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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
- Contact: Bill
Tharp, Assistant Sports Information Director
- (540) 365-4306
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- March 15, 2003
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 Panthers
Win Dixie Baseball Opener- Late Rally Keys 12-2 Win
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College baseball
opened 2003 Dixie Conference play with a 12-2 victory over
visiting Shenandoah University this afternoon.
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- Shenandoah held a 2-0 advantage after six
innings, but Ferrum rallied late, scoring six runs in both the
seventh and eighth inning to break the game open.
Junior right fielder Brandon Hale (Coeburn,
Va./Coeburn) (pictured at right) went 3-5 with two doubles,
two runs, and two RBIs. Senior first baseman Jason
Beale (Charlottesville,
Va./W. Albemarle) went
2-4
with one RBI. Junior catcher Kevin
Griffin (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) went 2-4 with a run and an
RBI. Senior third baseman Neil
Zimmerman (Vinton, Va./William Byrd) went 2-5, scored twice
and added an RBI. Junior pitcher Thomas
Meeks (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County) hit his fifth home
run of the season, and pitched six innings giving two runs on five
hits while striking out seven. Junior Carlos
Sanchez (Stanleytown, Va./Bassett) picked up the win and
improved to 3-0 on the season going three innings and surrendering
just one hit while striking out two.
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- For
Shenandoah, Tyler Daniel hit a home run in the top of the sixth
inning. Josh Bosley doubled and picked up an RBI in the
first inning to account for the Hornet scores. Seth Foster
went 6.2 innings on the mound allowing six runs (four earned) on
nine hits while striking out five.
- Ferrum improves to 13-0 overall and 1-0 in the Dixie, while
Shenandoah falls to 2-7-1 and 0-1. The teams meet again
tomorrow, Sunday, March 16th at 2:00 p.m. in Ferrum. For more information, please contact the Ferrum sports
information office at (540) 365-4306.
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