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THE ROTUNDA
MARCH 18, 1998
Baseball Team Continues Strong Season; Defeat Belmont Abbey and St. Andrews in Recent Action The Longwood College baseball Longwood 9. St. Andrews 4 while Sullivan allowed four hits and one winner. Stoots finished the opener 3-3 team won its fourth consecutive game last with a solo home run and three RBI. SeAgainst St. Andrews in the series fi- run with three strikeouts. Saturday (3/7) in North Carolina, nior Todd Barker/Menchville HS defeating Carolinas- Virginia Ath(1-0) got the pitching win in reletic Conference (CVAC) oppolief for LC. lUatnGtonai Last Week: Defeated Belmont acnt Belmont Abbey (N.C.) 2-0. _ ^jtat&Si^f^6-5 Lost to St, Andrew* 10rw r The Lancers were scheduled to 4, Defeated St. Andrews 9-4, *fj elfnifrt Abbey and at HamfdenSydney (results not amilable St. Andrews 10. Longwood play two more games against the at press time) Crusaders but the wet weather tr (d&tileheader), 3/22 at Pfeijfe\ would not cooperate. The Lancers tfilioe . ys.S\m-H*u>Paltz,dl264 In the second game, the also won two of three games \aier\ 3/29 vs. Mount Olive, 3/31 vs. St. Pi Knights broke open a 2-2 contest against Carolinas-Virginia AthjLUAd^^:TnrougH%ga^ hitting with eight runs during the fourth, letic Conference (CVAC) oppo.523 with two home runs, six doubles, and 15 RBI fifth, and sixth innings en route to nent St. Andrews (N.C.) at Lancer (.417,6H&13 RBI), Brad Simpson (MS,.3 HR, 8 RBI); cr-302. the win. Stoots again led the Stadium over the weekend, win5 doubles, 3 RBI), and Frtd SMots (.270,3 HR; 10 RBK Lancers with a 2-3 effort, includning game one, 6-5, and game l(noeredhvERAtoatem4>e9t2:p5ih^h22mA^^ ing a two-run homer, and another iiree, 9-4, around a 10-4 loss in fbllowedon the mound by juniorGreg Edmonds (i^.OitKA, 172 innings, 20 strikeouts), three RBI. Classmate Brad game two. The Lancers are now andMicn*elLei»ua-l,3MERffi£mnmgs,llst^ Simpson/Clover Hill HS, also 21-3 overall, 6-1 in the CVAC, and 3, added a solo blast in the sixth were scheduled to play at Belmont inning for LC, while junior Mike Lewis/ Abbey (N.C.) Monday, and then at nale Sunday, LC got four RBI from freshHalifax County HS (1-1) took the pitchHampden-Sydney Tuesday. Results from man Travis Pfitzner/Gar-Field HS, and Longwood 6. St. Andrews 5 ing loss, allowing six runs in four innings. mose contests were not available at press junior captain Shawn Torian/Halifax Following Tuesday's scheduled time. County HS hit his sixth home run this In the first game of the series, LC game at nearby H-SC, Longwood travels spring, to lead the Lancers to the 9-4 tri- rallied to score three runs during their last to North Carolina to play another threeLonfwood 2. Belmont Abbey 0 umph. The Lancers went ahead 2-1 in the at-bat for the come-from-behind victory game conference series at Pfeiffer (N.C.) first inning and never looked back as jun- as junior Fred Stoots/Clover Hill HS March 21-22. At the Abbey, LC got all the offense ior Robey Caldwell/Cave Spring HS (2- pingled with two outs to score the gameit would need in the first inning as fresh- 1) pitched the first five innings with eight man Travis Pfitzner/Gar-Field HS strikeouts to gain the pitching win, while flammed a solo home run with one out. freshman Mike Sullivan/Gar-Field HS got Classmate and former high school team- his second save on the season with the fi- continued from page 11 mate Mike Sullivan/Gar-Field HS made nal four innings in relief for the Lancers. half of the game. and senior defender Ali Brandenburger/ lie run count with an outstanding one-hit, Pfitzner finished the contest 2-3 at the '1 have never seen more assistance Charlottesville, Va-Albemarle HS (one ive strikeout performance on the mound. plate with two runs and four RBI, includamong the players," said Grubbs. "We shut goal) each had several goals throughout the Sophomore Doug Kenney/Cave Spring ing a big three-run double in the bottom down Pfeiffer's offensive system comgame against Pfeiffer. HS scored the other Lancer run in the sec- of the eighth inning