4/30/2000		ETOWN FALLS TO DELAWARE VALLEY IN OPENING GAME OF MAC PLAYOFFS, ROMIG TIES
4/29/2000		ETOWN SWEEPS WIDENER, CAPTURES MAC COMMONWEALTH CROWN AND NCAA TOURNAMENT B
4/28/2000		ETOWN BASEBALL FALLS TO
4/25/2000		ETOWN BLASTS DELAWARE VALLEY, 8-2
4/20/2000		ETOWN BASEBALL SWEEPS MESSIAH, 9-1 AND 6-5, FOR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE CONFERE
4/15/2000		ETOWN BASEBALL SWEEPS JUNIATA, 4-0 AND 2-1, IN CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER
4/11/2000		ETOWN DEFEATS YORK, 6-3
4/5/2000		PITTINGER BREAKS PROGRAM SAVE RECORD AS ETOWN DEFEATS KING'S, 5-3
4/3/2000		ETOWN FALLS TO SEVENTH RANKED COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, 4-3
4/1/2000		ETOWN SPLITS CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER WITH LEBANON VALLEY, LOSES FIRST GAME

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Wednesday, May 3, 2000

ETOWN FALLS TO DELAWARE VALLEY IN OPENING GAME OF MAC PLAYOFFS, ROMIG TIES ETOWN CAREER DOUBLE RECORD

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell to visiting Delaware Valley Wednesday in the opening game of the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs, 5-1. In the course of the game, Elizabethtown's Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) hit the 43rd double of his collegiate career, tying the Etown program record.

Delaware Valley got on the scoreboard early, as Kyle Knouse (Arendtsville, PA/Biglerville) scored on an RBI grounder by Daron Swire (Bridgeport, PA/Upper Merion) in the top of the first inning.

By the fourth inning, Delaware Valley had taken a 4-0 lead, scoring a run in the third and adding two more in the fourth on an RBI double by Joe Polkowski (Norristown, PA/Norristown) and an RBI single by Knouse.

Romig etched his name in the Elizabethtown record books with one out in the bottom of the sixth, when he launched the ball to deep center and it bounced over the outfield fence for a ground rule double.

Delaware Valley added one more run in the top of the seventh as Swire scored.

Elizabethtown struck back with two out in the bottom of the eighth, when consecutive singles by Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) and Romig put runners on the corners for Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst), who singled and drove in Downing. However, the Blue Jays could not preserve the momentum and came up short in the end.

Elizabethtown returns to action in the second round of the MAC playoffs Friday, May 5 at the Quakertown Memorial Park in Quakertown, PA. The Blue Jays will face Susquehanna at 11:00 a.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Delaware Valley 7, Elizabethtown 1

Matt Rush and Kyle Knouse; Ryan Bowe, Eric Lau (5), Bryan Pittinger (8) and Chris Turtell. WP: Rush (8-2). LP: Bowe (3-3). SO-BB: Rush 0-2, Bowe 0-1, Lau 3-1, Pittinger 3-0. 2B: Joe Polkowski (D), Duke Greco (D), Chris Romig (E). 3B: Bill Mann (D). SB: Daron Swire (D), Tyler Comp (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, April 29, 2000

ETOWN SWEEPS WIDENER, CAPTURES MAC COMMONWEALTH CROWN AND NCAA TOURNAMENT BID

CHESTER, Pa. --- One month ago Elizabethtown had a record of 0-5 in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth and little hope of reaching any postseason play. Saturday, Etown completed its astonishing reversal of fortune by sweeping conference foe Widener on the road for its eighth and ninth consecutive conference victories, thereby clinching the MAC Commonwealth title, its first bid to the NCAA tournament since 1994, and home field advantage in the opening round of the MAC playoffs next week.

The Blue Jays defeated Widener 7-5 in 13 innings in the first game, and 6-2 in the second game to extend their overall record to 22-10 and their conference mark to 9-5.

