5/19/2001		ETOWN BOWS OUT OF NCAA TOURAMENT WITH 3-2 LOSS TO GWYNEDD-MERCY
5/18/2001		ETOWN DEFEATS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, 11-4, TO STAY ALIVE IN NCAA MID-ATLANTIC
5/17/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO MONTCLAIR STATE, 9-3, IN NCAA REGIONAL OPENER
5/5/2001		ETOWN CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE CROWN AND NCAA TO
5/4/2001		ETOWN DEFEATS MESSIAH, 3-2; BLUE JAYS ONE WIN AWAY FROM NCAA TOURNAMENT BER
5/2/2001		ETOWN BLOWS OUT JUNIATA, 9-0, TO OPEN COMMONWEALTH PLAYOFFS
5/1/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO URSINUS, 5-4 IN 10 INNINGS, IN LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME
4/28/2001		ETOWN CLINCHES CONFERENCE PLAYOFF BERTH WITH SWEEP OF WIDENER
4/24/2001		ETOWN POUNDS DELAWARE VALLEY, 16-10
4/21/2001		ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MESSIAH, WINS FIRST GAME 4-2, FALLS IN SECON
4/18/2001		ROWAN DOWNS ETOWN, 10-1
4/14/2001		JUNIATA SWEEPS ETOWN, 5-4 AND 8-7, BLUE JAYS NOW 5-5 IN CONFERENCE
4/7/2001		ETOWN SWEEPS ALBRIGHT IN CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER ON THREE HITS
4/4/2001		COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY DEFEATS ETOWN, 6-2
4/3/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO DIVISION II KUTZTOWN, 11-4
4/1/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO LEBANON VALLEY, 9-3 AND 3-1
3/27/2001		ETOWN DEFEATS GWYNEDD-MERCY, 7-1
3/24/2001		ETOWN SWEEPS MORAVIAN, 6-5 AND 5-4
3/23/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO JOHNS HOPKINS, 7-1
3/20/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO F & M, 3-0
3/19/2001		ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH SUSQUEHANNA TO OPEN COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE
3/14/2001		ETOWN FALLS TO D-II WEST CHESTER,
3/12/2001		ETOWN CONCLUDES FLORIDA TRIP WITH
3/7/2001		ETOWN BASEBALL RESULTS FROM MONDAY AND TUESDAY
3/4/2001		ETOWN WINS SEASON OPENER, 11-8, OVER PSU-BEHREND IN FLA.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, May 19, 2001

ETOWN BOWS OUT OF NCAA TOURAMENT WITH 3-2 LOSS TO GWYNEDD-MERCY

BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown's season came to an end Saturday at the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, PA, as the Blue Jays lost 3-2 to Gwynedd-Mercy.

The Blue Jays (19-19) were held to just three hits for the day by Gwynedd-Mercy pitcher Steve Troy (Philadelphia, PA/North Catholic), who threw a complete game while striking out four.

Elizabethtown scored both of its runs in the bottom of the first inning. Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) singled to follow, and Comp scored and Bonner advanced to second on a throwing error by Gwynedd-Mercy right fielder James Martin (Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic). A single by Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) drove in Bonner.

Gwynedd-Mercy (32-15) scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to tie the game, and took the lead in the top of the fifth when Mike DeLuca (Philadelphia, PA/St. John Neumann) doubled and was driven in on a single by Ed Solvibile (Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic).

Etown starting pitcher Ryan Bowe (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) had a strong outing, spreading eight hits over eight innings, striking out five and walking only one. Bryan Pittinger (Wesminster, MD/South Carroll) struck out two Gwynedd-Mercy batters when he took over in the top of the ninth inning.

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament
At Bear Stadium, Boyertown, PA

                                          R H  E
Gwynedd-Mercy (32-15) 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 3 10 1
Elizabethtown (19-19) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 3  1

Troy and Pindynski; Bowe, Pittinger (9) and Turtell. WP: Troy (7-0). LP: Bowe (2-6). SO-BB: Troy 4-1, Bowe 5-1, Pittinger 2-0. 2B: DeLuca (G) 2.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Friday, May 18, 2001

ETOWN DEFEATS WESTERN NEW ENGLAND, 11-4, TO STAY ALIVE IN NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL

BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- Sixth-seeded Elizabethtown stayed alive in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament by defeating fifth-seeded Western New England, 11-4, at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, PA. With the win, Elizabethtown improves to 19-18 overall and eliminates Western New England, which finishes the season with a 21-15 record and a 0-2 mark in the double elimination tournament. Elizabethtown will play again at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, May 19, against an opponent to be determined.

