Elizabethtown College Baseball News 
Back to top 3/31/2009 Baseball drops non-conference game to Susquehanna, 6-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Susquehanna 6, Elizabethtown 3 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Pinch-hitter Erik Tuomisto hit a three-run home run to cap a five-run fifth inning as Susquehanna University defeated Elizabethtown College 6-3 in non-conference baseball action on Tuesday afternoon at Boyd Stadium. The Crusaders (13-8 overall) have won four consecutive games and eight of their last nine, while the Blue Jays (13-8 overall) saw a five-game winning streak come to an end. Tyler Reichard and John Lunardi each went 2-for-5 for Susquehanna, which finished with 10 hits in the contest, while junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City) finished 3-for-4 with a run scored for Elizabethtown. Trailing 3-1 entering the fifth, the Crusaders scored all five of their runs with two outs. Reichard drove home the first run with a triple and scored on an infield single by Chris Price to tie the game at 3-3. Two batters later, Tuomisto connected on a three-run home run to left field to give the Crusaders a 6-3 lead. The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning as junior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a groundout and scored on a sacrifice fly by senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove). Susquehanna answered in the top of the second on an RBI single by Don Kirkland. and the Blue Jays went back ahead 3-1 in the fourth on RBI singles by junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) and sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco). Elizabethtown mounted a rally in the eighth inning, putting two runners on base with one out, but Susquehanna reliever Jordan Thomas got back-to-back strikeouts to end the threat. Matt Lottes (3-0) worked six innings for Susquehanna to get the win, allowing five hits and three earned runs while issuing four walks. Three relievers each followed with a scoreless inning, with Ben Leonard pitching the ninth to earn the save. Senior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) gave up nine hits and six earned runs in 5 2/3 innings to drop to 1-3 for Elizabethtown. First-year student Todd Leister (Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley) struck out three in 2 1/3 innings of relief and senior Kurt Smith (York, PA/Eastern York) tossed a scoreless ninth for the Blue Jays. Susquehanna Univ. 6, Elizabethtown Coll. 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Susquehanna Univ.... 010 050 000 - 6 10 1 (13-8) Elizabethtown Coll.. 100 200 000 - 3 8 2 (13-8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Lottes, Keith Needham (7), Jordan Thomas (8), Ben Leonard (9) and Don Kirkland; Matt Kutz, Todd Leister (6), Kurt Smith (9) and Jon Bacher, Steve Motika (5). WP-Lottes (3-0). LP-Kutz (1-3). SV-Leonard (1). SO-BB: Lottes 0-4, Needham 0-0, Thomas 2-0, Leonard 0-0; Kutz 5-0, Leister 3-1, Smith 0-0. HR-Erik Tuomisto (S). Back to top 3/28/2009 Baseball sweeps series with Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 8, Arcadia 1 Click here for the game 2 box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College swept Arcadia University in Commonwealth Conference baseball action on Saturday afternoon, winning the opener 8-1 and game two 10-4 to finish off the sweep of the teams' three-game series. The Blue Jays (13-7 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth) used pitching, hitting and baserunning to pick up the wins over the Knights (3-18 overall, 0-3 Commonwealth), as junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) pitched a three-hitter in the opener, senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) hit a grand slam in game two, and the Blue Jays stole a combined total of 14 bases in the doubleheader. In game one, Hartzell (3-2) allowed a run on two hits in the first inning, then held Arcadia to just two baserunners the rest of the way on a single in the sixth and an error in the seventh. He struck out four and did not walk a batter in his fourth complete game in as many starts this season. The Blue Jays scored four runs in the bottom of the first on a two-run triple by Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove), an RBI single by Semanek and a sacrifice fly by first-year student Tim Rosser (Wilmington, DE/Salesianum), and added a run in the second on an RBI single by Heaps to take a 5-1 lead. Elizabethtown tacked on a run in the fifth on an RBI single by junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City), and plated two more in the sixth on RBI singles by senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) and Heaps. Heaps finished 3-for-4 with four runs batted in for the Blue Jays in game one, while Sheibley went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs scored. In all, the Blue Jays finished with nine hits off Knight starter Stephen Vassalotti (0-6), who walked four and struck out one in six innings on the mound. In game two, the Blue Jays broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning on an RBI single by Kiernan, and pushed across five insurance runs in the last of the sixth on an error and a grand slam by Semanek. The home run was Semanek's second of the season and increased his team highs in batting average to .451 and runs batted in to 25. Elizabethtown scored twice in the first inning on a two-run double by Kiernan, only to see the Knights answer with a pair of runs in the second on an RBI double by Rich Schlamowitz and an error. The Blue Jays went ahead 