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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Saturday, April 10, 1999
ETOWN KEEPS POSTSEASON HOPES ALIVE WITH KEY SPLIT AT MORAVIAN; MILNES WINS FOURTH STRAIGHT DECISION
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Linda Milnes (Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson) tossed a five-hit complete game and Vikki Detweiler (Townville, Pa./Maplewood) tripled and scored two runs to help Elizabethtown split a key doubleheader with regionally-ranked Moravian in MAC Commonwealth League action on Saturday. The Blue Jays (12-13, 5-3 MAC Commonwealth League) were blanked in game one, 5-0, but recovered to capture the nightcap, 3-1.Jennifer Zemba (Library, Pa./South Park), Michelle Casserly (Sussex, N.J./High Point Regional) and Kristy Kordich (Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward) all knocked in runs in the game two victory to keep the Blue Jays' postseason hopes alive. Becky Stroup tossed a three-hit shutout in game one for Moravian (18-10, 4-4) and struck out nine to improve to 8-4 on the season.
Melissa Reinhart (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg) went 3-for-7 to key the Etown offense while Kordich, Zemba and Kelly Spence (Glenolden, Pa./Interboro) each ripped a double on the afternoon. Milnes won her fourth straight decision for the Blue Jays, allowing one run on five hits and three walks while fanning eight to increase her team-best total to 84 K's on the season.
Moravian entered the game ranked third in the NCAA Division III East region. Etown returns to action on Monday with a home doubleheader against Goldey Beacom College. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
| Game One | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | R | H | E |
| Elizabethtown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Moravian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | x | - | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Kristy Nowell, Angela Moyer (6) and Melissa Reinhart; Becky Stroup and
Stacy Matuczinski. WP: Stroup (8-4). LP: Nowell (3-4). SO-BB: Nowell 2-5,
Moyer 0-1, Stroup 9-1. 2B: Jennifer Zemba (E). 3B: Zan Azzolino (M).
| Game Two | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | R | H | E |
| Elizabethtown (12-13, 5-3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Moravian (18-10, 4-4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Linda Milnes and Reinhart; Meg Ryan, Stroup (5) and Matuczinski. WP: Milnes (7-6). LP: Ryan (4-3). SO-BB: Milnes 8-3, Ryan 0-0, Stroup 1-4. 2B: Kelly Spence (E), Kristy Kordich (E). 3B: Vikki Detweiler (E), Matuczinski (M).