Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 4/30/2003 Fourth-Seeded Messiah Upends Top-Seeded Elizabethtown, 4-2, in Commonwealth ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Fourth-Seeded Messiah Upends Top-Seeded Elizabethtown, 4-2, in Commonwealth Conference Playoff Opener ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Messiah (20-13), the fourth seed in the Commonwealth Conference
playoffs, upset top-seeded Elizabethtown (19-13), 4-2 Wednesday at
Etown in the opening round of the double-elimination conference
tournament. Messiah scored its first run in the top of the first inning as Peter Godino (Philadelphia, PA/Christian Academy) reached base via an error and scored on a groundout to second by Chris Regan (Wellsville, NY/Wellsville Christian). Elizabethtown responded with a run of its own in the bottom of the first as Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) drew a leadoff walk, moved up on a Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) single and scored on a groundout to shortstop by Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge). Messiah went up 2-1 in the top of the fourth as Robert Revercomb (Shade Gap, PA/South Huntingdon) doubled and scored on a Keren Morgan (Washington, NJ/Warren Hills). Messiah scored two more in the top of the seventh as Morgan was hit by a pitch and stole second. Godino doubled him home, and Tyler Hollenbach (Hummelstown, PA/Lower Dauphin) singled home Godino. Elizabethtown rallied in the bottom of the ninth as Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning. After one Etown out, Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunterton) singled, and Adam Shephard (Conowingo, MD/Rising Sun) followed with another single to load the bases. At that point, Matthew Allen (Hellertown, PA/Wilson) took over pitching duties for Messiah and struck out the next batter, but then walked Jones with the bases loaded to force an Etown run. Allen then struck out the next batter to end the game. Nocar went 2-for-3 with a double at the plate for Etown, and Revercomb went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for Messiah. Hollenbach hit 2-for-5 with an RBI for Messiah. Dave Henninger (Mt. Holly Springs, PA/Carlsle) improved to 5-2 on the mound for Messiah, going 8-1/3 innings and allowing five hits and four walks while striking out six. Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown) dropped to 3-2 for Etown with three earned runs and five strikeouts in 6-1/3 innings. Jon Weitz (Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro) pitched 2-2/3 scoreless innings of relief for Etown, allowing one walk and no hits while striking out one. Back to top 4/28/2003 Etown's Bats Awake, Blue Jays Defeat Gettysburg 15-7; Etown to Host Messiah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown's Bats Awake, Blue Jays Defeat Gettysburg 15-7; Etown to Host Messiah in First Round of Commonwealth Conference Playoffs Wednesday GETTYSBURG,
Pa. --- After scoring just one run over the course of its last two
games, Elizabethtown got in touch with its offensive side in a 15-7
non-conference win over Gettysburg on the road Monday. Etown wraps up
the 2003 regular season with a 19-12 record with the win, while
Gettysburg drops to 15-16-2. Etown scored
three runs in the third inning, two in the fourth, four in the fifth,
two in the sixth, three in the eighth, and one in the ninth. Gettysburg
scored six of its runs in the bottom of the fourth and one in the
bottom of the sixth. Matt Woehnker (Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy)
picked up his fourth win of the season in relief, going 5-2/3 innings,
allowing five hits, two walks, and one unearned run while striking out
two. Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) went 3-for-6 with a home run, a steal, three runs and three RBI for the Blue Jays. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) batted 4-for-6 with two runs, one double and two RBI. Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) hit 4-for-5 with two runs, three RBI and one double, and Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) went 3-for-5 with three runs, one double and one RBI. Elizabethtown which has claimed the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs, will host fourth-seeded Messiah in the first round Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Not only is it a playoff game, but it will also be the last baseball game ever held at Elizabethtown College's Ira R. Herr Field. Back to top 4/27/2003 Widener Sweeps Etown, 8-1 and 9-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Widener Sweeps Etown, 8-1 and 9-0 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Visiting Widener swept Elizabethtown, 8-1 and 9-0, in a
Commonwealth Conference doubleheader Sunday. While the losses drop
Etown to 18-12 overall and 12-9 in the conference, the Blue Jays'
playoff chances are not damaged, as the team already clinched a berth
and first-round home field advantage prior to this weekend. Widener
improved to 14-20-1 overall and 11-10 in the conference with the wins. Tony Meccariello spread seven Etown hits over seven innings while allowing just one run in the first game to get the win for Widener. Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown)
hit 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for the Blue Jays. He scored
the team's only run by leading off the bottom of the first inning with
a double and getting driven home on a single by Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley), who went 1-for-2 with one RBI. Rob Shuck