to secure the victory pletery." Nevertheless, what was even more md inning following a walk and some cre- over a squad picked second, ahead of LC In particular, big thanks to junior atoutstanding than the outcome, was the way ative baserunning — scoring from third (third), in the preseason CVAC coaches tack Susie Gilbert/Warrenton, Va-Fauquier each Lancer set herself out for the team to be •hen classmate Anthony Pennix/William poll. Classmate Ryan Costa/Buffalo Gap HS (one goal), sophomore defender Heather victorious. In particular, Duboski, Miranda, Campbell HS got into a rundown between HS was also 2-3 with two runs for the WentzeWirginia Beach, \k.-Kempsville Hogan, Smith, Brandenburger, and Whhaker fast and second base. The Crusaders only Lancers. Caldwell scattered six hits and HS, and freshmen keeper Rachel Bunn/ Balwere breaking-up the Pfeiffer defensive field kit came during their last at-bat. three runs along with his eight strikeouts, timore, Md-NortheastHS. Gilbert not only early in the contest by making impeccable added one goal near the end of the match, passes and aids to each other, meanwhile, but also made a great link between the de- senior defender Maria Tri voulides/Fairfax, fensive and offensive ends of the field Ac- W-West Springfield HS and sophomore cording to Grubbs, Gilbert was excellent at defender Heather Branson/Virginia Beach, intercepting and setting the offense. Wentzel, Va.-Salem HS were scrupulously making continued from page 11 who had the highest ground ball assistance, low descends to guard the midfield, which covered almost all the lost ground balls and allowed for a solid beginning and a 3-0 lead while classmate Jennifer Bragg/ Longwood 12-4. PfejfferO-2 agilely passed onto the offensive system. As for the Lancers. lyilliamsport Area (Pa.) HS (6-1) got the At Pfeiffer, Gough was 4-4 with two for Bunn, her consistency in having a high Remarkably, coach Grubbs pointed aound win with a complete-game, three- runs and two RBI, including a double in percentage in saving goals during each match out the fact that Whitaker, precise at taking kit effort. In the nightcap, freshman Casey the opening-game 12-0 win. Freshman has already led the Lancers to two victories. control of the center draw, was efficient at Alexander/Madison County HS was 3-5 Courtney O' Konek/Frank W. Cox HS was Besides Gilbert, Wentzel, and Bunn's getting the balls near to the Pfeiffer cage. with three runs and two RBI, including two 3-4 with two runs and two RBI, including effort in defending and scoring, junior Also, Whitaker's classmate and midfielder tiples, to lead the way during an exciting a doube as well, while Bragg pitched the rnidfielders Dawn Duboski/ Marhon, NJ.- Jennifer Davis/Clifton, Va-Robinson HS ■ght-inning contest (12-10). The Lanc- distance allowing just three hits with two Cherokee HS (two goals) and Melissa was another speedy player who impressively ■s scored three runs in their extra at-bat, strikeouts. The second game (4-2) saw Miranda/Virginia Beach, Va.-Kempsville used her acceleration during the game. In while the Knights could only muster one Gough and Alexander each go 3-4, with HS (three goals, one assist), junior attack addition, the two substitutes, freshmen deaklitum.il tally. Gough was 2-5 with two Alexander scoring a run and Gough addLaurie Hogan/Charlottesville, Va.- fenders Beth Whoriey/Chesterfield, \&■ms and three RBI, including a double, ing another double. Freshman Bobbi Alhemarle HS (five goals), freshman attack Thomas Dale HS and Sarah Barnett/Richvhile Bragg (7-1) picked up another tri- Wharton/FIorence Township Memorial Natalie SnuthOiariottesville. Va.- Albemarle mond, Va-Douglas Freeman HS both at■nph with the final 3.2 innings in relief (N.J.) HS earned the pitching win with a HS (three goals, three assists), sophomore tributed to the game by actively playing and with three strikeouts. complete-game effort. midfielder Tina Wrutaker/Virginia Beach, supporting the morales of the Lancers. Va-Kempsvilk HS (one goal, one assist),
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