Elizabethtown College Baseball News 
Back to top 4/28/2005 Elizabethtown Drops Ursinus 11-7 in Final Non-Conference Game ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Drops Ursinus 11-7 in Final Non-Conference Game COLLEGEVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown defeated Ursinus College in an
offensively-dominated 11-7 contest on the road in the Blue Jays' final
non-conference game of 2005 Thursday. The Blue Jays improved to 17-15-1
overall with the win, while Ursinus dropped to 11-20-1 overall. Etown
fell behind 4-1 over the course of the first two innings. The Blue Jays
cut the gap to 4-2 in the top of the fourth, tied the game 4-4 in the
top of the fifth, and went ahead 6-4 in the top of the sixth. By the
end of the seventh inning, Etown held an 8-6 lead, and the Blue Jays
were up 11-7 by the end of the eighth inning. Etown out-hit Ursinus
15-11 over the course of the game. Dean
Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) launched a home run and hit 4-for-5
with four RBIs and one run scored for the Blue Jays. Jon Kalejta
(Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) went 1-for-2 with one run and one stolen
base. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-3 with two runs,
two steals, two RBIs and a triple for Etown. Bryan Torresani (Horsham,
PA/Hatboro-Horsham) hit 2-for-5 with a double and one RBI, and Rich
Esposito (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona) hit 2-for-5 with a double and
two RBIs for Etown. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) hit
1-for-3 with two runs and two stolen bases, and Steve Luongo (Palm
Coast, FL/Ridge, NJ) hit 1-for-1 with two runs, one RBI and one steal.
Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 1-for-4 with a double
and a runs cored for Etown as well. Matt
Woehnker (Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) earned the win in
relief for Etown after pitching 2-2/3 innings and allowing two hits
while striking out one. Elizabethtown will return to action in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game on the road Friday at Messiah College at 3:30 p.m., and the Blue Jays will host Messiah in a conference doubleheader of seven-inning games Saturday at noon to close out the regular season. Back to top 4/26/2005 Franklin & Marshall Downs Etown 6-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Franklin & Marshall Downs Etown 6-3 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped a 6-3 home game to Franklin &
Marshall Tuesday to fall to 16-15-1 overall in 2005. F&M improved
to 21-13 with the non-conference win. The
visiting Diplomats scored five runs in the first inning and could
manage just one more run in the eighth after that point. Etown scored
two runs in the bottom of the fourth and added one more in the bottom
of the fifth. The Blue Jays actually out-hit the Diplomats 11-10.
Jeremy Knox pitched eight innings to get the win on the mound for
F&M. Eric Guise (Bendersville,
PA/Biglerville) scored two of Etown's runs and hit 2-for-5 with a
double and a stolen base. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) hit
1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI for Etown, and Adam Rebert
(Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) hit 2-for-3 with one RBI. Rich Gallugi hit 2-for-4 with a three-RBI double and a run scored to lead the F&M offense. Etown will return to action Thursday, April 28 in a non-conference road game against Ursinus at 3:30 p.m. Back to top 4/24/2005 Etown Falls To Lebanon Valley in Doubleheader, 4-3 and 3-2; Seth Guida Laun ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Falls To Lebanon Valley in Doubleheader, 4-3 and 3-2; Seth Guida Launches 16th Career Home Run ANNVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown suffered a pair of one-run losses on the road in
a doubleheader at Commonwealth Conference rival Lebanon Valley College
Sunday. Etown lost the first game 4-3 and the second game 3-2 to drop
to 16-14-1 overall and 12-6 in the conference, while Lebanon Valley
improved to 16-15 overall and 7-11 in the Commonwealth. In
the opener, Lebanon Valley took a 4-1 lead into the top of the seventh
inning. Etown rallied in the top of the seventh but fell short,
tallying only two more runs. The Blue Jays were limited to six hits,
and Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) was the only Etown player with more
than one hit, as he went 2-for-3 with a walk. In
the second game, Etown took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning
as Guida homered. It was Guida's seventh home run this season and the
16th of his career, tying him for second place on Etown's all-time list
with Darrell Justh '89 and placing him one homer shy of tying the Etown
career record of 17 set last year by Brad Duppstadt '04. Lebanon
Valley bounced back to add one run in the bottom of the second and tie
the game in the bottom of the third with another run. Lebanon Valely
scored the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jon
Kalejta (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) went 3-for-3 in the second game with
a run scored, a double and a walk. Damien Jones (Mountain Top,
PA/Crestwood) batted 2-for-3 with a double and a stolen base for Etown,
and Guida hit 1-for-4 with one run, two RBIs, and a home run. Etown will return to action at home Tuesday, April 26 against non-conference local rival Franklin & Marshall College in a 4:00 p.m. game. Back to top 4/22/2005 Etown Outlasts Late Lebanon Valley Comeback, Hangs on for 10-9 Win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Outlasts Late Lebanon Valley Comeback, Hangs on for 10-9 Win ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 16-12-1 overall and 12-4 in the
