Baseball Defeats Bryant (R.I.) 7-2; Lancers Take Two Of Three From Bulldogs

Senior Evan Weinstein Earns First Pitching Win Of Season

February 22, 2004

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 7-2 collegiate baseball decision past visiting Bryant College Sunday at Lancer Stadium in Farmville. The Lancers (2-4) won two of the three games against the Bulldogs (2-4) during the series, and will host the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown for another three-game series Feb. 28-29 at Lancer Stadium.

Longwood pounded Bryant for 16 hits, including three solo home runs, en route to the five-run home victory. The Lancers led 4-0 through four innings before the Bulldogs closed to within 4-2 in the sixth inning. The hosts, however, answered with single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to secure the triumph.

Seniors Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (3-5, RBI) and Louis Shackelford/Newport News (Denbigh) (3-3) each had three hits to lead the attack. Medley closed-out the scoring with a towering home run to left field in the eighth inning, a blast that landed near the parking lot well-beyond the fence. Also hitting home runs were junior Robert Gillis/ Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Auburn Drive) (2-4, RBI) and freshman Tyler Childress/Montclair (Forest Park) (2-4, 2 RBI). Gillis’ shot to right field was leading-off the seventh inning, while Childress put the Lancers on the scoreboard early with a first-pitch round-tripper to lead-off the second inning. Sophomore Danny McCraw/Pamplin (Randolph-Henry) (2-4) and freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (2-3, RBI) each contributed two hits as well. Ames finished the weekend series an incredible 10-11 (.909) with four doubles and five RBI.

Senior Evan Weinstein/Toronto, Canada (W.L. MacKenzie) (1-1) earned the pitching win with the first 6.1 innings, scattering 10 hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts.

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