ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Sunday, March 5, 2000

ETOWN DEFEATS CURRY (MA), 5-2 IN SEASON OPENER AT FT. PIERCE, FL

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown kicked off its 2000 season and its spring break trip to Ft. Pierce, Florida by defeating Curry (MA), 5-2, Sunday night.

Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown) picked up his first win of the season for the Blue Jays, and Etown closer Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) earned his first save.

On the offensive end, Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) had two hits in as many at bats while driving in three runs, and Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) went two for three at the plate with one RBI and two runs scored.

Etown will face Pitt-Greensburg and Penn State-Behrend Monday in Ft. Pierce, FL.