SR Katie Custis 3 solo HR in doubleheader

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

April 3, 2007


Ferrum Hands Maine-Presque Isle Pair of Softball Shutouts

FERRUM, Va. - Ferrum College picked up a pair of non-conference softball wins this afternoon at home, shutting out the University of Maine at Presque Isle 9-0 and 10-0.  Senior DH Katie Custis (Onancock, Va./Nandua) went 4-5 in the doubleheader with three home runs.

     Game #1 Box:  Ferrum 9, Maine Presque Isle 0
     Game #2 Box:  Ferrum 10, Maine Presque Isle 0

In the first game, Ferrum got on the board early courtesy of back-to-back solo home runs from sophomore catcher Lauren Thurman (Hardy, Va./Franklin County) and Custis.  Thurman went 3-4 with a home run, four RBI and a run.  She leads the team in RBI this season with 21.

Custis went 2-3 with a solo shot in the  with a run.  The Panthers picked up three more runs in the second inning, one in the fourth and three more in the sixth.  The game was stopped due to the 8-run rule.  Senior Laura Terry (Willis Wharf, Va./Northampton) pitched five innings to get the win, allowing two hits and striking out 10 of the 20 batters she faced.  Terry leads the team this season in innings pitched (102) and strikeouts (74).

In game two, Custis led off the third and fourth innings with solo homers.  She leads the team this season with five home runs and is second on the team in RBI with 19.  After picking up a run each in the first two innings, the Panthers broke out with five runs in the third inning and three in the fourth.  Game two was also called after four and a half innings due to the 8-run rule.

Ferrum (15-18) returns to action Friday, April 6th, at opponent Methodist University in USA South Athletic Conference doubleheader starting at 10 a.m.  Maine-Presque Isle dropped to 6-4 this season with the losses.  For more information, please contact the Ferrum College Sports Information Office at (540) 365-4306.

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