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- April 19, 2003
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- Baseball Team Eliminated from Dixie Tournament
- Panthers Fall 7-3 to Averett
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- Ferrum, Va. -- The Ferrum College baseball
team was eliminated this afternoon from the Dixie Baseball
Tournament with a 7-3 loss to Averett University. The
Panthers came into the tournament with the top seed, while the
Cougars are the #5 seed.
Averett
7, Ferrum 3
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Dixie
Baseball Tournament Web Site
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- Senior Wes
Martin (Woolwine, Va./Patrick County), pictured here, went 2-4
with a run and an RBI for the Panthers. Junior Carlos
Sanchez (Stanleytown, Va./Bassett) was credited with the
loss. Sanchez (6-3) scattered 10 hits over seven innings,
striking out six and walking two. got the win in relief,
allowing no hits in the last 2.1 innings, striking out two and
walking none.
Richie Comerford led the Cougars, going 4-5 at the plate with a
double, two RBI and a run. Paul Fossum (5-0) got the win on
the mound, allowing just four hits over 5.2 innings, striking out
four and walking four.
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- Ferrum falls to 27-5 with the loss, while Averett
improves to 25-11. Averett is
undefeated in the tournament and is playing Christopher Newport
University for the title this afternoon. The Captains need
two wins over Averett to win the title, but Averett needs to win
just once.
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- The Dixie Conference Tournament champion received
an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs.
Christopher Newport won the tournament last season, claiming the
NCAA bid and eventually finished third in the nation.
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