Elizabethtown College Baseball News 
Back to top 5/18/2007 Elizabethtown Ends Stint in NCAA Division III Regionals With 3-1 Loss to T ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Ends Stint in NCAA Division III Regionals With 3-1 Loss to The College of New Jersey BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown ended its 2007 season with a 23-18 overall record Friday, falling in the NCAA Division III Regional tournament at Boyertown, Pa. 3-1 to The College of New Jersey. TCNJ improves to 34-10 overall with the win and will face Gwynedd-Mercy College at 4:30 p.m. today. The game began with Etown starting pitcher Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) striking out The College of New Jersey’s first two batters. With two out, Blake Bullis (Delran, NJ/Delran) got the Lions’ first hit on a single to left field. A flyout to center field then ended TCNJ’s half of the inning. In the bottom of the first, Mike Oliver (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West) started on the mound for TCNJ, and quickly got Etown out on a line drive to second, a strikeout looking and a flyout to center field. The College of New Jersey quickly went down with three groundouts in the top of the second inning. In the bottom of the second, Elizabethtown led off with a pair of strikeouts, and a flyout to center field ended the inning. TCNJ broke the stalemate in the top of the third as Dave Mebs (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) launched a leadoff home run over the center field fence to give the Lions’ a 1-0 lead. That was followed by a groundout to first base. Dan Czepiga (Lawrenceville, NJ/Notre Dame) followed with a single down the left field line, and he was thrown out trying to steal second base for the second out. Jeff Toth (Parlin, NJ/Sayreville War Memorial) followed with a single to left field, and he stole second base. He was stranded there, as a popout to second ended the Lions’ turn at bat. In the bottom of the third, Etown grounded out to second to lead off. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) followed with the Blue Jays’ first hit of the game, a single to deep shortstop. Etown struck out looking next, and Vinagro stole second base. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) followed with a single, but Vinagro was thrown out trying to score to end the inning. In the top of the fourth, TCNJ led off with a foul out to Etown third baseman Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) caught near the fence. The Lions followed with a deep flyout to left field and a lineout to left field. In the bottom of the fourth, Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) hit a first-pitch single to center-right to lead off for Elizabethtown, but he was picked off first base for the first out. Etown then struck out and flied out to center field to end the inning. In the top of the fifth, Matt Zonies (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) led off with a bloop infield hit to second base, and he beat the throw to first for a single for TCNJ. The Lions then filed out to center field and struck out. With two outs, Czepiga doubled to center field and moved Zonies up to third base. They were left there as a popout to second ended the inning. In the bottom of the fifth, Elizabethtown led off with a groundout to second. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) followed with a single through the left side. Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) then singled up the middle to advance Morris to second base. Vinagro launched a double off the left field wall in the next at-bat to send Semanek to third and score Morris, tying the game 1-1. Oliver then got Elizabethtown to strike out looking and strike out swinging to end the fifth. In the top of the sixth, TCNJ led of with a lineout to right field, caught on the run by Etown’s Brandon Watson ( Philadelphia, PA/Central). Gerard Haran (Matawan, NJ/Old Bridge) followed with a single to left field. Andrew Cosgrove (Lebanon, NJ/North Hunderton) reached base on a fielder’s choice as Haranwas out on the play. TCNJ then grounded out to shortstop for the final out. In the bottom of the sixth, Donahue drew a walk to lead off for Etown. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) followed with a single to right field, moving Donahue to second. At that point, TCNJ made a pitching change, bringing in Dave Waseleski (Lawrenceville, NJ/Lawrence) in relief. He struck out the next Elizabethtown batter looking and the next two after that swinging to end the inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Zonies was hit by a pitch to lead off, and a sacrifice bunt by Mebs moved him up to second base. P.J. Anzelone (Vernon, NJ/Vernon Township) followed with a deep home run to right field to give the Lions a 3-1 lead. Czepiga followed with a bunt single and stole second base. Toth then drew a walk. At that point, Elizabethtown made a pitching change with first-year student Ryan Barrett ( Knox, PA/Keystone) taking over on the mound. He struck out the next Lion batter swinging and got a flyout to center field to end TCNJ’s turn. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Elizabethtown grounded out to first to lead off, and Vinagro followed with a walk. Etown then struck out the next two times to end the inning. TCNJ flied out to center field to lead off the top of the eighth inning. The Lions’ fouled out to third base in the next at-bat for the second out, and Zonies followed with a bloop single to right field. Barrett then struck out the final TCNJ batter to retire the side. Donahue led off the bottom of the eighth with a single to left field for Etown, and Auman followed with a single up the middle. Elizabethtown then flew out to right field for the first out as TCNJ made a diving catch. Watson reached base on a fielder’s choice, and Auman was out at second on the play as Donahue moved up to third base. Etown then grounded out to second for the final out of the inning. TCNJ struck out to lead off the top of the ninth. Czepiga then drew a walk, and Elizabethtown made another pitching change with Tyler Hoffman ( Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield), who started Wednesday’s game against Johns Hopkins, taking over on the mound. Czepiga stole second base during the next at-bat, upon which Toth hit a hard line drive to second that White caught leaping for the second out. The third out then came on a hard line drive straight to Hoffman, who caught the ball just to the side of his left hip. Elizabethtown led off the bottom of the ninth inning striking out looking. Etown flied out to center field for the second out. Pinch hitter Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) then drew a walk. Etown then flied out to center field to end the game. Vinagro hit 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and an RBI for Etown. Donahue batted 2-for-3, and Auman hit 2-for-4 for Elizabethtown. On the mound, Kutz spread nine hits and one walke over 6-1/3 innings while striking out three. Barrett’s entire collegiate career before today’s game consisted of 9-1/3 innings pitched, and he allowed just one hit and one walk in two innings of relief while striking out three today. Hoffman pitched a perfect 2/3 of an inning to close the game. Waseleski improved to 6-0 on the season for TCNJ as he spread two hits and two walks over four innings of relief with six strikeouts. Oliver started on the mound for the Lions and went five innings with seven hits, one run, one walk and seven strikouts. Czepiga batted 3-for-4 with a walk, a double and a stolen base for TCNJ, and Zonies went 2-for-3 with one time hit by a pitch and one run. TCNJ 3, Elizabethtown 1 Back to top 5/17/2007 Elizabethtown Stays Alive in NCAA Division III Regionals, Defeats Wilkes 4 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Stays Alive in NCAA Division III Regionals, Defeats Wilkes 4-2 BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College remained alive in the 2007 NCAA Division III regional tournament at Boyertown, Pa. Thursday afternoon with a 4-2 win over Wilkes University in game five. Wilkes concludes its season with a 24-12 overall record with the loss, its second of the double-elimination tournament. Elizabethtown, which improves to 23-17 overall with the win, advances to face the loser of this evening’s Johns Hopkins University-College of New Jersey game at 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. The teams were tied 0-0 through the first three innings, and Elizabethtown began the scoring with a run in the top of the fourth inning. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) drew a one-out walk for Etown, and he moved up to second base on a Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) groundout to second. Watson moved up to third base on a balk by Wilkes starting pitcher Tom Buckler (Plains, PA/Coughlin). Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) followed with a double down the right field line for Etown to score Watson. Elizabethtown went up 2-0 in the top of the fifth inning. Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) led off with a walk and stole second base. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) followed with a single, and he advanced to second base on a Wilkes error while Francis scored on the play. Another Elizabethtown run in the top of the sixth inning made the score 3-0 in Elizabethtown’s favor. Morris led off with a single to right, and Semanek followed by reaching base on an error in left field while Morris advanced to third base. Matt Vinagro (Frederick, MD/Stafford) then followed by grounding into a double play, but Morris scored in the process. Wilkes began to rally in the bottom of the eighth inning with one run to cut the gap to 3-1 on a one-out solo home run by Matt LoPresto (Pittston, PA/Pittston Area). Wilkes then put runners on first and second with one out, but Etown reliever Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) then entered the game and quickly got the final two outs of the inning. Elizabethtown added one more run in the top of the ninth to make the score 4-1. Vinagro led off with a single, and Francis advanced him to second base in the next at-bat on a bunt single. White then grounded into a fielder’s choice, upon which Vinagro was out at third. However, a throwing error as Wilkes attempted to complete a double play resulted in White moving up to second base and Francis advancing to third. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) then hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Francis. In the bottom of the ninth, Mike McAndrew (Avoca, PA/Pittston Area) led off with a single for Wilkes. Corey Helfrich (Larksville, PA/Wyoming Valley West) followed with a single down the left field line, but he was thrown out at second base trying to stretch it into a double while McAndrew advanced to third. With one out, Chris Mayerski (Swoyersville, PA/Wyoming Valley West) hit a single up the middle of the field to score McAndrew and cut the gap to 4-2. LoPresto immediately followed with a single to move Mayerski up to second base, but a Wilkes popup to third afterward ended the game. Wilkes actually out-hit Elizabethtown 12-7 over the course of the game. Elizabethtown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove), after pitching in relief last night, went seven shutout innings on the mound for the Blue Jays to earn his eighth win of the season. He struck out five Wilkes batters, walked two, and spread six hits over seven innings. Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) got the first out of the eighth inning on the mound for Etown, and Minakowski finished out the game for his third save of the season. Wilkes pitcher Buckler went the full nine innings on the mound for the Colonels. He spread seven hits and six walks over that span, and two of the four runs he allowed were unearned. Elizabethtown 4, Wilkes 2 Back to top 5/16/2007 Elizabethtown Falls 5-4 to Johns Hopkins On Three-Run Ninth Inning Homer i ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Falls 5-4 to Johns Hopkins On Three-Run Ninth Inning Homer in NCAA Division III Regionals BOYERTOWN, Pa. --- After a nearly six-hour rain delay in the sixth inning, Johns Hopkins University defeated Elizabethtown College 5-4 eight and a half hours after the game began with a walk-off, three run home run by Rob Sanzillo (Katonah, NY/Somers) in the bottom of the ninth inning on the first day of the NCAA Division III regional tournament at Boyertown, Pa. With the loss, Elizabethtown drops to 22-17 overall and will next face the loser of tonight’s Wilkes University-College of New Jersey game at 1:00 p.m. tomorrow in the double-elimination tournament. Due to the rain delays today, the Wilkes-TCNJ game will not begin until shortly after 10:00 p.m. tonight. Johns Hopkins improves to 36-9 overall with the win and will face the winner of the Wilkes-TCNJ game at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow. Elizabethtown wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in the top of the first. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit a first-pitch, leadoff single to right field for Etown. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) followed with a single to left. The pair moved to second and third bases in the next at-bat on a Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) groundout to third. A Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) groundout to shortstop in the next at-bat scored White for Elizabethtown’s first run of the game and moved Donahue to third. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) followed by drawing a walk, putting runners on first and third. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) followed with a single to right field that scored Donahue before Johns Hopkins starting pitcher Joe Zaccaria (Manhassett, NY/Manhassett) got out of the inning on an Elizabethtown pop-up to second. In the bottom of the first, Hopkins lined out to second before Jonas Fester (Dallas, TX/Syosset) singled down the middle. Auman, Elizabethtown’s catcher, gunned down Fester, who attempted to steal second, in the next at-bat, which Hopkins catcher Sanzillo completed with a triple to center field. A groundout to shortstop in the next at-bat got Elizabethtown starting pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) out of the inning without any Hopkins scoring. In the top of the second inning, Zaccaria settled down on the mound, and Elizabethtown flied out to center field, struck out swinging and fouled out to the second baseman in quick succession. In the bottom of the second, Hopkins struck out looking in its first at-bat before Ian Christie (Endicott, NY/Union) singled to left field. He would not advance, though, as Hopkins flied out to left and grounded out to Hoffman in the next two at-bats. Donahue led off the top of the third for Etown with a bunt single down the first base line, and he stole second on a strikeout. Whetham followed with a single to left that moved Donahue up to third base with one out. Zaccaria struck out the next two batters to end Etown’s turn at the plate. In the bottom of the third, Hopkins began with a deep fly-out to center field, caught by Donahue on the run just before the warning track. Johns Hopkins followed with another fly-out to left field, and Fester followed with a two-out single up the middle. Hoffman struck out the next batter to end the inning. In the top of the fourth, Elizabethtown grounded out to first, grounded out to third and grounded out to second. Rob Pietroforte (Brooklyn, NY/Berkeley Carroll) led off for Johns Hopkins with a stand-up double in the bottom of the fourth. The next batter flied out to center. Christie followed with a bunt single to third that moved Pietroforte up to third base with one out. The inning ended with no scoring as Hopkins grounded into a 6-4-3 double play in the next at-bat. White led off the top of the fifth inning with a walk for Elizabethtown. Donahue hit a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher to move White up to second with one out. Auman singled to second in the next at-bat as the Hopkins throw to first did not catch him in time, and White advanced to third. A Whetham sacrifice fly to center field then scored White to give Elizabethtown a 3-0 lead. The third out came on a fly ball to right field. In the bottom of the fifth, Johns Hopkins flied out to center to lead off, and Nate Adelman (Redwood City, CA/Menlo School) followed with a single on a bad hop over the second baseman. Hopkins flied out to left in the next at-bat, and Adelman stole second with two out. Fester then drove home Hopkins’ first run of the game on a double down the left field line that scored Adelman. Sanzillo followed with an RBI single, scoring Fester and cutting the Elizabethtown lead to 3-2. Pietroforte followed with a single to third, as Sanzillo beat the throw to second base. A groundout to first in the next at-bat ended the fifth inning. In the top of the sixth inning, Elizabethtown led off with a groundout to shortstop. Up to that point, the sky had gradually been darkening and the wind had gradually been increasing in strength throughout the game. At approximately 2:30 p.m., the game was halted due to an approaching thunderstorm. Rain continued throughout the afternoon and early evening, and the game did not resume until 8:15 p.m. Patrick Steffee (Chesterfield, MO/Marquette) took over on the mound for Johns Hopkins when the game resumed. Etown flied out to center field on Steffee’s first pitch for the second out. