ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Monday, March 3, 2008

Elizabethtown Opens Spring Break Trip With Two Wins

Box score vs. Juniata
Box score vs. Philadelphia Biblical

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. --- The Elizabethtown College softball team opened its 2008 schedule with a pair of victories on Monday morning, defeating Juniata College 5-2 and downing Philadelphia Biblical University 17-10.

Against Juniata, first-year student Kelsea Corrado (LaPlata, MD/LaPlata) went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI while senior Alex Lee (Emmaus, PA/Emmaus) scattered six hits and struck out five to pick up the win.

The Blue Jays trailed 2-0 after one inning thanks to a two-run double by the Eagles' Liz Schmitt, but came back with three runs in the fourth and two more in the seventh to put the game away.

First-year student Shannon Marsico (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) went 1-for-4 with two runs scored in her collegiate debut for the Blue Jays.

Alyssa Erb took the complete-game loss for the Eagles (0-1 overall) despite striking out seven, while Sarah Eckard went 2-for-3 with a run scored.

Against Philadelphia Biblical, the Blue Jays (2-0 overall) trailed 7-0 after one inning but ralllied to take a 10-9 lead in the sixth on a three-run home run by Corrado. After the Crimson Eagles (0-1 overall) tied the game in the bottom of the sixth, Elizabethtown scored seven runs in the seventh to come away with the win.

The 17 runs against Philadelphia Biblical represent the highest-scoring output by the Blue Jays since an 18-3 win over Shenandoah University on March 17, 2000.

Sophomore Sarah Church (Aston, PA/Sun Valley) and junior Marian Guzik (Greensburg, PA/Hempfield Area) each finished 3-for-5 with three runs scored for the Blue Jays, who tallied 13 hits in the contest and took advantage of eight errors by Philadelphia Biblical.

Corrado went 2-for-5 with five runs batted in game two for Elizabethtown, while sophomore Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) went 2-for-5 with three runs scored.

First-year student Lisa Malehorn (Halifax, PA/Halifax) pitched all seven innings to get the win for Elizabethtown, allowing 11 hits and five earned runs while striking out five. Betsy Ranck tossed a complete-game for Philadelphia Biblical, yielding 13 hits and 11 earned runs to go with five strikeouts.

Elizabethtown Coll. 5, Juniata College 2
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 000 302 0 - 5 5 0 (1-0)
Juniata College..... 200 000 0 - 2 6 4 (0-1)
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Alex Lee and Abbie Merrifield; Alyssa Erb and Amanda Albanese. WP-Lee (1-0). LP-Erb (0-1). SO-BB: Lee 5-1; Erb 7-3.

Elizabethtown Coll. 17, Phila. Biblical U. 10
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 004 114 7 - 17 13 3 (2-0)
Phila. Biblical U... 701 101 0 - 10 11 8 (0-1)
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Lisa Malehorn and Lauren Hoover; Betsy Ranck and Jennifer Steward. WP-Malehorn (1-0). LP-Ranck (0-1). SO-BB: Malehorn 5-2; Ranck 5-2. HR-Kelsea Corrado (E).