Wednesday,
April 2, 2003
BLUE
HOSE SILENCE PACER BATS IN 10-7 WIN
AIKEN, S.C.— Presbyterian College (16-21) limited the potent USC Aiken offense (21-18) to just five hits on Wednesday night in handing the Pacers a 10-7 defeat in non-conference baseball action at J.H. Satcher Field.
The five
hits ties the team's season low set in a 6-2 loss to #21
Francis Marion (Feb. 28) and a 7-5 defeat by #13 Georgia
College & State University (Feb. 15).
The Blue Hose swept the two-game season series.
PC opened
up strong in the first inning with a two runs on an RBI double
by Kevin White and an RBI
single by Matt Warren.
White finished 3-for-5 with five RBI and two runs
scored while Warren was a triple shy of the cycle going
3-for-4 with four RBI and one run scored.
Clint Keown
drew a lead off walk in the Pacers' first at bat and later
scored on a sacrifice fly by Justin Williams to trim to
deficit to 2-1.
With the
same score in the third inning, shortstop Tony Hanks provided
the Pacers with their only real offense of the game.
The 5-11 junior from Lexington, SC, crushed a 1-0 pitch
over the wall in left center for a grand slam to make it 5-2
Pacers. It was the ninth home run of the season for Hanks.
Demetrick
Drumming singled home Keown in the bottom of the fourth,
matching a Blue Hose run plated in the top of the inning to
keep the margin at three, 6-3.
PC got two
more back in the sixth on a Warren two-run homer to left
center to draw the Blue Hose within one, 6-5.
But it was White with the big blast in the seventh that
really proved to be the difference.
With two on and one out, White (8) hit a three-run shot
to left center to put Presbyterian back on top 8-6.
After
tacking on two more insurance runs in the eighth, USC Aiken
had the bases loaded and the tying run at the plate with one
out in the bottom of the ninth, but could only push across one
run in the form of Ashley Farr.
Wes McColl
tossed 6.0 innings of work scattering seven hits and two
walks, striking out three, allowing five runs, four earned, in
the no decision. Paul
Ferrell (3-2) lasted just 0.2 of an inning in relief giving up
three earned runs on two hits and one walk in the loss for the
Pacers. Mike
Pomaville surrendered two unearned runs on two hits while Nick
Wandless worked a perfect 1.1 innings to close out the game,
striking out three of the four batters he faced.
It was the
opposite story for the PC pitching staff.
Starter Zachary
Matthews struggled through 3.1 innings allowing six
runs, five earned, on four hits and six walks in the no
decision. But the
bullpen for the Blue Hose was nearly untouchable.
Richard Barkley
pitched 2.2 innings of hitless baseball, allowing just one
base runner in the form of a walk, and struck out three.
Davis Rice (4-2)
came on to toss the final 3.0 innings, holding the Pacers to
one earned run on one hit and one walk, striking out four in
the win.