March 20, 2004

BOX SCORE GAME 1

BOX SCORE GAME 2

LAURINBURG, N.C. -- Longwood University split a collegiate baseball doubleheader at St. Andrews College Saturday in North Carolina, winning the second game 6-4 after falling in the first game 14-3.  The Lancers are now 16-6 overall and will play another doubleheader against the Knights on Sunday in North Carolina.

In the nightcap, Longwood rallied from an early 2-0 deficit before St. Andrews tied the game at 4-4 through six innings.  The Lancers plated the two game-winning runs in the final 7th inning on a two-run double by senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (2-3, 2 RBI).  Sophomore Danny McCraw/Pamplin (Randolph-Henry) (3-3) collected three hits to lead the effort, while junior Brett Mooney/Virginia Beach (Salem) (1-3, 3 RBI) added a three-run home run in the 3rd inning, his second of the season.  Freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (2-4) also had two hits in the second game.  Freshman Zach Zigrang/Virginia Beach (Kempsville) (6-0) earned his team-leading sixth pitching win -- all in relief -- with the final 2.0 innings on the mound, allowing one hit and one earned run with one strikeout.  Sophomore Mike Brown/Courtland (Southampton) went the first 5.0 innings on the mound, scattering five hits and three earned runs with three strikeouts.

In the opener, the Knights scored two runs in the 1st inning and led 11-1 through four innings en route to the win.  Medley (1-3, RBI) and junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (1-3, RBI) each hit solo home runs for the Lancers -- Medley’s team-best 7th homer in the 6th inning, and Balus’ fourth homer in the 3rd inning.  Freshman Alan Moore/Richmond (Monacan) (4-2) took the pitching loss with the first 3.2 innings, yielding five earned runs.  Longwood had five fielding errors in the first game.