April 25, 2004

SPARTANBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team made a fun and exciting run in the 2004 CVAC Baseball Tournament but fell short on championship Sunday losing to Pfeiffer University, 8-4, in Duncan Park to finish third in the tourney. The No. 5 seed Knights end their season with a 25-27 record while the No. 1 seed Falcons improved to 40-11.

Each team swapped runs in the first. Bryant Parnell ripped an RBI double off the left field wall for Pfeiffer and Everett Kelly supplied a sacrifice fly for SAPC that scored Will Clark, who led off with a walk and moved over on an Anthony Mehling single.

The Falcons took the lead for good with a sacrifice fly by Jeff Robbins scoring Zach Greene in the third. Pfeiffer added five more runs in the fourth to take a 7-1 lead. Justin Little and Brian York each blasted a two-run homer to left field in the inning. York extended the Falcon lead to 8-1 with a sacrifice fly in the fifth that scored Mark Campbell, who reached with a single.

Just like all four other CVAC Tournament games the Knights started to put together a late rally (succeeded three times). In the seventh SAPC scored three times to cut the deficit to four. Ritchie Priest led off with a single and Trent Sheppard followed with a walk. Marc Hammonds drilled a single in the right-field gap scoring Priest. Two batters later Clark ripped a double in the same area to score Sheppard and Hammonds. The Knights could not get any more runs past the Pfeiffer pitching but never quit making the weekend a success.

Starter Spencer Anthony picked up the win going 6 1/3 innings allowing four runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out six. York moved from shortstop to the mound with two on in the ninth and got the final two outs for the save. Demetrius Jordan (5-2), who was pitching on only one days rest, took the loss going 3 2/3 innings allowing seven runs on seven hits. Clark led the Knights going 3-for-4 with a walk, two RBI, and a run.

"Our pitching has stepped up all weekend long keeping us in every game and helping us make three comeback wins. Josh Porter's five hitter against the No. 1 conference and region team (Pfeiffer) was impressive,” stated head coach Bobby Simmons.

Simmons continued with, "It was an exciting weekend to be part of as our whole team came together with great pitching and timely hitting. It was a fun end for out seniors and should be the start of a bright future for our young players."

All-Tournament player Brad Smith collected two hits in the season finale including a double. Smith batted .409 with six doubles in the tournament to earn the All-Tourney selection. "Smith has been a great surprise as he did not bat much for most of the year because he pitched a lot. He has been our hottest hitter in the last two weeks which helped us in the tournament," Simmons complimented.

April 24, 2004

SPARTANBURG, SC—The No. 5 seed St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team survived an elimination game in the CVAC Baseball Tournament by defeating No. 1 seed Pfeiffer 6-4 on Saturday afternoon in Duncan Park. The Knights improved to 25-26 while the Falcons fell to 39-11.

After a Brian York walk Bryant Parnell hit a deep home run to right-center placing the Falcons on top, 2-0, after one. The Knights cut the lead in half with one run in the third off singles by Trent Sheppard and Brandon Taylor and a sacrifice fly by Brad Smith.

Mark Campbell extended Pfeiffer's lead with a sacrifice bunt scoring Matt Long, who tripled down the right-field line earlier in the fourth. Jeff Robbins crushed a solo shot into the left side trees in the fifth to up the Falcon lead to 4-1.

Pfeiffer held the three-run lead until the top of the seventh when St. Andrews scored five unearned runs to take a 6-5 advantage. Ritchie Priest and Taylor walked for the Knights and with two outs Will Clark reached on a fielding error scoring Priest. Brad Smith followed with a fielder’s choice in which Taylor scored on because of a throwing error. Clark then crossed home plate on a passed ball to tie the game up. Anthony Mehling capped the inning off with a two run blast over the 375 sign in center field.

Josh Porter (4-2) pitched remarkably going 8 1/3 innings and allowing only four runs on four hits and five walks. Mehling finished off the exciting game by getting the final two outs in relief of Porter earning his sixth save of the season. Eight different Knights collected hits helping St. Andrews complete its second straight come from behind win on Saturday.

St. Andrews and Pfeiffer will turn around and face each other tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 pm in Duncan Park for the right to play in the championship game.

April 24, 2004

SPARTANBURG, NC—St. Andrews' Demetrius Jordan drilled a long single down the right-field line with two outs in the bottom of the ninth scoring Anthony Mehling for the game-winning run against Anderson College in the CVAC Baseball Tournament at Duncan Park on Saturday afternoon. The hit completed a late three-run comeback victory, 6-5, for the No. 5 seed Knights (24-26) and eliminated the No. 8 seed Trojans from the tourney.

Brad Smith gave the Knights an early 1-0 lead scoring on an Anthony Mehling single after nailing a double in the right-field gap. Everett Kelly tacked on SAPC's second run in the third with a single that scored Brandon Taylor, who led off with a walk.

The Trojans F.A. Vildosola tied the game up in the fourth with a towing two-run shot to right-center. AC then took a two-run lead in the fifth with three consecutive hits including doubles by Jared Taylor and Jason Ratliff and a single by Jason Jones. John Mac White made it 5-2 for the Trojans with a solo home run in the sixth.

