Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 5/27/2009 Katie Foley named All-America in women's lacrosse FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Katie Foley Named All-America in Women's Lacrosse Foley, the first All-American in the eight-year history of the Elizabethtown program, led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Middle Atlantic Conference play, while being ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III Coaches poll. A three-time All-Region selection, Foley led the MAC and set program single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, ranking fourth in Division III in both categories. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (2007, 2009) and a three-time first-team All-MAC honoree, Foley finished her illustrious four-year career as Elizabethtown's all-time leader in goals (263) and points (352) in 68 games. Back to top 5/22/2009 Adam Hartzell named ABCA third-team All-America FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, May 22, 2009 Adam Hartzell Named ABCA Third-Team All-America Hartzell, a first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection, is Elizabethtown's first All-America selection since Brad Duppstadt was a second-team pick in 2004. Hartzell went 9-3 with a 2.07 earned run average in 14 appearances (10 starts), leading the Commonwealth Conference in ERA and tying for the league lead in victories with teammate Matt Vinagro. Hartzell struck out 65 batters in 78 1/3 innings and allowed just 13 walks while holding opponents to a .208 batting average. In three years, Hartzell has a 13-6 record with a 2.93 earned run average in 27 appearances (20 starts) with 106 strikeouts and 30 walks in 138 1/3 innings of work. The Blue Jays finished 29-15 overall and 12-3 in the Commonwealth Conference, winning the conference regular-season and postseason championships and advancing to the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional where they finished fourth out of eight teams. Back to top 5/22/2009 Dylan Rulander finishes 13th at NCAA Division III Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Friday, May 22, 2009 Dylan Rulander Finishes 13th at NCAA Division III Championships Rulander ran 1:52.58 to finish fourth out of five runners in his heat, and 13th out of 17 competitors in the event. The top two finishers in each of the three heats plus the next two fastest runners advanced to Saturday's finals. Back to top 5/21/2009 Women's lacrosse places four on All-Metro Region team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 21, 2009 Four Blue Jays Named All-Region in Women's Lacrosse Senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) and senior midfielder Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) were first-team selections, while sophomore midfielder Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) and senior goalkeeper Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) were second-team picks. As a group, they led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 record in Middle Atlantic Conference play, while being ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III Coaches poll. Foley was named All-Region for the third straight year after she led the MAC and set program single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, ranking fourth in Division III in both categories. A two-time MAC Player of the Year (2007, 2009) and a three-time first-team All-MAC honoree, Foley finished her illustrious four-year career as Elizabethtown's all-time leader in goals (263) and points (352) in 68 games. Ford, a first-team All-MAC pick, finished second on the team with 29 goals and third with 63 points in 19 games. She was second on the team with 35 draw controls and ranked fourth with 27 ground balls. For her career, Ford ranks sixth in program history in both goals (83) and points (129). Cullinan, a second-team All-MAC selection, finished with 18 goals and eight assists for 26 points, but made her mark on the defensive end as she led the team with 44 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers to go with 26 draw controls. In just two years, Cullinan already ranks third in program history with 76 caused turnovers in 32 games (2.38 per game). Incredibly, Hawkins was named just second-team All-MAC despite ranking second in Division III in goals against average (7.14) and sixth in save percentage (.547). She allowed fewer than 10 goals in each of her final 13 games, including three starts in which she did not allow a goal and two others in which she yielded just one. Hawkins, a second-team All-Region selection for the second straight year, finished her career among the NCAA Division III career leaders in minutes played (3,682) and saves (651) while compiling a 46-23 record and a 9.19 goals against average. Back to top 5/20/2009 Dylan Rulander to run at NCAA Division III Track Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Dylan Rulander to Compete at NCAA Division III Championships Rulander is one of 17 entries in the 800 meters, which will hold preliminaries on Friday at 4:40 p.m. and finals on Saturday at 2:50 p.m. A first-time competitor at nationals, he is seeded seventh in the field with a time of 1:51.33 and will run in the first of three heats. The top two finishers in each heat, along with the next two fastest runners, will compete in Saturday's final. Elizabethtown has had at least one competitor at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in each of the last seven years, and eight times in the last nine years. Since the program was revived in 1999, the Blue Jays have had 11 outdoor and eight indoor All-Americans, including five in the 800 meters. Back to top 5/18/2009 Baseball places three on ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 18, 2009 Blue Jays Place Three on ABCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region Team Junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was a first-team selection at pitcher while senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) was a second-team outfielder and senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) was a second-team utility player. The trio led the Blue Jays to a 29-15 overall record, the Commonwealth Conference tournament championship and two victories in the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional. Hartzell went 9-3 with a 2.07 earned run average in 14 appearances (10 starts), leading the Commonwealth Conference in ERA and tying for the league lead in victories with teammate Matt Vinagro. Hartzell struck out 65 batters in 78 1/3 innings and allowed just 13 walks while holding opponents to a .208 batting average. In three years, Hartzell has a 13-6 record with a 2.93 earned run average in 27 appearances (20 starts) with 106 strikeouts and 30 walks in 138 1/3 innings of work. Sheibley, the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year, hit .317 with four home runs and 40 runs batted in while leading Division III in stolen bases with 51. In addition to steals, he led the Commonwealth Conference in runs scored with 53 and ranked second in RBI despite batting leadoff in all 44 games. Sheibley graduates as Elizabethtown's career leader in runs (162), triples (23), stolen bases (95), games played (158) and at-bats (568) while ranking second in runs batted in (115) and hits (178). He posted a career average of .313 with 27 doubles, 10 home runs and 94 walks. Heaps excelled both on the mound and at the plate, earning Commonwealth Conference Pitcher of the Year honors for the second straight year after going 6-3 with a 2.95 earned run average in 11 starts. In 73 1/3 innings, Heaps led the Commonwealth Conference with 87 strikeouts and issued just 15 walks, while allowing just six extra-base hits in 262 opponent at-bats. At the plate, Heaps hit .390 with 16 doubles, five triples and 38 runs batted in to go with a team-high 33 walks and 20 stolen bases. Heaps ranked fourth in the conference in batting average and second in on-base percentage (.495) while leading in total bases (86) and tying for the league lead in walks. Heaps finished his career with a 24-11 record and a 3.06 earned run average in 46 games (40 starts), with 246 strikeouts in a school-record 264 2/3 innings pitched. At the plate, he hit .362 with two home runs and 87 runs batted in along with 121 hits, 89 runs scored, 63 walks and 28 stolen bases. Back to top 5/15/2009 Baseball's season ends in 5-3 loss to TCNJ ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday, May 16, 2009 College of New Jersey 5, Elizabethtown 3
