Thursday,
April 14, 2005
BLUE
HOSE BASEBALL TAKES 8-4 VICTORY OVER LIMESTONE
CLINTON,
S.C. – Presbyterian College scored in every inning but
two and held off a late Limestone College rally to take a 8-4
victory in non-conference baseball action Thursday afternoon
at the PC Baseball Complex.
After
Limestone scored a pair of runs in the top of the first, PC
(15-30) scored two runs of their own in the bottom of the
inning. Nick
Hoffner (Ellicot City, MD) homered to lead off the
inning. Russell
Robinson (Mt. Pleasant, SC) followed with a single and
later scored on a sacrifice fly by Matt
Bodie (Aiken, SC).
The Blue
Hose took the lead for good in the bottom of the second when
Matt Sparrow (Lake City, SC) doubled and scored on a
fielder’s choice.
PC added
two more runs in the bottom of the fourth when Sparrow singled
and scored on a single by Evan
Sowell (Chesterfield, SC). Donald
Sheppard (Sylvania, GA) gave the Blue Hose a 5-2 lead
when he scored on a single by Robinson.
PC then
added single runs in the fifth and sixth and scored their
final run of the afternoon in the seventh when Zach
Matthews (Batesburg, SC) picked up his first
collegiate hit and pinch runner Andrew
Cockerham (Millers Creek, NC) scored on a groundout.
Hoffner,
Robinson, Robert Rodebaugh
(Marietta, GA), Sparrow, and Sowell all had two hits to lead
the PC 15-hit attack. Matt Craig (Lincolnton, NC), Matt
Reel (Marion, NC), Taylor Cook (Austin, TX), and Rob
Boulknight (Leesville, SC) all had two hits to lead
Limestone at the plate.
Ryan
Ariail (Elgin, SC) picked up the win on the mound for
the Blue Hose. Ariail, one of eight PC pitchers on the day,
pitched one inning and struck out three.
PC will return to action Saturday as they travel to Greeneville, TN to take on Tusculum College in a 3 pm doubleheader.