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RELEASE DATE: 2/29/04 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES IMPROVE TO 4-1 WITH WINS OVER WEST LIBERTY AND FAIRMONT STATE – CRONIN THROWS COMPLETE GAME IN OPENER – HOSHAUER HITS TWO HOME RUNS FAIRMONT, WV – Senior
John Cronin (Horseheads,NY/Horseheads) threw a complete game in the “That’s a pretty good start to the season,” said head coach Harry Hillson about his 4-1 Mountaineers. “John Cronin was almost in mid-season form today and threw a complete game. He and the rest of our pitchers also got a lot of help from the hitters.” Cronin scattered seven hits while striking out seven and issuing just two walks to pick up his first win of the season. Mansfield trailed 1-0 before erupting for four runs in the sixth and adding an insurance run in the seventh. Freshman David Meldrum went 2-3 with a double and two rbi’s with Brandon Brokaw going 2-4 with two doubles. Josh Rearick also had two hits and drove in a run. The Mountaineers rapped out 12 hits in the win over Fairmont State. Mansfield held a 7-4 lead before exploding with four runs in the fifth inning keyed by Hoshauer’s towering two-run home run. Hoshauer added another two run home run in the seventh. Both cleared the 400 foot mark of the fences. GAME ONE
Mansfield University 000 004 1 5-10-2 West Liberty 001 000 0 1-7-1
Mansfield (3-1): John Cronin (W, 1-0) and D.J. Hoshauer 2b – Brandon Brokaw 2, David Meldrum RBI – Meldrum 2, Josh Rearick, Brett Shockloss
West Liberty (1-2): Matt Brown (L, 0-1), Josh Tysk (6) and James Gaskins 2b – Mike Packowski RBI – Keith Pealer
GAME TWO Mansfield 303 140 3 14-12-1 Fairmont State 111 100 2 6-9-1
Mansfield (4-1): Bryan King (W, 1-0), Josh Haines (5), Marty Rakaczewski (6) and Hoshauer 2b – Eric Baker, Dan Kochenderfer HR – Hoshauer 2 RBI – Hoshauer 4, Meldrum 2, Baker 2, Shockloss, Matt Mills
Fairmont State (0-2): Andrew Knight (L, 0-1), Nick Nelson (3), Nat Duffield (6), Josh Kusich (7), Aaron Zellweger (7) and Jim Medina 2b – Louis Cordero HR – George Laase RBI – Laase 2, Mike Burke, Cordero |
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