Western New England starting pitcher Nick Ziminsky (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford) never made it out of the top of the first inning, as the Blue Jays erupted for seven runs in the opening frame. Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) led off the game with a single and was driven in on a two-run homer by Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst). Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) followed Turtell's blast with a single. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) walked and Brad Biehl (Hamburg, PA/Hamburg) was hit by an errant pitch to load the bases with one out. Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) followed with a two-RBI single, and Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) walked immediately afterward to load the bases once again. Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) then hit a two-RBI single. In his second time up in the first inning, Comp grounded out but drove in Glass for the seventh run of the inning.

Western New England scored a run in the bottom of the first when Jason Engelhart (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro Central) drove in Jon Whelpley (Kennebunk, ME/Kennebunk) with a double.

Etown added another run in the top of the second, when Turtell led off with a double and was driven in on a single by Duppstadt.

Western New England made the score 8-3 in the bottom of the third when Engelhart doubled home Derek Higgins (Waltham, MA/Waltham), and a sacrifice fly by Joe Farina (Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross) drove in Engelhart.

Etown extended its lead to 9-3 in the top of the fourth when Biehl hit a double to drive in Ness, who reached base on a single.

The Blue Jays pulled ahead 11-3 in the top of the sixth Duppstadt hit a two-run home run, scoring Turtell.

Zach Holt (Northampton, MA/Northampton) scored Western New England's final run in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Duppstadt led the Blue Jays with three RBI, and he batted three for four with a home run. Turtell scored a team-high three runs, and went two for five with a home run and two RBI.

Etown starting pitcher Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) pitched six innings to improve to 9-2 this season. Western Maryland's Engelhart hit four for four in the game with two RBI and one run scored.

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament
At Bear Stadium, Boyertown, PA

                                          R  H  E
Elizabethtown (19-18) 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 – 11 15 3
Western New England   0 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 x – 4  12 1
(21-15)

Lau, Lobb (7), Nocar (8), Pittinger (9) and Turtell; Ziminsky, Chantrell (1) and Ketcham. WP: Lau (9-2). LP: Ziminsky (3-5). SO-BB: Lau 1-2, Lobb 1-0, Nocar 0-1, Pittinger 1-1, Ziminsky 0-2, Chantrell 6-0. 2B: Turtell (E), Engelhart (W), Ketcham (W). HR: Turtell (E), Duppstadt (E).

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Thursday, May 17, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO MONTCLAIR STATE, 9-3, IN NCAA REGIONAL OPENER

BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell in the opening game of the 2001 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament, 9-3, to Montclair State, Thursday at Bear Stadium in Boyertown, Pa. With the loss, the Blue Jays (18-18), will face the loser of Thursday's Johns Hopkins-Western New England game at 11:00 a.m. Friday. The winner of Friday's game will continue to play on Saturday, while the loser of that game will be eliminated.

Elizabethtown jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) was driven in by Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst). Comp reached base on an error to lead off the inning, and he moved to third when Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) singled.

Montclair State (32-9) tied the game in the bottom of the second inning when Scott Allan (Milford, NJ/Immaculata) doubled home Brian Ellerson (Bayonne, NJ/Hudson Catholic), who singled and stole second to move into scoring position.

The Red Hawks added two more runs in the bottom of the third when Dave Wurst (Randolph, NJ/Randolph) singled and was driven home on a triple by Craig Conway (Mountainside, NJ/Gov. Livingston), who also scored on the play due to an Elizabethtown throwing error.

Elizabethtown struck back to tie the score in the top of the sixth inning, as Comp drove in Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) on a double. A throwing error by Montclair sent Comp to third, and a sacrifice fly by Turtell subsequently drove him in.

The Blue Jays missed an opportunity to take the lead in the top of the seventh. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) doubled to lead off the inning and chase Montclair starting pitcher Jeff Gogal (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) from the game. A single by Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) sent Duppstadt to third with one out, and Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) followed with a walk to load the bases. However, the Blue Jays grounded into a double play to end the inning.

Montclair State pulled ahead to stay in the bottom of the seventh inning as Wurst hit a two-run homer. Chris Baran (Cranford, NJ/Cranford) followed with another home run on the next pitch to remove Etown starter Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) from the game. Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) took over on the mound for Etown and held the Red Hawks scoreless for the rest of the inning.