Click here for the box score LAKEWOOD, N.J. --- The College of New Jersey scored runs in the seventh and eighth innings to break a 3-3 tie and defeat Elizabethtown College 5-3 in an fog-delayed elimination game at the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament at FirstEnergy Park on Saturday morning. The Lions (27-17-1) advance to play Keystone College in an elimination game later Saturday afternoon, whie the Blue Jays (29-15) saw their season come to an end. The game had been suspended due to fog in the top of the sixth inning on Friday night with the Lions ahead 3-2, but the Blue Jays tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI double by Eric Luff. College of New Jersey went ahead for good in the seventh on an RBI single by Jeff Toth, and added an insurance run in the eighth on a two-out RBI double by Adam Tussey. Pat Johnson (3-0) struck out five in four innings of relief to earn the win for the Lions, while Adam Hartzell (9-3) gave up five hits and two runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss for the Blue Jays. The Lions took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning with a pair of unearned runs, as Vince Mazzaccaro knocked home both runs with a two-out single. Elizabethtown answered with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Brian Kiernan, and tied the game at 2-2 in the third on an RBI groundout by Tom Semanek. TCNJ went back on top 3-2 in the top of the fifth as Mazzaccaro doubled home a run with two outs. Matt Kutz started for Elizabethtown and allowed five hits and three runs (one earned) in 5 1/3 innings with two strikeouts, while Dan Anderson yielded six hits and two runs (one earned) in five innings while whiffing three. Toth, Esperon and Mazzaccaro all went 2-for-5 for the Lions as part of an 11-hit attack, while Francis led the Blue Jays by going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Luff and Anthony Heaps each went 2-for-4 for Elizabethtown, which finished with 10 hits as a team. NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional at Lakewood, N.J. Coll. of New Jersey 5, Elizabethtown Coll. 3 ------------------------------------------- Coll. of New Jersey. 200 010 110 - 5 11 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 101 001 00x - 3 10 2 ------------------------------------------- Dan Anderson, Pat Johnson (6) and Mike Galeotafiore; Matt Kutz, Adam Hartzell (6), Dan Lauletta (9) and Tom Semanek. WP-Johnson (3-0). LP-Hartzell (9-3). SO-BB: Anderson 3-2, Johnson 5-0; Kutz 2-0, Hartzell 1-0, Lauletta 0-0. Back to top 5/15/2009 Baseball stays alive with 9-2 win over Penn State Berks ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Friday, May 15, 2009 Elizabethtown 9, Penn State Berks 2
Click here for the box score LAKEWOOD, N.J. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Penn State Berks 9-2 in an elimination game at the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays (29-14) advance to play in an elimination game on Friday at 7:45 p.m. against The College of New Jersey, which defeated Alvernia College 8-2 in the opening game on Friday. That game will follow the winner's bracket final between top-seeded Kean University and second-seeded Keystone College at 5:15 p.m. Rodney Francis went 3-for-5 with two runs batted in and Ben Yeager finished 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored for the Blue Jays, who scored five runs in the fourth inning to overcome a 2-1 deficit. Matt Vinagro (9-1) allowed seven hits and two runs and struck out six while throwing 114 pitches in a complete-game effort for the Blue Jays, his third complete game in as many postseason starts. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as Yeager was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, but Penn State Berks (22-23-1) came back with two in the third on a wild pitch and an RBI single by Seth Shultz. In the fourth, the Blue Jays broke loose for five runs on an RBI double by Francis, a two-run single by Adam Sheibley, an RBI double by Sam Heaps and an RBI single by Tom Semanek to take a 6-2 lead. The Blue Jays added a run in the seventh on an RBI single by Francis, and tacked on two more in the eighth on a two-run double by Yeager. Shultz and Kevin Heilman each went 2-for-4 for the Lions, while starting pitcher Brad Swavely fell to 6-2 on the year after allowing eight hits and six runs (three earned) in 3 2/3 innings of work. Heaps went 2-for-4 and scored a pair of runs for the Blue Jays, while Brian Kiernan finished 2-for-4 with a run scored. Sheibley stole his NCAA all-divisions leading 51st base during the Blue Jays' five-run fourth inning. Elizabethtown Coll. 9, Penn State Berks 2 ------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 100 500 120 - 9 12 2 Penn State Berks.... 002 000 000 - 2 7 2 ------------------------------------------- Matt Vinagro and Tom Semanek; Brad Swavely, Matt Emrick (4), John Pastal (8), Chad Magee (9) and Aaron Klaptosky. WP-Vinagro (9-1). LP-Swavely (6-2). SO-BB: Vinagro 6-1; Swavely 4-2, Emrick 1-2, Pastal 0-1, Magee 0-0. Back to top 5/15/2009 Baseball rally comes up shy in 10-8 loss to Keystone ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Thursday, May 14, 2009 Keystone 10, Elizabethtown 8
Click here for the box score LAKEWOOD, N.J. --- Eric Groff went 4-for-5 with four runs scored, three runs batted in and three stolen bases and Ryan Smyth hit a grand slam as Keystone College defeated Elizabethtown College 10-8 in a winners bracket game at the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional at FirstEnergy Park on Thursday night. The second-seeded Giants (39-4), who won their 27th consecutive game and are ranked eighth in the latest D3baseball.com Top 25 poll, finished with 15 hits as a team and advance to face top-seeded and 13th-ranked Kean University in a winners' bracket final on Friday at 4:30 p.m. Sixth-seeded Elizabethtown (28-14), which saw a five-game postseason win streak come to an end, battles eighth-seeded Penn State Berks in an elimination game on Friday at 1:15 p.m. The winner will face the winner of Friday's 10 a.m. elimination game between Alvernia University and College of New Jersey at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Ben Fish went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in while Kyle Conrad finished 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored for the Giants. Sean Murphy (9-0) allowed two earned runs on 10 hits over eight innings while striking out eight to earn the victory for Keystone, which made five errors as a team including four by outfielders. Five different players finished with two hits for the Blue Jays, as Adam Sheibley and Brian Kiernan each went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Rodney Francis, Ben Yeager and Anthony Heaps all went 2-for-5. Keystone jumped to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning off Blue Jay starter Sam Heaps as Groff hit his 13th home run of the season to deep right field. The Giants added three runs in the third to take a 4-0 lead on an RBI single by Groff and a two-run single by Ben Fish. The Blue Jays got on the board with two runs in the bottom of the fourth on RBI singles by Kiernan and Anthony Heaps. Keystone came back with a run in the fifth on an RBI single by Fish, but Elizabethtown responded in the bottom of the inning as Sheibley tripled and scored on a single by Francis to pull within 5-3. In the sixth, Groff singled for his third run batted in of the game to give Keystone a 6-3 lead, and two batters later Smyth hammered his eighth home run over the fence in deep left-center to boost the Giant lead to 10-3. Elizabethtown tacked on a run in the seventh on a groundout by Sam Heaps and two more in the eighth on a dropped fly ball and an RBI double by Sheibley to cut the Giant lead to 10-6. The Blue Jays rallied again in the ninth, scoring on an RBI single by Yeager and a fielder's choice to pull within 10-8 before a fly out ended the contest. Sam Heaps (6-3) worked four-plus innings for the Blue Jays, allowing 10 hits and five earned runs while striking out six. Todd Leister came on in the sixth after the Giants scored their five runs, and held Keystone to no runs and one hit over the final 3 2/3 innings. In other action on Thursday, Penn State Berks eliminated Penn State Behrend with an 8-5 victory, Alvernia defeated Montclair State University 10-1 to knock out the Red Hawks, and Kean scored twice in the ninth to defeat College of New Jersey 7-5. Keystone College 10, Elizabethtown Coll. 8 ------------------------------------------- Keystone College.... 