RELEASE DATE: 2/24/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Baseball season opener at Shepherd cancelled because of snow

MANSFIELD – The Mansfield University baseball team’s season opening weekend schedule at Shepherd University (WV) has been cancelled because Shepherd still has snow on the ground from a series of storms earlier this winter.

Mansfield was scheduled to play Shepherd in a doubleheader on Saturday and single game on Sunday.

The Mountaineers will now open their 2010 season against Seton Hill University on Mar. 7 in Winter Haven, FL.

Mansfield’s home opener is set for Mar.  20 I a PSAC East doubleheader against Millersville.