RELEASE DATE: 3/4/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PAPI IMPROVES TO 2-0 AS MOUNTIES BEAT CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL 7-6 IN FT. MYERS , FL

FT. MYERS, FL – Senior Dan Kochenderfer (Lewistown/Lewistown) drilled a two-run single in the bottom of the fifth inning to rally Mansfield to a 7-6 win over Concordia-St. Paul (MN) in Ft. Myers, FL Thursday night.

Senior Jeff Papi picked up his second win of the season striking out seven in five innings before giving way to senior Marty Rakaczewski who went two scoreless innings.

Mansfield jumped off to a 3-0 lead before Concordia scored six unearned runs in the bottom of the second.

Brandon Brokow went 2-4 for the Mountaineers as did Eric Baker. David Meldrum delivered two RBI’s.

Mansfield improves to 5-1 overall and will play Ashland University (OH) Friday at noon .

Mansfield                    122     020     0          7-7-3

Concordia-St. Paul   060     000     0          6-6-1

Mansfield (5-1): Jeff Papi (W, 2-0), Marty Rakaczewski (6) and D.J. Hoshauer

2b – Hoshauer           RBI – David Meldren 2, Hoshauer, Kochenderfer 2, Brandon Brokaw

Concordia-St. Paul (2-4): Andy Wehr, Jacob Campion (4) (L, 0-2) and Jeremy Kuhlman

2b – Jon Schemmel              3b – Matt Borman, Steve Butler

RBI – Schemmel 2, Kuhlman