commonwealth League rival Albright College.  Game time is 1 p.m.
 

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Tuesday, April 13, 1999

DELAWARE VALLEY HANGS ON TO STOP ETOWN, 6-5; BLUE JAYS AND AGGIES COMBINE FOR FIVE HOME RUNS

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. --- Jason Williams went 2-for-3 with a double, home run and two RBI as Delaware Valley built an early lead and held on to defeat Elizabethtown, 6-5, in Middle Atlantic Conference non-league action on Tuesday.  With the loss, the Blue Jays fell to 16-6.

Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest), Scott Weigle and Pete Gonzalez all homered for Etown, which suffered its first two-game losing streak of the season.  Chris Turtell also went 2-for-4 with a run scored in the losing effort.

Trailing 6-0, Weigle led off the seventh inning with a solo home run and Gonzalez hammered a two-run blast -- the first of his collegiate career -- with Nolan Cassell on first and two outs to pull the Blue Jays within 6-3.

In the eighth inning, Turtell singled with one out and Karli blasted his first home run of the season to make it a one-run game.  Aggie reliever John Schilling closed the door in the ninth to preserve the win.

Etown, currently ranked fifth in the Mid-Atlantic region, returns to action on Thursday, April 15 at York College.  Game time is 3:30 p.m.

Keith Paukovits, Ryan Bowe (4), Derik Aasan (7) and Kiah Sheppard; John Schilling (6) and Carter Leonards. LP: Paukovits (2-1). SO-BB: Paukovits 1-4, Bowe 1-1, Aasan 2-1, Schilling 3-2. 2B: Jason Williams (D), Matt Rush (D). HR: Brad Karli (E), Scott Weigle (E), Pete Gonzalez (E), Williams (D), Tony D'Amico (D).

Joe Adams and Chris Romig each collected three hits for Etown, which outhit the Bears 12-7 on the day.  Chris Turtell went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays while Scott Weigle ripped a double for the game's lone extra-base hit.  Bryan Pittinger allowed six runs on six hits and four walks while fanning three over six-plus innings to take the loss.

Ursinus scored twice in the first and third innings to take a 4-0 lead.  Romig knocked in Weigle with an RBI single to put the Blue Jays on the board in the third and Tim Downing plated Kiah Sheppard on a fielder's choice in the fourth to pull Etown within 4-2.

Ritschel gave the Bears a pair of key insurance runs with a two-run single in the seventh inning.  Dave Pierce went 2-for-3 with an RBI and run scored for Ursinus (14-7).

Keith Paukovits (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) worked two scoreless innings in relief for Etown.  The Blue Jays, currently ranked fifth in the Mid-Atlantic region, return to action on Saturday, April 10 with a crucial MAC Commonwealth League doubleheader at Juniata College.  Game time is 1 p.m.
 

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Monday, April 5, 1999

BLUE JAYS MAINTAIN HOLD ON FIRST PLACE WITH DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP AT SUSQUEHANNA; WEIGLE, AASAN PICK UP PITCHING WINS

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Scott Weigle (Somerset, Pa./Somerset) won his team-high fifth game of the season and Derik Aasan (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) struck out seven in a complete game victory to lead Elizabethtown to a sweep of Susquehanna, 5-4 and 5-3, in MAC Commonwealth League action on Monday.  With the wins, the Blue Jays improved to 16-4 overall and 5-1 in the league.

Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) and Chris Romig each collected two hits and two RBI in the opener for Etown, which is currently ranked fifth in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic region.   Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the nightcap and teammate Kiah Sheppard rapped out two hits and scored a run.

Lyle Hosler went 3-for-3 in game two to lead Susquehanna, which fell to 8-7 overall and 2-4 in the MAC Commonwealth League.

In game one, the Blue Jays jumped out to a 5-0 lead and withstood a late Susquehanna rally to win its third straight league game.  Ahead 3-0 in the seventh, Cassell drilled a two-out, two-run single that scored Weigle and Romig to make it 5-0 in favor of Etown.

Susquehanna scored four times in the bottom of the seventh to make it close, but potential tying run Denny Bowers was picked off of first base to end the game.  Weigle allowed four runs on six hits over six-plus innings while striking out five to improve to 5-0 on the season.

In game two, the Blue Jays erased a 1-0 deficit with four runs in the second inning.  Jared Ness and Shawn Price smacked back-to-back RBI singles to give Etown a 2-1 lead.  After Tim Downing drew a walk off of losing pitcher Andy Berwager, Karli plated Price and Downing with a single to increase
the Jays' advantage to 4-1.

Despite seeing his team-best ERA increase to 0.76, Aasan allowed three runs on six hits while fanning seven to run his record to 3-1.

Etown returns to action on Wednesday, April 7 at Ursinus College.  Game time is 3:30 p.m.