The Red Hawks added three more insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Wurst hit a two-RBI triple and scored on a single by Baran.

Montclair State reliever Kevin Rakowski (Rockaway, NJ/Morris Hills) got the win, and Jason Arre (Beachwood, NJ/Toms River South) was credited with a save since he entered the game when the Red Hawks had a three run lead. Starter Gogal fanned nine Blue Jays in six innings pitched.

NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament
At Bear Stadium, Boyertown, PA

                                           R H  E
Elizabethtown (18-18)  1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 – 3 6  3
Montclair State (32-9) 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 3 x – 9 15 2

Newton, Lau (7), Pittinger (8) and Turtell; Gogal, Rakowski (7), Arre (8) and Schriber. WP: Rakowski. LP: Newton. SV: Arre. SO-BB: Newton 2-1, Lau 1-0, Pittinger 0-0, Gogal 9-0, Rakowski 1-1, Arre 1-1. 2B: Comp (E), Duppstadt (E), Allan (M). 3B: Conway (M), Wurst (M). HR: Wurst (M), Baran (M).

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, May 5, 2001

ETOWN CAPTURES SECOND CONSECUTIVE COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE CROWN AND NCAA TOURNAMENT BID WITH 6-4 WIN OVER MESSIAH

WEST LAWN, Pa. --- For the second consecutive year, Elizabethtown was crowned the champion of the Commonwealth Conference in baseball and clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Blue Jays, seeded third in the Commonwealth tournament, won the conference title with a 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Messiah Saturday at Owls Field in West Lawn, PA. This is the first time since 1993-94 that Elizabethtown will play in the NCAA tournament in back-to-back years.

Messiah (15-19) took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, but the lead was short-lived as Etown (18-17) responded by scoring three in the bottom of the third. Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) led off the bottom of the third with a single and was driven to third on a double by Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro). Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) walked to load the bases with no one out, and Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) followed with a two-RBI single. A sacrifice fly by Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) scored Bonner.

Messiah tied the score at 3-3 in the top of the fifth inning, but Elizabethtown responded with three more in the bottom of the sixth. A sacrifice fly by Bonner scored Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills), who singled to lead off the bottom of the sixth. Turtell's second single of the day drove in both Price, who singled, and Comp, who was hit by a pitch. In all Blue Jay batters got hit by pitches five times in the game, including Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) who was hit twice Saturday as well as twice in Friday's game against Messiah. Messiah added one more run in the top of the seventh inning, but could score no more.

Ryan Bowe (Solanco, PA/Quarryville) started on the mound for Etown and allowed three runs in five innings while striking out three. Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) took over in the sixth inning and got the win in relief, going 1-2/3 innings and striking out two while allowing one run. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) got his sixth save of the season by closing out the final 2-1/3 innings, striking out two and allowing no runs.

The NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional will begin May 16.

Commonwealth Conference Championship
At Owls Field, Ted Palka Park, West Lawn, PA
Elizabethtown 6, Messiah 4

                                          R H  E
Messiah (15-19)       0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 – 4 13 1
Elizabethtown (18-17) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 x – 6 8  0

Mindrebo, Derstein (6), Engle (7) and Anselmo, Stone. Bowe, Lau (6), Pittinger (7) and Turtell. WP: Lau (8-2). LP: Mindrebo. SV: Pittinger (6). SO-BB: Mindrebo 4-1, Derstein 0-1, Engle 2-0, Bowe 3-1, Lau 2-0, Pittinger 2-0. 2B: Comp (E). HR: Custer (M). SB: Duppstadt (E), Comp (E), Turtell (E), Dixon (E).

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Friday, May 4, 2001

ETOWN DEFEATS MESSIAH, 3-2; BLUE JAYS ONE WIN AWAY FROM NCAA TOURNAMENT BERTH

WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown defeated Messiah, 3-2, in the Blue Jays' second game of the Commonwealth Conference Tournament at Owls Field in Ted Palka Park in West Lawn, PA, Friday. With the win, Elizabethtown emerges from Friday's competition as the only team undefeated in the tournament and just one win away from a second consecutive automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Elizabethtown defeated Juniata, 9-0, in the first game of the double-elimination conference tournament Wednesday. Etown is now 17-17 overall, while Messiah falls to 15-18.

