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March 13, 2005


Softball Splits with Guilford
Ellis Homers in First Game

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Ferrum College softball team split with Guilford College this afternoon, losing the first game 7-6 and winning the nightcap 7-4.

In the first game, freshman Krystal Ellis (Altavista, Va./Rustburg) went 2-4 with a double, a home run, three RBI, and two runs.  Freshman Mary Greenway (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) went 3-4 with a double and two stolen bases.  Greenway has been successful in 18 of 19 steal attempts this season.

          Game #1 Box Score

Senior Jami Reed (Danville, Va./Tunstall) went 2-3 with a walk and two runs, and sophomore Lindsay Etherton Moneta, Va./Staunton River) went 2-3 with a double and an RBI.

In the second game, Greenway went 2-4 with a sacrifice fly, three RBI, and a run.  Reed went 2-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run.  Senior Stacey Porter (Radford, Va./Radford) went 2-4 with a double and an RBI.  Porter pitched the first three innings of the game as well, allowing just two hits and walking two.  Sophomore Kim Cox (Gladys, Va./William Campbell) picked up the win.  Cox pitched the last two innings, allowing one hit, striking out one, and walking one.

          Game #2 Box Score

Ferrum improves to 8-5, while Guilford is now 4-8.  The Panthers will be back in action March 15 when they host Christopher Newport University in a USA South doubleheader at 3:30 p.m. at the James Moyer Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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