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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Bill Tharp, Assistant
SID
(540) 365-4306
March 23, 2004
Panthers Top Knights in Baseball
- Ferrum Improves to 18-4 on Season
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- Ferrum, Va. -- Ferrum College used a balance
offense as eight Panthers registered hits to defeat Southern
Virginia University 7-1.
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- The Panthers went ahead 1-0 in the second inning on
senior catcher Kevin
Griffin's (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) solo home run. Senior
center fielder Ricky
Peace (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell) knocked in a pair of runs in the
fifth inning with a double to push the lead to 3-0. Senior
designated hitter Thomas
Meeks (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin Co.) hit a two-run home run in
the sixth inning. Peace scored on a wild pitch in the seventh,
and junior second baseman Tim
Clay (Coeburn, Va./Coeburn) scored on an error in the eighth
inning.
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- Freshman pitcher Casey
Davenport (Bedford, Va./Liberty) picked up the win allowing one
run on three hits while striking out seven in four innings of relief
work.
Ferrum improves to 18-4 overall, Southern Virginia falls to 10-12.
The Panthers
return to action Saturday, March 27th with a USA South double header
at Greensboro College. For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports
Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
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