February 29, 2004
Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score
FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University swept its second collegiate baseball doubleheader in two days from visiting Pittsburgh-Johnstown Sunday at Lancer Stadium, winning the first game 20-3 and the second game 6-5. The Lancers have won six-straight games after opening the season 0-4 to improve their record to 6-4 overall. Longwood will play again next Sunday, March 7, hosting Seton Hill (Pa.) beginning at 1 p.m. for another twinbill at Lancer Stadium.
In the opener, Longwood broke open a close game (4-1) with 10 runs in the 4th inning, and took advantage of 15 hits and five Pittsburgh-Johnstown errors en route to the 17-run victory. Senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (4-6, 6 RBI) led the attack with four hits, including a three-run home run in the 4th and a three-run double in the 5th inning. Junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (3-4, RBI) and freshman Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (3-5, 2 RBI) each collected three hits in the contest, including a double by Balus and a two-run single by Yarbrough in the 3rd inning. Senior Louis Shackelford/Newport News (Denbigh) (1-4, 2 RBI) and freshman Hunter Williams/Richmond (Varina) (2-3, 2 RBI) each added two RBI to the effort, including a two-run double by Williams in the 4th. Sophomore Mike Brown/Courtland (Southampton) (1-0) earned the pitching win with the first 5.0 innings on the mound, scattering five hits and three earned runs with one strikeout.
In the nightcap, Longwood rallied from an early 2-0 deficit through three innings and scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the final 7th inning with two-outs. Freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (2-2, 2 RBI) had the game-winner, a two-out single to left field scoring junior Robert Gillis/Dartmouth, Nova Scotia (Auburn Drive) (2-4, RBI) who had hit a two-out double to keep things going for the Lancers. Medley (2-3, RBI) also added two hits for Longwood. Freshman Zach Zigrang/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) (2-0) got the pitching win in relief, his second in two days, with the final 1.1 shutout innings, yielding just one hit with two strikeouts.
