RELEASE DATE: 3/29/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES DROP DOUBLEHEADER AT MILLERSVILLE – LOSE BOTH GAMES IN LAST AT BAT

MILLERSVILLE – Millersville hit a two out, two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh in the opener and scored a run in extra innings in the nightcap to sweep Mansfield University 8-7, 3-1 in PSAC East baseball action Saturday afternoon.

In the opener, the Mountaineers scored three runs in the top of the third inning on a solo home run by Brett Brown (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) and two run double by Doug Evans (Mansfield/Elmira Notre Dame) to take a 3-1 lead.

Mansfield added another run in the fourth on a RBI double by Brandon Brokaw (Altoona/Altoona) before Millersville rallied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 6-4 lead into the top of the seventh.

Jason Fischer (Williamsport/Williamsport) led off with a double down the left field line. After Doug Evans was hit by a pitch, D.J. Houshauer (Hamburg/Hamburg) delivered a pinch-hit single to score one run. The tying run scored on a wild pitch before Josh Rearick (Elton/Forest Hills) singled in the go ahead run.

Millersville got the first batter in the bottom of the seventh on base before Mansfield’s Marty Rakczawski (Wilkes-Barre/Hanover), who came in relief of starter John Cronin in the fifth inning, got the next two batters out. But Mitch Schueck hit a two-out home run to end the game.

Rearick, Fischer, and Brokaw each had two hits with Fischer belting two doubles.

In the nightcap, Mansfield scored both its runs in the top of the third on a two run single by Brett Brown. Freshman Matt Allegretto (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) went the distance for the Mountaineers scattering six hits and striking out four batters.

Mansfield falls to 15-10 overall and 2-2 in the PSAC East. Millersville improves to 7-7 and 3-0 in the conference. The Mountaineers doubleheader scheduled at Lock Haven for Sunday has been postponed.

 

GAME ONE

 

Mansfield             003            100            3            7-11-1

Millersville            101            040            2            8-11-0

 

Mansfield (15-9, 2-1): John Cronin, Marty Rakaczewski (L, 2-3) and Craig Barkey

2b – Jason Fischer 2, Brandon Brokaw            HR – Brett Brown (5)

RBI – Doug Evans 2, Josh Rearick, Brokaw, Brown, D.J. Houshauer

 

Millersville (6-7, 2-0): Matt Wagner, Matt Scheuing (7) (W, 2-2) and Jon Sheban

2b – Matt Roberts, Chad Gunzenhauser, Derek Hartland            HR – Mitch Schueck (1)            RBI – Gunzenhauser 2, Hartland 2, Schueck 2, Jason Altieri

 

GAME TWO

 

Mansfield             002            000            00            2-4-1

Millersville            000            200            01            3-6-0

 

Mansfield (15-10, 2-2): Matt Allegretto (L, 2-2) and Craig Barkey

2b – Doug Evans RBI – Brett Brown 2

 

Millersville (7-7, 3-0): Matt Scheuing, Brandon Klinger (2) (W, 1-1) and Steve Randolph

2b – Gunzenhauser, Hartland            HR – Matt Roberts

RBI – Roberts, Hartland, Gunzenhauser