#22 MATT RUTH Senior Pitcher Business Administration Major 2013 ELIZABETHTOWN BASEBALL vs. ALVERNIA Friday, April 5 3:30 p.m. Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium TM ELIZABETHTOWN BLUE JAYS 11-13 overall, 5-4 commonwealth conference No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Ian Smith Jr. UT 6-0 185 R/R Newtown Square, Pa. / Devon Prep 2 Rob Cressman Sr. RHP 5-10 180 R/R Pitman, N.J. / Pitman 3 Mike Stobbe Sr. UT 5-11 170 R/R Hainesport, N.J. / Moorestown Friends 4 Frank Canuso So. C/OF 5-9 170 R/R Medford, N.J. / Shawnee 5 Parke Martin Fr. TM INF 5-10 180 R/R Ephrata, Pa. / Ephrata 6 Ryan Shirk Fr. INF 5-11 155 R/R Gap, Pa. / Pequea Valley 7 Jake Hoffstein Sr. RHP/UT 5-11 180 R/R Landenberg, Pa. / Avon Grove 8 Josh Sollenberger Fr. LHP 6-1 160 L/L Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra 9 Zachary Karasek Fr. RHP 6-2 175 R/R Bangor, Pa. / Bangor Area 9 Richard Wustholz Fr. OF 6-3 175 R/R Newtown, Pa. / Council Rock 10 Kevin Berkheiser Sr. OF 6-2 215 R/R Schuylkill Haven, Pa. / Blue Mountain 11 Shane Hosler Sr. OF 5-10 180 L/R Byram, N.J. / Lenape Valley 12 Vaclav Hasik Jr. INF/RHP 6-0 185 R/R Prague, Czech Republic / Westtown (Pa.) 13 Zack Tomasko Fr. INF/RHP 6-1 175 R/R Fleetwood, Pa. / Brandywine Heights 14 Ryan Schamp Fr. UT 6-1 190 R/R Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks West 15 Kristopher Davis So. RHP/UT 6-0 175 R/R Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East 16 Ryan Haggerty So. INF 5-10 185 R/R Scotch Plains, N.J. / Scotch Plains-Fanwood 17 Kyle Gable (C) R-Jr. SS 5-11 175 R/R Emmaus, Pa. / Emmaus 18 Nick Gulla Fr. RHP 5-11 175 R/R Lansdale, Pa. / Lansdale Catholic 19 Aaron Rahn Fr. OF 5-11 180 R/R Ickesburg, Pa. / West Perry 20 Jake Weber Fr. 1B/OF 5-10 185 L/L Shermans Dale, Pa. / West Perry 21 Tyler Weary So. OF 5-11 165 R/R Gardners, Pa. / Carlisle 22 Matt Ruth Sr. RHP 6-3 175 R/R York, Pa. / York Suburban 23 Kyle Wilt Sr. RHP/UT 5-9 200 R/R Macungie, Pa. / Emmaus 24 Alex Holbert So. UT 5-11 175 R/R Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Mechanicsburg 25 Dylan Manning Fr. RHP 6-3 190 L/R East Petersburg, Pa. / Hempfield 26 Brian Verdelli Sr. OF/LHP 6-0 205 L/L Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin 27 Luke Gatti So. 1B/OF 6-2 185 R/R Columbia, Pa. / Hempfield 28 Colton King Fr. 1B/OF 6-2 205 L/R Mountville, Pa. / Hempfield 29 Sean Jones Fr. OF/RHP 6-3 215 L/R Wayne, N.J. / DePaul Catholic 30 Jay Singer Fr. RHP 5-10 180 R/R Kennett Square, Pa. / Kennett 31 Dillon Tagle (C) Sr. C 5-10 215 L/R Ringoes, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 33 Andy Breault So. RHP 6-3 190 R/R Elizabethtown, Pa. / Elizabethtown 34 Joseph Williams Fr. RHP 