Thursday, March 13, 2003
SCREAMING
EAGLES TAKE DOWN BLUE HOSE 7-4 IN BASEBALL ACTION
CLINTON,
S.C. –Screaming
Eagles senior pitcher Brian Anderson (Brazil, IN) went
eight and two-third innings as he defeated the Blue Hose 7-4
this afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.
With the win the University of Southern Indian snaps a
five game loosing streak improving to 6-7 while Presbyterian
falls to 10-11 on the season.
The
Blue Hose got to Anderson early in the second inning as senior
catcher Dusty New
(Abbeville, SC) laid down the perfect bunt that stopped on the
line down third base to advance junior right fielder Joseph
Bishop (Greenwood, SC) to third.
Senior left fielder Tombo
Hite (Abbeville, SC) followed suit and bunted to find
his way to first and score New.
One out later senior short stop Davis
Rice (Clinton,
SC) crushed his first home run of the year over the left field
fence to give the Blue Hose the four run lead.
After
the impressive second inning Anderson silenced PC’s bats
allowing only three more hits the rest of the day.
The Screaming Eagle starter scattered nine hits while
striking out five in picking up his third win of the season.
USI
got their first run of the day in the third inning and began
to get to the Blue Hose freshman starting pitcher Ryan
Ariail (Columbia, SC) in the fifth inning.
After a walk to the leadoff hitter sophomore first
baseman Matt Keener (Newburgh, IN) doubled down the
left field line to get his second hit of the day. Keener would finish the day three-for-four with two runs
scored. A ground
out by freshman third baseman Brent Perry (Versailles,
IN) scored the first base runner and then a single by
sophomore short stop Corey Goers (LaPorte, IN) scored
Keener to bring USI to within one run.
In
the sixth inning senior second baseman Adam Schiff
(Evansville, IN) sent a bullet down the left field line that
cleared the fence to tie the game at four.
USI put two more runs on the board in the inning to
give them a 6-4 lead. The
Screaming Eagles got a little more insurance in the eighth
inning when senior center fielder Steve Owens (Wauwatosa,
WI) led off with a home run to deep left center field.
The
Blue Hose threatened in the ninth inning after New doubled to
left center with one out and a walk put another PC runner on
the bases, but senior relief pitcher Bowie Johnson
(Brazil, IN) came in and forced a slow grounder to Keener at
first base to end the game as Johnson picked up his second
save of the season.
PC and USI will face off again tomorrow in the final game of a long road trip for the Screaming Eagles. The game is slated to begin at 1:00 pm at the PC Baseball Complex.