Elizabethtown College’s baseball team is riding a four-game winning-streak after three victories against Juniata College last weekend and a win over Messiah College last Monday, April 30.
Saturday, April 28, the Jays competed in a doubleheader on the road against Juniata, winning both games 8-2 and 8-4 respectively. Junior Mike Christy opened up scoring in the top of the second with a homer to left center.
Juniata scored two in the bottom half of the inning to get the edge over Etown, but four runs in the top of the third pulled the Jays up 5-2 and ahead of the Eagles for good.
Etown scored three more times in later innings for a final score of 8-2.
Christy had three hits, two runs and three RBIs in the win. Senior Nick Lorenz had two hits, two runs and two RBIs.
Senior Anthony Lippy pitched all seven innings for the Jays and finished with eight strikeouts.
Etown came out strong in the second game of the afternoon, scoring seven runs in three innings over the Eagles.
Junior Braden Stinar took over pitching duties for Lippy and held Juniata to just one run for the first seven innings of the game.
Lorenz and sophomore Derek Manning both had two hits, one run and two RBIs. Christy had two hits, one run and two RBIs and Stinar finished the game with nine strikeouts.
Sunday, April 29, the Jays were back at Juniata for their third matchup of the weekend.
The game was tied at one by the end of the fourth inning. Then, Lorenz tripled to center field, sending Manning and senior Brennan Snyder home, putting Jays up 3-1.
Christy singled to left field right after, allowing Lorenz to score, putting the Jays up 4-1.
The Eagles put up a fight, however, scoring five in the bottom of the fifth giving them the lead 6-4.
Etown turned the tables one more time, however, taking back and holding to the lead after a four-run sixth inning.
The Jays scored three more times, making the final score 11-7, successfully sweeping Juniata and earning a spot in the Landmark Conference Championship tournament.
Christy and junior James Kantner each finished the game with three hits, one run and one RBI. Junior Anthony Knight followed with two hits, two runs and one RBI.
Juniors Mike Garvey, Anthony Cameron and Jared Witner pitched for the Jays and Cameron had three strikeouts.
Monday, April 30, the Jays were back on their home field against Messiah for their third game in four days and final home game of the season.
Etown got an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the second and held on for the rest of the game, crushing Messiah 14-4.
Manning had four hits, three runs and one RBI, followed by Christy with three hits, two runs and two RBIs. Junior Nick Bein had two hits, including a three-run homer to left field.
The Blue Jays will be back on the road this weekend for three games against Landmark Conference opponent Drew University for their finals regular-season games of the year.
The team will close out the regular season with three away games against Drew University, including a doubleheader Saturday, May 5 at 12:30 and 3 p.m. They will take on the Rangers again the next day, Sunday, May 6 at 12 p.m.