6-1 195 R/R Gambrills, Md. / Archbishop Spalding Head Coach: Cliff Smith (Brandeis ‘01), 7th season Assistant Coaches: Kevin Leddy, Jim Tetkoskie Captains: Kyle Gable, Dillon Tagle ELIZABETHTOWN OFFENSIVE LEADERS ELIZABETHTOWN PITCHING LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE EARNED RUN AVERAGE (MIN. 15 IP) 1. #21 Tyler Weary .414 1. #22 Matt Ruth 3.83 2. #17 Kyle Gable .372 2. #25 Dylan Manning 4.36 HITS WINS 1. #21 Tyler Weary 36 1. #22 Matt Ruth 4 2. #17 Kyle Gable 35 2t. #2 Rob Cressman / #8 Josh Sollenberger / #15 Kristopher Davis 2 DOUBLES STRIKEOUTS 1. #21 Tyler Weary 8 1. #22 Matt Ruth 33 2. #29 Sean Jones 7 2. #2 Rob Cressman 19 HOME RUNS INNINGS PITCHED 1t. #16 Ryan Haggerty / #29 Sean Jones 2 1. #22 Matt Ruth 42.1 3t. #21 Tyler Weary / #31 Dillon Tagle 1 2. #15 Kristopher Davis 31.1 RUNS BATTED IN OPPONENTS BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 15 IP) 1. #21 Tyler Weary 21 1. #2 Rob Cressman .258 2. #31 Dillon Tagle 17 2. #22 Matt Ruth .267 STOLEN BASES SAVES 1. #17 Kyle Gable 11 1t. #8 Josh Sollenberger / #33 Andy Breault 1 2. #21 Tyler Weary 7 ALVERNIA CRUSADERS 15-8 overall, 6-3 commonwealth conference No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School 1 AJ Bennett IF R/R 6-0 180 Jr. Jackson, N.J. / St. John Vianney 2 Dustin Arnold C R/R 5-9 185 So. Annville, Pa. / Lebanon Catholic 3 Dustin Stuck IF L/R 5-8 165 So. Palmyra, Pa. / Palmyra 4 Mike Weinhold OF/P L/L 6-0 175 Jr. Robesonia, Pa. / Conrad Weiser 5 Rory Clemens OF/P L/L 6-1 160 So. Harleysville, Pa. / Landsdale Catholic 6 Chris Gehris IF/P R/R 6-1 165 Jr. Sinking Spring, Pa. / Holy Name 8 Leon Stimpson OF R/R 6-0 190 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. / Malvern Prep 9 Kevin Bailey C R/R 6-3 205 Sr. Fallston, Md. / Fallston 10 Brian Witkowski OF L/R 5-8 190 Sr. Ewing, N.J. / Notre Dame 11 Aaron Benusis P R/R 6-7 205 Jr. Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern 12 Dan George IF R/R 6-3 205 Fr. Delran, N.J. / Delran 13 Billy Turner IF L/R 5-8 180 Sr. Columbia, N.J. / North Warren Regional 14 Brok Martin IF R/R 5-7 160 So. Ephrata, Pa. / Ephrata 15 Chris Ray IF R/R 5-11 180 Sr. Exton, Pa. / Henderson 16 Kevin Becker-Menditto P R/R 6-2 185 So. Frederick, Md. / Walkersville 17 James Bertolotti C R/R 5-6 180 Fr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 19 Andrew Fisher P R/R 5-11 180 Fr. Cherry Hill, N.J. / Cherry Hill West 20 Matt McElhatton IF R/R 5-9 180 Fr. Haddon Heights, N.J. / Camden Catholic 21 Cody Younker OF/P R/R 6-2 180 Sr. Leesport, Pa. / Schuylkill Valley 22 Matt Backlund P R/R 6-1 175 Fr. Yardville, N.J. / Steinert 23 Jeremy Lewis OF R/R 6-2 180 Jr. Bronx, N.Y. / Mt. St. Michael Academy 24 Matt