ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL
Thursday, March 8, 2007

Elizabethtown Completes Florida Stint With 6-4 Win Over La Roche; Blue Jays Now Have Six-Game Winning Streak

FT. PIERCE, Fla. --- Elizabethtown College completed its seven game stint in Florida with a 6-4 win over La Roche College Thursday night to improve to 6-3 overall and run its winning streak to six games. The Blue Jays scored three of their runs in the top of the fifth inning and three more in the top of the eighth to seal the victory.

Elizabethtown starting pitcher Sam Heaps (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) pitched the first seven innings and allowed just three hits, no walks, two runs and one earned run while striking out six to earn the win. Andy Mees (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) took over on the mound for the final two innings to earn the save.

Jared Auman (Northumberland, PA/Shikellamy) batted 3-for-4 with a walk and a run scored for Etown, and Dean Whetham (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) hit 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI. Dylan Viehdorfer (Morrisdale, PA/West Branch) batted 2-for-4 with a two RBI double.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Monday, March 12 against York College (Pa.) for a single nine-inning game at 3:00 p.m.

Elizabethtown 6, La Roche 4
(Mar 08, 2007 at Ft. Pierce, Fla.)
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Elizabethtown ...... 000 030 030 - 6 8 2 (6-3)
La Roche............ 000 001 102 - 4 5 3
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Pitchers: Elizabethtown - Sam Heaps; Andy Mees(8). La Roche – Fillip Nate; Wright Shawn(8); Avolio Phil(9).
Win-Sam Heaps Save-Andy Mees Loss-Fillip Nate