Messiah took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but Etown pulled ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning as Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) and Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) scored for the Blue Jays. Messiah tied the game 2-2 in the top of the seventh inning, but Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) scored for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the seventh inning to put Etown ahead to stay. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) relieved Etown starter Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) over the final 2-1/3 innings to get the win.

Elizabethtown will play for the Commonwealth championship and the automatic NCAA bid beginning at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at Owls Field in West Lawn, PA. The Blue Jays will face the winner of tonight's Messiah-Juniata game, which is set to begin at 7:00 p.m.

Earlier today, Juniata shocked Lebanon Valley with a 7-2 victory, eliminating the Flying Dutchmen, which had coasted through the regular season with a 12-2 first place finish in the conference, from the Commonwealth tournament. Lebanon Valley was upset by Messiah, 1-0, on Wednesday in the first round of the tournament.

Commonwealth Conference Tournament
At Owls Field, Ted Palka Park, West Lawn, PA
Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 2

                                          R H E
Messiah (15-18)       1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 – 2 7 5
Elizabethtown (17-17) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 x – 3 5 2

D. Price and Anselmo; Newton, Pittinger and Turtell. SO-BB: Price 7-2, Newton 3-3, Pittinger 2-0. 2B: Anselmo (M), Hershey (M), Mease (M), Custer (M).

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, May 2, 2001

ETOWN BLOWS OUT JUNIATA, 9-0, TO OPEN COMMONWEALTH PLAYOFFS

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- After losing to Juniata twice over the course of the regular season, Elizabethown picked the perfect time for paybacks. The Blue Jays stomped Juniata, 9-0, in the opening round of the double-elimination Commonwealth Conference playoffs at Juniata Wednesday. Etown improves to 16-17 overall with the win, while Juniata falls to 17-17-1.

The game was scoreless for the first four innings, but Elizabethtown's offense ignited for three runs in the top of the fifth. The Blue Jays added another run in the top of the seventh inning, and scored five more in the top of the eighth.

Etown pitcher Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) started and spread six hits over 6-1/3 innings while striking out four. Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) took over in the seventh and pitched through the eighth inning, allowing no baserunners. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) finished out the game on the mound for Etown, striking out one in the ninth.

Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) and Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) led Etown at the plate by each going three for four. Dixon scored three runs and drove in two, and Duppstadt scored two and drove in one.

Etown will return to action Friday, May 4 at Owls Field in West Lawn, PA, where the Blue Jays will take on Messiah, which defeated Lebanon Valley 1-0 today in the other first round game, at 3:00 p.m. in the Commonwealth Conference tournament.

Admission prices for Friday and Saturday's Commonwealth Conference championship tournament is as follows: single day admission is $4.00 for adults, $3.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students, and free for children under six years of age. Admission for both days is $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for senior citizens, $3.00 for students, and free for children under six.

View the box score.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Tuesday, May 1, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO URSINUS, 5-4 IN 10 INNINGS, IN LAST REGULAR SEASON GAME

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown closed out the 2001 regular season with a 15-17 overall record as Ursinus came from behind to defeat the Blue Jays, 5-4, in 10 innings at Collegeville. It was the Blue Jays' third consecutive extra-inning game.

Ryan Bowe started on the mound for Etown and went six innings, allowing only one run and three hits. Jared Ness led Etow on the offensive end, going two for four with a home run, a walk, one run scored and three RBI. Ness has now homered two games in a row.

Etown returns to action on the road Wednesday, May 2 against Juniata, for the opener of the double-elimination Commonwealth Conference playoffs. The nine inning game begins at 2:30 p.m.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, April 28, 2001

ETOWN CLINCHES CONFERENCE PLAYOFF BERTH WITH SWEEP OF WIDENER

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second consecutive year, Elizabethtown clinched a conference playoff berth by sweeping Widener on the last day of regular season conference play. The wins did not come as easily this season as last, as both games went into extra innings. Etown won the first game 4-3 in 11 innings, and the Blue Jays took the second, 7-6, in nine innings. With the wins, Etown improves to 15-16 overall and 8-6 in the Commonwealth Conference, while Widener drops to 6-8 in the conference and 19-12 overall.

In the first game, Widener jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Etown scored its first run in the fourth inning and tied the game in the bottom of the sixth. The Blue Jays scored the winning run on a passed ball in the bottom of the eleventh inning.

Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) pitched the final five innings in relief for the Blue Jays, allowing just three hits and no runs en route to getting the win. Etown starter Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) allowed one earned run in six innings. Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) went two for four with two runs scored for the Blue Jays, and Steve Phillips (Hockessin, DE/Tower Hill School) went two for two with a pair of RBIs.