4-2 in the third on a two-out, two-run double by junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts), and the Knights responded in the fifth with a pair of runs on a sacrifice fly by Tim Wiand and an RBI single from Schlamowitz to tie the game at 4-4. Heaps went 2-for-2 with two walks, stole three bases and scored four runs for the Blue Jays, while Kiernan finished 2-for-3 with three runs batted in as Elizabethtown finished with nine hits in the game. Schlamowitz led the Knights by going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) started on the mound for the Blue Jays and worked four-plus innings, allowing five hits and four runs (three earned) while striking out three. Senior Dan Lauletta (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) finished the fifth inning to pick up his first win of the season for the Blue Jays, and sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) pitched the final two innings to record his second save of the year. Zach Spece (0-4) took the loss for Arcadia in game two, allowing six hits and five runs while issuing six walks. Elizabethtown Coll. 8, Arcadia University 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Arcadia University.. 100 000 0 - 1 3 1 (3-17, 0-2) Elizabethtown Coll.. 410 012 x - 8 9 1 (12-7, 4-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Vassalotti and Jason Karlowski; Adam Hartzell and Tom Semanek. WP-Hartzell (3-2). LP-Vassalotti (0-6). SO-BB: Vassalotti 1-4; Hartzell 4-0. Elizabethtown Coll. 10, Arcadia University 4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Arcadia University.. 020 020 0 - 4 6 1 (3-18, 0-3) Elizabethtown Coll.. 202 015 x - 10 9 4 (13-7, 5-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Zach Spece, Joe Rafanelli (6), Dan Manning (6) and Jason Karlowski; Matt Vinagro, Dan Lauletta (5), Anthony Heaps (6) and Tom Semanek. WP-Lauletta (1-0). LP-Spece (0-4). SV-A. Heaps (2). SO-BB: Spece 1-6, Rafanelli 0-3, Manning 0-0; Vinagro 3-2, Lauletta 1-0, A. Heaps 2-0. HR-Semanek (E). Back to top 3/27/2009 Baseball uses 15-hit attack to defeat Arcadia, 12-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 12, Arcadia 3 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- A 15-hit attack powered Elizabethtown College to a 12-3 victory at Arcadia University in the opener of their three-game Commonwealth Conference baseball series on Friday afternoon. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and four runs batted in, while senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI for the Blue Jays (11-7 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth), who posted multi-run innings in the second, third, fifth and seventh and took advantage of four errors by the Knights (3-16 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth). Senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) improved to 3-1 on the season after scattering six hits and two earned runs while striking out seven in seven innings of work, and added a two-run single as part of a four-run second inning for Elizabethtown. The victory was the 21st of his career, tying him with Brad Hassinger (1987-90) and Carmen Coppol (1974-76) for second place on the Elizabethtown all-time wins list behind the 26 victories by Bob Lindsey from 1995-98. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) went 3-for-6 for Elizabethtown, and junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) extended his hitting streak to 10 games by going 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in. Junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) scored three runs for the Blue Jays as seven of the nine starters crossed home plate on the afternoon. Arcadia scored the game's first run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by John Curreri, but Elizabethtown answered with four runs in the top of the second on RBI singles by Luff and Francis and a two-run single from Heaps. Elizabethtown added two runs in the third on a two-run double by Luff, and two more in the fifth on a two-run double off the bat of Sheibley to take an 8-1 lead. An infield single by Matt Pempkowski in the bottom of the fifth gave Arcadia its second run of the game, but the Blue Jays came right back in the top of the sixth with a run on a passed ball. In the seventh, Sheibley hit a two-run home run, his third of the season, and Francis followed with a solo blast to extend the Blue Jay lead to 12-2, and the Knights closed the scoring in the bottom of the ninth on a wild pitch. Pempkowski and Dan Morris each went 2-for-4 with a run scored for Arcadia, which managed seven hits as a team in the contest. Steve Romond fell to 2-4 after allowing 11 hits and eight runs (four earned) in five innings of work. Elizabethtown Coll. 12, Arcadia University 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 042 021 300 - 12 15 1 (11-7, 3-1) Arcadia University.. 100 010 001 - 3 7 4 (3-16, 0-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Heaps, Dan Lauletta (8) and Tom Semanek; Steve Romond, Dan Manning (6), Bobby Mulholland (8) and Jason Karlowski, Adam Planamento (8). WP-S. Heaps (3-1). LP-Romond (2-4). SO-BB: S. Heaps 7-0, Lauletta 1-0; Romond 2-4, Manning 2-1, Mulholland 1-0. HR-Adam Sheibley (E), Rodney Francis (E). Back to top 3/23/2009 Baseball holds off Messiah, 12-10 to take series ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 12, Messiah 10 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) and senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) each went 3-for-4 with two runs scored as Elizabethtown College defeated Messiah College 12-10 in the final game of their three-game Commonwealth Conference baseball series on Monday afternoon at Boyd Stadium. