Wednesday,
March 26, 2003
BLUE HOSE AND YELLOW
JACKETS SPLIT GAMES IN TODAY’S BASEBALL DOUBLEHEADER
CLINTON,
S.C. — Presbyterian
College and West Virginia State College for the second
straight day, split games in today’s baseball doubleheader
held at the PC Baseball Complex. West Virginia State College
won the first game 6-3 while Presbyterian College picked up
the win in the second game 4-2. The Yellow Jackets improve to
7-7-1 overall and the Blue Hose improve to 14-17 on the
season.
WEST
VIRGINIA STATE 6, PRESBYTERIAN 3
West
Virginia State’s junior second baseman Andy
Maught (Jefferson, MD) went a perfect four-for-four at the
plate with two runs scored and senior first baseman Tim
Shilling (St. Albans, WV) went two-for-three with two RBI
to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 6-3 win over the Blue Hose in
today’s first game.
The
Yellow Jackets opened the game with a three-run first inning
highlighted by a RBI-single from Shilling and a two-RBI double
from junior catcher Jerry
Adkins (St. Albans, WV). West Virginia State pushed the
lead to 5-0 in the top of the third inning as Shilling hit a
RBI-triple followed by a RBI-single from sophomore right
fielder Kevin Goode (Point
of Rock, MD). The Blue Hose rallied in the bottom of the sixth
as junior outfielder Philip
Hauserman (Decatur, Ga.) hit a RBI-single to cut the
lead to 5-1. The Yellow Jackets responded with a RBI-double
from senior designated hitter Sam
Gerkin (Grafton, WV) in the top of the seventh to push the
lead back to five runs at 6-1. PC alive in the bottom of the
inning as senior first baseman Matt
Warren (Lexington, S.C.) hit a RBI-double to cut the
lead to 6-3. The Yellow Jackets would force a pop up two
batters later to seal the victory.
Junior Willie McLane (Knoxville, MD) would pick up the win for the Yellow Jackets after throwing five and two-thirds innings allowing one earned run on seven hits to improve to 2-0 in the season. For the Blue Hose, freshman Ryan Ariail (Columbia, S.C.) took the loss to drop to 0-3 on the season after going three innings allowing five earned runs on six hits while striking out four Yellow Jacket batters. PC was led at the plate by Warren who went two-for-four with one RBI.
PRESBYTERIAN
4, WEST VIRGINIA STATE 2
Presbyterian
College junior Kevin
White (Spartanburg, S.C.) and freshman Bryan
Cromer (Columbia, S.C.) combined on the mound to hold
the Yellow Jackets to two runs on seven hits as the Blue Hose
won 4-2 in the second game. White, who improves to 2-0 on the
season, pitched three innings allowing two runs on two hits
while striking out five batters. Cromer came in to pick up his
first save of the season after pitching five hitless innings
of relief work for the Blue Hose.
Warren
got the Blue Hose on the board in the bottom of the first with
an RBI single. West Virginia State took their first lead of
the game in the third inning at 2-1 as junior first baseman Josua
Robinson (Middlesboro, KY) hit a two-RBI double. In
the bottom of the inning, PC would retake the lead at
3-2 as sophomore catcher Jonathan
Wyman (Duluth, Ga.) hit a two-RBI double of his own.
The Blue Hose would add an insurance run in the sixth inning
on a RBI-single from freshman shortstop Evan
Sowell (Chesterfield, S.C.).
West Virginia State’s starting pitcher Tim Shilling took the loss after throwing six innings and allowing four earned runs on nine hits. At the plate, Robinson led the way going one-for-three with two RBI. The Blue Hose were led at the plate by senior second baseman Davis Rice (Clinton, S.C.) and redshirt junior centerfielder Joseph Bishop (Greenwood, S.C.) who each went two-for-three.