The Elizabethtown College baseball team was looking to get back in the winner’s column after several games were cancelled or postponed due to weather. Junior right-hander Kristopher Davis helped in those efforts by pitching a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead the Blue Jays to a 3-0 victory over Commonwealth Conference opponent Albright College Tuesday afternoon in front of a home crowd at Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium.
Davis, who currently has an ERA below one, was able to get through the first three innings of play fairly easily, retiring nine of the first 10 batters he faced against the Lions.The first hit for the Lions did not come until the fourth inning when Albright’s Gabe Santone’s hit a two-out single. The Lions were held to no extra base hits and were retired by Davis in order in the first, second, fifth, eighth and ninth innings.
Davis struck out two and walked two to earn his first career shutout and second career complete game. This was the second time in Davis’ career that he went the distance, defeating Dickinson University last season, 4-2.
Etown took a 1-0 lead that they would not relinquish when senior Kyle Gable singled down the left field line in the bottom of the third to score first-year
Frank Ragozzino. Gable was thrown out at second base trying to leg out a double, but the Blue Jays already took the lead.
Taking the mound for the Lions was Jared Neiheiser. Despite not allowing a walk, Neiheiser took the loss after allowing seven hits over his six innings of work.
Junior Tyler Weary was then able to turn on a 1-2 pitch and, like Gable, hit a ball to the left field corner for a two-run double, scoring first-year Kyle Fackler and Gable. The hit raised Weary’s RBI total to eight for the season.
The Blue Jays were able to get the victory despite Gable’s recording more than one hit during the game. Both Fackler and Ragozzino each added a hit and a run to solidify the Etown victory.
The Blue Jays will next play Alvernia University three times over the course of this weekend. The first of these games comes Friday when Etown travels to Reading for a 3:30 p.m. start time.