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) scored three runs to become Elizabethtown's career leader in runs scored with 130, breaking the mark of 128 set by Jon Hendl from 1992 to 1995. The Blue Jays (10-7 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth) finished with 15 hits on the afternoon against the Falcons (7-12-1 overall, 1-2 Commonwealth) and won two of three games in the series. Senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove), junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) each finished with two hits for the Blue Jays, while Yeager, Luff and first-year student Steve Motika (Kutztown, PA/Kutztown) each drove in a pair of runs. Semanek knocked in three runs on the day for Elizabethtown on an RBI single in the sixth and a two-run single in the seventh that proved to provide the winning margin for the Blue Jays. Jordan Zimmerman went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and three runs batted in for the Falcons, while Dan Etter finished 3-for-4 with three RBI as the duo accounted for six of Messiah's eight hits in the game. Junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) allowed five unearned runs over the first three innings, but improved to 3-1 on the year as he went six innings and struck out eight for the Blue Jays. Sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) threw the last three innings for his first save of the season for Elizabethtown. Messiah opened the scoring in the top of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Sheldon Witmer, but Elizabethtown came back with four runs in the bottom of the frame off Falcon starter Eric Spring. Sam Heaps tied the game with an infield single, then a bases-loaded walk to Yeager and a two-run single by Motika gave the Blue Jays a 4-1 lead. Each team scored in the second, with the Falcons pushing across a run on an error and the Blue Jays answering as Sheibley walked, stole second and scored on a single by Gordon to break the career record for runs scored at Elizabethtown. Messiah took advantage of Elizabethtown's third error in as many innings to score three unearned runs in the top of the third, on an RBI double by Zimmerman and a two-out, two-run single from Etter which tied the game at 5-5. Elizabethtown regained the lead for good in the bottom of the frame off Messiah reliever Thor Arnesen (1-2) as Yeager walked, moved up on a wild pitch and a ground out and scored on a sacrifice fly by Luff. The Blue Jays expanded their lead to 8-5 in the bottom of the fifth with a pair of two-out runs, driven home on an infield single by Luff and a double to right field by junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). In the sixth, the Falcons got two runs back as Etter tripled home a run, then scored on a wild pitch to cut the Blue Jay lead to 8-7. The Blue Jays came back with two runs in the bottom of the frame, as Heaps tripled with one out and scored when Semanek singled through a drawn-in infield, followed by a two-out RBI double to deep left by Yeager that gave Elizabethtown a 10-7 lead. Once again, the Falcons responded with two runs in the top of the seventh off Anthony Heaps as Kirk walked with two outs and scored when Zimmerman roped an 0-1 pitch over the left-field fence for his first home run of the season. In the bottom of the seventh, the Blue Jays loaded the bases on a single and two walks, and Semanek delivered with two outs as he lined a 2-2 pitch back through the box to drive home a pair and give Elizabethtown a 12-9 lead. The Falcons scored a run in the ninth on a fielder's choice, but Anthony Heaps struck out Zimmerman with a runner on second to finish the game, his fifth strikeout in three innings of relief. Spring allowed five runs (four earned) on four hits and four walks in two innings of work for the Falcons, while Arnesen took the loss after giving up five earned runs on seven hits in 3 2/3 innings. Elizabethtown Coll. 12, Messiah College 10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Messiah College..... 113 002 201 - 10 8 2 (7-12-1, 1-2) Elizabethtown Coll.. 411 022 20x - 12 15 3 (10-7, 2-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Spring, Thor Arnesen (3), Elliot Thomas (6) and Ben Kirk; Matt Vinagro, Anthony Heaps (7) and Tom Semanek. WP-Vinagro (3-1). LP-Arnesen (1-2). SV-A. Heaps (1). SO-BB: Spring 3-4, Arnesen 1-1, Thomas 2-3; Vinagro 8-1, A. Heaps 5-2. HR-Jordan Zimmerman (M). Back to top 3/21/2009 Sheibley's seventh-inning homer salvage twinbill split with Messiah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Messiah 4, Elizabethtown 1 Click here for the game 2 box score GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) hit a three-run home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning to give Elizabethtown College a dramatic 4-2 victory over Messiah College in the second game of their Commonwealth Conference baseball doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. In the opener, winning pitcher Sheldon Witmer connected on a three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and give the Falcons a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays. In game two, the Falcons trailed 1-0 entering the bottom of the sixth and had just two hits off Blue Jay junior righthander Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts), but a pair of walks set up a two-out, two-run double by Jordan Zimmerman that gave Messiah a 2-1 lead entering the final inning. Messiah starter Travis Thome got the first two outs