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Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info.
Director
(540) 365-4306
April 15, 2007
Ferrum Wins 2007 USA South
Baseball Tournament
Panthers Qualify for NCAA Division III Playoffs
BURLINGTON, N.C. - Ferrum College's baseball team won the 2007 USA South
Athletic Conference Tournament when inclement weather forced the
cancellation of the title game. This is Ferrum's second
tournament title in the past three seasons.
USA South
Baseball Tournament Official Web Site
Ferrum (20-15) went 3-0 in the tournament to reach the title game.
The Panthers opened with an 8-7 win over Christopher Newport
University April 12, then followed with a 10-2 win over Averett
University April 13. Coach Abe Naff's team then beat Methodist
University 8-2 April 14 to reach the title game. In the
championship, Methodist would have needed to win twice, while the
Panthers would have needed to win just once.
The All-Tournament team was announced, Ferrum senior outfielder
Brent Sowers
(Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry) was named Tournament Most Valuable
Player. Sowers batted .533, going 8-15 with a triple, four
runs and three RBI.
Joining Sowers on the All-Tournament team was senior third baseman
Brett Thomas
(Danville, Va./George Washington), junior catcher
Nick Baker (Vinton,
Va./William Byrd) and freshman pitcher
Lincoln Garner
(Ferrum, Va./Franklin County).
Baker made the
All-Tournament last year as well, while Thomas earned the honor in
2005. Thomas was this year's USA South Baseball Player of the
Year, while Garner was the league's Rookie Pitcher of the Year.
Ferrum's win earns the team an automatic qualification into the 2007
NCAA Division III playoffs. This will be Ferrum's 10th trip
overall to the NCAA playoffs (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2007).
This is the first time that Ferrum has won both the regular season
and tournament titles. Ferrum won regular season titles in
1990, 1992,
1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and the tournament title in 2005.
This year's NCAA baseball regionals will be held May 16-20 at sites
yet to be determined. The NCAA Division III Baseball site can
be reached at:
www.ncaasports.com/baseball/mens/schedules/diviii
For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports
Information office at (540) 365-4306.
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