April 6, 2004

BOX SCORE GAME #1

BOX SCORE GAME #2

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University swept a collegiate baseball doubleheader from visiting Southern Virginia University Tuesday at Lancer Stadium, winning the first game 7-0 and the second game 13-3. The Lancers have won seven of their last eight games, to improve their overall record to 28-8.  Longwood will play again Wednesday (April 7), hosting Virginia State University for another 1 p.m. doubleheader at Lancer Stadium.

In the opener, Longwood received three hits and four RBI from freshman Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (3-4, 4 RBI), and senior right-hander Evan Weinstein/Toronto, Ontario (W.L. MacKenzie) (4-1) enjoyed his best mound performance of the season with a two-hit shutout.  Yarbrough had a three-run double in the 1st inning, and added a two-out solo home run in the 5th inning.  It was his sixth homer of the season and traveled approximately 400-feet to left field.  Weinstein went the distance with the complete-game effort over 7.0 innings with four strikeouts.  He was making his first appearance in 12 days after being hit by a ground ball in the forehead at Virginia State March 25 and needing over 20 stitches for the injury.

In the nightcap, Longwood scored eight runs in the 5th inning to break a 2-2 tie and cruised to the convincing win.  Yarbrough (3-4, RBI) and freshman Tyler Ames/Exmore (Northampton) (3-4, 2 RBI) led the 16-hit attack with three hits each.  Yarbrough had two doubles as the first-year standout established a new Longwood season-record for doubles with 20.  Collecting two hits each were senior Brian Medley/Halifax (Halifax Co.) (2-3), junior Chris Balus/Newport News (Denbigh) (2-4, RBI), and freshman Tyler Childress/Montclair (Forest Park) (2-5, 2 RBI).  Childress also had two doubles in the game.  Freshman Matt Fitzgerald/Fairfax Station (Hayfield) (1-0) earned the pitching win, scattering six hits and two earned runs with four strikeouts over the first 4.2 innings, making his collegiate debut on the mound.