in the top of the seventh, but a single by senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) and a walk to sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) set the stage for Sheibley's go-ahead blast. Elizabethtown had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the third as Luff and Sheibley singled, and junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) grounded out to drive home Luff with the game's first run. Sheibley went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays in game two, while Luff finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Hartzell (2-2) struck out six and allowed three hits in his third complete game of the season, while Thome (1-3) gave up four earned runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. In the opener, senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) knocked home the game's first run with a sacrifice fly in the top of the first inning, but the Falcons evened the game in the last of the fourth on a groundout. In the sixth, back-to-back singles by John Brubaker and Jonny Ebersole with one out brought Witmer to the plate, and he connected for a three-run home run off Blue Jay senior righthander Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) to give Messiah a 4-1 lead. Witmer (3-1) allowed five hits and struck out two in a complete-game performance for Messiah, while Heaps (2-1) was charged with four earned runs on four hits in six innings of work while striking out eight. Elizabethtown (9-7 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) will host Messiah (7-11-1 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) in the final game of their three-game series on Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium. Messiah College 4, Elizabethtown Coll. 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 100 000 0 - 1 5 0 (8-7, 0-1) Messiah College..... 000 103 x - 4 4 0 (7-10-1, 1-0) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Heaps and Tom Semanek; Sheldon Witmer and Ben Kirk. WP-Witmer (3-1). LP-S. Heaps (2-1). SO-BB: S. Heaps 8-1; Witmer 2-1. HR-Witmer (M). Elizabethtown Coll. 4, Messiah College 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 001 000 3 - 4 6 1 (9-7, 1-1) Messiah College..... 000 002 0 - 2 3 2 (7-11-1, 1-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Adam Hartzell and Tom Semanek; Travis Thome, Elliot Thomas (7) and Ben Kirk. WP-Hartzell (2-2). LP-Thome (1-3). SO-BB: Hartzell 6-3; Thome 3-4, Thomas 0-0. HR-Adam Sheibley (E). Back to top 3/18/2009 Baseball captures 7-5 win at Dickinson ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 7, Dickinson 5 CARLISLE, Pa. --- Junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) each had three hits and two runs batted in as Elizabethtown College defeated Dickinson College 7-5 in non-conference baseball action on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Jays (8-6 overall) scored twice in the seventh and three times in the eighth to turn a 2-1 lead into a 7-2 advantage, only to see the Red Devils (3-8 overall) score three times in the bottom of the eighth to pull within 7-5. However, sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) worked out of trouble in the eighth and retired Dickinson in order in the ninth to preserve the win. Francis finished with a pair of double among his three hits and scored a run, while Gordon strole three bases and scored twice for the Blue Jays. In his last three starts, Gordon is 10-for-14 with seven runs scored while Francis has hit safely in six straight games. Ben Sciambi, Bart Marchant and Andrew Sterling all had two hits apiece for Dickinson, which managed eight hits in the contest off three Elizabethtown pitchers. The Blue Jays finished with 12 hits as a team, including two doubles by junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). Elizabethtown opened the scoring in the second inning as Yeager doubled and scored on an RBI single by senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove). The Blue Jays moved ahead 2-0 in the third when Gordon singled, moved to second on an error, stole third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Yeager. Dickinson was held scoreless for the first five innings by Elizabethtown junior righthander Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) before scoring in the sixth on an RBI single by Sterling. In the seventh, the Blue Jays scored twice on an error and an RBI single by senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) to take a 4-1 lead, but Dickinson got a run back in the bottom of the frame on a solo home run by Sciambi. Elizabethtown tallied three runs in the eighth on a two-run double by Francis and an RBI single by Gordon to take a 7-2 lead, but Dickinson came back with three runs of their own on an RBI single by Sciambi and a two-run single by Jordan Kaufman to move within 7-5. Vinagro (2-1) allowed four hits and two earned runs while striking out five in 6 2/3 innings for the Blue Jays, while Drew Swomley (1-1) gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits in four innings to take the loss for the Red Devils. Elizabethtown Coll. 7, Dickinson College 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 011 000 230 - 7 12 0 (8-6) Dickinson College... 