RELEASE DATE: 4/15/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES SPLIT AT SHIPPENSBURG – YODER TOSSES COMPLETE GAME FOUR HITTER IN NIGHTCAP  

SHIPPENSBURG – Freshman Dan Yoder (Montoursville/Williamsport) threw a complete game four hitter to lead Mansfield University to a 4-1 win at Shippensburg University in the nightcap of a PSAC East doubleheader at Fairchild Field Tuesday afternoon. Mansfield dropped the first game 11-0.

After giving up a solo run in the first inning on just one hit, Yoder would hold Shippensburg scoreless the rest of the day. He struck out four while improving his record to 7-2 on the season.

The Mountaineers scored all the runs they would need in the top of the third inning when Jason Manwaring (Elmira,NY/Horseheads) singled with two outs and moved to second when Brett Brown (Bellefonte/Bellefonte) was hit by a pitch. Both runners moved up on a passed ball and scored on a throwing error by the third baseman.

Mansfield added solo runs in the sixth on an rbi single by Matt Mills and in the seventh when Craig Barkey led off with a double and later scored on a wild pitch.

In the opener, Shippensburg broke open a tight 2-0 game with nine runs in the fifth inning.

Mansfield goes to 19-15 overall and 6-6 in the PSAC. The Mountaineer will host Kutztown in a makeup doubleheader Wednesday afternoon at Shaute Field starting at 1 p.m.

GAME ONE

Mansfield                   000            000            0            0-5-2

Shippensburg          101            090            x            11-12-0

Mansfield (18-15, 5-6): Jeff Papi (L , 4-3), Zach Weaver (5) and Craig Barkey

Shippensburg (17-18, 7-6): Lee McClintock (W, 6-3) and Matt DeSanto

2b – DeSanto, Scott Kintz                 

RBI – DeSanto 3, Kintz 2, Andy Dangler, Jared Krebs, Nick Erdan, Brett Brobst

GAME TWO

Mansfield                   002            001            1            4-3-0

Shippensburg          100            000            0            1-4-1

Mansfield (19-14, 6-6): Dan Yoder (W, 7-2) and Barkey

2b – Barkey               RBI – Matt Mills

Shippensburg (17-19, 7-7): Evan Englebrook (L, 3-5), Matt Arnold (7) and Matt DeSanto

RBI - Dangler