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) followed with a bloop single to center field, and he was stranded on a high fly-out to shortstop. Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) took over on the mound for Etown to start the bottom of the sixth inning. Johns Hopkins flied out to right field, flied out and struck out looking in the bottom of the sixth. In the top of the seventh inning, White led off with a single up the middle for Elizabethtown. A Donahue sacrifice bunt to the pitcher moved him up to second base with one out. Auman followed with a double, driving home White to give Etown a 4-2 lead. Etown then struck out swinging, and Watson followed with a two-out single to shortstop, beating the throw to first to move Auman up to third. The two were stranded there, as Etown flied out to right to end its turn at the plate. In the bottom of the seventh, Johns Hopkins struck out swinging to begin. With one out, Jon Solomon (Fairfax, VA/Riverdale Baptist) singled to right field. Hopkins followed with a high fly-out to center field. Sanzillo was then hit by a pitch, moving Solomon up to second base. A wild pitch moved the pair up to second and third, and Pietroforte walked to load the bases. All three were stranded as Minakowski struck out the next batter swinging to end the inning. Elizabethtown began the eighth inning by grounding out to second and flying out to center field. Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) followed with a double to deep center field, but he was stranded on a groundout to shortstop. In the bottom of the eighth, Christie drew a lead-off walk for Johns Hopkins. Hopkins then flied out to center field and grounded into another 6-4-3 double play to end the inning. Donahue began the top of the ninth inning with a double to center field for Elizabethtown. A groundout to second by Auman moved Donahue up to third base with one out for Whetham, who hit a grounder to third and reached base on a fielder’s choice. Donahue was thrown out at home on the play for the second out. Watson then singled to right field, moving Whetham up to second. Morris drew a walk to load the bases. Etown then grounded out to shortstop to end the top of the ninth without scoring. Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) took over on the mound for Elizabethtown to start the bottom of the ninth inning in his first relief appearance of the season after ten starts in 2007. Adelman led off for Johns Hopkins with a single up the middle. That was followed by a fly-out to left field with a diving catch made by Francis for the first out. Fester followed with a single to center field, moving Adelman up to second base. Sanzillo followed with a three-run home run over the right field fence to win the game for Johns Hopkins. Donahue hit 3-for-3 with a double, two sacrifice bunts, a stolen base and a run scored for Etown, and White went 2-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored. Auman went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI, and Whetham batted 1-for-4 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Sanzillo hit 3-for-4 with one time hit by a pitch, one triple, one home run, four RBI and one run scored for Hopkins. Fester batted 4-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI for Johns Hopkins. At Boyertown, Pa. (NCAA Regionals) Johns Hopkins 5, Elizabethtown 4 R H E Back to top 5/5/2007 Elizabethtown Successfully Defends Commonwealth Conference Title; Blue Jay ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Successfully Defends Commonwealth Conference Title; Blue Jays Headed to NCAA Regionals for Second Consecutive Year WEST LAWN, Pa. --- It took two games, but Elizabethtown College successfully defended its Commonwealth Conference title and clinched a berth in the NCAA Division III tournament for the second year in a row Saturday at the conference playoffs in West Lawn, Pa. Elizabethtown, which needed one win to seal the championship, fell to Widener University 9-2 in the first game Saturday but bounced back to win the second game 12-1 over Widener. The Blue Jays are now 22-16 overall in 2007. Elizabethtown will return to action in the NCAA Regionals at a location to be determined from May 16 to May 20. Widener 9, Elizabethtown 2 Elizabethtown 12, Widener 1 Back to top 5/4/2007 Elizabethtown One Win Away from Commonwealth Conference Title and NCAA Reg ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown One Win Away from Commonwealth Conference Title and NCAA Regional Bid; Blue Jays Down Widener 9-4 in Playoffs Friday WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College is now one win away from its second consecutive Commonwealth Conference title and NCAA Division III tournament berth following a 9-4 win over Widener University in the Commonwealth playoffs at West Lawn, Pa. Friday. The Blue Jays improved to 21-15 overall and advanced to face the winner of tonight’s Lebanon Valley-Widener game at noon Saturday in West Lawn. Widener dropped to 24-15 overall with the loss and must now face Lebanon Valley tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the double-elimination conference playoff “survivors’ game.” Elizabethtown took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning, but Widener struck back with three runs in the top of the third to go up 3-2. The Blue Jays went ahead to stay with five runs in the bottom of the third to take a 7-3 lead. Etown scored twice more in the bottom of the fifth, and Widener added its final run in the top of the ninth inning. Etown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) went seven innings and earned his seventh win of the season, spreading eight hits, three runs, one walk and six strikeouts over that span. Kurt Smith (York, PA/Eastern York) pitched a perfect eighth inning in relief for Etown with one strikeout, and Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) finished the game in the ninth. Elizabethtown center fielder Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) hit 2-for-5 with a triple, a stolen base and two RBI. Second baseman Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-5 with a steal, a run and an RBI. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) went 2-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored, and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) hit 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two runs and one RBI. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) went 1-for-4 with a double, one run scored and one run batted in for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown 9, Widener 4(May 04, 2007 at West Lawn, PA) ------------------------------------------------- Widener............. 003 000 001 - 4 10 4 (24-15) Elizabethtown....... 025 020 00X - 9 10 3 (21-15) ------------------------------------------------- Pitchers: Widener - Albright, Walt; Zebley, Matt(3); Gross, Dan(3); Pletcher, Tom(8). Elizabethtown - Sam Heaps; Kurt Smith(8); Adam Hartzell(9). Win-Sam Heaps(7-3) Loss-Albright, Walt(6-1) T-2:42 Back to top 4/29/2007 Elizabethtown Falls 5-0 to Moravian in Last Regular Season Game ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Falls 5-0 to Moravian in Last Regular Season Game BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College fell 5-0 on the road to Moravian College Sunday in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game. With the loss, the Blue Jays wrap up their regular season schedule with a 19-15 overall mark and a 13-8 record in the conference, while Moravian concludes its 2007 season with a 16-20 overall record and a 9-12 conference finish. Elizabethtown’s exact position in next week’s Commonwealth Conference playoff picture remains to be determined, due to 12-8 Widener University and 11-9 Messiah College still having a conference game to play Monday. Elizabethtown could be seeded second or third in the conference playoffs, depending upon whether Widener loses or wins Monday. Moravian pitcher Josh Hunter (Palmerton, PA/Palmerton) pitched a complete game and allowed just three Elizabethtown hits and two walks while striking out six over nine innings. Elizabethtown’s three hits, which were all singles, came from Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central), Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) and Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). Moravian College 5, Elizabethtown Col. 0 Back to top 4/28/2007 Elizabethtown Splits Conference Doubleheader with Moravian, Wins Opener 9- ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Splits Conference Doubleheader with Moravian, Wins Opener 9-1, Falls 6-2 in Second ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College’s overall record now stands at 19-14 overall, and its Commonwealth Conference mark is 13-7, following a home doubleheader split with conference rival Moravian College Saturday. Elizabethtown pounded out a 9-1 win in the first game but fell 6-2 in the second game. Moravian is now 15-20 overall and 8-12 in the Commonwealth. In the opener, Moravian took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Elizabethtown proceeded to score two runs in the bottom of the first, one in the bottom of the second, two in the bottom of the third, two in the bottom of the fifth and two more in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) batted 3-for-4 with a triple, three runs and two RBI for Etown. