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FORT MYERS, Fla. (March 6, 2001) - The baseball team completed its five game trek to the Gene Cusic Classic on Tuesday with a 14-1 blowout victory over Pitt-Bradford. The win gives Shenandoah four wins in five games at the Tournament, their best performance in four trips to the Classic. The Hornets were 6-4 in 1998, 3-5 in '99 and 6-3 last season at the annual tourney.

SU (7-3) rode the pitching of freshman Josh Copp (Winchester, Va./James Wood) and senior Adam Beckerink (Lakewood, N.Y./Jamestown CC) to gain their third straight victory. Copp earned his first ever collegiate win with a five inning performance that included three strikeouts against three walks, two hits and a run. Beckerink then pitched four scoreless innings to pick up his first save.

Shenandoah scored the 14 runs on just nine hits; senior Jeremy Schutt (Annandale, Va./Prince George's CC) led the way with three hits in four at-bats and also drove in two runs. Sophomore Chris Zaia (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) was the only other SU player with more than one hit. He was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI on two doubles.

A complete box score for today's game can be found at http://www.su.edu/athletics/bb/2001/030601.htm

Shenandoah concludes its spring break trip with a game at Division II Valdosta (Ga.) State on Wednesday. Game time is 3:30 pm.

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels