Baseball Drops Second Straight

Ferrum Bangs Out 21 Hits in 13-4 Win

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WINCHESTER , Va. – The Shenandoah University baseball team failed in its bid to reach the .500 mark in Dixie Conference play Monday afternoon as Ferrum College defeated SU 13-4.

The Monday afternoon game was a makeup of a rained out contest from St. Patrick’s Day. Ferrum (13-4, 3-1) jumped out to a 3-1 lead after four innings and then broke open the contest with eight runs in the final two innings.

Shenandoah (8-14, 1-3) got its final three runs courtesy of a Brent Meixsell ( Saylorsburg , Pa. /Pleasant Valley) home run in the ninth. SU had gotten on the board in the fourth when Tommy Delaney (Fairfax Station, Va./Hayfield) singled home Dusty Crostic ( Chesterfield , Va. /LC Bird) from second base. Crostic reached on a throwing error by FC catcher Kevin Griffin.

As in the 1-0 loss to Ferrum on March 16, SU struggled against the Panthers pitching. Sophomore Thomas Meeks improved to 4-0 this season by tossing the complete game victory; he struck out 12 batters while scattering six hits and walking three.

Meeks was also the story offensively for Ferrum. He was 4 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored while Mickey Russell added four hits in four at-bats. Blaine Eanes provided the big blast for FC with his two-run home run to left center in the fourth.

Freshman Mike McVearry ( Bowie , Md. / South River ) fell to 3-3 this spring after giving up seven runs (seven earned) on 15 hits and three walks in 7.1 innings. Sophomore Tyler Gorman ( Alexandria , Va. /Hayfield) gave up the final six runs on six hits and two walks in 1.2 innings of action. McVearry also struck out two.

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Shenandoah is back in action again Tuesday with a doubleheader against Oswego (N.Y.) State. First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 pm .

Shenandoah University offers 16 intercollegiate sports, eight for men and eight for women. For further information, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications at 540-665-5417 or visit our web site at http://www.su.edu/athletics. For Dixie Conference Information, please visit the Dixie Conference home page: http://www.dixieconference.com.

Shenandoah University is a comprehensive Level V private university with an enrollment of approximately 2,500 students in five schools: School of Arts & Sciences, Harry F. Byrd Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah Conservatory, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy and the School of Health Professions (Athletic Training, Nursing, Physician Assistant, Respiratory Care, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy). The University offers more than 60 programs of study at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.