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) went 3-for-4 with a double at the plate and two RBI. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) went 1-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI for Etown, and Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/ Stafford) hit 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI. Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI for Etown, and Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) hit 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored for the Blue Jays, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-4 with two runs. Etown pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) pitched the full seven innings for his fifth win of the season, spreading six hits and no walks over that span while striking out three. In the second game, Moravian took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third and extended it to 5-0 in the top of the fifth and 6-0 in the top of the sixth. Both of Elizabethtown’s runs came in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both teams had nine hits in the game, but Etown committed three errors against none for Moravian. Auman hit 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Whetham batted 2-for-4 in that game. Morris went 1-for-4 with a run scored, and Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) was 1-for-2 with two walks at the plate and a run scored for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown will return to action in the final game of the regular season Sunday, April 29 at 1:00 p.m. on the road against Moravian College in a single nine-inning game. It is the makeup of Friday’s rained out Commonwealth Conference contest. Elizabethtown 9, Moravian 1 Moravian 6, Elizabethtown 2 Back to top 4/22/2007 Elizabethtown Falls 4-1 to Arcadia ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Falls 4-1 to Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College fell dropped a 4-1 non-conference home game at the hands of Arcadia University Sunday to drop to 18-13 overall. Arcadia improved to 21-8 overall with the win. Elizabethtown scored its lone run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) singled home Dylan Viehdorfer (Morrisdale, PA/West Branch), who hit a one-out double. Arcadia scored one run in the top of the first inning and scored its other three runs in the top of the second. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Friday, April 27 at Moravian College in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game. Arcadia 4, Elizabethtown 1 Back to top 4/21/2007 Widener Sweeps Elizabethtown 7-1 and 5-0 in Conference Doubleheader ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Widener Sweeps Elizabethtown 7-1 and 5-0 in Conference Doubleheader CHESTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College fell 7-1 and 5-0 in a pair of Commonwealth Conference road games at the hands of Widener University Saturday to drop to 18-12 overall and 12-6 in the Commonwealth Conference. Widener improved to 22-10 overall and 11-6 in the conference with the wins. Elizabethtown’s lone run of the day came in the top of the fifth inning in the first game. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) struck out to lead off the inning, but he reached first base on a passed ball. He moved up to second base on a wild pitch, and Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) singled him home. Elizabethtown totaled eight hits in the first game, but the Blue Jays were held to just three hits in the second game. Elizabethtown will return to action at home in a single nine-inning non-conference game against Arcadia University Sunday, April 22 at 1:00 p.m. Widener 7, Elizabethtown 1 Widener 5, Elizabethtown 0 Back to top 4/20/2007 Elizabethtown Edges Widener 5-4 in Bottom of Ninth ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Edges Widener 5-4 in Bottom of Ninth ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College improved to 18-10 overall and 12-4 in the Commonwealth Conference Friday afternoon with a 5-4 home win over Widener University, which dropped to 20-10 overall and 9-6 in the conference with the loss. Elizabethtown scored four of its five runs in the last three innings to rally from a 4-1 deficit, and the Blue Jays scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Etown took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) singled home Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy), who reached base on a two-out single. Widener tied the game 1-1 in the top of the third when Joe Peticca (Linwood, PA/Chichester) doubled home Tom Connelly (Media, PA/Cardinal O’Hara), who reached base on an Elizabethtown throwing error. Widener went up 2-1 in the top of the fourth when Kevin Fischer (Abingdon, MD/Bel Air) hit a one-out double and scored as Colin McHale (Wynnewood, PA/St. Joseph’s) reached on another Etown throwing error. The visiting Pride added two more runs in the top of the sixth inning as McHale launched a two-out, two-run home run, driving home Zak Atiram (Old Bridge, NJ/Rutgers Prep.), who reached base on a fielder’s choice. Elizabethtown began its rally in the bottom of the seventh inning, adding two runs then. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) reached base on a Widener error to lead off the inning, and Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) single him home. Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) singled earlier in the inning, and he went home as Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) grounded into a double play with no one out. In the bottom of the eighth, Elizabethtown tied the game 4-4 when Morris singled home Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine), who drew a leadoff walk. In the bottom of the ninth inning, White led off with a single, and he stole second base. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move White to third, and a Widener throwing error on the play brought him home for the winning run. Etown starting pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) went the distance on the mound for Etown, spreading five hits, four runs, two earned runs, no walks, one hit batter and five strikeouts over nine innings to improve to 4-2 on the season. Watson finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate for Etown with one RBI, and Sheibley hit 2-for-4 with a run scored. Whetham went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, and Matt Vinagro (Fredricksburg, VA/Stafford) hit 1-for-3 with a walk for Etown. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Saturday, April 21 at noon in a doubleheader of seven-inning Commonwealth Conference games against Widener. Elizabethtown 5, Widener 4 Back to top 4/14/2007 Sam Heaps Tosses No-Hitter as Etown Splits Doubleheader with Juniata ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Sam Heaps Tosses No-Hitter as Etown Splits Doubleheader with Juniata HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) tossed a no-hitter in the opening half of a home doubleheader split with Juniata College Saturday. The Blue Jays won the first game 11-0 and fell in the second game 3-1. Etown is now 17-10 overall and 11-4 in the Commonwealth Conference, while Juniata is now 14-12-1 overall and 7-6-1 in the conference. In the opener, Heaps struck out six batters, walked three and didn’t allow a hit. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, three runs and an RBI. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) hit 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) hit 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and two RBI, and Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-3 with a run and two runs batted in. In the second game, Juniata pitcher Jason Enoch held Elizabethtown to three hits and five walks while striking out eight. