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Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info. Director
(540) 365-4306
 
June 28, 2004


Meeks, Matern Earn All-State Honors
Seniors Named to Baseball & Women's Lacrosse Teams
 
Ferrum, Va. – Seniors Thomas Meeks (Rocky Mount, Va./Franklin County) and Ginni Matern (Stafford, Va./No. Stafford) have been named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State teams in baseball and women's lacrosse, respectively.

Meeks hit .317 this season with eight doubles, nine home runs, and 34 RBI as a designated hitter.  On the mound, he notched a 5-0 record with a 1.89 ERA in 47.2 innings of work.  Meeks walked 25, struck out 53, and held opposing batters to a .191 batting average.  Ferrum finished 26-11 this season, winning its third consecutive USA South Athletic Conference regular season title.  Meeks was an All-Conference selection the past three season.
 
Matern led the Ferrum women's lacrosse team in scoring with 36 points on 35 goals and an assist.  She started all 13 games this season for the 3-10 Panthers.  She closed out her four-year career with 70 goals, 12 assists, and 82 points.  She is Ferrum's first women's lacrosse player to earn four All-Conference awards.
 
The complete VaSID College Division Baseball and Women's Lacrosse All-State teams are listed below.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 
2004 VaSID College Division All-State Baseball Team
2004 VaSID College Division All-State Women's Lacrosse Team
 
 
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