Etown jumped out to a 4-2 lead in the first inning of the opening game. Widener scored one run in the third and one run in the sixth to tie the game and send it into extra innings. The deadlock continued as Etown and Widener each scored one run in the ninth inning. The Blue Jays finally put away Widener by scoring two runs in the top of the 13th inning.

In the second game, Elizabethtown held the lead from the second inning on, scoring one run in the second and exploding for five in the fifth.

Ironman pitcher Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY) for the second Saturday in a row started both games of a doubleheader. He pitched the first six innings of the first game, allowing seven hits and two earned runs while striking out five. He also pitched the first six innings of the second game, getting his eighth win of the season and striking out four while giving up one earned run.

Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) took the mound for the Blue Jays in the seventh inning of the first game, and pitched seven innings to get the win. He struck out four, held Widener hitless for all seven innings pitched and gave up only one unearned run. Pittinger also pitched the seventh inning to close out the second game, allowing no baserunners in that inning.

Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) drove in four of the Blue Jays' runs in the first game. Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) batted five for seven with a double, two runs and a steal in the first game and hit two for three with a run scored in the second. Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) scored two runs and drove in two more in the second game while batting two for four with a triple.

Widener pitcher Bill Wright (Aston, PA/Sun Valley) pitched 11 innings in the first game, giving up three earned runs while striking out eight.

Elizabethtown returns to action on the road against Millersville Sunday, April 30 for the final game of the regular season. Etown will face Delaware Valley in the first round of the MAC playoffs at home Wednesday, May 3. Game time is to be announced.

At Chester, PA
Game One
Elizabethtown 7, Widener 5

Derik Aasan, Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell; Bill Wright, Jeff Kennedy (12). WP: Pittinger (3-2). LP: Kennedy. SO-BB: Aasan 5-1, Pittinger 4-1, Wright 8-3, Kennedy 1-2. 2B: Shawn Price (E). 3B: George Siter (W), R.J. Giordano (W).

Game Two
Elizabethtown 6, Widener 2

Derik Aasan, Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell; Joe Dawkins. WP: Aasan (8-2). LP: Dawkins. SO-BB: Aasan 4-3, Pittinger 0-0, Dawkins 2-1. 2B: Chris Romig (E), Joe Adams (E). 3B: Tim Downing (E), Chris Turtell (E), Jared Ness (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Friday, April 28, 2000

ETOWN BASEBALL FALLS TO
SCRANTON, 14-2

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown suffered its first loss since April 3 Friday in a 14-2 non-conference road setback to Scranton. Etown is now 20-10 overall and Scranton improves to 11-20 overall with the win.

The Blue Jays were shut out through the first eight innings, and scored both their runs in the ninth on an RBI triple by Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) and an RBI double from Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian).

Scranton had a season high 20 hits in the game, and starter Curt Camoni went the full nine innings on the mound for the Royals, giving up nine hits, two walks and two steals.

Elizabethtown returns to action Saturday on the road for a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader at Widener. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

At Scranton, PA
Scranton 14, Elizabethtown 2

Jay Stasi, Derek Lobb (4), Stephen Rutt (7) and Mike Gifford, Chris Turtell; Curt Camoni and Ryan Matlosz, Joe Roche. WP: Camoni. LP: Stasi (1-1). SO-BB: Stasi 0-1, Lobb 0-0, Rutt 2-1, Camoni 2-2. 2B: Mark Dixon (E), Jared Ness (E), Jim Powell 2 (S), Ryan Matlosz (S), Jason Baker (S). 3B: Ryan Bowe (E), Chris Turtell (E), Matt Beggin (S). SB: Tyler Comp (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Tuesday, April 25, 2000

ETOWN BLASTS DELAWARE VALLEY, 8-2

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown extended its winning streak to nine games and its record to 20-9 as the Blue Jays defeated Delaware Valley (18-11) at home Tuesday.

Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) started on the mound for Etown and picked up his fourth victory of the season. He pitched five innings and gave up one run on five hits.
Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) batted two for three with a double, one RBI and three runs scored, and Chris Roming (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) hit two for three with two runs and two RBI in the final regular season home game of their collegiate careers.

Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) also lit up the scoreboard for the Blue Jays, hitting safely in four out of five trips to the plate, scoring one run and driving in two.

Elizabethtown returns to action on the road Friday, October 28 at the University of Scranton. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown 8, Delaware Valley 2

Tony DeLude, Rich Bayachek (7) and Kyle Knouse; Eric Lau, Derik Aasan (6), Jamie Newton (7), Derek Lobb (8), Bryan Pittinger (9) and Chris Turtell. WP: Lau (4-1).
LP: DeLude. SO-BB: DeLude 1-3, Bayachek 2-0, Lau 0-1, Aasan 0-0, Newton 0-0, Lobb 0-3, Pittinger 0-0. 2B: Tim Downing (E), Joe Adams (E), Kevin Bonner (E). SB: Kyle Knouse (D), Tyler Comp (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, April 20, 2000

ETOWN BASEBALL SWEEPS MESSIAH, 9-1 AND 6-5, FOR SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE WIN

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- With a pair of victories over Messiah Thursday, 9-1 and 6-5, Elizabethtown extended its Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth winning streak to seven games. The Blue Jays are now 19-9 overall and 7-5 in the MAC Commonwealth. Messiah falls to 18-13 overall and 6-5 in the conference with the losses.

Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY) started the first game on the mound for Etown and gave up one run over six innings of work for his seventh victory of the season. Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) batted three for four with two doubles, one run scored and three runs driven in during the 9-1 Blue Jay rout. Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) went two for four at the plate with two runs scored, and Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) and Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East) each scored a pair of runs.

Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) pitched five and two thirds innings in the second game for his and got his third win of the season. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) pitched the final inning and a third for his eighth save of the season. Romig again drove in three runs, and he hit a home run in the second game.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home against St. Mary's Saturday, April 22. Game time is 2:00 p.m.

At Grantham, PA
Game one
Elizabethtown 9, Messiah 1

Derik Aasan, Eric Lau (7) and Chris Turtell; Price, Derstein (7) and Ross. WP: Aasan (7-2). LP: Price (5-4). SO-BB: Aasan 3-4, Lau 0-0, Price 7-1, Derstein 2-0. 2B: Chris Romig (E) 2, Jared Ness (E) 2, Garber (M), Wiegers (M). 3B: Musser (M).

Game two
Elizabethtown 6, Messiah 5

Jamie Newton, Bryan Pittinger (6) and Chris Turtell; Walters, Reitnour (5) and Ross. WP: Newton (3-2). LP: Walters. SV: Pittinger (8). SO-BB: Newton 1-0, Pittinger 1-0, Walters 3-1, Reitnour 1-2. 2B: Chris Turtell (E), Joe Adams (E), Kevin Bonner (E). HR: Chris Romig (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday, April 15, 2000

ETOWN BASEBALL SWEEPS JUNIATA, 4-0 AND 2-1, IN CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- At one point owning a 0-5 record in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth, Elizabethtown has vaulted itself back into the MAC playoff picture. The Blue Jays have now won five consecutive MAC Commonwealth games to reach the .500 mark in the conference. Etown swept conference power Juniata Saturday, winning 4-0 and 2-1 to improve to 17-9 overall and 5-5 in the MAC Commonwealth. Juniata falls to 19-9-2 overall and 5-5 in the conference.

Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY) started on the mound for Etown in the first game and shut down the Juniata offense, which entered Saturday's games with a .330 team batting average. Aasan blanked Juniata over six innings, allowing only two hits and one walk. He also threw only 53 pitches in six innings. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) pitched the seventh shutout inning.

Aasan again took the mound to start the second game and again stymied Juniata's bats while working at maximum efficiency. In six innings pitched in the second game, Aasan threw just 59 pitches while allowing three hits and striking out six. Again, Aasan allowed no runs to score. Pittinger returned for the seventh inning and earned his seventh save of the season. For the day, Aasan pitched 12 shutout innings and allowed only five hits and one walk while throwing only 112 pitches.