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) scored Etown’s lone run, and Watson drove him in during the bottom of the sixth inning. Etown will return to action at home Sunday, April 15 against Franklin & Marshall College in a 1:00 p.m. non-conference nine-inning game. Elizabethtown 11, Juniata 0 Juniata 3, Elizabethtown 1 Back to top 4/13/2007 Elizabethtown Downs Conference Rival Juniata 15-6 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Downs Conference Rival Juniata 15-6 HUNTINGDON, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Commonwealth Conference rival Juniata College 15-6 on the road Friday in a single nine-inning game to improve to 16-9 overall and 10-3 in the conference. Juniata dropped to 13-11-1 overall and 6-5-1 in the Commonwealth with the loss. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the top of the second inning and never looked back. Juniata pulled to within one run of Etown, 7-6, in the bottom of the fifth, but that was as close as the Eagles would get as Etown promptly added four more runs in the top of the sixth and an additional four in the top of the ninth inning to put the game out of reach. Helping to fuel Etown’s 18-hit offense, Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) batted 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, one time hit by a pitch, two runs and three runs batted in. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) hit 4-for-5 with a double, one time hit by a pitch, three runs scored and one RBI, and Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) went 2-for-5 with three runs, and one RBI. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) batted 2-for-4 with two walks, two stolen bases, one run and one RBI. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) batted 2-for-5 with a double, one time hit by a pitch, two runs and two RBI. Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) hit 2-for-6 with two stolen bases, a run and an RBI. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) drove in four runs and scored one more while batting 1-for-5 with one time hit by a pitch. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-7 with a run and an RBI. Etown starting pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) pitched the first eight innings of the game to earn his third win of the season, and Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) struck out three batters while providing one scoreless inning of relief. Elizabethtown will return to action as the host of Juniata in a 12:00 p.m. doubleheader of seven-inning conference games Saturday, April 14. Elizabethtown 15, Juniata College 6 (Apr 13, 2007 at Huntingdon, PA) Back to top 4/7/2007 Elizabethtown Completes Series Sweep of Susquehanna, Wins 1-0 and 5-1 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Completes Series Sweep of Susquehanna, Wins 1-0 and 5-1 SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College completed its three-game series sweep of Susquehanna University Saturday, defeating the Crusaders on the road in a pair of games Saturday, 1-0 and 5-1. The Blue Jays improved to 14-8 overall and 8-2 in the Commonwealth Conference with the wins, while Susquehanna dropped to 8-13-1 overall and 1-9-1 in the conference with the losses. In the opening game, Etown pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) tossed a four-hit shutout and struck out six batters. The lone run came in the top of the fourth inning when Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) drew a lead-off walk, stole second, and scored on an error. In the second game, Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) allowed just one unearned run and pitched a four-hitter while striking out three Susquehanna batters. Elizabethtown scored twice in the top of the first, twice in the top of the third, and once in the top of the seventh inning. Susquehanna scored its lone run in the bottom of the second. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) hit 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI for Etown, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 1-for-1 with two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. Elizabethtown will return to action as the host of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader against Messiah College Monday, April 9 beginning at 1:00 p.m. That doubleheader is the make-up of a snowed-out date from March, and it replaces the previously scheduled doubleheader against Lancaster Bible College originally scheduled for Monday. Elizabethtown 1, Susquehanna 0 Elizabethtown 5, Susquehanna 1 Back to top 4/6/2007 Elizabethtown Rallies to Defeat Susquehanna 8-7 in 11 Innings ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Rallies to Defeat Susquehanna 8-7 in 11 Innings ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- After trailing Susquehanna University for the first eight and a half innings of Friday’s Commonwealth Conference contest, host Elizabethtown College tied the game 7-7 in the bottom of the ninth inning and won 8-7 in the bottom of the 11th. The Blue Jays improved to 12-8 overall and 6-2 in the conference with the win. The visiting Crusaders dropped to 6-11-1 overall and 1-7-1 in the conference with the loss. Susquehanna took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first and went ahead 4-0 in the top of the second inning. By the middle of the seventh inning, Susquehanna led 6-2. Etown scored a pair of runs to cut the gap to 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh, but Susquehanna responded with a run in the top of the eighth to go up 7-4. Elizabethtown made the score 7-6 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth. After holding Susquehanna scoreless in the top of the ninth, Etown designated hitter Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) hit a leadoff double, and Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) pinch-ran for him. A sacrifice bunt by Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) moved Francis up to third base, and a one-out sacrifice fly by Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) brought him home to tie the game. After a scoreless tenth inning and Susquehanna half of the eleventh, Elizabethtown’s Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) led off with a walk. Francis, having taken over as the DH, followed with a single that moved Watson to third base, and Francis advanced to second on the throw to third. With no one out, Susquehanna then intentionally walked Morris to load the bases and get the possible of a force-out at home plate. The strategy backfired, as Vinagro came to the plate next and drew a walk to score Watson’s winning run. Morris finished the game 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, a run and an RBI. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-4 with a run and three RBI for Etown, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) went 2-for-5 with a run and an RBI. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) batted 2-for-6 with one RBI. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Saturday, April 7 in a pair of Commonwealth Conference seven-inning games at Susquehanna University beginning at noon. Elizabethtown 8, Susquehanna 7 Back to top 4/3/2007 Elizabethtown Falls 11-6 to Messiah in Commonwealth Conference Game ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Falls 11-6 to Messiah in Commonwealth Conference Game GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell 11-6 in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game on the road at Messiah College Tuesday. The loss drops Elizabethtown to 11-8 overall and 5-2 in the conference, while Messiah improves to 9-9 overall and 5-2 in the Commonwealth with the win. The host Falcons took the lead with a lead-off home run in the bottom of the first and never relinquished it. Elizabethtown tallied three of its runs in the top of the third and added one more in the top of the sixth, the top of the eighth and the top of the ninth. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 3-for-4 with two doubles, three RBI and a walk for Etown, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) went 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) batted 1-for-5 with a run, an RBI and a stolen base for Etown, and Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) hit 2-for-4 with an RBI. Elizabethtown will return to action at home Friday, April 6 against Susquehanna University in a 1:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game. Messiah 11, Elizabethtown 6 Back to top 3/31/2007 Elizabethtown Gets 1,000 th All-Time Win, Sweeps Albright in Conference Do ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Gets 1,000 th All-Time Win, Sweeps Albright in Conference Doubleheader, 4-1 and 3-2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College’s baseball team became the first of the College’s athletics programs to reach the 1,000 all-time victory plateau Saturday as the Blue Jays rallied from a pair of 1-0 deficits to sweep Albright College in a Commonwealth Conference home doubleheader Saturday. Etown won the first game 4-1, and the Blue Jays won the second game 3-2 in eight innings to improve to 11-6 overall and 5-1 in the Commonwealth Conference. Albright drops to 7-8 overall and 2-4 in the conference with the losses. Elizabethtown’s all-time record is now 1,000-701-10. In the opener, Albright took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning, but the Blue Jays rallied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth to win. Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) pitched all seven innings in the win, spreading five hits and one unearned run over that span while striking out four. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI, and Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base in the first game for Etown, and Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) hit 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. In the second game, Albright took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Elizabethtown tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh when Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) singled home Auman, who doubled to lead off the inning. That sent the game into extra innings, and Albright promptly scored another run in the top of the eighth to go up 2-1. Elizabethtown scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to win. White singled to lead off and stole second. Whetham tripled him home with one out, and Auman drove him in during the next at-bat to win. Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) pitched the first 7-2/3 innings for Elizabethtown, allowing six hits, two walks, two runs and one earned run while striking out three. Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) got the final out on the mound for Etown to earn the win. Auman went 2-for-4 with a double, a run and an RBI, and Whetham batted 1-for-4 with a triple, a run and an RBI. Vinagro hit 2-for-3 with one RBI, and Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) batted 2-for-4 for Etown in the second game. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Monday, April 2 against York College (Pa.) in a 3:30 p.m. non-conference game. Elizabethtown 4, Albright 1 Elizabethtown 3, Albright 2 Back to top 3/30/2007 Albright Edges Elizabethtown 6-5 in Ten Innings; Tom Semanek & Jared Morr ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Albright Edges Elizabethtown 6-5 in Ten Innings; Tom Semanek & Jared Morris Belt Home Runs READING, Pa. --- Albright College defeated Elizabethtown College 6-5 in ten innings in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning scheduled game in Reading Friday night. The loss drops the Blue Jays to 3-1 in the conference and 9-6 overall, and it means that the Blue Jays remain two wins away from becoming the first Elizabethtown College athletics program to reach the 1,000 all-time win mark. Albright improves to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in the Commonwealth with the win. Albright took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a two-out, two-RBI double by Tim Conner (West Chester, PA/Henderson) that scored Jeff Kulp (Kintnersville, PA/Palisades) and Chad Mackey (Boyertown, PA/Boyertown) in a pair of unearned runs. The Blue Jays struck back right away with four runs on a grand slam in the top of the second to take a 4-2 lead. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) led off with a single, and Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) followed with singles to load the bases with no outs. Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) then stepped up to the plate and belted his first home run of the season to clear the bases. Semanek’s grand slam was also the first home run by any Elizabethtown player this season. Elizabethtown stretched its lead to 5-2 in the top of the fourth inning as Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) blasted a solo home run to lead off the inning. Albright cut the gap to 5-3 in the bottom of the fifth as Mackey singled with one out, stole second, and went home on an RBI single by Kulp. In the bottom of the eighth, Albright scored twice to tie the game 5-5. Derek Althouse (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) hit a one-out double, and he scored on a pinch-hit RBI single by Andrew Sieracki (Hatboro, PA/Archbishop Wood). Dylan Saldutti (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic) pinch-ran for Sieracki, and he ultimately scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Dunkelberger (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin). The game went into extra innings after neither team scored in the ninth inning, and Albright won it in the bottom of the tenth as Kyle Wenrich (Reading, PA/Reading) drew a lead-off walk and scored on a single by Kulp. At the plate for Elizabethtown, Morris batted 3-for-4 for the game with a home run, a run and an RBI. Semanek hit 1-for-4 with a home run, a run and four RBI. Whetham and Waston each hit 2-for-5 with a run scored, and Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-5 as well for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown will return to action, and will try again to reach win number 1,000, at home Saturday, March 31 in a noon Commonwealth Conference doubleheader of seven-inning games against Albright. Albright 6, Elizabethtown 5 Back to top 3/27/2007 Rowan Defeats Elizabethtown 5-1 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Rowan Defeats Elizabethtown 5-1 GLASSBORO, N.J. --- Elizabethtown College fell 5-1 on the road Tuesday in a non-conference game to Rowan University. Rowan improves to 7-7 with the win, while Elizabethtown drops to 9-5 overall with the loss. The Blue Jays remain two wins away from becoming the first Elizabethtown College athletics program to reach the 1,000 all-time victory mark. Rowan scored once in the bottom of the third inning, three more times in the bottom of the sixth, and once more in the bottom of the eighth. Elizabethtown scored its lone run in the top of the eighth inning. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) drew a one-out walk. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) singled him to second, and Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) followed with a single to load the bases with one out. Donahue then scored on a wild pitch with two out. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Friday, March 30 in a Commonwealth Conference nine-inning game against Albright College. Rowan University 5, Elizabethtown 1 Back to top 3/26/2007 Elizabethtown Sweeps Lebanon Valley 13-5 and 1-0; Blue Jays Two Wins from ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Sweeps Lebanon Valley 13-5 and 1-0; Blue Jays Two Wins from 1,000 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College swept Lebanon Valley College 13-5 and 1-0 in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at home Monday to improve to 9-4 overall and 3-0 in the conference. The wins bring the Elizabethtown baseball program two away from becoming the College’s first athletics program to reach the 1,000 all-time victory mark. The Elizabethtown varsity intercollegiate baseball program, which began play in 1930, is currently 998-699-10 all-time. Monday’s games, which were the make-ups of games originally rained out Saturday, were supposed to have been played at Lebanon Valley, but they were moved to Elizabethtown this morning due to unplayable field conditions at LVC. Although the games were held at Elizabethtown, Lebanon Valley was the home team for both games. Lebanon Valley dropped to 1-10 overall and 0-3 in the Commonwealth Conference with the losses. In the first game, Elizabethtown stormed out to a 10-0 led by the middle of the third inning. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) batted 3-for-5 with a double, three runs and three RBI, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI for Etown. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) went 1-for-5 with a double, three RBI and a run scored, and Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) hit 2-for-5 with a double, a run and an RBI. Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-5 with a triple, one run and two RBI for Etown, and Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) batted 1-for-3 and scored two runs. Elizabethtown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) improved to 3-1 on the season with the win. In the second game, Elizabethtown and Lebanon Valley remained locked in a 0-0 tie through the regulation seven innings. In the top of the eighth, Etown finally broke the stalemate. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) drew a one-out walk, and Whetham followed with a single to move him to second base. Auman then went to third on a wild pitch. Watson grounded into a fielder’s choice upon which Whetham was out at second, but Auman scored on the play. Etown starting pitcher Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) went seven innings and allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out two en route to his first win of the season. Reliever Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) entered the game with no outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the eighth, and he got the next three Lebanon Valley batters out for his third save of the season. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Tuesday, March 27 against Rowan University in a 3:00 p.m. non-conference game in pursuit of all-time win number 999. Elizabethtown 13, Lebanon Valley 5 Elizabethtown 1, Lebanon Valley 0 Back to top 3/25/2007 Elizabethtown’s Wins Commonwealth Conference Opener, 4-3, over Lebanon Vall ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown’s Wins Commonwealth Conference Opener, 4-3, over Lebanon Valley ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Lebanon Valley College 4-3 in the Commonwealth Conference opener for both teams Sunday. The game was originally scheduled for Friday, but it was postponed twice due to inclement weather. Elizabethtown improves to 7-4 overall and 1-0 in the conference with the win, while Lebanon Valley drops to 1-8 overall and 0-1 in the conference with the loss. Elizabethtown took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) began the inning with a key at-bat. After falling behind 0-2 in the count, he ran the count to 2-2 and fouled off a pair of pitches before singling up the middle of the field. Brandon Watson (Philadelphia, PA/Central) followed with another single, and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) loaded the bases with no outs on a bunt single down the third base line. Jared Morris (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) followed with a fielder’s choice that drove home Whetham, while Watson was out at third on the play. The bases were loaded again with one out when Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) reached on an error. A balk by Lebanon Valley pitcher Matt Sanders (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) sent home Sheibley. Lebanon Valley cut the gap to 2-1 with a run in the top of the fifth inning. Brandon Thompson (Harrisburg, PA/Harrisburg Christian) reached second base on an error to start the inning and moved up to third when Joe Soupik (Gilbertsville, PA/Boyertown) followed with a single. Thompson scored when the next batter, Joe Kopchick (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg), grounded into a double play. Elizabethtown took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) led off with a single and stole second base, and he advanced to third on a groundout by Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy). White scored on another groundout by Whetham. In the top of the eighth, Lebanon Valley scored a pair of runs to tie the game 3-3. Kopchick led off with a single. Dan Kelly (King of Prussia, PA/Upper Merion) followed with a sacrifice bunt, and he wound up on second base and Kopchick ended up on third as the result of a throwing error. Corey Lamoureux (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) followed with a single that drove home Kopchick and sent Kelly to third. With one out, a fielder’s choice by John Mentzer (Myerstown, PA/ELCO) sent home Kelly for the tying run. Elizabethtown rallied right back with a run in the bottom of the eighth, as Watson drove the first pitch to the right-center field wall for a stand-up triple. Sheibley followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to score Watson, and that turned out to be the game-winning run, making the score 4-3. Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) pitched a complete game for Elizabethtown, spreading six hits, two walks, three runs and one earned run over nine innings while striking out two. He improved to 2-2 on the season with the win. Sanders pitched the first 7-1/3 innings for Lebanon Valley, spreading nine this, four runs, three earned runs, two walks and four strikeouts over that span. Watson finished the game 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored for Etown, and Morris went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sheibley hit 1-for-3 with a run, an RBI and a sacrifice fly, and Whetham batted 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI. White went 1-for-4 with a run and a stolen base. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road at Lebanon Valley for the make-up of a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader beginning at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 26. Elizabethtown 4, Lebanon Valley 3 Back to top 3/13/2007 Elizabethtown ’s Six-Game Win Streak Ends with 2-0 Loss to York ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown ’s Six-Game Win Streak Ends with 2-0 Loss to York ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College saw its six-game winning streak come to an end Tuesday with a 2-0 home loss to York College (Pa.). Elizabethtown dropped to 6-4 overall with the loss, while York improved to 7-3 with the win. The game was originally to have been held Monday at York, but it was postponed one day and moved to Elizabethtown due to field conditions. The teams battled to a 0-0 tie through the first six innings, and York broke the stalemate with one run in the top of the seventh when Jeff Young (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) drew a one-out walk and Ryan Craig (Rocky Point, NY/Rocky Point) tripled him home with two outs. York scored one more time in the top of the ninth as Dennis Maxim (Port Jefferson Station, NY/St. Anthony’s) led off with a triple and Young drove him home on a one-out sacrifice fly to deep left field. Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) batted 2-for-3 with a walk for Elizabethtown, and Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt for the host Blue Jays. In a strong effort, first-year Etown starting pitcher Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) spread eight hits, three walks and one run over seven innings while striking out four en route to getting the loss. York starting pitcher Jason Christenberry (Yoe, PA/Dallastown) earned the win for York with four hits, two walks, four strikeouts and no runs in seven innings. Tim Frisch (New Freedom, PA/Susquehannock) pitched the final inning and a third for York to earn the save, allowing no hits or walks and striking out one. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Friday, March 16 in a nine-inning game against Messiah College. It is the Blue Jays’ 2007 Commonwealth Conference opener. York College (Pa.) 2, Elizabethtown 0 Back to top 3/8/2007 Elizabethtown Runs Winning Streak to Five Games with 12-0 Blowout of Betha ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Runs Winning Streak to Five Games with 12-0 Blowout of Bethany; Tyler Hoffman Pitches Shutout FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College pushed its winning streak to five games Thursday morning, defeating Bethany College ( W.Va.) in a 12-0 nine-inning game in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Elizabethtown improved to 5-3 overall with the win, while Bethany dropped to 2-4 with the loss. Elizabethtown starting pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) went the full nine innings on the mound in a shutout effort. He struck out seven, walked one and allowed four hits. At the plate, Kyle Kensinger (Martinsburg, PA/Central) batted 2-for-2 with a run scored and two RBI. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit 2-for-3 with three runs scored, a stolen base and one RBI. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 3-for-5 with two runs and an RBI. Sam Snyder (Owings Mills, MD/McDonough) hit 3-for-3 with a run scored, and Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) batted 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Elizabethtown returns to action tonight in a 6:30 p.m. game against La Roche College, the Blue Jays’ final game in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Elizabethtown 12, Bethany 0 (3/8/07 at Ft. Pierce, Fla.) Back to top 3/8/2007 Elizabethtown Completes Florida Stint With 6-4 Win Over La Roche; Blue Jay ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Completes Florida Stint With 6-4 Win Over La Roche; Blue Jays Now Have Six-Game Winning Streak FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College completed its seven game stint in Florida with a 6-4 win over La Roche College Thursday night to improve to 6-3 overall and run its winning streak to six games. The Blue Jays scored three of their runs in the top of the fifth inning and three more in the top of the eighth to seal the victory. Elizabethtown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) pitched the first seven innings and allowed just three hits, no walks, two runs and one earned run while striking out six to earn the win. Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) took over on the mound for the final two innings to earn the save. Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) batted 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored for Etown, and Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Dylan Viehdorfer (Morrisdale, PA/West Branch) batted 2-for-4 with a two RBI double. Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Monday, March 12 against York College (Pa.) for a single nine-inning game at 3:00 p.m. Elizabethtown 6, La Roche 4 Back to top 3/7/2007 Elizabethtown Out-Slugs Eastern, 12-9 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Out-Slugs Eastern, 12-9 FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College won its fourth consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating Eastern University 12-9 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. to improve to 4-3 overall. Eastern drops to 1-6 with the loss. First-year student Steve Shuleski (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs) earned his first collegiate win on the mound for Etown, and Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) earned the save, his first of the season. At the plate, Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) scored three runs and stole two bases while batting 1-for-3. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Elizabethtown will face Bethany College (W.Va.) and La Roche College Thursday in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Elizabethtown 12, Eastern 9 Back to top 3/7/2007 Elizabethtown Out-Slugs Eastern, 12-9 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Out-Slugs Eastern, 12-9 FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College won its fourth consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating Eastern University 12-9 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. to improve to 4-3 overall. Eastern drops to 1-6 with the loss. First-year student Steve Shuleski (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs) earned his first collegiate win on the mound for Etown, and Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) earned the save, his first of the season. At the plate, Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) scored three runs and stole two bases while batting 1-for-3. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Elizabethtown will face Bethany College (W.Va.) and La Roche College Thursday in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Elizabethtown 12, Eastern 9 Back to top 3/5/2007 Elizabethtown Defeats Ursinus in Florida, 6-4 ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Defeats Ursinus in Florida, 6-4 FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College improved to 2-3 overall in 2007 with a 6-4 win in a single, nine-inning game against Ursinus College Monday in Ft. Pierce, Florida. It was Ursinus’ first loss of the season, and the Bears drop to 2-1 overall. Kurt Smith (York, PA/Eastern York) earned his first win of the season in relief on the mound as he pitched four innings, allowing no hits and three walks while striking out four. Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) batted 2-for-4 with three runs batted in and a triple for the Blue Jays, and Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) batted 3-for-5. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) batted 2-for-4, and Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-4 with two RBI. Auman drove home the game-winning run on a sacrifice fly. Elizabethtown returns to action Wednesday, March 7 against Bethany College (W.Va.) and Eastern College at 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., respectively, at Ft. Pierce, Fla. Elizabethtown 6, Ursinus 4 Back to top 3/4/2007 Elizabethtown Gets First Win of Season in Doubleheader Split with Westmins ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Gets First Win of Season in Doubleheader Split with Westminster (Pa.) Sunday Night in Florida FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College picked up its first win of the 2007 season in the second game of a doubleheader split with Westminster College (Pa.) in Ft. Pierce, Fla. Sunday night. The Blue Jays fell 5-3 in the first game and won the second game 4-3. Elizabethtown is now 1-3 overall, while Westminster is 1-1. In the first game, Elizabethtown scored all three of its runs in the top of the third inning, while Westminster scored one run in the bottom of the first, three in the bottom of the third, and one in the bottom of the fifth. In that game, catcher Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) hit 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Second baseman Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored, and Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) batted 1-for-3 with a run. In the second game, Elizabethtown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) earned his first win of the season, going six innings with three runs and eight hits allowed. Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) earned his first save of the season, striking out two while pitching the final inning. Elizabethtown scored one run in the bottom of the third to take a 1-0 lead, and Westminster scored its first run in the top of the fifth. Elizabethtown took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth, but Westminster tied the game 3-3 in the top of the sixth. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Elizabethtown scored the winning run as first-year student Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) took over at designated hitter and singled in his first collegiate plate appearance. Francis stole second base, and fellow first-year shortstop Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) singled him home. It was Vinagro’s first collegiate RBI. At the plate, Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) scored a pair of runs on two walks. Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) batted 3-for-3 with one RBI to boost his season batting average to .444 through four games. Whetham hit 1-for-3 with one RBI, and Auman and Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) each batted 1-for-3 with a double. Elizabethtown returns to action today in a single game against Ursinus College at Ft. Pierce at noon. On Wednesday, March 7, the Blue Jays will face Bethany College (W.Va.) and Eastern College at 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., respectively, at Ft. Pierce, Fla. Westminster 5, Elizabethtown 3 Elizabethtown 4, Westminster 3 Back to top 2/24/2007 Elizabethtown Opens 2007 Season with Pair of Road Losses to Shenandoah ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Opens 2007 Season with Pair of Road Losses to Shenandoah WINCHESTER, Va. --- Elizabethtown College opened its 2007 season with a pair of low-scoring losses in a road doubleheader against Shenandoah University Saturday. The Blue Jays fell 3-0 in the first game and 2-0 in the second game. The doubleheader was also the season opener for Shenandoah, which went 25-18 last year. In the first game of the day, Shenandoah pitcher Taylor DuFrene (Newport News, VA/Woodside) threw a seven-inning complete game three-hitter. Elizabethtown senior starting pitcher Tyler Hoffman (Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield) also went the distance, limiting Shenandoah to six hits, three runs and two earned runs over six innings. He also struck out two and walked two. Elizabethtown senior left fielder Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) went 1-for-1 at the plate, drew both of the Blue Jays’ walks in the first game and stole a base. In the second game, Elizabethtown sophomore starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) tossed a six-inning complete game and allowed just four hits, two runs and two walks while striking out three. Shenandoah pitchers Rhys Wolford (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) and David Frelin (Manassas, VA/Osbourn Park) combined for a four-hit shutout. Elizabethtown senior center fielder Mike Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) hit 2-for-4 in the second game. Shenandoah scored both of its runs in the bottom of the second inning. Elizabethtown will return to action in its annual trip to Florida beginning March 4. The Blue Jays are scheduled to play Westminster College (Pa.) in a doubleheader beginning at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 4. Shenandoah 3, Elizabethtown 0 (Feb 24, 2007 at Winchester, Va.) (Game 1) Shenandoah 2, Elizabethtown 0 (Feb 24, 2007 at Winchester, Va.) (Game 2) |
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