February 21, 2004
BOX SCORE GAME 1
BOX SCORE GAME 2
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University split a collegiate baseball doubleheader against Bryant College Saturday at Lancer Stadium, winning the second game 13-4 after falling in the first game 9-8. The Lancers (1-4) and Bulldogs (2-3) will complete the three-game weekend series on Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m. at Lancer Stadium.
In the nightcap, Longwood scored six runs in the second inning and led 10-0 through five innings en route to splitting the doubleheader. Freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (4-4, RBI) collected four hits to lead the Lancers, including three doubles, scoring two runs. Junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (3-4, RBI) added three hits, including a solo home run in the fourth inning, scoring two runs as well. Senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (2-3, 2 RBI), junior Robert Gillis/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Auburn Drive) (2-2, 3 RBI), along with freshman Tyler Childress/Montclair (Forest Park) (2-4, RBI) and Zach Zigrang/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) (2-3, 2 RBI) each had two hits. Medley hit a two-run homer in the second inning, Gillis has a solo shot in the fifth inning, and Zigrang hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Freshman Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (1-4, 3 RBI) also hit a two-run home run in the second inning. Freshman Alan Moore/Richmond (Monacan) (1-1) earned the pitching win, his collegiate first, with the first 6.0 innings, allowing just one hit and two earned runs with six strikeouts. Moore pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit baseball.
In the opener, Bryant scored all nine runs in the top of the first inning and held on for the one-run win. Ames (4-4, 3 RBI) led the way Lancers with four hits, including a double. Freshman Hunter Williams/Richmond (Varina) (3-5) added three hits, including a double, while Medley (2-5, 2 RBI) contributed two hits -- also with a double. Yarbrough (1-4, RBI) hit a solo home run in the seventh inning for Longwood to make it a one-run game, but the Lancers did not score during their final two at-bats. Sophomore John Hines/Smithfield (Smithfield) (0-2) took the mound loss with the first two-thirds of an inning, allowing six hits and eight earned runs with one strikeout. Sophomore Mike Brown/Courtland (Southampton) (5.1, 5K) and junior Darin Knicely/Elkton (Spotswood) (3.0, 2 K) kept the Bulldogs in check after the first inning.
