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RELEASE DATE: 4/2/06 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Split with Millersville – Yoder Picks Up Win In Opener MANSFIELD – Dan Yoder (Williamsport/Williamsport) picked up his second win of the season and Ryan Wyland (Williamsport/Loyalsock) went 3-4 with two RBI’s to lead Mansfield to a 9-5 win over Millersville in the opening game of a PSAC East doubleheaders at Joe Shaute Field Sunday afternoon. Millersville broke up a 2-1 game with eight runs in the top of the seventh to win the nightcap 10-2. In the opener, Mansfield scored six runs in the second inning taking advantage of five walks along with a two-run single by Ryan Wyalnd and three-run double by Colby Rickabaugh (Newville/Big Springs) to give the Mountaineers all the runs they would need. Mansfield scored a solo run in the third on a sac fly by Nate Grove (Williamsport/Williamsport) and in the fifth on another sac fly by Grove. Dave Meldrum’s (Venetia/Peters Township) RBI single in the sixth rounded out Mansfield’s scoring. Dan Yoder continued on his road back after sitting out last season with an injury by going 5.2 innings scattering six hits and striking out three. Wyland went 3-4 from the plate with two RBI’s. In the nightcap, Mansfield’s Nick Grove (Williamsport/Williamsport) and Millersville’s Brett Rhoads locked up in an old fashioned pitching dual for the first five innings. Millersville broke up a 0-0 tie with a run in the top of the fourth inning on a sac fly by Andrew Dochterman. Mansfield answered with a run of its own in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Kevin Rollins Hornell,NY/Hornell) . Millersville loaded the bases with no outs in the top of the six before James Haas was hit by a pitch driving in a run. Ryan Wyland then came in relief to retire the side. Millersville then scored eight runs on seven hits and two Mansfield errors in the top of the seventh to put the game out of reach. Mansfield goes to 19-11 overall and 3-1 in the PSAC East and travel to Lock Haven on Tuesday for a non-conference doubleheader.
GAME ONE Millersville 011 003 0 5-7-2 Mansfield 061 011 x 9-7-3 Millersville (9-13, 0-3): Philip Texter (L, 2-3), Travis Inch (5) and Jon Kremser RBI – James Haas 2, Tim Bianchi, Jon Kremser Mansfield (19-10, 3-0): Dan Yoder (W, 2-2), Colby Rickabaugh (6) (s-3) and Scott Erickson 2b – Rickabaugh RBI – Rickabaugh 3, Ryan Wyland 2, Nate Grove 2, Ryan Giblin
GAME TWO Millersville 000 101 8 10-10-0 Mansfield 000 100 1 2-9-2 Millersville (10-13, 1-3): Brett Rhoads (W, 3-1) and Brian Booth 2b – B.J. Alaimo, Brian Booth RBI – Enrique Arroyo, Rick Caravaggio, Jason Redman, Andrew Dochterman, James Haas, Brian Booth, Tim Bianchi Mansfield (19-11): Nick Grove (L, 3-3), Ryan Wyland (6), Pat Ross (6), Josh Haines (6) and Kevin Rollins RBI – Dave Meldrum, Kevin Rollins
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