Widener took a 4-1 lead in the top of the third inning in the second game. Etown cut the lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the third, and Widener preseved its tenuous lead, taking a 7-6 advantage into the bottom of the seventh inning. With two outs and no one on base in the bottom of the seventh, Ness hit a solo home run, the first Etown homer at Herr Field this season, to tie the game and send it into extra innings. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) drove in Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) for the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Elizabethtown will play Ursinus in a non-conference game on the road Tuesday, May 1 at 3:30 p.m. The Blue Jays will travel to Juniata Wednesday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m. for a first-round conference playoff game.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, April 24, 2001

ETOWN POUNDS DELAWARE VALLEY, 16-10

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown won a 16-10 non-conference slugfest at Delaware Valley Wednesday to improve to 13-16 overall this season. Delaware Valley drops to 16-9 with the loss.

It was a great day for Etown catcher Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) who belted a pair of home runs and drove in seven runs. Turtell was not the only Blue Jay who went deep Wednesday, as Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) also sent the ball sailing out of the park. Glass tallied four RBI for the game. Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) had three hits and one double, scored three runs, and drove in two more for the Blue Jays.

Ryan Bowe (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) pitched three innings in relief, allowed no runs, and got his second win of the season for the Blue Jays.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home Saturday for its final Commonwealth Conference doubleheader of the regular season. The Blue Jays will play Widener at 1:00 p.m., and will need to win at least one of the games in order to make the conference playoffs next week.

At Doylestown, PA
Elizabethtown 16, Delaware Valley 10

                                       R  H  E
Etown (13-16)      0 0 3 7 0 0 6 0 0 – 16 13 3
Del. Valley (16-9) 1 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 – 10 13 4

Etown: Newton, Lau (3), Bowe (4), Lobb (7), Stasi (8), Pittinger (9) and Turtell; DelVal: Bayachek, Potter (5), Williams (8) and Knouse, Scheirer. WP: Bowe (2-5). LP: Bayachek (2-4). 2B: Bonner (E), DeLude (D), Knouse (D). HR: Turtell 2 (E), Glass (E), Scheirer (D). SB: Williams (D).

View the box score.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, April 21, 2001

ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH MESSIAH, WINS FIRST GAME 4-2, FALLS IN SECOND 1-0

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown split a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader with Messiah Saturday, winning the first game 4-2 and falling in a 1-0 pitchers' duel in the second game. With the split, Etown is now 12-16 overall and 6-6 in the conference, while Messiah is 6-4 in the conference and 12-12 overall.

Etown pitcher Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) pitched four scoreless innings of relief, allowing only three hits and striking out one en route to getting the win in the first game. Elizabethtown jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) went two for three with two RBI for the Blue Jays, and Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) batted two for three as well as stealing a base.

In the second game, Messiah won 1-0 despite a valiant effort on the mound by Etown pitcher Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll). Pittinger, who is usually the Blue Jays' closer, made his first start in two years and pitched a complete game, allowing only one run and two hits in seven innings and whiffing 12 Messiah batters while walking just two. Pittinger threw only 19 balls the entire game against 68 strikes.

He got little offensive support, as the Blue Jays were held to only two hits as well. Both of Etown's hits came from the bat of Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS), who hit a double and a triple but was stranded both times.

Etown returns to action on the road Wednesday, April 25, 2001 against Delaware Valley. Game time is 3:30 p.m.

View the first game box score.

View the second game box score.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, April 18, 2001

ROWAN DOWNS ETOWN, 10-1

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown lost its fourth game in a row and fell to 11-15 overall with a 10-1 home loss to Rowan Wednesday. Rowan improved to 14-10 overall with the win.

Rowan took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Elizabethtown came back to tie the score at one in the bottom of the second inning when Matt Wirt (Thompsontown, PA/Juniatary) drove in Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) on a single for what would prove to be Etown's only run of the game.

Rowan added two runs in the third inning, scored three more in the fifth and added four in the sixth. Etown pitchers Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) and Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) combined to hold Rowan scoreless in the final three innings.

Elizabethtown returns to action Saturday, April 21 as host of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader against Messiah. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Rowan 10, Elizabethtown 1

                                          R  H  E
Rowan (14-10)         1 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 0 – 10 14 1
Elizabethtown (11-15) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 1  6  3

View the box score.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, April 14, 2001

JUNIATA SWEEPS ETOWN, 5-4 AND 8-7, BLUE JAYS NOW 5-5 IN CONFERENCE

HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell to 11-14 overall and 5-5 in the Commonwealth Conference with a pair of losses to Juniata on the road Saturday. Juniata (12-11-1, 5-5) won the first game of the doubleheader 5-4 and took the second 8-7.