Patterson IF R/R 6-4 215 Jr. Hamilton, N.J. / Nottingham 26 Chris Burns C R/R 6-0 190 Fr. Cherry Hill, N.J. / Holy Cross 27 Anthony Gambino P R/R 5-9 190 Sr. Allentown, N.J. / Allentown 28 Joe Palange P L/R 6-4 220 So. Mohnton, Pa. / Governor Mifflin 29 Kevin Corbett C R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Ridley Park, Pa. / Ridley 30 Matt Osgoodby P R/R 6-2 220 Fr. Manasquan, N.J. / Wall 31 Steve Price P R/R 6-0 155 So. Barto, Pa. / Boyertown 32 John Holowko P R/R 6-2 185 Fr. Douglassville, Pa. / Daniel Boone 33 Richie Ricciardi SS S/R 6-0 195 So. Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 34 Brian Zielinski P R/L 6-4 205 Fr. Southampton, Pa. / LaSalle College 35 Rich Collins P R/R 5-10 170 Sr. Lebanon, Pa / Cedar Crest 37 Cody Smith P R/R 5-11 165 Sr. Hanover, Pa. / Delone Catholic 38 James Colgan P R/R 5-11 175 Fr. Linden, N.J. / Roselle Catholic 40 Ben Sawyer IF/OF L/R 6-3 220 So. Matawan, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 43 Louis Marotta P L/L 6-2 150 Fr. Manalapan, N.J. / Manalapan 45 Colton Smoker OF R/R 6-1 190 Fr. Gap, Pa. / Pequea Valley 46 Robert Bertolotti P R/R 5-9 170 Fr. Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 47 Jared Degler P L/L 6-0 165 Fr. Hamburg, Pa. / Hamburg 48 Craig Mellinger P R/R 6-2 180 Fr. West Grove, Pa. / Avon Grove Head Coach: Yogi Lutz, 27th season Assistant Coaches: John O’Mara, Butch Rudolph, Wade Miller, Steve Burdan ALVERNIA OFFENSIVE LEADERS ALVERNIA PITCHING LEADERS BATTING AVERAGE EARNED RUN AVERAGE (MIN. 15 IP) 1. #8 Leon Stimpson .400 1. #16 Kevin Becker-Menditto 0.56 2. #24 Matt Patterson .329 2. #4 Mike Weinhold 1.04 HITS WINS 1. #8 Leon Stimpson 36 1. #16 Kevin Becker-Menditto 4 2. #15 Chris Ray 27 2t. #4 Mike Weinhold / #11 Aaron Benusis / #31 Steve Price 3 DOUBLES STRIKEOUTS 1. #8 Leon Stimpson 10 1. #11 Aaron Benusis 37 2. #24 Matt Patterson 7 2. #4 Mike Weinhold 34 HOME RUNS INNINGS PITCHED 1. #8 Leon Stimpson 3 1. #11 Aaron Benusis 33.1 2. #13 Billy Turner 2 2. #31 Steve Price 33.0 RUNS BATTED IN OPPONENTS BATTING AVERAGE (MIN. 15 IP) 1. #8 Leon Stimpson 21 1. #4 Mike Weinhold .135 2. #24 Matt Patterson 16 2. #16 Kevin Becker-Menditto .179 STOLEN BASES SAVES 1. #8 Leon Stimpson 12 1. #16 Kevin Becker-Menditto 4 2. #3 Dustin Stuck 8 COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS BLUE JAYS’ SCHEDULE/RESULTS Team Conference Overall Pct. Streak Sun. 2/24 vs. Misericordia % L, 9-6; L, 16-7 Arcadia 7-2 15-7-1 0.674 W1 Mon. 2/25 at #23 Shenandoah L, 18-13 Alvernia 6-3 14-6 0.700 W1 Sun. 3/3 vs. La Roche ^ W, 9-2; L, 31-4 Stevenson 5-4 16-9 0.640 L2 Mon. 3/4 vs. Penn State Behrend ^ L, 6-2; W, 4-2 Elizabethtown 5-4 11-13 0.458 W5 Widener 5-4 10-12 0.455 W1 Wed.