000 001 130 - 5 8 3 (3-8) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Vinagro, Dan Lauletta (7), Anthony Heaps (8) and Tom Semanek; Drew Swomley, Evan Fitzpatrick (6), Brett Friedman (7), Brian Kullas (8) and Evan Hennessy. WP-Vinagro (2-1). LP-Swomley (1-1). SO-BB: Vinagro 5-1, Lauletta 0-1, A. Heaps 2-1; Swomley 3-1, Fitzpatrick 1-2, Friedman 0-0, Kullas 0-0. HR-Ben Sciambi (D). Back to top 3/16/2009 Baseball defeated 9-2 at York ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL York 9, Elizabethtown 2 YORK, Pa. --- A four-run first inning propelled York College to a 9-2 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference baseball action on Monday afternoon. Ryan Poff went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs batted in for the Spartans (12-2 overall), who won their 12th straight game by scoring eight runs in the first four innings against the Blue Jays (7-6 overall). Seniors Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) and Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) each went 3-for-4 for Elizabethtown, which matched York with 10 hits but could only push single runs across in the fourth and seventh innings. The Spartans bolted to a 4-0 lead in the first inning on RBI doubles by Mike Connolly and Poff, an error and a sacrifice fly by Matt Monti. York tacked on a run in the second on an RBI single by Poff, and another in the third on a bases-loaded walk to Kyle Cook which gave the Spartans a 6-0 lead. Elizabethtown got on the board in the fourth as junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) led off with a double and scored on a single by Heaps. However, York answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the frame on a pair of wild pitches to take an 8-1 lead. In the sixth, the Spartans plated their final run of the day on an RBI double by Chris Young, and the Blue Jays closed the scoring in the top of the seventh on an error. Jason Christenberry scattered seven hits and one run in six innings to improve to 4-0 on the season for York, while senior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) allowed four runs on four hits in the first inning to drop to 1-2 on the year. York College 9, Elizabethtown Coll. 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 000 100 100 - 2 10 1 (7-6) York College........ 411 201 00x - 9 10 2 (12-2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Kutz, Ryan Barrett (2), Todd Leister (4), Kurt Smith (6), Dan Lauletta (7), Anthony Heaps (8) and Tom Semanek; Jason Christenberry, Jeff Benchich (7), Chris Frankenfield (8), Brandon Ullom (9) and Rob Andrews, Jim Meehan (6). WP-Christenberry (4-0). LP-Kutz (1-2). SO-BB: Kutz 0-1, Barrett 2-5, Leister 2-2, Smith 0-1, Lauletta 1-0, A. Heaps 2-0; Christenberry 1-1, Benchich 0-0, Frankenfield 2-0, Ullom 0-0. Back to top 3/16/2009 Adam Hartzell named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Adam Hartzell Named Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the WeekELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. –-- Elizabethtown College junior righthander Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Week in baseball for the week ending March 15, the conference office announced Monday. Hartzell tossed 12 1/3 scoreless innings last week, including a 6-0 shutout of Muhlenberg College on Saturday in which he scattered four singles and struck out nine. On Tuesday, he threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief in a 9-6 loss to Franklin & Marshall College, allowing two hits and striking out three. The Blue Jays (7-5 overall) played at York College on Monday, and travel to Dickinson College on Wednesday before opening Commonwealth Conference play on Saturday with a doubleheader at Messiah College. Back to top 3/14/2009 Baseball gets CG's from Heaps, Hartzell in sweep of Muhlenberg ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 5, Muhlenberg 1 Click here for the game 2 box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon
Grove) threw a two-hitter in the opening game and junior
Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) pitched a four-hit shutout while striking out nine batters as Elizabethtown College
swept Muhlenberg College in non-conference baseball action at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium on Saturday, by scores of 5-1 and 6-0. In game one, the Blue Jays took the lead in the first inning by scoring twice. Junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) singled, moved to second on an errant pick-off attempt and went to third when Heaps singled to left. Francis scored on a double steal as Heaps stole second base, then junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) knocked an RBI double to score Heaps. In the third, senior leadoff hitter Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) hit a deep blast into the right centerfield gap for an inside the park home run to give Etown a 3-0 lead. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) led off
the bottom of the sixth with a single, Yeager followed his
second hit of the day and the runners moved up on a sacrifice bunt by junior
Steve Shuleski (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs). Junior
Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) drilled a two-run single to put the Blue Jays up 5-1. Heaps (2-0) had eight
strikeouts on the day, allowing singles to Dan Fisher in the third and Edward Risener in the sixth. Jason Daniels took the loss for the Mules, allowing five earned runs on nine hits in six innings. In game two of the doubleheader, Elizabethtown's bats caught fire in the bottom of the fourth, lighting up the Mules for four runs on six hits. Sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) led off the inning with a double, then Heaps drilled an RBI triple to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead. Semanek singled in Heaps, and
Yeager hit another single to put runners on first and second.
