RELEASE DATE: 3/15/07

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mounties Split with Minnesota-Duluth

FT. MYERS, FL -- The Mountaineer baseball team split a pair of games with Minnesota-Duluth on Thursday morning in Fort Myers, Florida.

In game one, the Mountaineers took a 5-2 lead after the top of the second but the Bulldogs responded with a four run second inning to pull away for the 11-7 victory.

In game two, Ryan Wyland threw a complete game allowing six hits and just one run to earn the win.

All of the scoring came in the error-heavy fifth inning as the Mountaineers scored four runs off one RBI and the Bulldogs recorded their solo run of the contest.

Matt Young picked up the solo RBI in the contest.

Nick Grove threw the early game and picked up the loss after being relieved in the second inning. Zach Ullrich threw the second inning and Trevor Tellip pitched the remainder of the contest.

Nate Grove and Justin Baer each recorded a double in the game while Dave Meldrum knocked in two runs. Baer recorded the other Mountaineer RBI.

Mansfield improves to 4-8 overall and will play a single game tomorrow against Ashland to close out the Florida trip.

GAME ONE

Minn-Duluth      243     011      x          11-11-3

Mansfield         230     000      2            7-6-2

Minnesota-Duluth (5-8): Moen (W), Stone (2), Vaudreuil (9) and Kerber

2b – Olson, Jagiela       3b – Zweber

HR – Garlfeau

RBI - Johnson-3, Zweber-2, Jagiela-2, Olson, Garlfeau

Mansfield (3-8): Nick Grove (L, 0-2), Ullrich (2), Tellip (3) and Scott Erickson

2b – Nate Grove, Baer

RBI – Meldrum-2, Baer

GAME TWO 

Mansfield        000      040      x          4-7-1

Minn-Duluth   000      010      0          1-6-4

Mansfield (4-9): Ryan Wyland (W) and Scott Erickson

RBI –Young

Minn-Duluth (5-9): Wilfhart (L), Jagiela (5), Urbaniak (6) and Brunette

2b – Olson

RBI - Johnson