Juniata pitcher Clint Wevodau spread seven hits and allowed only two earned runs in seven innings to get the win in the first game. Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) led Elizabethtown with two RBI while batting one for two with a run scored. Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) hit two for three with a double and one run scored in the first game for the Blue Jays.

In the second game, Juniata jumped out to a 5-2 lead after the first three innings. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) batted two for four with a double, a triple, two runs scored and two runs driven in to lead the Blue Jays. Glass also had two RBI, and Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) went two for two with a stolen base and two runs scored.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home Wednesday, April 18 against Rowan for a nine inning game. Game time is 3:30 p.m.

At Huntingdon, PA
Game One

                                           R H  E
Elizabethtown (11-13, 5-4) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 – 4 7  3
Juniata (11-11-1, 4-5)     3 1 0 0 0 0 1 – 5 10 1

Lau, Pittinger (7) and Turtell; Wevodau and Bowers. WP: Wevodau (3-3). LP: Lau (5-2). SO BB: Lau 3-0, Pittinger 0-1, Wevodau 3-1. 2B: Turtell (E), Ness (E), Kelleher (J), Frailey (J).

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Game Two

                                           R H  E
Elizabethtown (11-14, 5-5) 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 – 7 12 2
Juniata (12-11-1, 5-5)     2 0 3 1 1 1 x – 8 16 1

Newton, Bowe (6) and Turtell; Evans, Brink (5), Hatten (6) and Bowers. WP: Brink (2-0). LP: Newton (2-1). SV: Hatten (1). SO-BB: Newton 1-1, Bowe 2-1, Evans 0-0, Brink 0-0, Hatten 1-1. 2B: Turtell (E), Dobson (J), Keeley (J). 3B: Turtell (E), Heaton (J). HR: Dobson (J). SB: Price (E), Moyer (J).

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, April 7, 2001

ETOWN SWEEPS ALBRIGHT IN CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER ON THREE HITS

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Saturday must have been the Blue Jays' lucky day. While a pair of 2-1 Commonwealth Conference victories over Albright may not have been any more noteworthy than usual, the fact that Elizabethtown managed to win both games while totaling just three hits for the day was. Elizabethtown was held to only two hits in the first game and was held to a one-hitter in the second, and still managed to win both games.

Albright's first unlucky hurler of the day was Ryan Gallatig (Philadelphia, PA/Cardinal Dougherty), who pitched a complete game and gave up only two hits and two unearned runs over six innings.

Elizabethtown scored both of its runs in the fifth inning as Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware Co. Christian) led off with a single and stole second. Steve Phillips (Hockessin, DE/Tower Hill School) followed by getting hit by the pitcher.

After a fly-out, Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) reached base on an error and loaded the bases. Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) reached base on another error, which drove in Dixon. Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) was hit by another pitch immediately afterward, driving in Phillips.

Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) started the first game for Etown and allowed one unearned run and eight hits in 5-2/3 innings pitched for the win. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) pitched the final 1-1/3 innings for the save.

In the second game, Albright pitcher John McGillian (Upper Darby, PA/Upper Darby) had a no-hitter going into the sixth inning. By that point, however, the Blue Jays already had a 1-0 lead thanks to Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman), who walked to lead off the bottom of the fifth, advanced to third on a pair of wild pitches, and was driven in on a sacrifice fly by Price.

Etown took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth, as Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) led off by reaching base on an error. With two out in the inning, Duppstadt drove in Turtell on a single — Etown's only hit of the game.
Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) started the second game for Elizabethtown and went 5-1/3 innings, allowing six hits and no runs for the win. Pittinger finished the game, striking out three in 1-2/3 innings to get the save.

Etown improves to 11-11 overall and 5-3 in the conference with the wins. The Blue Jays return to action Tuesday, April 10 on the road against York for a 3:30 p.m. game.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, April 4, 2001

COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY DEFEATS ETOWN, 6-2

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- College of New Jersey head coach Rick Dell got the 500th victory of his 20 year career as Elizabethtown lost 6-2 at home to the Lions Wednesday. The loss was Etown's fourth in a row and drops the Blue Jays' record to 9-11, while New Jersey improves to 8-4-1 overall.