Shuleski advanced the runners with a sacrifice bunt and first
year student Steve Motika (Kutztown, PA/Kutztown) hit an RBI
single to score Semanek and give Etown a 3-0 lead. Vinagro hit into a fielder's choice
to drive in Yeager and push the lead to 4-0. In the fifth, Gordon led off with a single and scored on Semanek's RBI single. Later, Shuleski's grounder to third was overthrown and Semanek scored to give the Blue Jays a 6-0 lead. Hartzell (1-2) scattered four singles and fanned nine without allowing a walk in his second complete game in as many starts this season. Brent Morris gave up six runs (five earned) on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings for the Mules to take the loss. Gordon finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored in the nightcap for Elizabethtown, while Heaps, Semanek, Motika and Francis all went 2-for-4. Elizabethtown Coll. 5, Muhlenberg College
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0 Back to top 3/12/2009 Baseball falls in slugfest to King's, 12-11 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL King's 12, Elizabethtown 11 WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- Jon Venarchick went 4-for-4 with a double, home run and four runs scored to lead King's College to a 12-11 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference baseball action on Thursday afternoon. Matt Unger added three hits and two runs scored while Pat Harsch had four runs batted in as part of a 15-hit attack by the Monarchs (9-3 overall), who picked up their eighth consecutive victory. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 3-for-6 with five runs batted in for the Blue Jays (5-5 overall), while sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored as Elizabethtown also recorded 15 hits in the contest. With King's trailing 5-2 entering the bottom of the fifth inning, Venarchick hit a two-run home run to bring the Monarchs within 5-4. Three Blue Jay errors in the inning contributed to four runs which gave King's a 6-5 lead. The Monarchs added four more runs in the sixth, highlighted by a three-run double by Harsch that boosted the King's lead to 10-5. Elizabethtown trailed 12-5 entering the top of the eighth, but scored on a two-run double by Sheibley to pull within 12-7 entering the ninth. A pair of errors by King's in the final frame helped the Blue Jays score four times, including another two-run double by Sheibley, but he was stranded at second base to end the game. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) went 3-for-5 for Elizabethtown, while senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) had two hits apiece. Junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) started on the mound for the Blue Jays and dropped to 1-1 on the season after yielding six runs (three earned) on nine hits in five innings of work. Dan Jenkins improved to 3-0 for King's as he gave up five earned runs on 10 hits in seven innings while striking out four. King's College 12, Elizabethtown Coll. 11 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 001 310 024 - 11 15 4 (5-5) King's College...... 100 144 20X - 12 15 2 (9-3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Vinagro, Dan Lauletta (6), Wayne Leonard (7), Todd Leister (7), Ryan Barrett (8), Kurt Smith (8) and Tom Semanek; Dan Jenkins, Tom Rozelle (8), Jeremy Bonser (8) and Matt Unger. WP-Jenkins (3-0). LP-Vinagro (1-1). SO-BB: Vinagro 3-1, Lauletta 2-1, Leonard 0-1, Leister 1-0, Barrett 0-0, Smith 0-0; Jenkins 4-2, Rozelle 1-2, Bonser 1-0. HR-Jon Venarchick (K). Back to top 3/10/2009 Baseball drops home opener to F&M, 9-6 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Franklin & Marshall 9, Elizabethtown 6 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Bill Murray went 4-for-5 with three runs batted in and two runs scored as Franklin & Marshall College defeated Elizabethtown College 9-6 in non-conference baseball action at Boyd Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. John Dutton hit a three-run home run as part of a four-run third inning for the Diplomats (1-1 overall), who finished with 12 hits as a team. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) and senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) each finished 2-for-5 with an RBI, and junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Blue Jays (5-4 overall), who trailed 8-2 after four innings. The Diplomats plated three runs in the top of the second inning against Blue Jay senior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) on a sacrifice fly by Eric Bornstein and RBI singles by J.T. Triantos and Andrew Hanson. Elizabethtown answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame off Diplomat starter Matt Metsch an RBI single by Yeager and a sacrifice fly off the bat of sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco). F&M responded with four runs in the top of the third on an RBI single by Murray and a three-run home run to left by Dutton. The Diplomats tacked on a run in the fourth as Murray singled home Shea Moriarty for his third hit of the game to extend the F&M lead to 8-2. The Blue Jays scored again in the seventh as Sheibley roped an RBI triple to the right-center field gap with two outs, and tacked on two more runs in the eighth on an RBI single by Yeager and an RBI double by junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) to pull within 8-5. Murray knocked in his third run of the game on an RBI single in the top of the ninth for the Diplomats, and Semanek answered with a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the frame for the Blue Jays to close the scoring. Metsch (1-0) allowed two unearned runs on four hits in five innings to earn the win for Franklin & Marshall, while Kutz (1-1) allowed eight earned runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss. Franklin & Marshall 9, Elizabethtown Coll. 