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RELEASE DATE: 3/10/04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES DROP TWO IN FT. MYERS – MILLS AND BAKER HOMER IN OPENER FT. MYERS, FL – The Mansfield University baseball team went in a mini hitting slump in dropping a 6-5 decision to Alderson-Broaddus and a 13-1 setback to the University of Indianapolis at Ft. Myers, FL Wednesday afternoon. In the opener, the Mountaineers trailed 6-1 before exploding for four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning on home runs by Matt Mills and Eric Baker. Mansfield managed to get runners in scoring position in both the sixth and seventh innings with one out, but could not push across the tying run. John Cronin got the start for Mansfield and suffered his first loss of the season in three decisions. He struck out eight and walked just one while allowing seven hits. Travis Wurster (Montoursville/Montoursville) went had two hits in three at-bats for the Mountaineers. In the nightcap, Mansfield managed just four hits while using five different pitchers. Josh Rearick had triple for the Mountaineers. Mansfield fall to 9-5 overall and will play South Dakota in a single game on Thursday. GAME ONE Alderson-Broaddus 104 100 0 6-10-0 Mansfield 010 400 0 5-7-0 Alderson-Broaddus (4-8): Josh Linn (W), and Tom Farrell HR – Mike Mills, Ray Gill RBI – Mills 4, Gill, Rob Perryman Mansfield (9-4): John Cronin (L, 2-1), Marty Rakaczewski (5) and DJ Hoshauer 2b – David Meldrum HR – Matt Mills (1), Eric Baker (2) RBI – Travis Wurster 2, Josh Rearick, Baker, Mills
GAME TWO Indianapolis 053 003 2 13-13-2 Mansfield 100 000 0 1-4-1 Indianapolis (3-6): Bastien (W) and Beck 2b – Begley, Klieur, Fragigmore, Costilow HR – Miller RBI – Bagley 3, Bouland 3, Fragigmore 3, Stephenson, Klieur, Cosilow, Richardson Mansfield (9-5): Bryan King (L, 1-2), Josh Haines (2), Matt Baker (4), David Meldrum (5), TJ Dincher (6) and DJ Hoshauer, Scott Erickson (5). 3b – Josh Rearick |
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