  FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports
Info. Director
(540) 365-4306
March 9, 2004
Ferrum Picks Up 6-3 Baseball Win over
Piedmont- Peace, Griffin Each Home to Lead Panthers
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- Ferrum, Va. -- Senior outfielder Ricky
Peace (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell) and senior catcher Kevin
Griffin (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) each homered to lead Ferrum
College to a 6-3 win over visiting Piedmont College in
non-conference baseball action this afternoon in Ferrum.
Complete
Box Score
Peace, pictured above left, went 2-3 with a double, a homer, and
three runs. Griffin, above right, went 2-3 with a home
run. Both home runs were solo shots in the first inning.
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- Senior Thomas
Meeks (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County) picked up his first
win this year on the mound, pitching seven innings. Meeks
allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked six. Meeks also
went 1-3 at the plate with a double, two RBI and a run scored.
Freshman Casey
Davenport (Bedford, Va./Liberty) was credited with the save,
pitching two innings in relief. Davenport allowed no hits,
walked one and fanned two.
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- Ferrum
improves to 11-4 overall with the win, while Piedmont falls to
4-5. The Panthers are scheduled to play a non-conference game
at Bridgewater College on Wednesday, March 10, at 2 p.m. For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports
Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
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