RELEASE DATE: 5/5/06

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Season Ends with 7-0 loss to Slippery Rock at PSAC Playoffs

Slippery Rock for four runs over the first two innings off starter Adam Lorson and the Mountaineers were never able to get things going offensively to close out their season with a 31-24 mark.

Brett Shockloss and Colby Rickabaugh each had two of the Mountaineers hits while Ryan Wyland struck out five batters in 4.1 innings worked in relief.

                         Mansfield University vs Slippery Rock

                     May 05, 2006 at Boalsburg, PA (Shaner Complex)

  Mansfield University 0 (31-24)                Slippery Rock 7 (34-21)

  Player                      AB  R  H BI       Player                      AB  R  H BI

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  Ryan Wyland 3b/cf..........  3  0  0  0       BUTCH, P. ss...............  3  1  0  0

  Brett Shockloss lf.........  3  0  2  0       SCHICKLING 3b..............  5  2  3  1

  Colby Rickabaugh cf/p......  4  0  2  0       DILLON, R. dh..............  5  0  1  1

  Dave Meldrum 1b............  4  0  0  0       GONOS, D. rf...............  4  1  1  1

  Travis Lepperd 2b..........  2  0  1  0       WILSON, B. c...............  4  0  1  1

   Matt Young pr/2b..........  0  0  0  0       HERMAN, B. 2b..............  3  1  1  1

  Ryan Giblin ss.............  4  0  1  0       TOLLIVER, C. 1b............  4  1  1  1

  Scott Erickson c...........  4  0  0  0       MICHALEK, R. lf............  3  0  1  0

  J.D. Farina rf.............  4  0  0  0       LOWRY, JD cf...............  2  1  1  0

  Stuart Sumner dh/3b........  3  0  0  0       KATICH, J. p...............  0  0  0  0

  Adam Lorson p..............  0  0  0  0

  Totals..................... 31  0  6  0       Totals..................... 33  7 10  6

  Score by Innings                    R  H  E

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  Mansfield University 000 000 000 -  0  6  1

  Slippery Rock....... 213 000 010 -  7 10  0

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  E - LEPPERD, T.. DP - The Rock 2. LOB - Mansfield 8; The Rock 11. 2B - SHOCKLOSS. B;

  DILLON, R.; HERMAN, B.; LOWRY, JD. 3B - SCHICKLING. HBP - LEPPERD, T.; GONOS, D.;

  MICHALEK, R.. SH - BUTCH, P.; WILSON, B.. SB - SHOCKLOSS. B; BUTCH, P..

  Mansfield University           IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO

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  Adam Lorson  L,3-6.........   2.0  3  4  4  3  1   0  0  1  0    8 13   3  2

  Colby Rickabaugh ..........   1.2  3  2  2  0  0   2  0  0  0    8  9   2  3

  Ryan Wyland ...............   4.1  4  1  1  2  5   0  0  1  0   17 20   6  2

  Slippery Rock                  IP  H  R ER BB SO  WP BK HP IBB  AB BF  FO GO

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  KATICH, J.  W,5-2..........   9.0  6  0  0  3  1   0  0  1  0   31 35  11 13

  WP - RICKABAUGH 2. HB - WYLAND, R.; LORSON, A.; KATICH, J.. PB - ERICKSON, S..

  Strikeouts - MELDRUM, D.; BUTCH, P.; WILSON, B.; HERMAN, B.; TOLLIVER, C. 2;

  MICHALEK, R.. Walks - WYLAND, R.; SHOCKLOSS. B; LEPPERD, T.; BUTCH, P.; HERMAN, B.

  2; LOWRY, JD 2.

  Umpires -

  Start: noon   Time: 2:19   Attendance: 115

  LORSON, A. faced 1 batter in the 3rd.

  Game: MU-SRUP