The College of New Jersey jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, extending its lead to 5-1 by the end of the fifth. Elizabethtown had its best chance to take control of the game in the bottom of the sixth, when the Blue Jays scored one run and stranded three runners.

Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) led Elizabethtown at the plate by going two for four. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) and Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) each scored for the Blue Jays.

The College of New Jersey's relief pitching dominated the second half of the game, as Justin Kiser struck out six in 2-1/3 innings pitched and Nick Maddalena struck out seven in the game's final three innings. Etown relief pitchers Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) and Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) allowed no New Jersey batters to reach base in the final two innings.

Etown returns to action in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at home against Albright Saturday, April 7. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Tuesday, April 3, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO DIVISION II KUTZTOWN, 11-4

KUTZTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell in to 9-10 overall with an 11-4 road loss to Kutztown Tuesday.

Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) led the Blue Jays by batting three for four with two runs scored. Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) hit two for three with a double, one RBI and one run scored. Also hitting doubles for the Blue Jays were Adam Shephard (Conowingo, MD/Rising Sun) and Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley).

Derek Lobb (Bangor, PA/Bangor) started on the mound and got the loss for Elizabethtown, pitching the first three innings.

Etown returns to action at home for a non-conference game against the College of New Jersey Wednesday, April 4 at 3:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Sunday, April 1, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO LEBANON VALLEY, 9-3 AND 3-1

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Tuesday, March 27, 2001

ETOWN DEFEATS GWYNEDD-MERCY, 7-1

Gwynedd Valley, Pa. --- With a 7-1 non-conference road win over Gwynedd-Mercy Tuesday, Elizabethtown improved to 9-7 overall.

Etown pitcher Ryan Bowe held Gwynedd-Mercy to four hits over eight innings and struck out six en route to getting the win.

Four Blue Jays had two or more hits in the game as Etown pounded out 13 hits. Kevin Bonner went three for five with a double, one run scored and one RBI. Also hitting doubles for Etown were Mark Dixon and Shawn Price. Jared Ness led Etown with two runs scored.

Elizabethtown returns to action on the road for a doubleheader against Commonwealth Conference rival Lebanon Valley Saturday, March 31. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Saturday, March 24, 2001

ETOWN SWEEPS MORAVIAN, 6-5 AND 5-4

BALTIMORE, Md. --- Elizabethtown improved to 8-7 overall and 3-1 in the Commonwealth Conference with a twinbill sweep of Moravian Saturday. Etown won the first game 6-5 and took the second, 5-4.

Moravian vaulted out to a 5-0 lead by the top of the second inning. The Blue Jays began to chip away at that lead in the bottom of the second, scoring two. By the middle of the seventh and final inning, the score was still 5-2, and then the Blue Jays exploded for four runs as Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) singled to lead off the inning, and Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) reached base via an error.

Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) then grounded out but drove home Dixon to make the score 5-3 with one out. The next batter struck out. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) and Jared Ness (York, PA/McPherson, KS) drew walks immediately afterward to load the bases. Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) then walked to drive in Price. Steve Phillips (Hockessin, DE/Tower Hill School) drew Etown's fourth consecutive walk to send home Turtell and tie the game. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) followed with a single to drive in Ness and win the game.

In the second game, Etown took a 3-0 lead in the second inning and never looked back. The Blue Jays were led at the plate by Ness, who hit two for four with an RBI, and Price, who hit two for three with an RBI.

Etown returns to action on the road Tuesday, March 27 to face Gwynedd-Mercy for a 3:00 p.m. game.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Friday, March 23, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO JOHNS HOPKINS, 7-1

BALTIMORE, Md. --- Elizabethtown fell to 6-7 overall this season with a 7-1 road loss to Johns Hopkins Friday. With the win, Centennial Conference power Hopkins improves to 11-4 in 2001.

Hopkins scored its runs in the first, third, and fifth innings. Etown pitcher Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) got the loss. Luke Rezeli got the win for Johns Hopkins.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home Saturday, March 24 as host of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader against Moravian. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Tuesday, March 20, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO F & M, 3-0

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell to 6-6 overall this season with a 3-0 home loss to Lancaster County rival Franklin and Marshall Tuesday. With the win, the Diplomats improve to 8-6 this season.

