ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, March 23, 2000

ETOWN BLOWS OUT F&M, 25-0

LANCASTER, Pa. --- The battle for Division III baseball supremacy of Lancaster County Thursday was never a close one as Elizabethtown trounced host Franklin and Marshall in a lopsided 25-0 shutout.

Jamie Newton (Vineland, NJ/Vineland) gave up only one hit over five innings for the victory. All told, five Etown pitchers combined to strike out nine and give up only five hits on the day.

Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) collected six hits in six at bats with four RBI, two runs and a double. Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) batted four for five with three runs, three RBI and two doubles; Mark Dixon (Havertown, PA/Delaware County Christian) also had two doubles while going three for four. Designated hitter Jeff Peterson (Seaford, DE/Seaford) batted four for six with four runs driven in and three runs scored. Etown batters combined to go 28 for 56 with seven doubles in the game.

Elizabethtown (8-5) returns to action on the road Saturday for a Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth double header against Moravian. Game time is 1:00 p.m.

At Lancaster, Pa.
Elizabethtown 25, Franklin and Marshall 0

Jamie Newton, Derek Lobb (6), Eric Lau (7), Stephen Rutt (8), Bryan Pittinger (9) and Chris Turtell, Mike Gifford (6); Gilbert, Krastins (3), Cooper (7), Zaltowski (9) and Carr. WP: Newton (2-1). LP: Gilbert. SO-BB: Newton 3-2, Lobb 1-2, Lau 1-0, Rutt 0-0, Pittinger 3-0, Gilbert 0-1, Krastins 2-2, Cooper 1-0, Zaltowski 0-0. 2B: Tim Downing (E), Chris Turtell 2 (E), Chris Romig (E), Mark Dixon 2 (E), Shawn Price (E).