5/21/2000		ETOWN DEFEATS ALLENTOWN, 6-5, TO END SEASON WITH A WIN IN NCAA REGIONALS; C
5/18/2000		ETOWN FALLS TO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, 8-4, IN NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL OP
5/6/2000		ETOWN SPLITS WITH ALLENTOWN, FINISHES MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AS RUNNER-UP
5/5/2000		ETOWN DEFEATS SUSQUEHANNA, 10-6, BLASTS DELAWARE VALLEY, 17-5, TO STAY ALIV

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Sunday, May 21, 2000

ETOWN DEFEATS ALLENTOWN, 6-5, TO END SEASON WITH A WIN IN NCAA REGIONALS; CHRIS ROMIG BREAKS CAREER DOUBLES RECORD

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. --- The rains finally stopped Sunday, allowing play to begin at the 2000 NCAA Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional for the first time since Thursday afternoon. Elizabethtown faced Allentown, which defeated the Blue Jays for the Middle Atlantic Conference Championship two weeks ago, and Etown avenged its loss at the MAC Championships by eliminating Allentown with a 6-5 come-from-behind win. With the win, Etown concludes its appearance in the tournament with a win and improves its record to 26-14 to end the season.

Making the victory sweeter for the Blue Jays was the fourth inning RBI double by senior third baseman Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) which began the comeback. It was the 44th double of his career, breaking the former program record set in 1993.

By the top of the fourth inning, Allentown had built up a 3-0 lead. Etown got on the board in the bottom of the inning when Romig's historic double drove in Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown). The Blue Jays continued to chip away in the bottom of the fifth, as Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman), after stealing second and advancing to third on an error, was driven home on a single by Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty).

Allentown struck back with a run in the top of the sixth and another in the seventh to pull ahead 5-2. Etown made the score 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh when Price hit a two-out, two RBI double to send home Bonner and Jeff Peterson (Seaford, DE/Seaford).

The Blue Jays took the lead to stay in the bottom of the eighth when Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) doubled home Downing and Romig.

Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY) picked up his tenth win of the season in one and two thirds innings of relief, and Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his nation-leading 11th save.

2000 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
At Yogi Berra Stadium in Upper Montclair, N.J.
Elizabethtown 6, Allentown 5

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, May 18, 2000

ETOWN FALLS TO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY, 8-4, IN NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL OPENER

UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. --- Sixth-seeded Elizabethtown fell to the College of New Jersey, ranked fourth in the nation and first in the Mid-Atlantic Region, 8-4 in the opening game of the 2000 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional held at Yogi Berra Stadium on the campus of Montclair State University.

After a scoreless first inning, the College of New Jersey's bats came to life in the bottom of the second inning, tagging Etown starting pitcher Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY) for four runs.

Elizabethtown struck back in the top of the third inning, scoring two runs. After a scoreless fourth, TCNJ added another run in the bottom of the fifth. Elizabethtown scored two more in the top of the sixth to cut TCNJ's lead to 5-4. The College of New Jersey scored one run in each of its final three turns at bat to win 8-4.

Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) batted two for four with one run scored and one RBI. Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) hit one for three with one run, one RBI, a sacrifice fly and a stolen base, and Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) also scored a run and stole a base for Etown while going one for four at the plate. Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) drove in an Elizabethtown run while batting two for four.

With the loss, Etown's record now stands at 25-14 while the College of New Jersey improves to 31-6-1 overall.

Elizabethtown will play next in the double elimination tournament against the loser of today's game between Montclair State (seeded second) and Allentown (seeded fifth). The Blue Jays will try to fend off elimination at 11:00 a.m. Friday.

2000 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
At Yogi Berra Stadium in Upper Montclair, N.J.
College of New Jersey 8, Elizabethtown 4

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday, May 6, 2000

ETOWN SPLITS WITH ALLENTOWN, FINISHES MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS AS RUNNER-UP

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown finished the 2000 Middle Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship as the runner-up following a 9-8 win over Allentown and a 5-4 loss to Allentown Saturday in the double elimination tournament at Quakertown Memorial Park in Quakertown, PA. Elizabethtown is now 25-13 overall.

At the beginning of Saturday's games, Allentown needed to defeat Elizabethtown once in order to win the conference championship, while Elizabethtown needed to defeat Allentown twice in order to capture the MAC title. After falling behind 6-3 to Allentown in the fifth inning of the first game, the Blue Jays came back to score one run in the seventh, two runs in the eighth, and two more in the ninth to win 9-8 and force a second game.

Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) picked up a relief win in the first game and struck out five batters in four and two thirds innings of work. Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) hit a solo home run for Etown in the fourth inning. The Blue Jays tied the game in the eighth inning when Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) doubled home Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East). Jeff Peterson (Seaford, DE/Seaford) drove home Turtell to put Elizabethtown ahead to stay.

Allentown jumped out to a 4-1 seventh inning lead in the second game. The Blue Jays again mounted a comeback, scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. Etown put runners on first and second with no one out, and Turtell singled, driving home Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown). Following a walk and a stolen base by Turtell, Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) singled to drive home Romig. Turtell later scored on an error by Allentown and was driven in by Joe Adams (Rockville Center, NY/Oceanside).

After a scoreless eighth inning, Allentown's Tony Damico hit a solo home run to put the Centaurs ahead 5-4, and Elizabethtown was held scoreless in the bottom of the ninth.

Both Elizabethtown and Allentown will return to action in the NCAA Regionals beginning May 17. The probable site of competition is Montclair, NJ, and the site is subject to change.

2000 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships
At Quakertown, PA

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Friday, May 5, 2000

ETOWN DEFEATS SUSQUEHANNA, 10-6, BLASTS DELAWARE VALLEY, 17-5, TO STAY ALIVE IN MAC PLAYOFFS

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown eliminated Susquehanna from the Middle Atlantic Conference Playoffs in its first game Friday with a 10-6 win over the Crusaders and eliminated Delaware Valley with a 17-5 win in its second game at the Quakertown Memorial Park in Quakertown, PA.

Elizabethtown jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning against Susquehanna as Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) doubled home Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty). Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) followed Downing's double with a two run home run, his seventh homer of the season, to center field.

Susquehanna struck back in the top of the third, taking advantage of a pair of Elizabethtown errors, a hit batter and four base hits to score six runs.

Elizabethtown immediately began chipping away at Susquehanna's lead, scoring a pair of runs in the bottom of the third and making the score 6-5. Downing drove in Price on another RBI double and was driven in on a single by Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst).

The Blue Jays tied the score in the bottom of the fourth when Romig drove in Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East) on a Susquehanna error. The Blue Jays went ahead to stay in the bottom of the sixth when Turtell drove in Comp on an RBI single.

With a 7-6 lead, Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) relieved starter Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown, NY), who earned his ninth win of the season, in the top of the eighth. Pittinger shut down Susquehanna in the final two innings to earn his tenth save of the season.

The Blue Jays added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth, bringing the total to 10-6 as Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson) smacked a three run home run.

In their second game Friday, the Blue Jays avenged Wednesday's MAC Playoff opener loss to Delaware Valley by blasting the Aggies 17-5. Elizabethtown exploded for five runs in the fourth inning and eight runs in the eighth. Comp batted four for six with four RBI, two runs, two doubles and a triple. Kevin Bonner (Pittman, NJ/Pittman) hit three for four with two runs, three RBI, a double and a triple, and Price went two for six with four runs scored, two runs driven in and a triple.

Jamie Newton (Vineland NJ/Vineland) picked up his fourth win of the season, giving up only six hits in seven innings.

Elizabethtown faces Allentown at noon Saturday at Quakertown Memorial Park for the MAC Championship. Due to the double elimination structure of the tournament, Allentown needs to defeat Elizabethtown only once to win the championship, while Etown must defeat Allentown twice to win the MAC title.

2000 Middle Atlantic Conference Championships
At Quakertown, PA

Bowers, Berwager (6) and Zook; Aasan, Pittinger (8) and Turtell. WP: Aasan (9-2). LP: Berwager (5-4). SV: Pittinger (10). SO-BB: Bowers 4-3, Berwager 1-1, Aasan, 2-3, Pittinger 2-0. 2B: Walters (S), Downing (E). HR: Romig (E), Ness (E)

DeLude, Atkinson (4), Mann (5), Polkowski (8), Swire (8) and Knouse; Newton, Lobb (8) and Turtell. WP: Newton (4-3). LP: DeLude (4-3). SO-BB: DeLude 1-2, Atkinson 0-1, Mann 3-1, Polkowski 1-1, Swire 0-0, Newton 1-3, Lobb 0-3. 2B: Polkowski (D), Comp 2 (E), Downing (E), Peterson (E), Ness (E), Adams (E), Bonner (E). 3B: Price (E), Comp (E), Bonner (E). HR: Knouse (D), Leonards (D).