RELEASE DATE: 3/10/04

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MOUNTIES USE LONG BALL TO BEAT UNIVERSITY OF CHARLESTON – LASKOWSKI HITS TWO HOME RUNS BREAKING CAREER HOME RUN RECORD -- TAGLIAFERRI AND DEAN ONE EACH

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Junior Jackie Laskowski (Olyphant/Mid-Valley) blasted two home runs to break the school career home run mark and Alison Tagliaferri (Linden/Jersey Shore) and Kristen Dean (Roaring Branch/Canton) had a home run each to lead Mansfield to a 13-1 win over University of Charleston (WV) at the Snowbird Invitational in Myrtle Beach Wednesday afternoon. Mansfield dropped an earlier game by a 8-3 margin to Bellevue (NB) College.

Laskowski was tied with Deb Gyms with 10 career home runs entering the season before hitting the tie breakers.

The Mountaineers rocked Charleston with 10 runs in the first three innings with Laskowski and Dean going back-to-back in the third inning. Laskowski was 2-2 with two home runs and five rbi’s. Tagliaferri went 2-2 with three rbi’s while Nancy Quinn was 3-3.  Dean, who had two hits, also got the win allowing just two hits while striking out eight and walking none. She improves to 3-1 on the season.

In the loss to Bellevue, the Mountaineers committed four errors which led to all eight runs in just their second loss of the season. With the score tied at 3-3 going into the bottom of the fifth, Bellevue capitalized on two Mansfield errors to score five unearned runs. Freshman Christine Ross suffered her first loss in three decisions on the season.

GAME ONE

Mansfield          030       000       0          3-5-4

Bellevue            200       150       x          8-7-1

Mansfield (5-2): Christine Ross (L, 2-1) and Nancy Quinn

2b – Alexis Drebitko       RBI – Drebitko 2, Tricia Bailey

Bellevue (8-4): Nikole Lenhart, Jennifer Miller (W) (2) and Bobbi Jo Fitl

2b – Fitl                        RBI – Fitl 3, Jessica Helzer 2, Lindsey Bredar

GAME TWO

Mansfield          361       30         13-13-1

Charleston         000       10         1-2-4

Mansfield (6-2): Kristen Dean (w, 3-1) and Marissa Kosydar

2b – Nancy Quinn 2, Heather Long          HR – Jackie Laskowski 2 (2), Alison Tagliaferri (2), Kristen Dean (1)

RBI – Laskowski 5, Tagliaferri 3, Quinn 2, Dean

Charleston: Kystal Brown (L) and Jessica Cavender

RBI – Cavender