allowed just two Etown hits and struck out eight Blue Jay batters in
seven innings of work on the mound for Widener in the second game. Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) tallied both of Etown's hits in the game, going 2-for-2. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Monday in a non-conference game against Gettysburg at 3:30 p.m. It is Elizabethtown's final regular-season game of 2003. After that, Etown will host a team to be determined in the first round of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 30. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score. Back to top 4/23/2003 Etown Trounces Moravian, 10-0 and 10-2, in Conference Doubleheader, Snatche ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Trounces Moravian, 10-0 and 10-2, in Conference Doubleheader, Snatches First Place from Greyhounds ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown won a convincing pair of games by scores of 10-0
and 10-2 in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at home Wednesday
against Moravian, which entered the day sitting in first place in the
conference. The victories improve Etown to 18-9 overall and 12-6 in the
conference, while Moravian drops to 14-10 overall and 12-6 in the
conference. Since Elizabethtown defeated Moravian in two of the three
games the teams played against each other, Etown has now taken
possession of first place heading into the regular season's final
weekend. Etown capitalized on a pair of masterful pitching performances, as Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown)
went the full seven innings in the first game and allowed just two
hits, one hit batter and no walks while striking out one, and Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunderton) went the distance in the second game, giving up just three hits, three walks and two runs while striking out nine. Kelley improves to 3-1 on the season, and Nocar is now 5-2 on the mound, for Etown. High winds blowing out from home plate provided lift for a total of four home runs on the day. Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) and Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) blasted homers for Etown in the first game, while Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) launched a home run for Etown and Bob Frey (Hellertown, PA/Saucon Valley) hit one out of the park for Moravian, which scored the Greyhounds' only runs of the day, in the second game. Etown pounded out 14 base hits in the first game as Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, one run and two RBI, Guida hit 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBI, and Rebert was 2-for-3 with a run and two RBI. Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) hit a triple while going 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI, and Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) hit a triple as well while going 1-for-3 with a run. Jon Weitz (Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro) hit a double and scored in his only at-bat of the game. The Blue Jays cranked out 10 more hits in the second game as Luongo led the way by going 3-for-4 with a double, a home run, two runs scored and four RBI. Duppstadt hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored, Adam Shephard (Conowingo, MD/Rising Sun) was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Weitz went 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and one time hit by a pitch. Guida went 1-for-3 with a run and two RBI in the second game, Jones scored two runs while going 1-for-2, and Rebert was 1-for-2 with a run, an RBI and a sacrifice fly. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road against Widener in a conference nine-inning game Friday, April 25 at 3:30 p.m. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score. Back to top 4/21/2003 Etown Falls to Ursinus, 12-6 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Falls to Ursinus, 12-6 COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 16-9 overall in 2003 with a 12-6 non-conference road loss to Ursinus Monday afternoon. Back to top 4/19/2003 Etown Splits Doubleheader with Messiah, Loses First Game 3-0, Wins Second 4 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Splits Doubleheader with Messiah, Loses First Game 3-0, Wins Second 4-3; Blue Jays Now 16-8 Overall, 10-6 in Conference ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown split a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader with
Messiah at home Saturday, as the Blue Jays lost the first game 3-0 and
came back to win the second game 4-3. Etown is now 16-8 overall and
10-6 in the conference. Messiah's overall record now stands at 16-10,
and the Falcons are also 10-6 in the conference. Elizabethtown
had a frustrating time in the first game, during which the Blue Jays
stranded 13 runners and loaded the bases in four separate innings
without scoring a single run. Elizabethtown also out-hit Messiah 6-5. Kyle Brobst (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) got the win on the mound for the Falcons after pitching all seven innings and giving up six hits and eight walks. Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) hit two-for-four for Etown in the first game, and Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) batted one-for-two with a stolen base. In the second game, James Watts (Red Land, PA/Red Land) started on the mound for Etown and went 6-1/3 innings, allowing three runs and striking out two to improve to 3-0 in 2003. Matt Woehnker (Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Acad.)
