Release Date: 3/21/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES SPLIT WITH ST. ANSELM- SHUTOUT HAWKS 3-0 IN GAME TWO.

MANSFIELD-Dan Yoder (Montoursville/Williamsport), John Cronin (Horseheads, NY/Horseheads) and Marty Rakaczewski (Wilkes-Barre/Hanover Area) combined in Mansfield University’s 3-0 shutout over St. Anselm College in the nightcap  of a doubleheader Sunday afternoon at Shaute Field.

Yoder pitched five innings of shutout baseball while striking out four batters in a pitching duel with St. Anselm’s Ryan Williams. It was a scoreless game until the sixth inning when junior Travis Wurster (Montoursville/Montoursville) led the inning off with a double to left field.

Wurster advanced to third on a Josh Rearick (Elton/Forest Hills) single and would later score on a fielder’s choice when Brandon Brokaw (Altoona/Altoona) grounded out to second base. Brokaw then scored on a single by DJ Hoshauer (Hamburg/Hamburg) with Matt Mills driving in the third run on a sacrifice fly.

Cronin threw the sixth inning allowing just one hit to pick up the win and improve to 3-1 on the year. Rakaczewski threw the seventh inning to record his fifth save of the season and perserve the 3-0 shutout.

In the opening game Mansfield fell short 2-1 as St. Anselm opened the scoring in the third inning when Keith Beauregard homered off Jeff Papi (Tunkhannock/Tunkhannock). The Mountaineers tied the game in the bottom half of the fourth inning when Eric Baker (Apalachin, NY/Owego) scored on a passed ball.

However, the Hawks responded in the top half of the fifth inning when Beauregard drove in his second run of the game scoring Brian McCabe on a fielder’s choice.  St. Anselm held on to the victory keeping the Mountaineers scoreless in the final two innings. It was Papi’s first loss of the season in five decisions.

Mansfield is now 12-8 on the season and will play host to the Warriors of East Stroudsburg 1 p.m. Friday in the PSAC East season opener.

GAME ONE

St. Anselm                                         001       010       0          2-5-2

Mansfield                                           000       100       0          1-7-1

St. Anselm (5-7): Ryan Fecteau (W), and Anthony Modoono

HR –Keith Beauregard          RBI – Beauregard (2)

Mansfield (11-8): Jeff Papi (L, 4-1), Marty Rakaczewski (7) and DJ Hoshauer

2b – Eric Baker                   

GAME TWO

St .Anselm                             000     000     0          0-5-0

Mansfield                               000     003      -          3-5-2

St. Anselm (5-8): Ryan Williams (L) and Chris Moran

Mansfield (12-8): Dan Yoder, John Cronin (6) (W,3-1), Marty Rakaczewski (S, 5) and DJ Hoshauer.

2B-Eric Baker and Travis Wurster

RBI-Brandon Brokaw and Hoshauer.