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April 10, 2004


Ferrum Picks Up 10-2 Baseball Win Over Averett 
Panthers Set for Run at USA South Tournament
 
Ferrum, Va. -- Ferrum College won the third game in a USA South Athletic Conference baseball series over Averett University by a score of 10-2 this afternoon in Ferrum.  The Panthers split with Averett yesterday, falling 15-5 in the opener and winning the nightcap 3-2.

          Box Score & Play-By-Play

Sophomore first baseman Jesse Bowles (Boones Mill, Va./Franklin County) went 3-5 with a run and four RBI.   Senior outfielder Ricky Peace (Hopewell, Va./Hopewell), pictured above, went 2-5 with two stolen bases, scored a run, and drove in another.
 
Junior shortstop Quincy Davenport (Bedford, Va./Liberty) went 2-5 with a triple and a run, and senior catcher Kevin Griffin (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) went 2-4 with a double, two runs, and an RBI.  Freshman outfielder Brent Sowers (Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) went 2-3 with a run.

Freshman Curtis Taylor (Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage) scattered 10 hits over seven innings, struck out seven and walked none.  Taylor improves to 6-2 this season, and has 60 strikeouts in 52.2 innings of work.

Ferrum improves to 24-8 overall and closes out USA South play at 16-5, winning the league's regular season title.  Averett fell to 20-18, 11-10 USA South.  The USA South Tournament will be held this week from April 14-17 at Dan Daniel Memorial Park in Danville, Virginia.  The pairings will be announced Monday morning, April 12.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 
 
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