Tuesday,
March 5, 2002
KNIGHTS
HIT PAST BLUE HOSE 5-3 IN BASEBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
SC — Saint Andrews College’s junior catcher Casey Clary (Wilmington, NC) went three-for-four at the plate with
two RBI’s to lead the Knights to a 5-3 win over Presbyterian
College in collegiate baseball action at the PC Baseball
Complex Tuesday afternoon.
Clary opened the scoring
for the Knights in the third inning with a RBI-single to give
Saint Andrews a 2-0 lead. A Blue Hose error led to a pair of
runs, both unearned to open the scoring.
The Blue Hose tied the game
at 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth inning highlighted by a RBI
scoring sac fly by junior catcher Kenny
Campbell (Roswell, GA) and a RBI-single by junior
second baseman Tombo Hite (Abbeville, SC).
The Knights opened a 5-2
lead in the top of the seventh with three runs highlighted by
a two-RBI double by junior second baseman Jason
Catlin (Wilmington, NC). Clary followed with a RBI-single
to score the third Knight run of the inning.
The Blue Hose fought back
to score one run in the bottom of the inning to cut the lead
to 5-3 on a RBI-single by senior outfielder Keagan
Broussard (Virginia Beach, VA). The Knights were able
to turn a double-play later in the inning to silence the final
Blue Hose comeback.
Saint Andrews starting
pitcher sophomore lefthander Derek
Batton (Fayetteville, NC) pitched six and one-third
innings allowing three earned runs on six hits while striking
out five Blue Hose batters. Batton improves to 4-2 on the
season.
PC’s relief pitcher
freshman Zachary
Matthews (Batesburg, SC) took the loss to drop to 0-1
on the season after going two and one-third innings, allowing
three runs, two earned on three hits. Starting pitcher junior Kurt
Hitzeman (Americus, GA) went three and two-third
innings allowing two runs on seven hits and struck out two
Knight batters.
Saint Andrews College
improves to 12-9 on the season while Presbyterian College
falls to 7-12.