Commonwealth Conference with a 10-9 home win over Lebanon Valley in a
nine-inning game Friday. LVC dropped to 14-15 overall and 5-11 in the
conference with the loss. Etown cruised out to a 5-0 lead in the first three innings of the game and held a 9-2 advantage through six innings. Lebanon Valley rallied with four runs in the top of the seventh inning and three more runs in the top of the eighth to tie the game 9-9. Etown scored one run in the
bottom of the eighth as Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit a
two-out triple and was singled home by Damien Jones (Mountain Top,
PA/Crestwood). It turned out to be the game-winner as Etown pitcher
Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) shut down Lebanon Valley in the
top of the ninth inning for his first save of the season. Matt
Woehnker (Colts Neck, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) got the win in
relief for Etown. Lebanon Valley committed five errors over the course
of the game, and the Flying Dutchmen out-hit Etown 12-11. Whetham
batted 4-for-5 with three RBIs, two runs, a double and a triple. Jones
hit 2-for-5 with two RBIs and a stolen base. Jon Kalejta (Boyertown,
PA/Boyertown) scored two runs for Etown. Etown will return to action Saturday, April 23 on the road at Lebanon Valley in a noon doubleheader of seven inning games. Elizabethtown Coll. 10, Lebanon Valley Coll. 9 Back to top 4/19/2005 Nationally Second-Ranked Rowan Defeats Elizabethtown 9-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Nationally Second-Ranked Rowan Defeats Elizabethtown 9-2 GLASSBORO,
N.J. --- Elizabethtown fell on the road to nationally second-ranked
Rowan University in a non-conference game Tuesday 9-2 to drop to
15-11-1 overall. Rowan improves to 26-2 overall with the victory. Etown
scored its first run in the top of the sixth inning as Seth Guida
(Reading, PA/Exeter) led off with a double to left field and was driven
home on a fielder's choice by Damien Jones (Mountain Top,
PA/Crestwood). Etown's second run was scored in the top of the ninth as
Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) walked with one out and was
singled home by Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) with two outs. Elizabethtown will return to action at home Thursday, April 21 at home against York College (Pa.) at 4:00 p.m. in the make-up of a previously rained-out game. Rowan 9, Elizabethtown 2 Back to top 4/16/2005 Elizabethtown Downs Albright 5-4 for Ninth Conference Win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Downs Albright 5-4 for Ninth Conference Win READING,
Pa. --- A three-run rally in the top of the ninth inning enabled
Elizabethtown to defeat Albright College 5-4 on the road in
Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game Friday. The Blue Jays improve
to 13-10-1 overall and 9-4 in the conference with the win, while
Albright drops to 13-13 overall and 8-5 in the conference with the loss. Elizabethtown
scored one run in the top of the first on a solo home run by catcher
Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter). Albright tied the score 1-1 in the
bottom of the third. Etown scored once more
in the top of the sixth to take a 2-1 lead as Mike Donahue (Hatfield,
PA/Lansdale Catholic) singled with one out, stole second, advanced to
third on an error by the catcher, and went home on an error on a
grounder to shortstop by Guida. Albright responded with three runs in
the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead. The
score remained 4-2 in Albright's favor until the top of the ninth. Dean
Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) led off with a single and was
followed with a single by Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central). On
the next play, Whetham scored on a Damien Jones (Mountain Top,
PA/Crestwood) sacrifice fly to right field. Adam Rebert (Gettysburg,
PA/Gettysburg) followed with the third single of the inning, and in the
next plate appearance, Bryan Torresani (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham)
drove home Watson on a squeeze bunt to the pitcher to tie the game 4-4.
Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) then singled to drive home Rebert
in what turned out to be the game's winning run. Andy
Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) pitched the game's final inning and a
third in relief for Etown to earn his third win of the season. He
allowed no base-runners during that span and struck out one. Elizabethtown will return to action Saturday, April 16, when it hosts Albright in a doubleheader of seven-inning games. Elizabethtown 5, Albright College 4 Back to top 4/15/2005 Johns Hopkins Edges Elizabethtown 12-11 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Johns Hopkins Edges Elizabethtown 12-11 BALTIMORE,
Md. --- A run scored in the bottom of the ninth inning enabled Johns
Hopkins University (18-5) to defeat Elizabethtown College (8-9) by a
12-11 score in a topsy-turvy game in Baltimore Thursday evening. Etown
began the game by taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning as
Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic), who reached base on a
bunt single to lead off the game and was replaced with pinch runner
Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central), and Jon Kalejta (Boyertown,
PA/Boyertown), who walked with one out, were doubled home with one out
by Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine). Hopkins
struck back with a 12-batter, seven-run performance in the bottom half
of the second inning, and Johns Hopkins added another run in the bottom
of the fourth to go up 8-2. Etown countered
with six runs in the top of the sixth inning to knot the score 8-8.
