TYSONS, Va.-- The Elizabethtown baseball team finished out their Landmark Conference series against Catholic, Tuesday at Capital One Park. The Blue Jays earned their third conference sweep of the season after defeating the Cardinals, 4-1.
The game was off to a slow start with four scoreless innings to begin. Catholic made the first hit of the game in the third inning but the Blue Jays were able to get out of the inning with a ground out and double play. Etown recorded their first hit of the game in the fifth where they go on to total four hits and two runs to take the lead. With one out,
Nick Fiorini doubled to left center and advanced on
Alex Perrin's single.
David Woolley brought home Fiorini on a single.
Mason Woolwine scored Perrin on a single as well.
Elizabethtown added their third run in the sixth via a sacrifice fly. The Cardinals got on the board in the bottom of the third on an error to cut the Jays lead to 3-1. Etown added a final insurance run in the ninth to help secure their 4-1 win. Fiorini singled to center field and then advanced on a sacrifice bunt. Fiorini then scored off a Cardinal error. In the bottom of the ninth
Paul Kvech came in with two on base but was able to get out of the inning with two strikeouts.
Fiorini went 2-3 with two runs, a RBI, and a double.
Sawyer Martin went 2-4 with a run and a triple.
AJ Lipscomb earned the win, striking out five while Kvech earned the save with two strikeouts.
Elizabethtown will be on the road at Susquehanna starting with a single game Friday, April 18.