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin & Marshall. 034 100 001 - 9 12 1 (1-1) Elizabethtown Coll.. 020 000 121 - 6 10 2 (5-4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Metsch, Jason Anderson (6), Brendan McCreary (9) and John Dutton; Matt Kutz, Adam Hartzell (4), Anthony Heaps (8) and Tom Semanek. WP-Metsch (1-0). LP-Kutz (1-1). SO-BB: Metsch 1-2, Anderson 2-3, McCreary 0-0; Kutz 0-3, Hartzell 3-0, A. Heaps 2-2. HR-Dutton (F&M). Back to top 3/5/2009 Baseball rallies again for win over Marywood ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 14, Marywood 7 FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- The Elizabethtown College baseball team concluded its seven-game spring break trip to Florida with a 5-2 record by scoring 10 runs in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Marywood University 14-7 on Thursday morning. The Blue Jays (5-3 overall) trailed 7-4 entering the top of the ninth inning, but exploded for 10 runs on four hits, six walks and an error. Senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) capped the rally with a bases-clearing double as Elizabethtown pulled out its second straight dramatic win over the Pacers. On Sunday, the Blue Jays scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Marywood 10-9. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) scored four runs and stole four bases for Elizabethtown, while Heaps finished 2-for-4 with four runs batted in. First-year student Matt Reade (North Yarmouth, ME/Greely) added two hits and an RBI while junior Steve Shuleski (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs) went 2-for-2 with a run scored. Sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) improved to 2-0 on the season for the Blue Jays by tossing two scoreless innings of relief, while Mike Siciliano took the loss for the Pacers after allowing four walks in the ninth. Matt Newcomb and Shane Miller each went 4-for-5 with an RBI for Marywood, whch scored four runs in the bottom of the third to take a 5-2 lead and held a 7-4 lead from the fifth inning to the ninth. Pacer starter Sam Webster overcame 10 walks to take a three-run lead into the final inning, but departed with a no-decision. Elizabethtown Coll. 14, Marywood University 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 101 020 00(10) - 14 9 3 (5-3) Marywood University. 104 110 000 - 7 14 2 (1-5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Leonard, Ryan Barrett (3), Kurt Smith (3), Dan Lauletta (5), Anthony Heaps (8) and Tom Semanek; Sam Webster, Mike Siciliano (9), Stefano Curto (9) and Jason Bugno. WP-A. Heaps. LP-Siciliano. SO-BB: Leonard 2-2, Barrett 0-2, Smith 0-1, Lauletta 0-0, A. Heaps 3-2; Webster 8-10, Siciliano 0-4, Curto 1-0. Back to top 3/3/2009 Baseball comes away with sweep of Kenyon ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 6, Kenyon 4 Click here for the game 2 box score FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College swept Kenyon College in a non-conference baseball doubleheader at the Lawnwood Complex on Tuesday, winning the opener 6-4 and taking the nightcap by a score of 8-3. Game one saw the Blue Jays score twice in the first inning and three more in the fourth to take a 5-1 lead. Senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) went 2-for-3 with two runs scored while junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City) finished 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the Blue Jays. Senior Matt Kutz (New Cumberland, PA/Cedar Cliff) went five innings to earn the win, allowing eight hits and four runs while striking out five. Senior Dan Lauletta (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) picked up the save after fanning three in two scoreless innings of relief. James Wendt finished 2-for-3 for the Lords, while Jake Calcei was 2-for-4 with a double. Mike Kalis took the loss for Kenyon after allowing eight hits and six runs (two earned) in five-plus innings on the mound. In game two, junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) made his collegiate pitching debut and threw a complete game, holding Kenyon without a hit for the first 4 2/3 innings before yielding three runs in the fifth. He finished with five strikeouts and no walks and gave up seven hits in the win. Meanwhile, the Elizabethtown offense staked Vinagro to an early lead by scoring twice in the first and four more times in the second. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) hit a two-run home run in the first inning and finished the day 3-for-5 with four runs batted in, while Sheibley went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two steals for the Blue Jays (4-3 overall). The Lords (2-2 overall) were led by Calcei who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run batted in. Jon Myers allowed eight hits and six runs in three innings to take the loss for Kenyon, which had swept Lebanon Valley College in its season-opening doubleheader on Monday. Elizabethtown Coll. 6, Kenyon College 4 (Game 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenyon College...... 000 130 0 - 4 10 3 (2-1) Elizabethtown Coll.. 200 301 x - 6 8 1 (3-3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Kalis, Andrew Davenport (6) and James Wendt; Matt Kutz, Dan Lauletta (6) and Jon Bacher. WP-Kutz (1-0). LP-Kalis (0-1). SV-Lauletta (1). SO-BB: Kalis 1-3, Davenport 1-0; Kutz 5-1, Lauletta 3-1. Elizabethtown Coll. 8, Kenyon College 3 (Game 2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 240 101 0 - 8 16 0 (4-3) Kenyon College...... 