ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Drew University baseball team closed out its 2019 season with a doubleheader split at Landmark Conference foe Elizabethtown College on Saturday.
 
The Rangers won 8-4 in the opener before dropping a 12-3 decision in the nightcap.
 
With their Game Two loss and Scranton's Game 1 victory over Moravian on Saturday, the Rangers were eliminated from contention for the Landmark tournament, missing the playoffs by just one game. Drew finishes the year 20-17 overall – marking the team's second 20-win season in three years – and 8-10 in league play.
 
Junior Max Felsenstein reached the career 100-hit plateau in the opener, when he finished 4-for-4.
 
Game 1 Highlights
• The Rangers backed junior starting pitcher Pete Violante with four runs over the first three innings. Felsenstein led off the game with a triple before scoring on a groundout by junior Jon Cocchio.
• Drew pushed across three runs in the third on a two-run single from junior Bryan Reagle followed by an RBI-single from senior Eric DiPietro to build a 4-0 lead.
• The Blue Jays answered with three runs in the third and another in the sixth to pull even. However, senior Davis Fouts prevented further damage in the sixth, when he was called into the game to relieve Violante with the bases loaded and one out. He induced a big infield pop-out and an outfield line-out to end the inning.
• Elizabethtown went to the bullpen in the seventh, and that's when the Blue and Green broke through with a four-run inning. Felsenstein led off with an infield single and was bunted to second before scoring the go-ahead run on a single up the middle by junior Matthew Lange.
• Reagle added a two-run triple later in the inning before DiPietro capped it with an RBI-single.
• Fouts (2-3) was perfect in the bottom of the inning, getting three more fly-ball outs to earn the victory.
 
Game 2 Highlights
• Drew jumped on starting pitcher Tyler Dunbar with three runs in the top of the first. Senior Zach Lipshitz drilled a two-run double before classmate Jayson Mitch brought home another run with a sacrifice fly.
• Junior starter Jeff Serin (4-1) tossed a perfect first inning but E-town's bats came to life over the next five innings, when they scored all 12 of their runs. The Blue Jays finished with 17 hits for the game.
• Senior Zach Luke came on to throw two scoreless and hitless innings while classmate Brian Pascale recorded the final out in the eighth.
 
Top Performers
• Lipshitz finished the day 5-for-7, including 3-for-5 in Game Two, with three runs and a pair of doubles. He closed his career on a remarkable streak of reaching base in 25 consecutive games. He also finished his career ranked among the top-10 all-time at Drew in numerous offensive categories, including hits with 174 hits, tying him with Michael Bodden (2010-13) for second. In addition, he finishes sixth in school history in runs (107) and seventh in RBIs (92).
• Felsenstein went 5-for-8 on the day with four runs scored. He reached his milestone with a single into centerfield in the opener.
• DiPietro went 4-for-6 in his final two collegiate outings.
• Reagle finished 3-for-7 with four RBIs on the day.