Baseball Pounds Ferrum
FERRUM, Va. - No. 24 Shenandoah University extended its baseball
winning streak to eight games with a 14-4 USA South Conference win
at Ferrum College Saturday afternoon.
The Hornets (24-4, 4-3 USA South) have not lost since dropping a
4-3, 11-inning decision at No. 18 Christopher Newport two weeks
ago.
Saturday at longtime league power Ferrum (10-11, 2-5), Shenandoah
trailed 1-0 early before exploding for four runs in fourth and
seven more in the sixth.
SU had seven of its 20 hits in that fateful sixth with Kevin
Brashears, Scott Lambert and Jesse Henry all driving in runs. Henry
cleared the bases with his hit - he had a three-run dinger that
plated both Brashears and Lambert in front of him.
The offense was again sufficient for sophomore Greg Van Sickler
(5-1), who went 6.2 innings before turning it over to senior Matt
Davis.
Van Sickler allowed four runs on nine hits and two walks while
striking out five. Davis continued his strong pitching of late by
striking out two and allowing no hits in his 2.1 innings of action.
The only two runners he allowed reached via hit by pitch.
Henry paced the offense with four hits and four RBI in five
at-bats, Van Sickler was 3 for 5 with four RBI and Brashears had
three hits.
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These two teams complete the weekend series tomorrow at 1:00.