got the final two outs of the game and struck out one with the winning
run at the plate and the tying run on second both times to earn the
save. Etown scored all its runs in the second
game in a fourth inning explosion, during which time the Blue Jays went
through all nine batters. Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) singled and advanced to second on a throwing error with two outs to start the Etown rally. He was immediately followed by a Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) triple. A subsequent single by Dixon sent home Guida, and Dixon was doubled home by Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg). Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunderton) singled home Rebert. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Monday, April 21 at Ursinus in a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score. Back to top 4/15/2003 Etown Sweeps Susquehanna, 7-4 and 6-4, Blue Jays Now 15-6 Overall and 9-4 i ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Sweeps Susquehanna, 7-4 and 6-4, Blue Jays Now 15-6 Overall and 9-4 in Conference ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 15-6 overall and 9-4 in the
Commonwealth Conference with a road doubleheader sweep of Susquehanna
University Tuesday, Susquehanna drops to 8-13 overall and 5-10 in the
conference with the losses. Etown took a 7-0
lead through four innings of the first game. Susquehanna scored all
four of its runs in the bottom of the fifth. Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg)
started and completed the game on the mound for Etown, allowing just
three hits, three walks and two unearned runs while striking out eight
to pick up his first win of the season. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) went two-for-four with two runs, one home run and one RBI for Etown in the first game, and Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) hit one for three with one run and two RBI. Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunterdon) went two-for-four. In
the second game, Etown held a 4-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning,
but Susquehanna tied the score in the bottom half of the inning. Etown
scored two more runs in the top of the seventh to win the game. Luongo
started on the mound for Etown and went six innings, allowing four
hits, two walks and two earned runs with three strikeouts to earn his
first win of the season. Matt Woehnker (Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) pitched the final inning and allowed no baserunners to earn his second save of the season. Duppstadt hit two for four in the second game with two runs scored, and Luongo went one for four with two runs and an RBI. Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware Country Christian) went two for three with two RBI and a double, and Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) was two for four with one RBI. Nocar hit one for three with a run scored and an RBI. Etown will return to action on the road Thursday, April 17 at 3:30 p.m. in a conference nine inning game against Moravian. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score. Back to top 4/14/2003 Susquehanna Defeats Etown, 5-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Susquehanna Defeats Etown, 5-3 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 13-6 overall and 7-4 in the
Commonwealth Conference with a 5-3 loss to Susquehanna in a nine-inning
game at home Monday. Susquehanna improves to 8-11 overall and 5-8 in
the conference with the win. No earned runs crossed the plate the entire game. Etown starting pitcher Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunderton) was
tagged for his first loss of the season to drop to 4-1 in 2003 after
allowing six hits, one walk and five unearned runs in seven innings of
work. He also struck out seven batters. Susquehanna scored all of its
runs in an error-plagued fifth inning, which saw three Etown errors
trigger the onslaught. Matt Dwyer got
his second win of the season for Susquehanna, going seven innings and
allowing five hits, three walks and one unearned run while striking out
two. The lone Etown run on his watch was scored in the third inning, as
Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) singled and advanced to third on an error on a pickoff attempt, and advanced home on a ground out by Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown). Etown scored two more runs in the bottom of the eighth as Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) reached base on an error with two outs and was followed by a Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) home run, his third of the season. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Tuesday, April 15 on the road at Susquehanna for a pair of seven-inning conference games set to begin at 1:30 p.m. Back to top 4/13/2003 Etown Sweeps Juniata, 10-3 and 8-1, to Improve to 13-5 Overall, 7-3 in Conf ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Sweeps Juniata, 10-3 and 8-1, to Improve to 13-5 Overall, 7-3 in Conference HUNTINGDON,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown solidified its position in the race for the top
