ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday, March 18, 2000

SUSQUEHANNA SWEEPS ETOWN IN MAC COMMONWEALTH-OPENING TWINBILL

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown suffered a pair of losses at the hand of Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth rival Susquehanna Saturday, to open conference play with an 0-2 record. Following the 13-2 and 3-2 losses, Elizabethtown is also 7-5 overall, while Susquehanna improves to 4-5 overall and 2-0 in the MAC Commonwealth.

Etown led Susquehanna 2-1 after the first four innings of the first game. The Crusaders exploded for 12 runs in the top of the fifth inning and went through 16 batters before finally being retired by Eric Lau (Dillsburg, PA/Northern), the third pitcher used by the Blue Jays in the fifth. Tyler Comp (Enola, PA/East) went two for two with two walks and a run scored for the Blue Jays in the first game. Josh Shipton pitched a complete game for Susquehanna, allowing only one earned run and striking out six.

In the second game, Susquehanna's Andy Berwager pitched a two-hit gem, giving up only one earned run in a complete game victory. Kevin Bonner (Pitman, NJ/Pitman) batted one for three with one RBI for Etown.

The Blue Jays return to action on the road against Mary Washington Tuesday, March 21. Game time is 3:00.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Game 1
Susquehanna 13, Elizabethtown 2

Josh Shipton and Travis Zook; Jamie Newton, Derek Lobbb (5), Eric Lau (5) and Chris Turtell. WP: Shipton. LP: Newton (1-1). SO-BB: Shipton 6-4, Newton 4-0, Lobb 0-0, Lau 0-0. 2B: Walters, Springman, Zook, Hosler.

Game 2
Susquehanna 3, Elizabethtown 2

Andy Berwager and Travis Zook; Ryan Bowe, Bryan Pittinger (7) and Chris Turtell. WP: Berwager. LP: Bowe (2-1). SO-BB: Berwager 3-4, Bowe 2-2, Pittinger 0-0. 2B: Turtell, Pahl.