April 4, 2004

BOX SCORE

GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Longwood University took a 4-3 collegiate baseball decision at Limestone College Sunday in South Carolina, completing the three-game road series with two victories.  The Lancers are now 26-8 overall and will play again Tuesday, April 6, hosting Southern Virginia University for a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Lancer Stadium -- a twinbill originally scheduled for Buena Vista but moved to Farmville late last week.

At Limestone, Longwood freshman Tyler Childress/Montclair (Forest Park) (1-4, RBI) led-off the 9th inning with a solo home run to center field for the game-winning hit, and the decisive run.  It was the fourth homer of the season for the first-year catcher.  The visitors had trailed 2-1 after one inning, and 3-1 through three innings, before tying the game at 3-3 in the 6th inning.  Classmate Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (3-3, 2 RBI) collected three of the six Lancer hits to lead the effort -- all doubles to push his team-leading total to 16 this spring.  Senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (1-1) drew four walks in the game, and was walked nine times in the three games after hitting three home runs in the opener.

Junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (1-0) earned his first collegiate pitching win in relief with the final 1.2 scoreless innings on the mound, allowing just one hit with two strikeouts.  Freshman Brian McCullough/Virginia Beach (Princess Anne) started the contest and went the first 7.1 innings for the Lancers, scattering 10 hits and three earned runs with three strikeouts.

Longwood's 26 wins this season mark the 19th time in the last 23 years that the tradition-rich program has attained at least 25 wins in a season.