Offensively, the Blue Jays scored their first run of the second game when Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) tripled in the second inning and was driven in on a single by Joe Adams (Rockville Center, NY/Oceanside). Etown picked up its second run in the third inning when Ness drove home Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East) with a single.

Elizabethtown returns to action Monday, April 17 on the road against Allentown. Game time is 3:30 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Game one
Elizabethtown 4, Juniata 0

Paul Evans and Matt Slagel; Derik Aasan, Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell. WP: Aasan (5-2). LP: Evans. SV: Pittinger (7). SO-BB: Evans 1-0, Aasan 4-1, Pittinger 1-0. 2B: Chris Romig (E), Chris Turtell (E).

Game two
Elizabethtown 2, Juniata 1

Paul Evans and Matt Slagel; Derik Aasan, Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell. WP: Aasan (6-2). LP: Evans. SV: Pittinger (8). SO-BB: Evans 2-2, Aasan 6-0, Pittinger 0-0.
2B: Jeremy Nulph (J), Matt Slagel (J). 3B: Jared Ness (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Tuesday, April 11, 2000

ETOWN DEFEATS YORK, 6-3

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- With a 6-3 non-conference home victory over York, Elizabethtown improves to 15-9 overall, and York falls to 16-12-1.

York took an early lead in the second inning when Bob Ancharski (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) reached base via an error and scored on a double by Jason Rickabaugh (Downingtown, PA/Coatesville).

Elizabethtown responded in the bottom of the third by loading the bases and scoring four runs on a grand slam home run by Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder). Romig batted three for four on the day with a double in addition to his grand slam. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) immediately followed Romig's blast with a solo home run of his own to give Elizabethtown a 5-1 lead.

The Blue Jays added their sixth run in the seventh inning as Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) doubled and was driven home on a single by Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown).

York added two more runs in the top of the eighth when Ancharski drilled a two-run homer.

Etown starter Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) gave up one unearned run, four hits and no walks while striking out six in five innings of work for his third win of the season. Blue Jay closer Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) earned his Middle Atlantic Conference leading sixth save of the season.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home for a MAC Commonwealth doubleheader against Juniata Saturday, April 15. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown 6, York 3

Scott Stewart, Bill Serafin (3), David Sharfstein (4), Mark Ruby (5), Keith Falcone (6), Gary Urey (8) and Jason Rickabaugh; Eric Lau, Jay Stasi (6), Bryan Pittinger (8) and Chris Turtell. WP: Lau (3-1). LP: Serafin (1-1). SV: Pittinger (6). SO-BB: Stewart 2-0, Serafin 0-0, Sharfstein 1-0, Ruby 1-0, Falcone 2-0, Urey 0-0, Lau 6-1, Stasi 1-0, Pittinger 0-1. 2B: Jason Rickabaugh (Y), Shawn Price (E), Chris Romig (E), Jared Ness (E). HR: Bob Ancharski (Y), Chris Romig (E), Chris Turtell (E). SB: Jared Ness (E).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Wednesday, April 5, 2000

PITTINGER BREAKS PROGRAM SAVE RECORD AS ETOWN DEFEATS KING'S, 5-3

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown's record improved to 12-9 on the year as the Blue Jays defeated King's 5-3 at home Wednesday. Etown closer Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) picked up his fifth save of the season in the win, eclipsing the previous program season save record of four in only the first week of April.

After five scoreless innings, Elizabethtown jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth when Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman), Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty), and Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) hit consecutive singles leading off to load the bases with no outs. Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA) and Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) immediately followed with walks, driving in two runs, and Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) singled to drive in one more.

King's (6-13) followed in the top of the seventh with a run of its own. Randy Hanyon (Jessup, PA/Valley View) was hit by a pitch and driven in on a sacrifice fly by Tim Charles (Scranton, PA/West Scranton).

Etown added additional runs in the seventh and eighth innings to insure the victory, while King's added two more in the eighth as pinch runner Steve Bartush (Dupont, PA/Pittston) and Jason Allen (Wilkes-Barre Twp., PA/G.A.R) scored.