000 030 0 - 3 7 1 (2-2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Matt Vinagro and Tom Semanek; Jon Myers, Dan White (4), Evan Baum (6) and Tom Hardacker. WP-Vinagro (1-0). LP-Myers (0-1). SO-BB: Vinagro 5-0; Myers 2-1, White 2-0, Baum 0-2. HR-Semanek (E). Back to top 3/2/2009 Baseball swept by Alvernia in Florida ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Alvernia 1, Elizabethtown 0 Click here for the game 2 box score FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Alvernia University came away with a pair of one-run wins over Elizabethtown College in non-conference baseball action on Monday afternoon, winning the opener 1-0 and taking game two by a 10-9 score. In game one, Alvernia lefty Chris Stoudt tossed a one-hitter and struck out seven, allowing only a third-inning single to junior Ben Yeager (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). Stoudt also accounted for the game's only run in the top of the fifth inning as he roped an RBI triple, part of a 2-for-3 performance at the plate. Elizabethtown junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was the hard-luck loser, yielding six hits and one earned run while striking out nine and walking a pair. In game two, the Crusaders (7-2 overall) erased deficits of 4-0 and 7-3 to finish off the sweep, as Tyler Runkle went 3-for-4 and hit a grand slam in the bottom of the third to give Alvernia a 8-7 lead. Four Blue Jays picked up two hits in the game, including first-year student Matt Reade (North Yarmouth, ME/Greely) who had a two-run single in the first and an RBI single in the third. Yeager went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in, while senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) and junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City) each finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored. First-year student Todd Leister (Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley) allowed eight runs (seven earned) on six hits in three innings of work to take the loss for Elizabethtown (2-3 overall) in his collegiate debut. Andrew Sellers picked up the win for Alvernia after allowing two runs on five hits in 3 2/3 innings in relief of starter Mike Lloyd, who was touched for seven runs (five earned) in 2 1/3 innings. Alvernia University 1, Elizabethtown Coll. 0 (Game 1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Alvernia University. 000 010 0 - 1 6 0 (6-2) Elizabethtown Coll.. 000 000 0 - 0 1 2 (2-2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Stoudt and Steve Bealer; Adam Hartzell and Tom Semanek. WP-Stoudt (1-0). LP-Hartzell (0-2). SO-BB: Stoudt 7-1; Hartzell 9-2. Alvernia University 10, Elizabethtown Coll. 9 (Game 2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 403 002 0 - 9 11 1 (2-3) Alvernia University. 404 110 X - 10 11 3 (7-2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Todd Leister, Kurt Smith (4) and Tom Semanek; Mike Lloyd, Andrew Sellers (3), Andrew Kirk (7) and Steve Bealer. WP-Sellers (1-0). LP-Leister (0-1). SV-Kirk (1). SO-BB: Leister 4-3, Smith 1-1; Lloyd 3-2, Sellers 0-1, Kirk 3-1. HR-Tyler Runkle (A). Back to top 3/2/2009 Baseball sets runs record in win over Mass Maritime ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Elizabethtown 34, Massachusetts Maritime 3 Click here for the Mass. Maritime box score Against Massachusetts Maritime, the Blue Jays needed just four innings to break the school record of 28 runs set against Franklin & Marshall College in 1960. Elizabethtown scored eight runs in the first and added seven in the second, 11 in the third and three in the fourth to take a 29-0 lead. Elizabethtown finished off the win with five more runs in the ninth inning, and tallied 26 hits in the contest. At the plate, junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) went 4-for-5 with five runs scored, senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) finished 4-for-7 with two triples, five runs batted in and three runs scored, and senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) went 4-for-7 with four runs batted in. Heaps was the beneficiary of the offensive surge, allowing six hits and one run in seven innings on the mound to pick up his first win of the season. Corey Murphy started for the Bucs and did not record an out in the second inning, allowing 10 runs to take the loss. Against Marywood, the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) overcame a 9-5 deficit entering the bottom of the ninth by scoring five runs. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) drove home the winning run with a single in the hole at shortstop to cap a 2-for-5 performance at the plate. Marywood led 5-0 after 1 1/2 innings and held a 6-2 lead entering the bottom of the eighth, only to see Elizabethtown score three runs to pull within 6-5. The Pacers tacked on three runs in the top of the ninth to take a seemingly safe 9-5 lead, but the Blue Jays took advantage of five walks to rally in the bottom of the frame. Sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) joined his brother in the win column after striking out four in 2 1/3 innings of relief for the Blue Jays, while Joseph Valvano took the loss for the Pacers. Sophomore Wayne Leonard (Newark, DE/Delaware Military) kept the Blue Jays close after allowing two hits and one run in 4 2/3 innings of relief. Elizabethtown Coll. 34, Mass. Maritime Acad. 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 87(11) 300 005 - 34 26 1 (1-1) Mass. Maritime Acad. 000 000 120 - 3 7 4 (0-3) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Heaps, Kurt Smith (8), Pat Mulligan (9) and Tom Semanek. WP-S. Heaps (1-0). LP-Murphy. SO-BB: S. Heaps 6-1, Smith 0-1, Mulligan 2-1. Elizabethtown Coll. 10, Marywood Univ. 9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Marywood Univ....... 140 010 003 - 9 (0-1) Elizabethtown Coll.. 020 000 035 - 10 (2-1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Korey Evans, Josh Plisko (8), Rick Clifford (9), Joseph Valvano (9) and Pat Diskin; Ryan Barrett, Wayne Leonard (3), Anthony Heaps (7) and Tom Semanek. WP-A. Heaps (1-0). LP-Valvano (0-1). SO-BB: Evans 3-1, Plisko 1-0, Clifford 0-5, Valvano 0-0; Barrett 1-2, Leonard 3-4, A. Heaps 4-3. |
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