Nick Lorenz HR vs. Juniata 4/6/15
7
Juniata JUNBB 6-12, 2-10 Landmark
17
Winner Elizabethtown ETWN-B 16-8, 7-5 Landmark
Juniata JUNBB
6-12, 2-10 Landmark
7
Final
17
Elizabethtown ETWN-B
16-8, 7-5 Landmark
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Juniata JUNBB 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 3
Elizabethtown ETWN-B 2 4 3 2 0 1 5 0 X 17 16 5

W: Gulla, Nick (3-1) L: Jesse Beeler (0-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Early offense leads Blue Jays past Juniata

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — The Elizabethtown College baseball team made it a three-game sweep of visiting Juniata, doing so in high-scoring fashion in Monday's series finale. E-town plated multiple runs in each of the first four innings and went on to a 17-7 win.

Juniata Lineup:
1. Terry cf, 2. Schreder ss, 3. Pendleton lf, 4. Lombardo c, 5. Cotler dh, 6. Grace 1b, 7. Klusman 2b, 8. Mistretta 3b, 9. Morris rf
E-town Lineup:
1. Fackler 2b, 2. Holbert cf, 3. Weary lf, 4. Gatti 1b, 5. Jones dh, 6. Lorenz 3b, 7. Rahn rf, 8. Canuso c, 9. Kibler ss

Juniata (6-12, 2-10 Landmark) scored twice in the first inning. Andre Pendleton stole second and the throw down allowed Chris Schreder to make a run for home to make it 1-0. Pendleton later scored on a wild pitch.

Kyle Fackler, named Landmark Athlete of the Week for the second time, walked to start the bottom half of the first. Then, he stole second, stole third, and scored on a throwing error by the catcher attempting to get him at third base.

Alex Holbert also drew a walk and also stole second. Luke Gatti singled him home with a one-out base knock up the middle to tie the game at 2-2. It was Gatti's 28th RBI of the season.

Elizabethtown (16-8, 7-5 Landmark) scored four runs on five hits in the second inning. Aaron Rahn and Frank Canuso reached base to start off the inning. Austin Kibler moved them up a base with a sac bunt and Fackler scored Rahn on an RBI double to right center. Tyler Weary and Gatti also had RBI hits in the second as E-town was out to a 6-2 lead.

The Eagles got three of those runs back in the next half inning to make it a one-run game, but the Jays' bullpen shut them down after that point.

E-town tacked on three runs in the third and two in the fourth and led 11-5 heading into the fifth.

Nick Gulla came in to start the fourth inning and worked four innings, giving up two hits with one strikeout. He went on to earn the victory, moving his record to 3-1. Zack Tomasko pitched the first 1.1 innings before being relieved by Josh Sollenberger, who pitched until Gulla took the mound. Taras Letnaunchyn and Anthony Lippy pitched an inning each to close out the game.

Gatti and Rahn each finished with three hits, while Fackler, Sean Jones, and Nick Lorenz had two apiece. Lorenz launched his team-leading second home run of the year over the left field fencing in the seventh innings, a three-run shot that made it 17-5.

The baseball team will travel to face York (Pa.) on Thursday, April 9 for a nine-inning non-conference game at 6 p.m.
 
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