5/3/08 - Etown forces second game of championship, fall short to Messiah. Chris Minakowski pitched a complete game shutout as the Jays win 2-0 in game one, but the Jays could not muster many runs, fall in deciding game 7-3. Story
5/2/08 - Jays fall in game one, but rally to advance to the championship to face Messiah. They lost 15-4 to Messiah, but battled back and knocked off Widener 4-3 to advance. Stories
5/1/08 - Blue Jays beat Widener in opening round, 4-0. Will face Messiah in winners bracket. Sam Heaps had his second consecutive complete game shutout. Messiah beat Albright 3-0 in the night cap of round one. Story
4/29/08 - Jays to face Widener on Thursday, 5/1 at 4 p.m. in West Lawn for the first round of the Conference Tournament. Widener defeated Lebanon Valley in the play in game 6-5. Check out the tournament schedule here.
4/29/08 - Jared Auman has been recognized as the MASCAC Scholar Athlete of the Year for baseball. Story
4/28/08 - Etown dominates as Rodney Francis and Sam Heaps take player and pitcher of the week, respectively. It is the second time both Francis and Heaps have been named as either the Commonwealth Conference Player or Pitcher of the Week this season. Story
4/27/08 - Etown closes out regular season with a 8-4 victory over Arcadia. They will take on the winner of Widener vs. LVC on Thursday at Owls Field. Story
4/26/08 - Sam Heaps selected Commonweath Conference Player of the Week, ending 4/21. Story
4/26/08 - Blue Jays take series from Albright, win game one 3-0, lose slugfest 18-17 in game two. Matt Kutz threw a complete game shutout in game one. Story
4/25/08 - Jays clinch number one seed in next week's playoffs with 9-0 victory over Albright. Sam Heaps threw a two hit complete game shutout while striking out nine. Story
4/22/08 - Etown gets its revenge on an early season defeat, outslugs Susquehanna 19-13. Brandon Watson hit a grandslam as Jared Auman and Ben Yeager each added five RBI's. Story
4/19/08 - Blue Jays sweep series from Messiah, win game one 11-7, and game two 3-1. Adam Hartzell had a complete game win for the Jays in game two. Story
4/18/08 - Jays take game one from Messiah in key conference series, 12-4. Etown used a six run second inning to set the tone the rest of the way. Story
4/15/08 - Etown's late rally falls short as they lose to Alvernia, 9-7. Jays see their five game win streak end as they prepare for Messiah. Story
4/14/08 - Brandon Watson has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week. He had an outstanding week at the plate as the Jays finished the week 5-0. Story
4/13/08 - Etown takes double dip from LVC, sweep season series. The Jays won game one 7-5 and took game two 7-3. Story
4/12/08 - Doubleheader versus Lebanon Valley cancelled, moved to Sunday, 4/13.
4/11/08 - Blue Jays win in tough offensive battle in game one versus LVC, 13-11. Brandon Watson went 4 for 5 with five runs batted in while Ryan Barrett recorded his first save. Story
4/9/08 - Etown holds of late push as they beat Rowan, 6-4. Ryan Barret pitched 4.1 innings of relief for the win while Adam Sheibley notched his 100th career hit. Story
4/7/08 - Jays rough up Lancaster Bible, 16-1. Jared Auman paced the offense with five hits and four RBI's. Matt Kutz sees his record go to 3-2 after five inngings of work. Story
4/5/08 - Game on Sunday, April 6 versus F&M cancelled. No makeup date announced.
4/3/08 - Jays lose tough pitching duel 4-2 to Keystone College. Sam Heaps pitched seven innings giving up one run. He also helped himself at the plate with two hits and an RBI. Story
4/2/08 - Home game versus F&M rescheduled for Sunday April 13. Game was postponed on March 9.
3/31/08 - Senior Jared Auman named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week. He went 10-18 with eight runs batted in for the week. Story
3/29/08 - Etown splits twinbill, takes conference opening series from Widener 2-1. The Pride took game one 10-7, but the Jays used a five run sixth in game two to take it 5-4. Story
3/28/08 - Jays open conference schedule with a 10-7 win versus Widener. Sam Heaps pitched 7 2/3 strong innings to earn the win while the hits were spread amongst the entire lineup. Story
3/24/08 - Blue Jays split doubleheader with Mules. Lose game one 4-1, but explode for 20 hits and win 18-11 in game two. Tom Semanek had seven RBI's in game two and Sam Heaps extends his hitting streak to 15 games on the day. Story
3/22/07 - Etown takes two from visiting Penn State Harrisburg. The offense exploded in game one scoring 13 runs, and the pitchin of Adam Hartzell took care of game two 7-3. Adam Sheibley breaks the all time record for triples at Etown. Story
3/20/08 - Jays can't hold off Eagles as Juniata wins in extra innings. The Blue Jays had a 14-2 lead but had it slip away in the final 3 innings. Adam Sheibley ties school career mark with 17th triple. Story
3/19/08 - Game vs. St. John Fisher cancelled. No make up date announced
3/13/08 - Late rally puts Jays on top of York, 4-3. Rodney Francis' infield single in the bottom of the ninth plated Ben Yeager for the winning run. Story
3/10/08 - Rodney Francis named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week. Story
3/8/08 - Sunday's game with F&M has been cancelled. No make up date has been set.
3/6/08 - Etown finished their Spring Break trip by being swept by Alvernia. Adam Sheibley, Tom Semanek and Eric Luff had two hits a piece in game one. Game two saw the Crusaders pound out 15 hits as the Jays lost 8-0. Story
3/5/08 - Blue Jays take doubleheader from Eastern, winning 7-3 and 14-3. Tom Semanek hit a three run homerun while Adam Sheibley and Rodney Francis each went 3-4 in game one. Steve Shuleski earned the win in game two as Brian Kiernan and Brandon Watson each added two hits for the offense. Story
3/3/08 - Jays lose tough one in 10 innings to Susquehanna. Sophomore Adam Hartzell pitched six plus innings and junior Sam Heaps went 3-5 with two RBI's but the Crusaders drew a 10th inning bases loaded walk to take the game 6-5. Story
3/2/08 - Etown splits day/night doublheader, taking the first game from LaRoche 17-8 but losing the night game to St. Scholastica 8-5. Sophomore Ben Yeager went 3-4 with a three-run homerun while sophomore Rodney Francis added four RBI's of his own in the opener. In the night cap, sophomore Matt Vinagro added two doubles and two RBI's to pace the offense in the second game. Story
2/28/08 - 2008 season preview now available. Story
2/24/08 - Jays complete Virginia/Pennsylvania Baseball Challenge sweep with a 10-4 victory over Eastern Mennonite University. Junior Matt Kutz pitched six strong innings in earning the win while Junior Adam Sheibley paced the offense with six RBI's including a grand slam. Story
2/23/08 - Blue Jays open season with a 4-1 victory over Shenandoah University. Junior Sam Heaps pitched eight plus innings giving up only one run on two hits as the Jays combined for 10 hits and played sound defense to back up Heaps. Senior Chris Minakowski earned the save. Story
Conference Players of the Week
Rodney Francis |
Player of the Week 3/2 - 3/9 |
| Jared Auman |
Player of the Week 3/23-3/30 |
| Brandon Watson |
Player of the Week 4/6 - 4/13 |
| Sam Heaps |
Player of the Week 4/13 - 4/21 |
| Rodney Francis |
Player of the Week 4/22 - 4/27 |
| Sam Heaps |
Pitcher of the Week 4/22 - 4/27 |
View pictures of Boyd Stadium - 4/12/06 |
