ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Monday, March 13, 2000

DIVISION II MILLERSVILLE SQUEAKS PAST ETOWN, 7-6

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Division II cross-county rival Millersville University pulled out a win in the ninth inning in Elizabethtown's home opener Monday, as the Marauders finished with a 7-6 victory. Elizabethtown is now 6-3 overall, while Millersville sees its record improve to 2-1.

Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) started on the mound for the Blue Jays and stymied Millersville for much of the six innings he pitched, giving up only one run and four hits while striking out three and walking none. By the time the sixth inning was through, Elizabethtown had a 2-1 lead. Millersville tied the game in the seventh when doubled Mike Pestkie (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg) and later scored on an Elizabethtown error.

The Marauders stormed ahead to a 6-2 lead in the top of the eighth when a single by Mike Wokulich (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was followed by a hit batter and a walk by pitcher Stephen Rutt (Pen Argyl, PA/Pen Argyl) to load the bases. Matt Roberts (East Petersburg, PA) hit a base-clearing triple for Millersville and scored on a later single.
Elizabethtown came right back in the bottom of the eighth. Two walks leading off the inning were followed by a throwing error by Millersville shortstop Torrey Bomberger (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), an RBI single and a stolen base by the Blue Jays' Shawn Price (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty), and an RBI double by Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East) to drive home four runs and tie the score at six.

Bomberger led off the top of the ninth and was hit by a pitch by Elizabethtown's Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll). After being moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt, Bomberger scored on a single from Wokulich. Elizabethtown's chance to tie the score was halted by a double play to end the ninth inning.

Elizabethtown returns to action at home against Ursinus Wednesday, March 15. Game time is 3:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.

Jason Bradley, Chris Hunt (6), George McClure (7), Eric Eckert (8) and Ryan Brink; Jamie Newton, Derik Aasan (7), Stephen Rutt (8), Derek Lobb (8), Bryan Pittinger (9) and Chris Turtell. WP: Eckert. LP: Pittinger. SO-BB: Bradley 3-1, Hunt 0-1, McClure 0-2, Eckert 0-1, Newton 3-0, Aasan 0-0, Rutt 1-1, Pittinger 1-0. 2B: Matt Roberts (M), Mike Pestke (M), Chris Turtell (E), Tyler Comp (E). 3B: Matt Roberts (M). HR: Matt Becker (M).