103 015 000 - 10 15 5 Elizabethtown Coll.. 000 210 122 - 8 12 1 ------------------------------------------- Sean Murphy, Brett Repard (9) and Jimmy Ferraro; Sam Heaps, Kurt Smith (5), Todd Leister (6) and Tom Semanek. WP-Murphy (9-0). LP-S. Heaps (6-3). SO-BB: Murphy 8-3, Repard 1-1; S. Heaps 6-0, Smith 1-3, Leister 2-1. HR-Eric Groff (K), Ryan Smyth (K). Penn State Berks 8, Penn State Behrend 5 Alvernia 10, Montclair State 1 Kean 7, College of New Jersey 5 Back to top 5/14/2009 Golf team places 32nd at NCAA Division III Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Thursday, May 14, 2009 Elizabethtown 32nd at NCAA Division III Championships PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College finished 32nd at the 2009 NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championships, shooting 313 in Thursday's second round to end with a two-day total of 643. The top 23 teams advance to the final two rounds of the tournament, which will be played Friday and Saturday. First-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) turned in the Blue Jays' best round of the tournament on Thursday with a two-over-par 74, concluding with a team-best score of 155. Senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen) fired a 75 and finished at 160, sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) turned in an 83 to wrap up play with a 164, junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) matched his Wednesday score of 83 and closed at 166, and sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) shot 81 to finish the tournament at 167. The University of La Verne shot 283 on Thursday to move into first place in the team standings with a score of 575, ahead of Methodist University (582) and Oglethorpe University (585). Mitchell Fedorka of La Verne is the individual leader at six-under-par 138 through two rounds. NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship at PGA Village, Port St. Lucie, Florida Through 2 of 4 rounds Team leaders: 1. La Verne 292-283--575; 2. Methodist 279-303--582; 3. Oglethorpe 301-284--585; 4. Ohio Wesleyan 301-290--591; 5. Texas-Tyler 291-302--593; 32. Elizabethtown 330-313--643. Individual leaders: 1. Mitchell Fedorka (La Verne) 67-71--138; 2. Rizal Amin (La Verne) 72-69--141; 3. Joe Gibson (Washington & Lee) 73-70--143; 4. Seven players tied at 144. Elizabethtown results: t91. Dan Bolstein 81-74--155; t139. Mike Wagner 85-75--160; t161. Nick Iacono 81-83--164; t165. Kurt Amen 83-83--166; t169. Geoff Quinque 86-81--167. Back to top 5/13/2009 Baseball opens NCAA regionals with 5-2 win over Montclair State ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Wednesday, May 13, 2009 Elizabethtown 5, Montclair State 2
Click here for the box score LAKEWOOD, N.J. --- A two-out error in the top of the eighth inning broke a 2-2 tie and helped Elizabethtown College to a 5-2 victory over Montclair State University in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament at FirstEnergy Park on Wednesday evening. Adam Hartzell (9-2) worked into the ninth inning to earn the victory for the sixth-seeded Blue Jays (28-13), who advance to play on Thursday at 7:45 p.m. against Keystone College, which defeated Alvernia University 2-1 in Wednesday's late game with a run in the bottom of the ninth. The third-seeded Red Hawks (26-18) overcame a 2-0 deficit with single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but left runners on third base in the fifth, sixth and eighth to fall into the loser's bracket, where they will face Alvernia on Thursday at 1:15 in an elimination game. "We got some timely hits tonight, and were very aggressive on the basepaths," said Elizabethtown head coach Cliff Smith. "We made the plays we needed to make, and didn't shoot ourselves in the foot. Adam Hartzell showed too why he's one of the best in the region with his performance on the mound against a quality opponent." Sam Heaps went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in for the Blue Jays, who won their NCAA tournament opener for just the third time in 10 all-time appearances. Rodney Francis stole two bases and scored a pair of runs for Elizabethtown, while Adam Sheibley scored twice and swiped three bags to boost his season total to 50, which leads all divisions of the NCAA. Jay Bionde and Scott Evangelist had RBI singles for the Red Hawks while Zachary Brown went 4-for-4 for Montclair State, which finished with 11 hits as a team but left nine runners on base. With the game tied 2-2 in the eighth, the Blue Jays had runners at second and third with two outs for Matt Vinagro, whose grounder to short was bobbled by Bionde to allow Brian Kiernan to cross the plate with the go-ahead run. Elizabethtown added two insurance runs in the ninth on an RBI single by Tom Semanek and a bases-loaded walk to Kiernan to take a 5-2 lead. Hartzell issued his first walk of the night to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and was removed after 123 pitches in favor of Vinagro. After a single and a forceout, Vinagro struck out Bionde and Michael Boggi to end the game and earn his first save of the season. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning as Francis reached on a two-base error by Red Hawk left fielder Ed Kloepping and scored on a single to left by Heaps. Elizabethtown extended its lead to 2-0 in the fifth as Sheibley drew a leadoff walk, stole second and third and came home on a sacrifice fly by Heaps. Montclair State loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the fifth on three consecutive singles, but Hartzell induced a force out at the plate and a popup to avoid damage. The Red Hawks got on the board in the bottom of the sixth as Boggi led off with a double and came home on a single by Evangelist, and knotted the game in the seventh as Brown singled with one out, moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single to right by Bionde. Michael Streaman started for Montclair State and allowed four hits and two runs (one earned) in 4 1/3 innings of work while striking out six. John Masklee (5-5), the second of five pitchers for the Red Hawks, took the loss after giving up an unearned run on one hit in three innings. In all, the Red Hawk staff struck out 12 batters on the night but issued seven bases on balls. In other tournament action earlier Wednesday, College of New Jersey defeated Penn State Behrend 13-1 in the opener while top-seeded Kean University shut out Penn State Berks 10-0 as Colin Feneis threw a one-hitter and struck out 15. NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional at Lakewood, N.J. Elizabethtown Coll. 5, Montclair State Univ. 2 ------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 001 010 012 - 5 8 0 (28-13) Montclair State Univ 000 001 100 - 2 11 2 (26-18) ------------------------------------------- Adam Hartzell, Matt Vinagro (9) and Tom Semanek; Michael Streaman, John Masklee (5), Kevin Wieme (8), Scott Shan (9), Nick Recchia (9) and Kevin Bond. WP-Hartzell (9-2). LP-Masklee (5-5). SV-Vinagro (1). SO-BB: Hartzell 5-1, Vinagro 2-0; Streaman 6-3, Masklee 5-1, Wieme 1-1, Shan 0-1, Recchia 0-1. College of New Jersey 13, Penn State Behrend 1 Kean 10, Penn State Berks 0 Keystone 2, Alvernia 1 Back to top 5/12/2009 Women's track sends athletes to Swat Last Chance Meet ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Monday, May 11, 2009 Elizabethtown at Swarthmore Last Chance Meet SWARTHMORE, Pa. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College women's track and field team competed at the Swarthmore College Last Chance Meet on Monday evening. Senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) broke the 37-minute barrier in the 10,000 meters with a time of 36:57.32, leaving her 23rd on the NCAA Division III performance list. Daws ran 5-kilometer splits of 18:34 and 18:23 en route to become the third Etown runner to run sub-37 minutes in the 10,000 meters and drop her personal record by four seconds. Junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge), who is currently ranked 16th in Division III in the 5,000 meters, ran 17:56.12 to finish sixth in the event, while first-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis) posted a season-best time of 2:15.90 in the 800 meters to move within less than a second of the school record of 2:15.15 held by Katie Garner. Senior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) posted a season best in the high jump by clearing 5 feet, 1 3/4 inches (1.57 meters) to finish in fifth place. In the discus, sophomore Sarah DeGeorge (Butler, PA/Butler) recorded a throw of 101 feet (30.79 meters). Sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) took over 10th place on the school's all-time list in the 100 meters with a time of 13.50 seconds, and in the 100-meter hurdles she was clocked in a time of 15.99. The 4x400-meter relay team of Miles, first-year student Jill Patrick (Pitman, NJ/Pitman), junior Bernadette Frawley (Berwyn, PA/Sacred Heart) and Howser bettered their season-best time by finishing in 4:03.11, remaining seventh on the school's all-time list in the event. Back to top 5/12/2009 Men's track vies for qualifying marks at Swarthmore ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Monday, May 11, 2009 Elizabethtown at Swarthmore Last Chance Meet SWARTHMORE, Pa. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College men's track and field team competed at the Swarthmore College Last Chance Meet on Monday evening. Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) won his section of the 800-meter run and finished ninth overall with a time of 1:51.99. It was the third time this season that Rulander has broken 1:52, and he is currently ranked seventh in Division III with a time of 1:51.33 set April 17 at Princeton University. In the 5,000 meters, senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) set a personal record by 12 seconds in his final collegiate race with a time of 15:35.60, followed by senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in 15:36.00. Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) took 18th in the event with a time of 15:26.41. Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) was timed in 11.30 seconds in the 100 meters and 22.51 seconds in the 200 meters, while first-year student Chris Niles (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) finished the 400-meter hurdles in 1:04.42 to move into 10th place in the school's all-time rankings. In field events, junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) finished eighth in the hammer throw with a mark of 136 feet, 11 inches (41.73 meters), and junior Mike Torre (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) threw 162 feet, 7 inches (49.56 meters) in the javelin. Back to top 5/11/2009 Golf team ready for action at NCAA Division III Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11, 2009 Golfers Set to Tee Off at NCAA Division III Championships A total of 36 teams, along with five individual qualifiers, will be in action during the tournament. Following the second day of competition on Thursday, the field will be trimmed to the top 23 teams for the final two days of the championship. Elizabethtown tees off on Wednesday at 10:20 a.m. on the Dye Course, and continues play on Thursday at 7:50 a.m. on the Ryder Course. The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament by winning the Commonwealth Conference championship for the second straight year, defeating runner-up Albright College by seven strokes. Three members of the Blue Jay lineup return from last year's championships - senior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen), junior Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) and sophomore Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen). Joining them are sophomore Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham). Back to top 5/11/2009 Baseball to play Montclair State in NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional opener FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 11, 2009 Baseball to Open NCAA Regional Tournament on Wednesday The Blue Jays (27-13) are seeded sixth in the eight-team regional and will face the third-seeded Red Hawks (26-17) in the third of four games to be played on Wednesday. The tournament continues through Saturday, with an if-necessary game to be played on Sunday afternoon. Elizabethtown is making its 10th all-time NCAA Division III tournament appearance and third in the last four years. The Blue Jays earned an automatic bid to the 54-team field by winning the Commonwealth Conference tournament championship, finishing off a run of four victories in 30 hours by sweeping Widener University in the championship round to claim the title. Montclair State, winners of the NCAA Division III championship in 1987, 1993 and 2000, finished with a 13-5 record in the New Jersey Athletic Conference and were eliminated in the NJAC tournament semifinals by eventual champion College of New Jersey, which is seeded fifth in the regional. A third NJAC team, Kean University, is the top seed and host institution for the regional. Action gets underway at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday as fourth-seeded Penn State Behrend (31-11), the champions of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, will play fifth-seeded TCNJ (24-16-1). Kean (34-9) will battle eighth-seeded Penn State Berks (21-21-1), North Eastern Athletic Conference champions, at 1:15 followed by Elizabethtown and Montclair State at 4:30. The final game of the day is scheduled for 7:45 between second-seeded Keystone College (37-4), winners of the Colonial States Athletic Conference, and seventh-seeded Alvernia University (26-15), which won the Freedom Conference crown. Live stats will be available for all tournament games, and can be accessed from the tournament Web site at http://www.keanathletics.com/NCAA/baseball2009/index. NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, N.J. Tournament Schedule and Results Wednesday, May 13 Game 1 - #5 College of New Jersey 13, #4 Penn State Behrend 1 Game 2 - #1 Kean 10, #8 Penn State Berks 0 Game 3 - #6 Elizabethtown 5, #3 Montclair State 2 Game 4 - #2 Keystone 2, #7 Alvernia 1 Thursday, May 14 Game 5 - Penn State Berks 8, Penn State Behrend 5 (Penn State Behrend eliminated) Game 6 - Alvernia 10, Montclair State 1 (Montclair State eliminated) Game 7 - Kean 7, College of New Jersey 5 Game 8 - Keystone 10, Elizabethtown 8 Friday, May 15 Game 9 - College of New Jersey 8, Alvernia 2 (Alvernia eliminated) Game 10 - Elizabethtown 9, Penn State Berks 2 (Penn State Berks eliminated) Game 11 - Kean 6, Keystone 3 Game 12 - College of New Jersey 3, Elizabethtown 2, top 6th (suspended due to fog) Saturday, May 16 Game 12 - College of New Jersey 5 Elizabethtown 3 (Elizabethtown eliminated) Game 13 - Keystone 11, College of New Jersey 3 (College of New Jersey eliminated) Game 14 - Kean 12, Keystone 6 (Keystone eliminated) Kean wins Mid-Atlantic Regional and advances to Division III World Series Back to top 5/7/2009 Baseball places six on All-Conference teams, claims major awards FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 7, 2009 Baseball Claims All-Commonwealth Conference Honors In addition to five first-team and one second-team selection, senior outfielder Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) was named Player of the Year, senior righthander Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) repeated as Pitcher of the Year and head coach Cliff Smith was honored as Coach of the Year after leading the Blue Jays to a 27-13 overall record and their third conference championship in the last four years. Joining Sheibley and Heaps as first-team honorees were senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) at second base, junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City) in the outfield and junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) at pitcher. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) was a second-team All-Commonwealth pick at catcher. Sheibley earned Player of the Year honors after batting .336 with four home runs and 37 runs batted in, while leading Division III in stolen bases with 47 and the Commonwealth Conference in runs scored with 49. He ranks fifth in the conference in hits with 50 and is second in RBI despite batting out of the leadoff spot in all 40 games. Sheibley, who was conference co-Rookie of the Year in 2006 and an All-Conference pick in both 2006 and 2008, is Elizabethtown's career leader in games played (154), runs scored (158), triples (22) and stolen bases (91). He ranks third in career runs batted in with 112 and is fourth on the career hits list with 175. Heaps has compiled a 6-2 record and a 2.47 earned run average in 10 starts for the Blue Jays, ranking second in the conference in both ERA and strikeouts (81) and third in innings pitched with 69 1/3. He has allowed just five extra-base hits in 240 at-bats and struck out eight or more batters in six of his 10 starts. He was also named first-team All-Conference as a utility player for the second straight year, after hitting .399 with 14 doubles, five triples and 34 runs batted in while stealing 18 bases in 20 attempts. Heaps ranks second in the conference in on-base percentage (.506), hits (55), doubles, triples and steals, third in walks (30), and fourth in batting average and runs scored (37). Heaps has a career record of 24-10 to rank second in program history in victories, and is Elizabethtown's all-time leader in innings pitched (260 2/3) while ranking third in strikeouts with 240. At the plate, he is a career .365 hitter with 116 hits, 86 runs scored an 83 runs batted in. Luff is hitting .344 with 43 hits, 22 runs batted in and 33 runs scored, and has stolen eight bases while starting 38 games overall. In 27 games at second base (25 starts), Luff has made