Ryan Bowe (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) got the win for Etown. Bowe is now 3-2 in 2000.

Etown returns to action on the road against Albright Saturday, April 8. Game time is 10:30 a.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown 5, King's 3

Ryan Bowe, Bryan Pittinger (8) and Chris Turtell; Justin Stevens, Corey Fountain (5), Ryan Kropa (7), Brian Brush (8) and Tim Charles. WP: Bowe (3-2). LP: Fountain. SV: Pittinger (5). SO-BB: Bowe 5-4, Pittinger 1-0, Stevens 2-0, Fountain 2-2, Kropa 0-0, Brush 0-0. 2B: Ken Glass (E), Rocco Barletta (K), Jason Allen (K).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Monday, April 3, 2000

ETOWN FALLS TO SEVENTH RANKED COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, 4-3

ELIZABETHOWN, Pa. --- The College of New Jersey, ranked seventh in the region, defeated Elizabethtown 4-3 in a come-from-behind win Monday. With the road loss, Elizabethtown falls to 11-9 overall.

Etown held a 3-2 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning, when TCNJ scored the tying and winning runs on a two RBI double.

Elizabethtown starter Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown) pitched a complete game and walked only one batter while giving up three earned runs in the loss.

At Elizabethtown, PA
College of New Jersey 4, Elizabethtown 3

Derik Aasan and Chris Turtell; Justin Kiser, Nick Maddalena (8), Bryan Dilgard (9) andSergio Senicon. WP: Maddalena (2-0). LP: Aasan (3-2). SV: Dilgard (2). SO-BB: Aasan 1-1, Kiser 3-3, Maddalena 0-1, Dilgard 0-0. 2B: Mark Dixon (E), Chris Romig (E), Mike Kohei (NJ), Mike Ahrens (NJ). SB: Tim Downing (E), Chris Turtell 2 (E), Mike Eaton 2 (NJ).

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday, April 1, 2000

ETOWN SPLITS CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER WITH LEBANON VALLEY, LOSES FIRST GAME 5-4, WINS SECOND 4-3

ELIZABETHOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown won its first Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth game with a 4-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader with Lebanon Valley Saturday. The Blue Jays lost the first game 5-4. Etown's record now stands at 11-8 overall and 1-5 in the MAC Commonwealth.

In the first game, Lebanon Valley (6-11, 2-4) out-hit Etown 11-7 and committed only one error to Elizabethtown's five. Starter Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) gave up four earned runs and ten hits to get the loss. Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) went three for four at the plate for the Blue Jays.

Elizabethtown fell behind 3-0 in the first two and a half innings of the second game but narrowed the gap to 3-2 with a two run homer in the bottom of the third from Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder).

Etown tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single from Romig, and won the game later that inning on a sacrifice fly from Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) that drove home Downing.

Elizabethtown returns to action on the road against the College of New Jersey Monday, April 3 at 3:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Game 1
Lebanon Valley 5, Elizabethtown 4

Steve Anspach, Tyrel Yealy (6), Jeff Intoccia (6) and Todd Travitz; Jamie Newton, Derek Lobb (6), Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell. WP: Anspach (2-2). LP: Newton (2-2). SV: Intoccia (1). SO-BB: Anspach 4-1, Yeally 1-3, Intoccia 0-0, Newton 1-0, Lobb 1-1, Pittinger 2-1. 2B: Mark Dixon (E), Jessen Bishard (L). SB: Brian Zellers (L).

Game 2
Elizabethtown 4, Lebanon Valley 3

Tim Rink, Lincoln Matlock (7) and Todd Travitz; Ryan Bowe, Bryan Pittinger (6) and Chris Turtell. WP: Pittinger (1-2). LP: Matlock (0-1). SO-BB: Rink 1-4, Matlock 0-1, Bowe 0-1, Pittinger 1-0. 2B: Shawn Price (E), Tommy Long (L), Steve Anspach (L), Michael Worthington (L). HR: Chris Romig (E). SB: Shawn Price (E), Shawn Berwager (L).