seed in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs by trouncing Juniata in
two seven-inning games, 10-3 and 8-1, on the road Sunday. The Blue Jays
improve to 13-5 overall and 7-3 in the conference with the win, while
Juniata drops to 9-13 overall and 4-8 in the Commonwealth with the loss. Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown) pitched
a complete game in the first game, spreading four hits, three runs, and
four walks over seven innings while striking out five to improve to 2-0
in 2003. James Watts (Redland, PA/Redland) started and
completed the second game on the mound for Etown, spreading seven hits,
one walk and one run over seven innings while striking out four to
improve to 2-0 as well. Etown cranked out 12 hits in both games, and Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) totaled
two home runs for the day. He hit two-for-four with a homer, a triple,
two runs and one RBI in the first game and three-for-three with a home
run, three runs and two RBI in the second game. Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) went three-for-three with a double, two runs and one RBI in the first game. Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter)
hit one-for-three with a double, one run and one RBI in the first game
and one-for-three with one run, three RBI and a sacrifice fly in the
second game. Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) hit three-for-four with two runs and three RBI in the first game and two-for-four in the second game for Etown. Elizabethtown will return to action at home Monday, April 14 at 3:30 p.m. in a single nine-inning Commonwealth Conference game against Susquehanna University. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score. Back to top 4/6/2003 Etown Sweeps Lebanon Valley, 2-1 and 4-2, in Key Conference Doubleheader ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Sweeps Lebanon Valley, 2-1 and 4-2, in Key Conference Doubleheader ANNVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown completed a crucial doubleheader sweep of
defending Commonwealth Conference champion and 2002 NCAA Division III
tournament participant Lebanon Valley on the road Sunday, taking the
first game 2-1 and winning the second game 4-2. The Blue Jays improve
to 11-5 overall and 5-3 in the conference with the wins, while Lebanon
Valley drops to 9-5 overall and 5-3 in the Commonwealth. Mike Nocar (Lambertville, NJ/South Hunterton)
earned the victory in both of the seven-inning games to improve to 4-0
in 2003. He pitched the final 1-1/3 innings of the first game in
relief, allowing no hits and striking out three as Etown scored two
runs in the top of the seventh to win the game. He then started the
second game and pitched five innings, allowing six hits, three walks
and two runs while striking out four. Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown)
started the first game on the mound for Etown and went 5-2/3 innings,
allowing just four hits, two walks and one unearned run while striking
out one. Jon Chwirut (Rockville, MD/Heights) pitched the final
two innings of the second game, striking out two and allowing two hits
while holding LVC scoreless, to earn the first save of his collegiate
career. Third baseman Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) and pinch hitter Eric Guise (Bendersville, PA/Biglerville) scored Etown's runs in the top of the seventh of the first game. Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) drove in Dixon and Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) sent home Guise. In the second game, Steve Luongo (Basking Ridge, NJ/Ridge) batted four-for-four with one run scored and two RBI for Etown. Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) went two-for-three with one RBI. Etown will return to action at home Monday, April 7 in a non-conference game against York College, set to begin at 3:30 p.m. View the first game's box score. View the second game's box score Back to top 4/4/2003 Ninth-Inning Rally Not Enough as Etown Falls to Messiah, 9-8 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Ninth-Inning Rally Not Enough as Etown Falls to Messiah, 9-8 GRANTHAM,
Pa. --- A five run outburst in the top of the ninth inning was not
enough for Elizabethtown to regain lost ground as the Blue Jays fell on
the road to Messiah, 9-8, Friday, in a Commonwealth Conference
nine-inning game. Etown dropped to 9-5 overall and 3-3 in the
conference, while Messiah improved to 11-7 overall and 5-3 in the
Commonwealth. Brad Duppstadt (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) led the Etown offense, going four-for-five with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Jon Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) went three-for-five with a double, two runs and one RBI, and Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown) batted two-for-three with a run scored. Elizabethtown will return to action as the host of Messiah in a doubleheader of conference seven inning games Saturday, April 5 at noon. |
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