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BLUE
HOSE BASEBALL FINISHES
FALL PRACTICE WITH THE ANNUAL BLUE GRAY FALL CLASSIC CLINTON, SC - The Gray team beats the Blue team 4-1 in the annual Fall Classic held on the campus of Presbyterian College to finish the Fall practice session as the Blue hose get ready for the 2002 Baseball Season. The Blue team was led by seniors, Chris Turco and Mark Dudley as they picked up a 4-2 win in game one. Junior shortstop Davis Rice, and first baseman Matt Warren led the attack with Rice going 4-4 with a double, while Warren was 2-3 with 2 RBI's. Dudley pitched a complete game giving up just 2 runs over 7 innings pitched as the Blue team took a 1-0 lead in the series. Games 2, 3, 4, and 5 took on a whole new flavor as the pitching from the Gray squad took over. Redshirt sophomore Charles Assey threw the first of his two gems in game 2 with 6 innings pitched while allowing four hits and no runs. Assey, a groundball specialist, recorded 10 of his 18 outs with groundballs. Sophomore outfielder Kevin White paved the way with a 2-3 day including a pair of RBI's in the 6-0 victory of the Gray team. In Game 3, the Gray team started early on route to a 7-1 win. The game was sloppy defensively for the Blue team and the Gray squad took advantage, scoring seven runs on just five hits. Sophomore outfielder Philip Hauserman had a key triple for an RBI to break open the games in the 5th inning. Hauserman also had a walk and a hit-by-pitch for a perfect day at the plate. Game 4 saw another match up of Game 1 starters, Mark Dudley for the Blue team and junior Richard Barkley for the Gray team. In a well pitched game, this time the nod went to Barkley as he pitched a complete game, seven hitter while recording a 3-2 victory. Barkley walked just two batters while striking out 10. The 5th and deciding game was a nail biter into the 5th inning with Rice pitching for the Blue team battling Assey of the Gray team. A wild 16 run inning in the 6th blew the game wide open for the Gray team to cement the victory and the series. While Assey continued his masterful pitching that started in game 2, the offense led by senior Brad Husrt (2-3), Heath McCutcheon (3-5), and Tombo Hite (3-4). McCutcheon had two RBI singles in the same inning for the Gray team. For their efforts, Assey was named MVP of the Defense, while McCutcheon and Hurst were named CO-MVP's for the Offense. Assey, fresh off shoulder surgery that kept him out of action last season, pitched 13 innings giving up just one run on ten hits and yielding only 3 walks. Even more impressive were his 13 groundouts in a complete game victory. Hurst was 6-13 (.461), scored six runs and stole two bases. McCutcheon was 7-18 (.388) with two doubles, one homerun, and five RBI's for the series. |