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April 2, 2005


Greenway Tops Stolen Base Mark
Freshman Helps Panthers Split with NC Wesleyan

SALEM, VA  – Ferrum College pulled out a split with North Carolina Wesleyan College this afternoon in a USA South Athletic Conference softball doubleheader.  The Panthers won 4-2 in the first game, before falling 4-3 in the nightcap at the Moyer Sports Complex.

Freshman Mary Greenway (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring) had three stolen bases this afternoon, giving her new school records for season & career stolen bases.  Greenway now has 33 stolen bases, eclipsing the career mark of 31 previously set by Lindsay Moore from 1999-2002.  She now owns school records for game (4), season (33), and career (33) stolen bases in just her first year of collegiate softball.

Greenway went 2-3 in the first game with a run and two stolen bases.  Senior Jami Reed (Danville, Va./Tunstall) went 2-2 with a double and two RBI.  Sophomore Kim Cox (Gladys, Va./William Campbell) pitched a complete game for the win, scattering nine hits over seven innings, while striking out four and walking four.  Ashlee Bass led the Bishops, going 3-3 at the plate with an RBI double.

          Game #1 Box Score

In the second game, senior Wendy Hunt (Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County) went 2-4 with a run and junior Trica Moore (Appomattox, Va./Appomattox County) had a solo home run in the seventh inning.  Shelley Hinson led N.C. Wesleyan (13-12, 3-5), going 3-3 with a run.

          Game #2 Box Score

Ferrum (14-10, 4-5) returns to action Sunday, April 3, against Virginia Wesleyan College in a non-conference doubleheader at Moyer Sports Complex.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.
 

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