Etown lost despite out-hitting F & M 8-7 and despite a strong performance on the mound by starter Ryan Bowe (Quarryville, PA/Solanco). Bowe lasted into the eighth inning and gave up only two earned runs and six hits en route to getting the loss. F & M starter John Walsh (Havertown, PA/Haverford) got the win and gave up eight hits in 6-2/3 innings of work.

Etown first baseman Kenny Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills) led all batters with three hits in the game. Franklin and Marshall second baseman Chris Zoeller (Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills) scored a pair of runs for the Diplomats and drove in another.

Elizabethtown returns to action Friday, March 23 for a road game against Johns Hopkins. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Monday, March 19, 2001

ETOWN SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER WITH SUSQUEHANNA TO OPEN COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE SEASON

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- In a make-up of Saturday's washed-out games, Elizabethtown split a road doubleheader with Susquehanna to begin its Commonwealth Conference season. Etown won the first game 5-3, and Susquehanna took the second 5-1. The Blue Jays are now 6-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference, while Susquehanna stands at 4-5 overall and 1-1 in the Commonwealth.

Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern) pitched six innings of the first game for Etown and gave up six hits and three runs to improve to 4-0 this season. Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) mopped up in the seventh inning, striking out two for his third save of the season.

At the plate in the first game, the Blue Jays' Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) batted one for four with a double and drove in a run. Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) scored two runs, and Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) hit two for four.

The Blue Jays were held to only five hits in the second game by Lee Rodgers, who went the distance to pick up his first win of the season for Susquehanna. Bonner scored Etown's only run and was driven in by Turtell.

Elizabethtown returns to action Tuesday, March 20 at home against Franklin and Marshall. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, March 14, 2001

ETOWN FALLS TO D-II WEST CHESTER,
13-12, IN HOME OPENER

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell to 5-4 in 2001 with a 13-12 loss in its home opener to Division II West Chester Wednesday. West Chester improves to 8-7 with the win.

Etown took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third only to see West Chester go ahead 5-3 by the top of the sixth. The Blue Jays regained a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth, but it slipped away the next inning as West Chester went ahead 8-7. The Golden Rams went ahead to stay with four more runs in the top of eighth to break an 8-8 tie.

Jared Ness (York, PA./McPherson, KS) hit three for five for the Blue Jays with two runs driven in. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) hit three for six with two runs scored and two RBIs as well for Etown.

The Blue Jays return to action on the road for a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at Susquehanna Saturday, March 17. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

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Elizabethtown College Baseball
Monday, March 12, 2001

ETOWN CONCLUDES FLORIDA TRIP WITH
5-3 MARK

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown closed out its spring break trip to Ft. Pierce, Fla. with a 5-3 overall record.

Elizabethtown lost a pair of games Wednesday, March 7, falling to Norwich 9-6 and Concordia 10-4. Kevin Bonner batted three for four against Norwich. Chris Turtell hit one for three with a triple and Brad Duppstadt had a pair of RBIs for Etown against Concordia.

On Thursday, March 8, Elizabethtown blasted Pitt-Greensburg 13-6, as the Blue Jays pounded out 17 hits. Jamie Newton got the win for Etown.

The Blue Jays won a pair of games on Friday, March 9, defeating Penn State-Altoona 10-7 and Penn State-Behrend 3-2. Bryan Pittinger picked up the win in relief against Altoona. Shawn Price had four hits and Steve Phillips had three against Altoona. Eric Lau got the win on the mound against Behrend and Pittinger got the save. Etown won despite being out-hit by Behrend 9-2.

Etown returns to action for its home opener Wednesday, March 14 against West Chester. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

Elizabethtown College Baseball
Wednesday, March 7, 2001

ETOWN BASEBALL RESULTS FROM MONDAY AND TUESDAY

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown now has a 2-1 record following a 14-6 loss to Wilmington Monday and a 12-3 win over Eastern Tuesday in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Eric Lau got the win against Eastern, he is now 2-0 this season. Ryan Bowe received the loss against Wilmington.

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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Sunday, March 4, 2001

ETOWN WINS SEASON OPENER, 11-8, OVER PSU-BEHREND IN FLA.

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown won its season opener with an 11-8 victory over Penn State Behrend in Fort Pierce, FL Sunday.

Eric Lau picked up the win in relief for the Blue Jays, and closer Bryan Pittinger earned his first save of the season.

On the offensive end, Tyler Comp batted three-for-four and scored three runs for the Blue Jays. Jared Ness hit three-for-three and drove in three runs, and Mike Gifford batted two-for-two and drove in a pair of runs.

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