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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, March 30, 2000
ETOWN DEFEATS REGIONALLY RANKED JOHNS HOPKINS, 5-3, PITTINGER TIES SEASON SAVE RECORD
ELIZABETHOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown pitchers Derik Aasan (Cary, NC/Smithtown) and Bryan Pittinger (Westminster, MD/South Carroll) effectively silenced the thunderous bats of Johns Hopkins as Etown won 5-3 Thursday.
Johns Hopkins entered the game ranked sixth in the Mid-Atlantic Region with a 15-3 record and averaging over 12 runs scored per game. Aasan started on the mound for Elizabethtown and pitched eight innings, giving up three runs in the fourth inning and blanking Johns Hopkins in all other frames. He improved his record to 3-1. Pittinger closed out the game for his fourth save of 2000, tying Elizabethtown's program record for most saves in a season.
Elizabethtown's offense ignited early as Tim Downing (St. James, NY/Smithtown) doubled in the first inning and was driven home by a home run hit by Chris Turtell (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst). Chris Romig (Beavertown, PA/West Snyder) immediately followed with a single, advanced to second on a passed ball, and was sent home on a single by Jared Ness (McPherson, KS/McPherson), making the score 3-0 in Etown's favor after one inning.
After Johns Hopkins tied the game at three in the top of the fourth inning, Elizabethtown struck back in the bottom half by scoring two more runs. Ness was driven in by Ken Glass (Pittsburgh, PA/North Hills), and Glass was in turn driven home by Jeff Peterson (Seaford, DE/Seaford).
Elizabethtown (10-7) returns to action at home Saturday in a Middle Atlantic Conference doubleheader against Lebanon Valley. Game time is 1:00 p.m.
At Elizabethtown, PA
Elizabethtown 5, Johns Hopkins 3
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
| Johns Hopkins (15-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| Elizabethtown (10-7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | — | 5 | 8 | 4 |
Mike Overstreet, Adam Berke (7), Rob Stroll (8) and Johnny Craig; Derik Aasan, Bryan Pittinger (9) and Chris Turtell. WP: Aasan (3-1). LP: Overstreet. SO-BB: Overstreet 4-2, Berke 3-0, Stoll 1-0, Aasan 5-3, Pittinger 1-0. 2B: J.R. Taylor (J), Johnny Craig (J), Ben Taylor (J), Chris Romig (E), Tim Downing (E). HR: Chris Turtell (E). SB: Mike DePalma 2 (J), Adam Karson (J).