ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Elizabethtown Out-Slugs Eastern, 12-9

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College won its fourth consecutive game Wednesday night, defeating Eastern University 12-9 in Ft. Pierce, Fla. to improve to 4-3 overall. Eastern drops to 1-6 with the loss.

First-year student Steve Shuleski (Boiling Springs, PA/Boiling Springs) earned his first collegiate win on the mound for Etown, and Chris Minakowski (Roslyn, PA/Abington) earned the save, his first of the season.

At the plate, Ryan White (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) scored three runs and stole two bases while batting 1-for-3. Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) hit 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Adam Sheibley (Landisburg, PA/West Perry) went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI.

Elizabethtown will face Bethany College (W.Va.) and La Roche College Thursday in Ft. Pierce, Fla.

Elizabethtown 12, Eastern 9
(3/7/07 at Ft. Pierce, Fla.)
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Eastern............. 012 015 000 - 9  (2-3)
Elizabethtown ...... 231 222 00X - 12 (3-3)
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Win-Steve Shuleski(1-0) Save-Chris Minakowski(1)