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March 27, 2004
Porter
Tosses No-Hitter- Softball Splits in Busy Sports Weekend
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- Ferrum, Va. -- Ferrum College junior
softball pitcher Stacy
Porter (Radford, Va./Radford) pitched a no-hitter in the second
game of a double-header against Chowan College. Porter walked
four and recorded five strikeouts through seven innings to lead the
Panthers to a 7-0 win over the Braves.
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- Shortstop Lindsay
Etherton (Moneta, Va./Staunton River) was 3-3 with 3 RBIs, while
second baseman Jami
Reed (Danville, Va./Tunstall) was 2-5. Porter went 2-3
from the plate with a double and RBI.
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- In the afternoon's first game, Chowan topped Ferrum
2-1. Ferrum is 15-8 overall, and 5-1 in the USA South
Conference. Chowan is 18-8, 5-5.
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- In USA South baseball action, Ferrum swept a
double-header at Greensboro College. Ferrum took game 1 15-12
thanks to a 4-5, 6 RBI performance from senior left fielder Donnell
Stockton (Martinsville, Va./Fieldale-Collinsville).
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- The Panthers won the second game 10-3 as senior
pitcher Carlos
Sanchez (Stanleytown, Va./Bassett) worked all nine innings
allowing three runs on five hits while striking out eight.
Senior catcher Kevin
Griffin (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) went 2-4, with a home run and
two runs batted in, senior right fielder Brandon
Hale (Coeburn, Va./Coeburn) was 2-5 with a home run and three
RBIs. Ferrum improves to 20-4 overall and 12-2 in the USA
South.
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- In Women's Lacrosse action, Ferrum fell at home to
Christopher Newport 18-3. Senior Ginni
Matern (Stafford, Va./Stafford) had 2 goals for the Panthers
(2-5, 0-2).
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- For more information contact the sports information
office at (540) 365-4498.
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