five errors for a .948 fielding percentage and turned nine double plays. In two seasons for the Blue Jays, Luff has a .324 average in 70 games with 71 hits, 37 runs batted in, 54 runs scored and 14 steals. Kiernan leads the Blue Jays and ranks second in the Commonwealth Conference in batting average with a .425 mark, to go with a team-high five home runs and 30 runs batted in. Kiernan ranks third in the conference in slugging percentage (.673) and on-base percentage (.492) and has not made an error in 43 chances in the outfield. He has a career average of .383 with six home runs, 47 runs batted in and 36 runs scored in 53 games. Hartzell leads the Commonwealth Conference with a 1.86 earned run average, and his 8-2 record is tied with teammate Matt Vinagro for the conference lead in wins. He has thrown six complete games in nine starts, including two shutouts, and has struck out 59 batters while walking just 12 in 67 2/3 innings of work. He has a career record of 12-5 with a 2.89 earned run average in 25 career appearances (19 starts) with 100 strikeouts in 127 2/3 innings pitched. Semanek is third on the team in batting with a .349 average to go with three home runs and 36 runs batted in. He is fifth in the conference in runs scored (36) and ranks fourth in hits (51) and RBI, and has made just one error in 250 chances behind the plate. He has a career batting average of .286 in 132 games with 20 doubles, 10 home runs and 92 runs batted in along with 84 runs scored and 126 hits. Smith, who is in his third season as head coach of the Blue Jays, has a 76-43 record and has led the team to the conference championship game in each of his first three years on the bench including titles in 2007 and 2009. The Blue Jays' 27 wins this season are the most since Elizabethtown won 27 games in 1999, and are tied for the fourth-most in program history. The Blue Jays will be making their ninth trip to the NCAA Division III tournament next week, with the field of 54 teams to be unveiled on Sunday night, May 10 and play beginning Wednesday, May 13. Back to top 5/6/2009 Seven to be inducted into Ira R. Herr Athletics Hall of Fame FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Seven to be Inducted into Ira R. Herr Athletics Hall of Fame This year's inductees are W. Randall (Randy) Stauffer '76, a member of the men's tennis team, Jeffrey R. (Jeff) Stauffer '80, a member of the men's tennis team, Gary E. Scheib '80, a member of the wrestling team, Darcy (Hall) Thompson '89, a member of the volleyball team, Brad D. Hassinger '90, a member of the baseball team, Chris E. Morgan '91, a member of the men's soccer team, and Jaclyn (Zimmerman) Waldron '99, a member of the women's swimming team. In addition, former men's basketball and men's tennis coach Don Smith will receive the Joseph A. Whitmore Outstanding Service to Student Athletes Award, and the late Ray Diener '65 will be the posthumous recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award. Randy Stauffer is a native of Pennsburg, Pa. and a 1972 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. He was a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the men’s tennis team. During his junior season, Randy was undefeated in both singles and doubles, helping the team to a perfect season. Stauffer finished with a career singles record of 34-9 and a doubles mark of 33-9. After graduating with a degree in business administration in 1976, Stauffer has been the owner of Stauffer Glove & Safety, a family business celebrating 102 years in operation. He has been involved with opening additional branches in three states, working alongside his two daughters, continuing the family business. He and his wife, Joi ’78, reside in East Greenville, Pa, and have two daughters. Jeff Stauffer is a native of Pennsburg, Pa. and a 1976 graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School. He was a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the men’s tennis team. In 1979 and 1980, Jeff received the A. Warren Angstadt Award presented to the outstanding tennis player. In his playing career, Jeff posted a combined singles and doubles record of 69 wins with only 19 losses, including a 34-10 mark in singles and a 35-9 record in doubles. After graduating with a degree in business administration in 1980, Stauffer has been the Vice President and Owner of Stauffer Glove & Safety. Jeff is the fourth generation of the family business now in its 102nd year. He and his wife, Luanne ’81, reside in Pennsburg, Pa, and have three children. Gary Scheib is a native of Valley View, Pa. and a 1976 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a four-year letterwinner for the wrestling team and a two-time MAC champion at 158 pounds. During all 4 years as a Blue Jay, Gary was a participant in the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. After graduating with a degree in business administration in 1980, Scheib worked as a software engineer for more than 25 years. An active runner, he has completed 8 marathons including the Boston Marathon. He and his wife, Sally, reside in Arlington, Texas, and have three children and three grandchildren. Darcy (Hall) Thompson is a native of Hellam, Pa. and a 1985 graduate of Eastern York High School. She was a four-year letterwinner on the women’s volleyball team and a member of the 1988 All-East Region team. At one time, Hall held the NCAA Division III record for career service aces with 423. After graduating with a degree in occupational therapy in 1989, Thompson has worked as an occupational therapist for the Capital Area Intermediate Unit and Pinnacle Home Health. She currently coach junior varsity girl’s volleyball at Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Pa. She and her husband, Scot, reside in Hummelstown, and have three children. Brad Hassinger is a native of Berrysburg, Pa. and a 1986 graduate of Upper Dauphin High School. He pitched for the Blue Jays from 1987 to 1990 and compiled a record of 21 wins and nine losses. He pitched in 239 1/3 innings to rank third on the program's all-time list, while his 217 strikeouts rank sixth all-time at Elizabethtown. As a sophomore in 1988, Hassinger was named first-team All-Region after leading Elizabethtown to a record of 31-7 and the Middle Atlantic Conference championship. After graduating with a degree in business administration in 1990, Hassinger was signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as a non-drafted free agent. He played with several minor league teams including the Reading Phillies of the Eastern League. He currently is the owner of EKH Inc. which sells spinal implants to orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons. He and his wife, Heather ’92, reside in Elizabethtown and have two children. Chris Morgan is a native of Wilmington, Del. and a 1987 graduate of McKean High School. He was a four-year letterwinner and captain of the men’s soccer team from 1987 to 1990. A member of the 1989 NCAA Division III men’s championship team, Morgan was named the Final Four Defensive Most Valuable Player. After graduating with a degree in business administration in 1991, Morgan was a professional soccer player with the Delaware Wizards of the USL and the Baltimore Spirit of the NPSL. He currently serves as the Director of Athletics at Goldey-Beacom College. He and his wife, Melissa ’97, reside in Avondale, Pa. and have two daughters. Jaclyn (Zimmerman) Waldron is a native of Sinking Spring, Pa. and a 1995 graduate of Wilson High School. She was a four-year letterwinner and two-time captain of the women’s swimming team, and holds the distinction of becoming the first student-athlete at Elizabethtown College to earn All-American honors all four years. She was the recipient of the David B. Eavenson Award for the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the MAC Championships in 1996 and 1997. After graduating with a degree in elementary education in 1999, Waldron worked for Elizabethtown as an admissions counselor. She currently is employed by the Milton Hershey School as an admissions counselor. She and her husband, Bryan, reside in Middletown, Pa. and have one daughter. Don Smith is a 1950 graduate of the University of Mississippi, and served the College as both head men's basketball and head men's tennis coach. Smith arrived as the head men's basketball coach in 1954-55, and he promptly guided the team to a 14-9 finish. In two separate stints from 1954-64 and 1972-88, Smith led the Blue Jays to a 331-275 record. Smith guided Elizabethtown to MAC championships and its first two NCAA tournament appearances in 1963-64 and 1978-79. Smith took over the head coaching duties of the men’s tennis team from Ira R. Herr in 1955 and coached until 1964. He was elected into the Ira R. Herr Athletics