Baseball Falls At Barton (N.C.) 8-6; Record Now 30-9

Sophomore Danny McCraw (Randolph-Henry HS) Collects Three Hits Against Bulldogs

April 9, 2004

WILSON, N.C. -- Longwood University dropped an 8-6 collegiate baseball decision at Barton College Friday night in North Carolina. The Lancers had a five-game winning streak stopped and are now 30-9 overall. Longwood and Barton will play a doubleheader on Saturday to conclude the three-game weekend series.

At Barton, Longwood fell behind 5-0 through three innings before getting on the board with two runs in the 4th inning. The Lancers closed to within 7-6 with two runs in the 8th inning before the host Bulldogs added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th. Sophomore Danny McCraw/Pamplin (Randolph-Henry) (3-5, RBI) and freshman Charlie Yarbrough/Richmond (Mills Godwin) (3-5, RBI) each collected three hits to lead the 15-hit attack, including a pair of doubles by McCraw. Senior Louis Shackelford/Newport News (Denbigh) (2-5) and junior Brett Mooney/Virginia Beach (Salem) (2-4) each added two hits for the Lancers.

Freshman Brian McCullough/Virginia Beach (Princess Anne) (3-1) took the pitching loss with the first 5.0-plus innings, scattering eight hits and seven earned runs with five strikeouts.

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