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March 5, 2006


 Thomas Blasts Ferrum Past Greensboro in Baseball
Panthers Take 2 out of 3 in USA South Conference Series
 

Ferrum Va.  – Ferrum College picked up an important USA South Conference victory over Greensboro College 6-4 on Sunday afternoon. 

Junior third baseman Brett Thomas (Danville, Va./George Washington) hit a 2-run walk-off home run over the left field fence with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to break a 4-4 tie. 

Greensboro opened the scoring on the day with a run in the top of the first.  Ferrum answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning when  freshman Alex Stover (Bridgewater, Va./Turner Ashby) singled to score senior John Sain (Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring), and Thomas scored when senior Jesse Bowles (Boones Mill, Va./Franklin County) reached on a fielder's choice.   Greensboro knotted the game at two with another run in the top of the second, but a single by sophomore Nick Baker (Vinton, Va./William Byrd) knocked in senior Travis Hundley (Ferrum, Va./Franklin County) who reached on a double in the bottom of the inning.  The Panthers added a run in the fifth inning when junior Matt Gammon (Blanch, N.C./Barlett-Yancey) led off with an inside the park home run.  Greensboro added a run each in the sixth and seventh innings to set the stage for Thomas' blast. 

Sophomore Curtis Taylor (Glen Allen, Va./Hermitage) picked up the win after striking out three and allowing one hit in the top of the ninth.  Junior Casey Davenport (Bedford, Va./Liberty) went eight innings allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits while striking out six and walking four.
 
Ferrum improves to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the USA South.  Greensboro falls to 7-7, 2-4.  Coach Abe Naff's Panthers return to action with a two-game series in Norfolk, Va. with Virginia Wesleyan College on March 8th & 9th.  Ferrum then travels to Rocky Mount, N.C. for a USA South Conference Series with North Carolina Wesleyan College March 11th & 12th.
 

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