Hall of Fame in 1992. Ray Diener is a 1965 graduate of Elizabethtown College and was a member of the baseball and men's soccer teams. In 1975, Diener was a member of the inaugural class of the Ira R. Herr Hall of Fame Inductee. In just three seasons, Diener struck out 264 batters in just 172 2/3 innings pitched to set a program career record that still stands today. In soccer, he played goal and recorded 27 victories to rank among the program's all-time leaders. After graduating with a degree in chemistry, he was a minor league baseball pitcher in the Reds organization. He worked 31 years for Armstrong World Industries and owned Elizabethtown Crystal Pure Water Company from 1990 until his tragic passing on May 2, 2007. Diener was involved in various charity work, including the Water for the World program at Messiah College and Habitat for Humanity. His widow, Barb '64, will accept the award in his memory. Back to top 5/6/2009 Mike Wagner named MASCAC Scholar-Athlete in golf FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Mike Wagner Named MASCAC Scholar-Athlete in Golf Wagner was a two-time first-team All-Commonwealth Conference honoree, finishing second in the conference tournament in 2008 and tied for sixth in 2009 as the Blue Jays won consecutive team titles. He finished 11th in the conference tournament as a freshman and was named Rookie of the Year. This season, he leads the team with a 78.4 stroke average, and has one win, five top-five finishes and 10 top-10 finishes in 15 tournaments. He is a recipient of the Biology Department's Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, is a Presidential Scholar, a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biological honor society and the Biology Club as well as the National Society for Leadership and Success. Wagner has a 3.65 cumulative grade-point average and has done volunteer work with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He has been accepted to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine for postgraduate studies. Also at the awards luncheon, fellow 2008-09 MASCAC Scholar-Athlete winners Tiffany Kulp (women's indoor track and field) and Gretchen Geiger (women's swimming) received their plaques from the conference. The MASCAC recognizes Scholar-Athletes in each of 22 sports sponsored by the conference, with the conference Awards Committee giving equal consideration to academic record and athletic prowess. Back to top 5/6/2009 Three men's lax players named All-MAC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Men's Lacrosse Has Three Named to All-MAC Team Junior attack Aaron Weber (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) and junior defender Chris Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) were first-team selections while junior midfielder Jon Day (Thornton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) was a second-team pick. Together, they led the Blue Jays to a 12-4 overall record and fourth place in the MAC with a 7-3 record, setting a program single-season record for victories. Weber, a first-team All-MAC pick for the second straight year, tied the program single-season record for goals with 48 and broke his own record for points with 73. He scored at least one goal in all 16 games and netted five game-winning goals on the season. He also broke the program career record for points with 181 and became the third player in school history to reach 100 career goals with 105. Chris Day started all 16 games and finished with 28 ground balls, and led a Blue Jay defense corps that leads NCAA Division III in scoring defense at 5.62 goals per game. In 45 career games, Chris Day has recorded 123 ground balls. Jon Day also started all 16 games and tallied 11 goals and five assists for 16 points, to go with 49 ground balls which tied for second on the team. In 45 career games, he has 35 goals and 10 assists for 45 points and ranks seventh in program history with 176 ground balls. Back to top 5/5/2009 Marian Guzik named third-team All-East Region in softball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Marian Guzik Selected Third-Team All-Region in Softball She is the first Elizabethtown player to be named All-Region since Kelli Thon was a second-team selection in 2007, and is the 10th different Blue Jay player to be an All-Region pick. Guzik, a first-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection, is ranked seventh in the conference in batting average at .385, and she led the Blue Jays in hits (45) and runs scored (20) while sharing the team lead in doubles with five. She led the Blue Jays with 13 multiple-hit games and had the team's longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games. For her career, Guzik finished with a .324 batting average in 115 games, and is tied for seventh on the school's career hits list with 111. The Blue Jays finished 11-25 overall and 4-8 in the Commonwealth Conference in 2009, playing a challenging scheduled that included six games against NCAA Division III tournament participants. Back to top 5/5/2009 Women's lax places eight on all-MAC team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Eight Blue Jays Named to All-MAC Women's Lacrosse Team Senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) was honored for the second time in her career as MAC Player of the Year after setting school single-season records with 84 goals and 115 points, and was joined on the first team by senior midfielder Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled). Earning second-team honors were junior attack Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson), junior midfielder Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford), sophomore midfielder Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East), senior defenders Lyndsey Reeve (Turnersville, NJ/Washington Township) and Dana Simmons (Flourtown, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) and senior goalkeeper Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace). As a group, they led the Blue Jays to a 16-3 overall record and a perfect 11-0 mark in MAC play. Elizabethtown was ranked as high as 16th in the IWLCA Division III poll and advanced to the MAC championship game for the second consecutive season. Foley, a three-time first-team All-Conference selection, led the MAC in both goals and points and finished her career among the all-time NCAA Division III leaders with school-record totals of 263 goals and 352 points in just 68 games. Foley led the Blue Jays with 40 draw controls and ranked second on the team with 35 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers. Ford, a first-time All-MAC pick, finished second on the team with 29 goals and third with 63 points in 19 games. She was second on the team with 35 draw controls and ranked fourth with 27 ground balls. For her career, Ford ranks sixth in program history in both goals (83) and points (129). Byrnes, a second-team choice for the third straight season, finished with 26 goals and 19 assists for 45 points while adding 26 ground balls, 15 draw controls and 20 caused turnovers. She will enter her senior season ranked third in career goals (120) and points (173). Caprinolo, a second-team All-Conference selection and MAC Rookie of the Year in 2007, tallied 29 goals in 19 games for the Blue Jays, including a team-high 14 free-position goals. She also contributed 19 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers, and in two seasons with the Blue Jays ranks ninth in career points with 82 and seventh in goals with 73. Cullinan, a repeat second-team selection, finished with 18 goals and eight assists for 26 points, but made her mark on the defensive end as she led the team with 44 ground balls and 38 caused turnovers to go with 26 draw controls. In just two years, Cullinan already ranks third in program history with 76 caused turnovers in 32 games (2.38 per game). Reeve, who was also a repeat choice on the second team, started all 19 games and finished with one goal, 10 ground balls and five caused turnovers. She concluded her career with 66 ground balls, 22 draw controls and 31 caused turnovers in 69 games. Simmons, a first-team All-MAC pick in both 2007 and 2008, made 17 starts and accumulated 16 ground balls, five draw controls and nine caused turnovers. She finished with two goals, 54 ground balls and 40 caused turnovers in 56 career contests. Along with Reeve, Simmons helped the Blue Jays hold eight of their 11 conference opponents to less than 10 goals and limit the opposition to 20 shots or less in 12 of their 19 games. Hawkins, also named first-team All-MAC in each of the previous two years, was named to the second team despite leading the conference in both goals against average (7.13) and save percentage (.547). She