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LHI / IJI VJtV 1 O March 30, 1992
Ball club finding the road rough
Mike Givler
Capital Times Staff
The Penn State Harrisburg baseball
team may not play a home game all
season. After ten games in the schedule,
three have been rained or snowed out.
Furthermore, five Lion home contests
were moved to the site of the visiting
team.
Through Wednesday's game, the Lions
were 2-4, with an 0-2 District 19 record,
but are steadily improving.
Lions drop openers to
Pharmacy
MAR. 14 - The Lions lack of outdoor
practice glared through the twin bill as
Philadelphia Pharmacy swept a double
header in Philadelphia.
The twin bill, which was moved
southeast because of sloppy Harrisburg
field conditions, saw the Lions give up
three unearned runs in the first game for a
3-1 loss. The second game also ended in a
Lion losing effort, 3-2.
The Lions handed Pharmacy a 1-0 lead
in the third inning after a fielding error.
The game stayed that way until the home
fifth, which saw Pharmacy put runners on
second and third with two outs.
A ground ball to first baseman Mike
Givler proved fatal as he threw behind
reliever Keith Lapinas who was covering
first on the play. The ball ended up at the
screen, allowing Pharmacy to take a 3-0
lead.
The LAons showed some life in the top
of the sixth when Pat Raugh singled home
Tim Gallagher, who had also reached on a
single. Craig Lisbinski had the Lions'
only other hit of the game, a leadoff
double which started the game.
Bob McDonald pitched well in his first
outing, surrendering two hits in 3 1/3
innings of work. Lapinas also threw well
in 2 2/3 innings of relief work, striking
out two and allowing one hit.
The second game saw the Lions jump
out to a 1-0 lead in the first, thanks to a
Ron Morris single. However, three walks
and three hits helped Pharmacy turn the
early deficit into a 3-1 advantage after an
inning.
The Lions got one back in the third,
when Lisbinski doubled and eventually
scored on an overthrow of a steal attempt
at third.
The Lions got strong relief work from
Darren Rissmiller, who got out of a first
inning, bases loaded jam with a strike out.
He allowed no hits and K'd five in five
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Shortstop Craig Lisbinski (1) awaits a throw at third base as pitcher Darren Rissmiller, center, and third baseman
Scott Adams (3) await the call. The runner eventually scored on an obstruction call, giving the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead,
innings of work. It wasn’t enough though,
as the Lions dropped two important
District 19 games.
Lions pound Lincoln for first
win
MAR. 18 - The Lions exploded for 12
hits in a 17-3 victory at Lincoln. The
second game was called because of the cold
after the Lions picked up a 3-0 first inning
lead.
In the opener, the Lions scored five
runs in the first inning and ten more in the
second, giving them a comfortable 15-2
lead.
Sparking the Lion offense was Scott
Adams who went 2-3 with a double, triple
and three RBl's.
Other Lion standouts included
Lisbinski who scored four runs, Givler (2-
4, 4 RBl's), Harry Helverson (triple), and
Gallagher who was on base four times and
drove in two,
Hurler John Ruscavage was
impressive, striking out four in three
innings. Lapinas picked up the win, while
striking out all six of the batters he faced.
The second game saw Gallagher hit a
two-run homer in the first, propelling the
Lions to the early 3-0 lead. Pitcher
McDonald recorded two wiffs in his perfect
inning of work before frigid temperatures
halted the game.
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