Game One

Scott Weigle, Derik Aasan (7) and Kiah Sheppard; Chris Hutchins and Travis Zook. WP: Weigle (5-0). LP: Hutchins (2-1). SV: Aasan. SO-BB: Weigle 5-4, Aasan 0-0, Hutchins 4-2.  2B: Chris Romig (E), Andy Berwager (S), Zook (S).

Game Two   

Aasan and Sheppard; Berwager, John Jezorwski (4) and Zook. WP: Aasan (3-1). LP: Berwager (1-3). SO-BB: Aasan 7-1, Berwager 0-2, Jezorwski 0-3. 2B: Romig (E), Hutchins (S).

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Tuesday, March 30, 1999

LOCALS KEY ETOWN'S 10-4 WIN OVER DICKINSON; CASSELL HAS TWO HITS, PAUKOVITS WORKS SEVEN INNINGS FOR VICTORY

Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) went 2-for-4 with two RBI and fellow Carlisle native Keith Paukovits (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) worked seven innings for his second win of the season as Elizabethtown defeated Dickinson, 10-4, in non-league action on Tuesday.  With the win, the Blue Jays improved to 14-4.

Brad Karli, Tim Downing, Chris Romig and Shawn Price all banged out two hits apiece to help Etown win for the ninth time in its last 11 games.  Bill Fisher rapped out a double and triple for Dickinson, which fell to 6-6-2.

Leading 3-1, the Blue Jays used a seven-run fourth inning to break open a close game.  Downing keyed the rally with a two-run single while Price, Cassell and Romig all knocked in a run in the decisive frame.

Etown is currently ranked sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region.  The Blue Jays return to action on Thursday, April 1 at regionally-ranked Johns Hopkins University.  Game time is 3 p.m.  Etown defeated JHU, 8-2, earlier in the season.
 

Keith Paukovits, Derek Lobb (8) and Kiah Sheppard; Kirk Keiffer, Lombodis (4) and Shropski.  WP: Paukovits (2-0). LP: Keiffer. SO-BB: Paukovits 2-0, Lobb 3-1, Keiffer 1-3, Lombodis 0-0. 2B: Tim Downing (E), Bill Fisher (D). 3B: Fisher (D).

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Monday, March 29, 1999

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Saturday, March 27, 1999

ETOWN SWEEPS MESSIAH, 7-5 AND 1-0, TO CLAIM SHARE OF FIRST PLACE IN MAC COMMONWEALTH LEAGUE; AASAN TOSSES THREE-HIT SHUTOUT

Chris Romig's two-run single highlighted a six-run first inning that helped Etown pick up the victory in game one.  Teammate Kiah Sheppard went 3-for-3 with an RBI and one run scored in the opener while Weigle went the distance, scattering seven hits and fanning five to collect his team-best fourth win of the season.

In game two, Aasan and Messiah hurler Erik Scardino kept the offenses in check until Etown struck for the game's lone run in the fifth inning.

With one out, Buddy Touchinsky drew a walk and stole second base.  After Shawn Price flied out, Tim Downing (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) lashed a single to center that scored Touchinsky to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.

Aasan, who lowered his earned run average to an amazing 0.33 over a team-high 27-1/3 innings, retired six of the last seven batters he faced in the final two innings to close the door on his second shutout of the season.

Doug Enders singled, stole second and scored on a wild pitch to give the Falcons (4-11, 2-2 MAC Commonwealth League) a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game one.

Etown, however, used four hits and three Messiah errors to score six times in its half of the first inning and chase losing pitcher Eli Walters from the game.

Tyler Comp reached on an error to start the inning and Brad Karli followed with a base hit.  After  Weigle was hit by a pitch to load the bases, Romig plated Comp and Karli with a single to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead.

Sheppard promptly singled to reload the bases and Nolan Cassell reached on an error that chased in Weigle and Romig to make it 4-0 in favor of Etown.  Another throwing error on a sacrifice bunt by Touchinsky brought Sheppard home and Price gave the Blue Jays a six-run lead with an RBI single that scored Cassell.

In the second inning, Weigle doubled and scored on a base knock from Sheppard to give Etown a 7-1 advantage.

A two-out, two-run single by Seth Custer in the third inning pulled Messiah within 7-3.  Enders and Derek Price also collected an RBI for the Falcons in game one.

Etown returns to action on Monday, March 29 at home against Millersville University.  Game time is 3 p.m.

 Game One

Eli Walters, Brian Reitnour (1), Mike Garber (6) and Chuck Ross; Scott Weigle and Kiah Sheppard. WP: Weigle (4-0). LP: Walters. SO-BB: Walters 1-0, Retnour 2-1, Garber 1-0; Weigle 5-1. 2B: Derek Price (M), Caleb Crousey (M), Weigle (E).

 Game Two

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Thursday, March 25, 1999

ETOWN USES EARLY OUTBURST TO SUBDUE F&M, 19-10; SHEPPARD, ADAMS DRIVE IN THREE RUNS APIECE IN WIN

Tyler Comp (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) and Brad Karli (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) scored runs in each of the first four innings as Etown took an 18-4 lead.  Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, Pa./South Carroll) tossed five innings to earn his third win over the season, allowing five hits and three earned runs while striking out three.

