RELEASE DATE: 4/24/03

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LASKOWSKI’S WALK OFF HOME RUN GIVES MOUNTIES SWEEP OVER WEST CHESTER  

MANSFIELD – Jaclyn Laskowski (Olyphant/Mid Valley) blasted a walk off three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning in the nightcap and Kristen Dean (Roaring Branch/Canton) hit a three-run homer in the opener to lift Mansfield University to a 7-3, 11-8 sweep over West Chester in a PSAC East doubleheader at Helen Lutes Field Thursday afternoon.  

In the opener, Jes Ricker (Shillington/Governor Mifflin) led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run and Mansfield added two more runs in the third before Dean hit a three run home run to give Mansfield a 7-0 lead.  

Dean also got the win, allowing just three hits in five innings with four strikeouts. Alison Tagliaferri came in relief striking out three in two innings. Nancy Quinn (Merritt Island,FL/Merritt Island) was three-for-three with two rbi while Jaclyn Laskowski went two-for-three.  

In the nightcap, Mansfield built a 3-0 lead after the first three innings on a two runs singe in the first by Nancy Quinn and a RBI double in the third by Tagliaferri.  

West Chester took the lead in the top of the fourth with four runs, but the Mountaineers stormed right back with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning keyed by a two run home run by Jes Ricker.  

West Chester would put the game into extra innings with two runs in the top of the sixth and went up 8-6 with two more runs in the top of the eighth.  

Ricker doubled in one run in the bottom of the eighth for Mansfield and the Mountaineer tied the game with another run before Laskowski came up with two runners on and hit her eighth home run of the year to win the game.  

Heather Bensinger got the win in relief for Mansfield with Ricker going three-for-five with a double, home run and three rbi. Nancy Quinn was three-for-four.  

Mansfield improves to 17-13 and 10-10 in the PSAC East. The Mountaineers will host Shippensburg in their final regular season home game of the season on Friday.

GAME ONE

West Chester            000            001            2            3-6-2

Mansfield                   102            040            x            7-8-0

West Chester (21-20, 9-14): Megan Fuller (L, 8-10), Stacia Craley (5) and Erin Davis

2b – Kim Ogden, June Lohner            HR – Leah Conley

RBI – Conley 2, Lohner

Mansfield (16-13, 9-10): Kristen Dean (W, 6-4), Alison Tagliaferri (6) and Nancy Quinn

HR – Jes Ricker (4), Kristen Dean (1)

RBI – Dean 3, Nancy Quinn 2, Ricker, Tagliaferri

GAME TWO

West Chester            000            402            02            8-10-2

Mansfield                   201            300            05            11-16-1

West Chester (21-21, 9-15): Adina DeHainaut, Stacia Craley (5) (L, 2-2) and Ogden

2b – Falan Glynn, Kristyn Baker, Conley                        HR – Baker

RBI – Glynn 2, Baker 2, Lohner 2

Mansfield (17-13, 10-10): Alison Tagliaferri, Liz Lyon (4), Heather Bensinger (7) (W, 3-0)

2b – Jes Ricker, Jaclyn Loskowski, Tagliaferri, Kristy Loomis, Kriss Kelly

HR – Ricker (5), Laskowski (8)

RBI – Ricker 3, Laskowski 3, Quinn 2, Tagliaferri, Stvia Seitz