Kalejta led off the inning with another walk, and Eric Guise
(Bendersville, PA/Biglerville) walked with one out to follow. The next
batter, Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) reached base on an
error at third, driving home Kalejta in the process. A Jared Morris
(Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) single in the next at-bat sent home Guise, and
Rebert scored as Bryan Torresani (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) followed
with another single. Damien Jones (Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) then
doubled home Morris and Torresani. Jones then stole third and later
went home on a passed ball. The tie was short-lived, as Hopkins went up 9-8 in the bottom of the sixth and extended its lead to 11-8 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Etown
responded with three runs in the top of the eighth inning to tie the
score once again at 11-11. Torresani hit a one-out single to center
field, followed by a Jones single to first. Watson followed with
another single that scored Torresani and moved Jones to third. Brian
Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) followed with a sacrifice squeeze bunt that
scored Jones and moved Watson to second. Watson advanced to third on a
wild pitch and scored on a Kalejta single. Hopkins scored the game-winner in the bottom of the ninth as Todd Emr doubled home Bryce Baumann with one out. Etown will return to action on the road Friday, April 15 at Commonwealth Conference rival Albright College in a single nine inning game beginning at 3:30 p.m. Johns Hopkins 12, Elizabethtown 11 Back to top 4/10/2005 Etown Defeats Moravian 9-3 to Complete Conference Series Sweep ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Defeats Moravian 9-3 to Complete Conference Series Sweep ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 8-8 overall and 8-4 in the
Commonwealth Conference by defeating Moravian College (4-17, 3-12) 9-3
at home Sunday in the make-up of a previously postponed game. The
nine-inning game which was originally scheduled to be played at
Moravian Friday, had to be moved to Elizabethtown due to field problems
at Moravian. As a result, Moravian was officially scored and batted as
the home team Sunday despite the game's location at Etown. Elizabethtown
scored single runs in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings, and
the Blue Jays scored twice in the seventh inning and three times in the
eighth inning to seal the win. Moravian scored twice in the bottom of
the fifth and once in the bottom of the eighth. Three
Etown players tallied three hits, including Bryan Torresani (Horsham,
PA/Hatboro-Horsham), who went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and one
run scored, Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic), who hit
3-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored, and Seth Guida
(Reading, PA/Exeter), who batted 3-for-6 with a double. Damien Jones
(Mountain Top, PA/Crestwood) hit 2-for-4 with a stolen base, three runs
scored, and one RBI. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit
2-for-5 with one run and two RBIs for Etown, and Ryan White (Lebanon,
PA/Cedar Crest) went 1-for-4 with a three-RBI triple. Etown
starting pitcher Drew Kelley (York, PA/Dallastown) went six innings and
allowed three hits, two walks and two runs while striking out three en
route to earning the win. Scott Beard (Willow Grove, PA/La Salle
College H.S.) pitched the final three innings for Etown, striking out
four while allowing three hits and one run. Etown will return to action on the road Thursday, April 14 at Johns Hopkins University in a 3:30 p.m. game. Elizabethtown Coll. 9, Moravian College 3 Back to top 4/5/2005 Widener Sweeps Etown 8-6 and 16-6 in Conference Doubleheader ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Widener Sweeps Etown 8-6 and 16-6 in Conference Doubleheader CHESTER,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown lost both ends of a Commonwealth Conference
doubleheader on the road at Widener University Tuesday, falling 8-6 in
the first game and 16-6 in the second game. Etown dropped to 5-7
overall and 5-4 in the conference with the losses, while Widener
improved to 15-5 overall and 7-3 in the conference with the wins. In
the first game, Etown held a 6-3 lead halfway through the sixth inning,
but Widener rallied to score five runs in the bottom of the sixth. In
the second game, Widener scored eight runs in the bottom of the first,
seven more in the bottom of the fourth, and one more run in the bottom
of the sixth. In the first game, Eric Guise (Bendersville, PA/Biglerville) hit 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs, and Seth Guida (Reading, PA/Exeter) went 2-for-4 with two runs and a double. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. In the second game, Guida went 2-for-4 with one run, one double and two RBIs. Rich Esposito (Annville, PA/Annville-Cleona) hit 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs for Etown. The Blue Jays will return to action at home Wednesday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in a non-conference game against Delaware Valley College. Widener University 8, Elizabethtown Coll. 6 Widener University 16, Elizabethtown Coll. 6 Back to top 4/1/2005 Etown Falls to Widener 3-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Etown Falls to Widener 3-1 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 9-6-1 overall and 5-2 in the
Commonwealth Conference with a 3-1 home loss in a nine-inning game
against Widener University Friday. Widener improved to 13-3 overall and
5-2 in the conference with the win. Widener pitcher Rob Schuck
shut out the Blue Jays for all but one inning as he pitched all nine
innings to earn the win, his second of the season. Etown scored its
lone run unearned in the bottom of the fourth inning when Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) reached
base on an error with two out and no one on, and he scored as Schuck
proceeded to walk the next three Etown batters in a row. On the mound for Etown, starter Adam Rebert (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) held
Widener scoreless for the first four innings of the game before
allowing three Widener runs in the fifth. He then held Widener
scoreless again for the next 1-1/3 innings before Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) took over on the mound and held Widener scoreless the rest of the way. Elizabethtown will return to action Saturday, April 2 in a doubleheader of Commonwealth Conference seven-inning games at Widener University. Widener University 3, Elizabethtown College 1 |
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