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May 19, 2004
Penguins Fall to Valparaiso, 3-1
    Valparaiso, Ind. -- Valparaiso pitchers scattered four hits and did not allow a run over the final eight innings in a 3-1 victory over Youngstown State Wednesday afternoon at Emory G. Bauer Field.
    The Crusaders improve to 17-33 overall with the win while the Penguins drop to 18-30.
    YSU will travel to UW-Milwaukee to take on the Panthers in a four-game series beginning Friday at 8 p.m. in the final series of the season for both teams .
    The Penguins scored their only run of the contest in the first inning when Brandon Caipen hit a one-out double and scored on a Charles Schultz single.
    The Crusaders tied the score in the bottom of the second when  Kevin Kutansky hit a leadoff triple and Colin Reynolds followed with an RBI single.  Valparasio then scored an unearned run in the third to take a 2-1 lead and added an insurance run in the fifth.
    Schultz and Justin Banks finished with two hits apiece to lead the Penguins' seven-hit attack.  YSU stranded eight runners in the contest.
    Frank Santore allowed all three runs in five innings of work while Eric Shaffer and Andy Svitak combined for three shutout innings.  Matt Gillikin picked up the win as he allowed one run on four hits in four innings of work.
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