Sal Monoco collected two hits and two RBI for the Diplomats (3-6) while Josh Tartaglione scored a pair of runs.  Clifford Goodband allowed six earned runs and eight walks in 2-1/3 innings to take the loss.

Etown took a 4-0 lead in the first inning thanks to three walks and a crucial throwing error, but the Diplomats used four straight singles to score four times in the second inning and tie the game.  From there, however, the Blue Jays plated the game's next 15 runs and cruised to the win.

Comp and Karli walked to lead off the Etown second inning and scored on a throwing error to put the Blue Jays ahead for good at 6-4.  After Nolan Cassell grounded out, Sheppard doubled home Chris Romig and then scored on a single by Adams that gave Etown an 8-4 cushion.

Sheppard's two-run single to greet reliever Dave Manzo in the third inning highlighted another four-run frame that pushed the Blue Jays lead to 12-4.

In addition to crossing home plate, Comp and Karli each rapped out a pair of hits for Etown, which is currently ranked sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region.  The Blue Jays return to action on Saturday, March 27 at home against Messiah College in a key MAC Commonwealth League doubleheader.  Game time is 1 p.m.
 

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Tuesday, March 23, 1999

PAUKOVITS, SHEPPARD LEAD ELIZABETHTOWN OVER MARYWOOD, 7-1

Joe Adams (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Oceanside) rapped out a pair of doubles while Buddy Touchinsky (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) added two hits and two RBI in the winning effort.  Jeff Williams and Mike Rickert each had a pair of hits for Marywood (0-8).

Etown scored the only runs it would need in the second inning.  Chris Romig (Beavertown, Pa./West Snyder) and Sheppard sandwiched singles around a flyout and Jared Ness (McPherson, Ks./McPherson) was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

Touchinsky lashed a base hit up the middle to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 edge and Brad Karli's groundout scored Ness to make it 3-0 in favor of Etown.

The Blue Jays doubled their advantage to 6-0 in the third inning on an RBI double from Adams and a two-run, two-bagger by Sheppard.  Marywood's Joe Troy took the loss, allowing six runs on five hits over three innings.

Paukovits made the lead stand up, striking out four while allowing only one walk and three singles over six innings to pick up his first win of the season.  Ryan Bowe (Quarryville, Pa./Solanco) tossed the final two innings for the Blue Jays.

Etown, currently ranked sixth in the Mid-Atlantic region, returns to action on Thursday, March 25 at home against Franklin & Marshall College.  Game time is 3:30 p.m.
 

Joe Troy, Jeff Williams (4) and Tom Kalinoski; Keith Paukovits, Derek Lobb (7), Ryan Bowe (8) and Kiah Sheppard, Paul Aloy (7). WP: Paukovits (1-0). LP: Troy.  SO-BB: Troy 2-3, Williams 2-0; Paukovits 4-1, Lobb 1-0, Bowe 0-1. 2B: Joe Adams (E) 2, Sheppard (E).

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Saturday, March 20, 1999

ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MORAVIAN IN MAC COMMONWEALTH LEAGUE OPENER; WEIGLE TOSSES COMPLETE GAME

Weigle lowered his ERA to 0.50 with his team-leading third win of the season for Etown (9-3, 1-1) and added an RBI single in the opener, the Blue Jays first home game of the 1999 campaign.  Chris Romig (Beavertown, Pa./West Snyder) and Buddy Touchinsky (Orwigsburg, Pa./Blue Mountain) each had an RBI sacrifice fly in the win.

In game two, Moravian's Jarrett Hughes broke a 2-2 tie with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning and Shawn Brown followed with an RBI single to add a key insurance run.  Mark Slavin went the distance, allowing only two hits while fanning three to pick up his first win of the season for the Greyhounds (4-5-1, 1-1).

Hughes drove in Moravian's lone run of the first game with a double in the first inning that plated Michael Abbate to make it 1-0.

Etown answered in their half of the frame when Tim Downing (St. James, N.Y./Smithtown) doubled, Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) reached on a throwing error and Weigle lashed a single to score Downing to tie the game at 1-1.

After Nolan Cassell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) moved Weigle to second and Turtell to third with a sacrifice bunt, Romig lofted a fly ball to center that plated Turtell and gave the Blue Jays a 2-1 edge.

Etown posted an insurance run in the sixth inning when Romig led off with his team-leading seventh double of the season and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Kiah Sheppard.  Touchinsky's foul out down the left field line was deep enough to score Romig and give Etown a 3-1 lead.

Both teams combined for only 15 hits over 14 innings on the afternoon.  Hughes went 3-for-6 for the Greyhounds.

The Blue Jays return to action on Tuesday, March 23 at home against Marywood College.  Game time is 3 p.m.