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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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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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
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.