allowed fewer than 10 goals in each of her final 13 games, including three starts in which she did not allow a goal and two others in which she yielded just one. Hawkins finished her career among the NCAA Division III career leaders in minutes played (3,682) and saves (651) while compiling a 46-23 record and a 9.19 goals against average. Back to top 5/4/2009 Guzik, Tanner named first-team All-Conference in softball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, May 4, 2009 Guzik, Tanner Named First-Team All-Commonwealth in Softball Guzik is ranked seventh in the conference in batting average at .385, and she led the Blue Jays in hits (45) and runs scored (20) while sharing the team lead in doubles with Tanner at five. She led the Blue Jays with 13 multiple-hit games and had the team's longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games. For her career, Guzik finished with a .324 batting average in 115 games, and is tied for seventh on the school's career hits list with 111. Tanner, a second-team All-Conference selection last season, ranks 11th in the Commonwealth Conference with a .363 average and led the Blue Jays in triples (four), runs batted in (20) and walks (17). She also hit three home runs and finished second to Guzik in runs scored (18) and hits (37) while playing every inning of all 36 games at shortstop. Through three years, Tanner has a .319 average with 99 hits, six home runs, 56 runs batted in and 65 runs scored in 105 games. The Blue Jays finished 11-25 overall and 4-8 in the Commonwealth Conference in 2009, playing a challenging scheduled that included six games against NCAA Division III tournament participants. Back to top 5/3/2009 Walker, Kirkhoff advance to finals of MASCAC Men's Tennis Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TENNIS Sunday, May 3, 2009 Elizabethtown at MASCAC Men's Tennis Championships Tournament results WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College competed at the two-day Middle Atlantic Conference men's tennis singles and doubles tournament, which concluded Sunday. Junior Brok Walker (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) advanced to the finals at flight two singles, where he lost 6-3, 6-3 to Imran Choudhury of Manhattanville College, while senior Jeff Kirkhoff (Duncannon, PA/Susquenita) fell 6-4, 6-3 to Manhattanville's Michael Capozzin in finals at flight three. Walker, who is Elizabethtown's all-time leader in singles wins with 48, advanced to the finals with a 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) victory over Blake Bonser of King's College in the semifinals. Kirkhoff defeated Kevin Langner of Arcadia University 6-3, 6-1 to move into the championship round. In doubles, the team of Walker and first-year student Jonathan van den Ende (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) moved into the semifinals at flight two before falling 8-6 to Evan Katz and Jon Rohrbach of Wilkes University, while Kirkhoff and sophomore Brian Osborn (Sayre, PA/Sayre) were semifinalists at flight three where they were defeated by Hugo Robinson and Dean Tahir of Manhattanville 8-6. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Tournament at Wilkes-Barre, PA Elizabethtown College results Singles First round 1: Manrique Arrea d. Michael Cejovic (DeSales) 6-0, 6-2 2: Brok Walker d. Ryan Lineaweaver (Alvernia) 6-1, 6-0 3: Jeff Kirkhoff, bye 4: Bryan Metz d. Brett Ford (Misericordia) 6-0, 6-4 5: Jonathan van den Ende d. Adam Lush (Alvernia) 6-1, 6-1 6: Brian Osborn d. Kevin Ly (FDU-Florham) 6-0, 6-1 Quarterfinals 1: Michael Roth (Eastern) d. Arrea 6-2, 6-3 2: Walker d. Joe Li (FDU-Florham) 6-2, 6-4 3: Jeff Kirkhoff d. Brian Fanelli (Wilkes) 6-4, 6-3 4: Lance Dorfi (Manhattanville) d. Metz 6-3, 6-2 5: Chris Cozzillio (Wilkes) d. van den Ende 6-1, 6-3 6: Dean Tahir (Manhattanville) d. Osborn 6-0, 6-0 Semifinals 2: Walker d. Blake Bonser (King's) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) 3: Kirkhoff d. Kevin Langner (Arcadia) 6-3, 6-1 Finals 2: Imran Choudhury (Manhattanville) d. Walker 6-1, 6-3 3: Michael Capozzi (Manhattanville) d. Kirkhoff 6-4, 6-3 Doubles First round 1: Arrea/Metz d. Fura/Gauby (Albright) 8-0 2: van den Ende/Walker d. Ly/Scott (FDU-Florham) 8-2 3: Kirkhoff/Osborn d. Shannon/Stutzman (Lycoming) 8-3 Quarterfinals 1: Cozzillio/Ungvarsky (Wilkes) d. Metz/Arrea 8-5 2: van den Ende/Walker d. Grodzinski/Levin (Lebanon Valley) 8-3 3: Kirkhoff/Osborn d. Hopkins/Muthler (Misericordia) 8-4 Semifinals 2: Katz/Rohrbach (Wilkes) d. van den Ende/Walker 8-6 3: Robinson/Tahir (Manhattanville) d. Kirkhoff/Osborn 8-6 Back to top 5/2/2009 Baseball grabs conference title with sweep of Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Saturday, May 2, 2009 Elizabethtown 6, Widener 4
Elizabethtown 12, Widener 5 Click here for the game 1 box score Click here for the game 2 box score WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Tournament Most Valuable Player Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) threw his second complete game in less than 24 hours as Elizabethtown College defeated Widener University 12-5 to win the Commonwealth Conference baseball championship at Owls Field on Saturday.  The Blue Jays (27-13 overall) won four elimination games in a span of 30 hours to win their third conference title in four years and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball tournament, which begins May 13.Vinagro (8-1) threw 18 innings in a span of just under 20 hours, tossing a five-hit shutout against Albright College in a loser's bracket game that ended at 12:35 on Saturday morning, and coming back just 15 hours later to pitch the Blue Jays to the championship. Playing out of the loser's bracket, Elizabethtown defeated Widener 6-4 earlier Saturday to force the if-necessary game, as junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) broke a 4-4 tie with a two-run home run in the top of the sixth inning. Game two was all Elizabethtown as the Blue Jays scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning and belted 14 hits, including a 4-for-4 performance from senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and two hits each from four other players. In Saturday's first game, the Blue Jays went ahead 1-0 in the top of the first inning on an RBI groundout by Heaps, but the Pride tied the score in the bottom of the frame on an RBI single by Colin McHale. Elizabethtown took a 3-1 lead in the third on an error and a wild pitch, only to see Widener pull within 3-2 in the third on an RBI single by Dan Sieracki and go ahead 4-3 in the fourth on a two-run single by Sean Saverio. The Blue Jays regained the lead in the sixth as a sacrifice fly by senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) tied the game at 4-4 and Francis launched his third home run of the year to push Elizabethtown on top 6-4. First-year student Todd Leister (Stanhope, NJ/Lenape Valley) came on in the bottom of the sixth and pitched four scoreless innings for his second save of the season, allowing just two hits while striking out a pair. Junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) allowed two runs in two innings or relief, but was credited with his eighth win of the season. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a hit by pitch and scored two runs while stealing four bases for the Blue Jays. Seven different players accounted for the Blue Jays' seven hits in the contest. In game two, Elizabethtown scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning on an error, an RBI double by Heaps, a two-run home run from senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) and an RBI single by Luff.  Widener got on the board in the top of the second inning on a two-run home run from Mike Villari, but Elizabethtown answered with two runs in the home half of the fourth on a two-out, two-run single by junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City).The Blue Jays put the game out of reach with three runs in the fifth to take a 10-2 lead, as Sheibley had a two-run single and Heaps added an RBI single. The teams traded runs in both the sixth and seventh innings, while the Pride tacked on a run in the ninth to close the scoring. Sheibley went 2-for-5 with three stolen bases and three runs scored in the second game for Elizabethtown, giving him a Division III-best 47 stolen bases for the season. He trails only Rashad Ingram of Division II St. Augustine's College, who finished the year with 48 steals, for the overall NCAA lead. Kiernan, Luff and sophomore Anthony Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) each went 2-for-4 for the Blue Jays while Dennis Morgan led Widener by going 3-for-4 with an RBI. In five tournament games, Sheibley stole 10 bases and scored nine runs, while Sam Heaps went 10-for-19 with 11 runs batted in and Kiernan finished 10-or-19 with two home runs and nine runs batted in for Elizabethtown. Vinagro gave up eight hits and struck out two for the Blue Jays, while Alex Gelegotis (0-1) yielded four hits and five runs (three earned) while retiring just one batter for Widener. Commonwealth Conference finals at West Lawn, Pa. Elizabethtown Coll. 6, Widener University 4 ------------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 102 003 000 - 6 7 1 Widener University.. 