Friday, March 7, 2003
PC
TOPS NORTH GREENVILLE 9-4 IN BASEBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
S.C. –PC
batters pounded out 10 hits and scored nine runs to defeat
North Greenville College 9-4 Wednesday at the PC Baseball
Complex.
The
Blue Hose (6-8) scored their first run in the second inning
and went on to put three more on the board in the third
inning. In the
third, junior outfielder Kevin
White (Spartanburg, SC) singled and was brought home
on the next at bat when senior first baseman Matt
Warren
(Lexington, SC) homered to put the Blue Hose up 6-0.
Warren finished the day 2-for-4 at the plate and
tallied three RBI while White went 2-for-6 with three runs
scored.
PC
put two more on the board in the sixth and one more in the
seventh to reach their largest lead of the game at 9-0.
North
Greenville (1-10) fought back in the eighth inning and scored
two runs off of a homerun by senior outfielder Matt Rollins
(Taylors, SC). The
Crusaders rallied again in the ninth inning to score two and
cut the Blue Hose lead to 9-4 before senior pitcher Davis
Rice (Clinton, SC) closed out North Greenville.
Sophomore pitcher Jake Lunnen (Sylva, NC) picked up the win on the mound for PC and improves to 2-0 on the season. Senior pitcher Joseph Bridges (Travelers Rest, SC) took the loss for North Greenville after going five and a third innings allowing five earned runs off of eight hits while striking out five batters.