Box Score
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Elizabethtown's four-run rally
in the bottom of the ninth led the Blue Jays to a 6-5 victory over
Franklin & Marshall in a non-conference baseball game Sunday
afternoon. The Diplomats fall to 7-9-1 while the Jays improved to
9-6.
Trailing 5-2 in the ninth frame, Elizabethtown placed its first
three batters on base to start the inning. Steve Motika singled to
start while Brain Kiernan and Dillon Tagle were both issued walks
to load the bases. Brendan McCreary came in the relieve Eric Lang
and induced a ground out to first, scoring Motika. Matt Reade
singled up the middle, putting the Blue Jays within a run, 5-4.
McCreary attempted to pick off Reade at first, but his throw went
high, allowing Kyle Gable and Ryan Donahue to cross the plate to
win the game.
The Blue Jays got on board early with a run in the first
innings. F&M countered with a run in the second when Josh
Mendelson's single brought Jay Anderson home, for a 1-1 ball
game.
F&M scored two runs in the third to take the lead. Matt Will
started the frame off reaching first on a throwing error by the
shortstop. J.T. Triantos walked in the next at-bat, moving Will to
second, giving the Diplomats a runner in scoring position. Bill
Murray plated Will with a double down the leftfield line, giving
F&M a 2-1 edge. Nick Rolnick's grounder to the shortstop
brought Triantos home for the second score of the inning.
F&M added a run in the fourth and one in the ninth and the
Blue Jays scored a run in the fifth.
Anderson finished hitting 3-for-5 and scoring two runs. Rolnick,
Murray and Triantos all knocked in a run. Blue Wells and Mendelson
also picked an RBI each.
The Diplomats used a pitching by committee approach with seven
players taking the mound. McCreary took the loss.
Zach Mills picked up the win for Elizabethtown. Mills worked the
ninth, giving up one run on three hits.
Franklin & Marshall returns to the diamond on Wednesday when
the Diplomats face Ursinus at 3:30 p.m.
Elizabethtown Coll. 6, Franklin & Marshall 5 (Mar 28, 2010
at Elizabethtown, Pa.)
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Franklin & Marshall. 012 100 001 - 5 11
1 (7-9-1)
Elizabethtown Coll.. 100 010 004 - 6 10
2 (9-6)
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Pitchers: Franklin & Marshall - Bobby Hayes; Justin
Thacker(4); Brendan DeMond(5);
Eric Herbst(7); Collin McCune(8); Evan Lang(9); Brendan
McCreary(9) and . Elizabethtown Coll. -
Cressman; Ruth(6); Mills(9) and .
Win-Mills(1-0) Loss-Brendan McCreary(0-1)
T-3:08 A-150
Weather: Overcast, wind L to R
