Anthony Knight vs F&M 032019
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Elizabethtown ETOWN 6-14
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Winner Messiah MESSIAH 7-13
Elizabethtown ETOWN
6-14
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Final
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Messiah MESSIAH
7-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Elizabethtown ETOWN 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 6 6 3
Messiah MESSIAH 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 7 7 3

W: L. Blasick (1-1) L: Cameron, Anthony (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Messiah gets walkoff win over baseball

GRANTHAM, Pa. -- Ahead by a run in the eighth inning, Messiah tied it up and then went on to defeat the Elizabethtown College baseball team in the ninth with a walkoff hit to end the game, 7-6. Anthony Knight had a pair of RBIs for the Blue Jays.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Messiah (7-13) had an early lead on a fielder's choice RBI in the third inning.
- Andrew Fisher was credited with the RBI after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to tie the game at 1-1 in the top of the fourth.
- Arley Shepherd, Tyler McGonigle, and Knight each picked up an RBI in the same inning as Elizabethtown (6-14) went in front, 4-1.
- The Falcons got two runs back in the fifth inning to tie the game for a second time and took the lead in the sixth on an RBI double.
- The Blue Jays made it level at 5-5 in the seventh and Knight's bases loaded walk gave E-town the lead back at 6-5.
- An RBI base hit in the eighth for Messiah tied the game at 6-6.
- With a runner in scoring position, the game-winning run was brought him on a single down the right field line in the bottom of the ninth.

UP NEXT
Elizabethtown is back in action tomorrow at Penn State Harrisburg at 3:30 p.m.
 
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