Elizabethtown College Baseball News 
Back to top 2/24/2008 Adam Sheibley's grand slam, six RBI boost Blue Jays past Eastern Mennonite ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Picks Up 10-4 Win over Eastern Mennonite WINCHESTER, Va. --- Junior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) finished 4-for-6 with a grand slam and six runs batted in to lead Elizabethtown College to a 10-4 victory over Eastern Mennonite University in action at Shenandoah University's Bridgeforth Field on Sunday afternoon. The grand slam by Sheibley gave the Blue Jays an 8-3 lead in the seventh inning, and he added a two-run double in the eighth for the Blue Jays (2-0 overall), who pounded out 13 hits in the victory. Chris Harpine and Jameson Jarvis homered for the Royals (0-7 overall), who committed four errors and issued 10 walks in dropping their seventh straight game to open the season. Senior Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) went 3-for-4 with two doubles for the Blue Jays while sophomore Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) and sophomore Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) each finished with two hits and two runs scored. Junior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) picked up the win in his 2008 debut by scattering six hits and three runs in six innings of work while striking out four for Elizabethtown. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Auman, and extended its lead to 2-0 in the third on a bases-loaded walk to junior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban). After the Royals plated a run in the third on an RBI double by Jarvis, the Blue Jays pushed their advantage to 4-1 in the sixth on an RBI groundout by sophomore Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and a wild pitch. Eastern Mennonite cut the Elizabethtown lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth on back-to-back home runs by Harpine and Jarvis to lead off the inning. In the seventh, the Blue Jays loaded the bases on a single, walk and error with one out, and Sheibley followed with a grand slam to right-center field to give Elizabethtown an 8-3 lead. Sheibley added a two-run double in the eighth to push the Blue Jay lead to 10-3, and the Royals closed out the scoring in the bottom of the ninth on an RBI single by Ben Wise. Jarvis finished 4-for-4 for the Royals, who tallied 11 hits in all in the contest. Michael Moles (0-2) took the loss after allowing seven hits and four runs in 5 2/3 innings while striking out two and walking six. Elizabethtown Coll. 10, Eastern Mennonite U. 4 Back to top 2/23/2008 Etown opens 2008 season with 4-1 win at Shenandoah ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown Downs Shenandoah 4-1 in Season Opener WINCHESTER, Va. --- Junior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) scattered two hits and struck out four over eight innings of work as Elizabethtown College defeated Shenandoah University 4-1 in its 2008 baseball opener on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Blue Jays (1-0 overall), who scored twice in the fifth and added single runs in the seventh and eighth to pick up the win over the Hornets (2-2 overall). Heaps allowed singles to the Hornets' Scott Lambert in the third and sixth innings, but induced double-play grounders to escape any damage. The lone run for Shenandoah came in the fourth as Drue Vernon walked and came around to score on a groundout by Scott Van Dusselorp to give the Hornets a 1-0 lead. Elizabethtown plated two runs in the fifth via three Shenandoah errors, as a throwing error on a fielders choice grounder allowed Vinagro and sophomore Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) to score. In the seventh, Vinagro singled and came in on a sacrifice fly by sophomore Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead, and in the eighth Heaps singled and later scored on an RBI single by sophomore Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). Senior Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) relieved Heaps after the leadoff batter reached on an error in the ninth, and retired all three batters he faced for the save. Greg Van Sickler (0-1) took the loss for Shenandoah after allowing seven hits and three runs (one earned) in 6 1/3 innings of work while striking out seven. Junior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) went 2-for-5 for the Blue Jays as part of a 10-hit attack. Elizabethtown 4, Shenandoah Univ. 1 Back to top 2/21/2008 Blue Jays favored in Commonwealth Conference preseason poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Favored in Commonwealth Conference Baseball Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Two-time defending Commonwealth Conference champion Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish first in the annual preseason coaches poll, as voted upon by the league's five head coaches and released Thursday. The Blue Jays finished 23-18 overall and 13-8 in the Commonwealth Conference in 2007, defeating Widener 12-1 in the title game to earn their second straight championship. Head coach Cliff Smith begins his second year on the Elizabethtown bench with 17 letterwinners back from last year's squad, including six starting position players and two of the team's top three pitchers. Senior catcher Jared Auman was the Commonwealth Conference Co-Player of the Year after hitting .404 with 11 doubles and 28 runs batted in. Senior outfielder Brandon Watson joined Auman as a first-team All-Conference pick after hitting .350 with 14 runs batted in, while junior Sam Heaps was a second-team All-Confernece selection after going 8-4 with a 3.01 earned run average in 11 starts. Elizabethtown earned 18 points, including two first-place votes, to snag the top spot in the poll just ahead of Widener (17 points, two firsts). Messiah College (15 points, one first) and Lebanon Valley College (15 points) tied for third with Albright College in fifth with 10 points. The Blue Jays open their 2008 schedule on Saturday, Feb. 23 at Shenandoah University, and play their first home game on Sunday, March 9 against Franklin & Marshall College. Elizabethtown opens its 12-game conference schedule on Friday, March 28 at Widener. |
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