101 200 000 - 4 9 3 ------------------------------------------- Matt Kutz, Adam Hartzell (4), Todd Leister (6) and Tom Semanek; Joe Sessa, Craig Ricks (3), Alex Gelegotis (7) and Sean Saverio. WP-Hartzell (8-2). LP-Ricks (1-1). SV-Leister (2). SO-BB: Kutz 3-1, Hartzell 2-2, Leister 2-2; Sessa 0-5, Ricks 1-0, Gelegotis 3-0. HR-Francis (E). Elizabethtown Coll. 12, Widener University 5 ------------------------------------------- Widener University.. 020 001 101 - 5 8 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 500 231 10X - 12 14 2 ------------------------------------------- Alex Gelegotis, Salvatore Spera (1), Mike Pappas (5), Kevin Culbert (5) and Sean Saverio; Matt Vinagro and Tom Semanek. WP-Vinagro (8-1). LP-Gelegotis (0-1). SO-BB: Gelegotis 0-0, Spera 4-3, Pappas 0-0, Culbert 1-1; Vinagro 2-1. HR-Villari (W), Semanek (E). Back to top 5/2/2009 Women's lax upset by Messiah 6-5 in MAC finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE Messiah 6, Elizabethtown 5 Doolittle's winning tally, her second goal of the game, came just nine seconds after the Blue Jays (16-3 overall) tied the game at 5-5 on a goal from senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross). With the win, the Falcons (14-4 overall) claim the second MAC title in program history and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament, while the Blue Jays will await a potential at-large bid when the brackets are released on Sunday night. Doolittle finished with two goals and two assists while Megan Bovenzi had two goal and an assist for the Falcons, who trailed 3-1 after 18 minutes but fought back to tie the game at 3-3 at halftime on goals by Doolittle and Rachel Dirksen. Foley paced the Blue Jays with two goals and an assist, with single goals coming from senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled), sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) and sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East). The Falcons took advantage of frequent whistles against the Blue Jays, as Elizabethtown was called for 38 fouls compared to just 17 by Messiah. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead just 2:22 into the contest on a goal by Ford, and went ahead 2-0 as Foley scored with 19:23 left in the first half. Jackie Dando cut the Blue Jay lead to 2-1 with 12:45 left in the half, but DeMatteo scored just 21 seconds later to restore Elizabethtown's two-goal advantage. Doolittle and Dirksen scored just 39 seconds apart to knot the game at 3-3 with 6:11 to play in the first half, and the game remained even until Cullinan scored on a free-position shot with 24:54 remaining to give the Blue Jays their final lead of the day at 4-3. Bovenzi tied the game with 15:10 left off an assist by Doolittle, and the pair hooked up again with 3:21 to play as Messiah went on top 5-4. Foley fought through the Messiah defense to score the tying goal with 46 seconds left, but Doolittle scored the game-winner just nine seconds later. Elizabethtown finished with a 26-19 advantage in shots and collected 16 ground balls, led by four from Cullinan who also had four caused turnovers. Bovenzi and Betsy Tyson shared the team lead with three ground balls for Messiah. Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) made nine saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Jen Venter finished with 14 stops for Messiah and earned tournament MVP honors. Score by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Messiah College..... 3 3 - 6 Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 2 - 5 Messiah College SCORING: GOALS: Meghan Doolittle 2; Megan Bovenzi 2; Rachel Dirksen 1; Jackie Dando 1. ASSISTS: Meghan Doolittle 2; Megan Bovenzi 1; Rachel Dirksen 1. Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Katie Foley 2; Maria DeMatteo 1; Sarah Cullinan 1; Anna Ford 1. ASSISTS: Katie Foley 1; Kelsea Kozak 1. SHOTS - MESS 19; ETOWN 26. GOALIES - MESS: Jen Venter (14 saves); ETOWN: Jenn Hawkins (9 saves). Back to top 5/1/2009 Baseball remains alive with wins over LVC and Albright ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Friday, May 1, 2009 Elizabethtown 12, Lebanon Valley 1
Elizabethtown 10, Albright 0 Click here for the LVC box score Click here for the Albright box score WEST LAWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College moved into the championship round of the Commonwealth Conference baseball tournament for the fifth consecutive season with wins over Lebanon Valley College and Albright College on Friday at Owls Field. The Blue Jays used a 10-run second inning to defeat Lebanon Valley 12-1 in a game that began Friday morning at 11:00 a.m., and downed Albright 10-0 behind a five-hit shutout from junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford). The second game started at 10:00 p.m. due to rain and a 13-inning game that preceded it, and ended at 12:37 a.m. on Saturday. Elizabethtown (25-13 overall) will return to campus early Saturday morning, then turn around and head back to Owls Field hours later to face Widener University in the championship game beginning at noon. Should the Blue Jays defeat the Pride, an if-necessary game will be played at 3:00 p.m. to determine the conference title. Against Lebanon Valley, junior Brian Kiernan (Garden City, NY/Garden City) went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs scored and three runs batted in for Elizabethtown, while senior Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and Vinagro each had two hits, two RBI and two runs scored. Elizabethtown took advantage of a two-out error to score nine unearned runs in the bottom of the second. Senior Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) and Heaps each had a two-run single while Kiernan and Vinagro added two-run doubles during the outburst. Junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was beneficiary of the Blue Jays' scoring surge, improving to 7-2 on the year after allowing seven hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings of work while striking out five. Shane Specht (3-4) took the loss for the Dutchmen (19-21-1 overall) yielding eight hits and 10 runs (one earned) in two innings. Dylan Holland went 3-for-4 with a run scored to account for a third of Lebanon Valley's nine hits on the day. Against Albright, the Blue Jays belted out 15 hits, including a bases-clearing triple by Heaps in the second inning and a three-run home run from Kiernan in the eighth, his second of the tournament and fifth of the season. In all, seven of the Blue Jays' 15 hits went for extra bases. Six Blue Jay starters had two hits in the win, as Heaps and senior Eric Luff (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) each went 2-for-3 and Sheibley finished 2-for-4 with two runs scored along with sophomore Andrew Gordon (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) and junior Rodney Francis (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts). Vinagro (7-1) threw his second complete game of the season and first shutout by holding the Lions (18-18-1 overall) to just five singles while striking out six. Tyler Storms (2-4) started for Albright and gave up seven hits and five runs (four earned) in five innings of work. Elizabethtown Coll. 12, Lebanon Valley Coll. 1 ---------------------------------------------- Lebanon Valley Coll. 00 0 000 100 - 1 9 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 0(10)0 011 00X - 12 11 0 ---------------------------------------------- Shane Specht, Brian Miller (3), Nick Faria (7) and Bert Malloy; Adam Hartzell, Todd Leister (7), Dan Lauletta (9) and Tom Semanek. WP-Hartzell (7-2). LP-Specht (3-4). SO-BB: Specht 0-2, Miller 4-6, Faria 2-0; Hartzell 5-1, Leister 0-0, Lauletta 1-1. Elizabethtown Coll. 10, Albright College 0 ------------------------------------------- Albright College.... 000 000 000 - 0 5 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 140 000 23X - 10 15 1 ------------------------------------------- Tyler Storms, Matt Rehrig (6), Brandon Wiegand (8) and Matt Kozlowski, Frank Nastasi (7); Matt Vinagro and Tom Semanek. WP-Vinagro (7-1). LP-Storms (2-4). SO-BB: Storms 3-5, Rehrig 2-0, Wiegand 0-0; Vinagro 6-3. HR-Brian Kiernan (E). |
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