The Knights slowly cut at the lead with one-run homers by Will Clark in the seventh and Jordan in the eighth. Clark started the St. Andrews ninth inning rally with a single through the left side. After getting the second out Anderson gave up a single to Mehling in which Clark was able to score on because of an error. In the same play Mehling moved over to third in a bang-bang play that got the AC coach ejected. Kelly followed with a walk setting up the game winning heroics by Jordan.

Kevin Smith (2-3) picked up the win going three innings in relief of starter Paul Zehr. Reliever Adam Dymond (2-5) took the loss allowing the final two St. Andrews hits.

Mehling led the Knights going 3-for-3 with two driven in and scoring once. Smith, Clark, and Jordan followed with two hits apiece. Six different Trojans connected for two hits.

The Knights followed with an encore performance in which they defeated the No. 1 seed Pfeiffer University Falcons immediately afterwards advancing to play on Sunday afternoon.

April 23, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The CVAC Player of the Year, Jeff Robbins, connected for three hits including two homers and a triple helping Pfeiffer University take an 8-3 win over St. Andrews on Friday evening in the CVAC Baseball Tournament at Duncan Park. The No. 1 seed Falcons improved to 39-10 overall while the No. 5 seed Knights fell to 23-26.

Robbins gave the Falcons an early 2-0 lead in the first with a two-run shot to left field. The Knights answered with two runs in the second on singles by Demetrius Jordan and Cliff Allred.

Pfeiffer slowly pulled away scoring in four other innings. A triple by Robbins gave the Falcons the lead for good in the fifth. Robbins also finished the scoring for Pfeiffer with a solo homer in the eighth.

Jason Goodwin only allowed one other SAPC run, going the distance for the Falcons allowing three runs (one earned) on seven hits while striking out four. Ryan Curley took the loss for the Knights allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings worth of work.

Ritchie Priest's single in the seventh scored Everett Kelly for the final Knight run, who led off the inning with a double in the right field gap. Kelly led the Knights with two hits and two runs scored. Along with Robbins, Bryant Parnell, Robert Scott, and Matt Long each tagged three hits for the Falcons.

The Knights will play in an elimination game against the No. 8 seed Anderson Trojans on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm in Duncan Park.

April 23, 2004

SPARTANBURG, SC—Sophomore Brad Smith drove in one run on each of his three doubles for the St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team helping the Knights advance past Barton, 9-7, in the first round of the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference Baseball Tournament on Friday afternoon at the Spartanburg Methodist College Complex.

St. Andrews, the No. 5 seed in the CVAC tournament, improved to 23-25 while No. 4 seed Barton fell to 27-25.

The Knights grabbed a 3-0 lead in top of the third scoring on three consecutive hits including doubles by Smith and Anthony Mehling. After Rufus Wilson put the Bulldogs on the board with a solo homer, SAPC pulled out to a 5-1 lead scoring two more runs in the fourth.

Barton answered with five runs in the bottom of the fourth to take its first lead of the game, 6-5, on six hits including back-to-back home runs by David Kimball and Kevin Brosseau.

St. Andrews sophomore pitcher Demetrius Jordan helped his own cause in the fifth belting a gigantic blast over the left field trees to tie the game up at six. Smith's second double in the sixth put the Knights up for good. SAPC added two more runs in the eighth on three straight doubles.

The Bulldogs put together a valiant effort in the bottom of the ninth loading the bases with one out but could only drive in one run falling short by two runs.

Jordan (5-1) gutted out the win going 7 2/3 innings allowing six runs on 11 hits and two walks while striking out four. Mehling picked up his fifth save of the season. Glenn Jones took the loss after giving up two runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings in relief.

Clark also collected three hits for the Knights while Brandon Taylor and Everett Kelly each had two. Five different Bulldogs had two hits. Both teams finished with 13 hits but Barton left 11 runners stranded.

The Knights advance to play the No. 1 seed Pfeiffer University Falcons tonight at 7pm in Duncan Park.

April 21, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Three home runs by St. Andrews baseball players helped the Knights to an easy 15-5 victory over visiting Lander University on Wednesday afternoon on Clark Field. The Knights finished the regular season at 22-25 while the Bearcats fell to 30-21.

The game was an offensive treat that included 31 hits, seven walks, three hit batters, and seven errors for a total of 48 batters reaching base. St. Andrews took advantage of more of its opportunities collecting 17 hits while Lander left 12 base runners stranded.

After each team scored one run early the Knights jumped out to a 7-1 lead with two runs in the second and four runs in the third. The Bearcats pulled to within five scoring two runs in the top of the fifth but St. Andrews pulled away in the bottom half of the inning taking advantage of an error and scoring five unearned runs. Both teams scored two more runs late but SAPC breezed to the 10-run victory.

Demetrius Jordan led the Knights with two hits including a three-run blast to deep right-center and a base clearing triple for six RBI. Cliff Allred chipped in with a homer and a double driving in three runs. Will Clark also hit a homer for the Knights, a deep solo shot to center field. Seven total St. Andrews players collected two hits.

Bob Fenn led the Bearcats with two hits, two runs scored, and two runs driven in. Jason Spivey, Greg Smith, and Jeff Whitfield also collected two hits apiece for Lander.

Senior Kevin Smith picked up his first win of the season after going six complete innings allowing three runs (none earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out four. David Glover took the loss going only 1 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on four hits.

St. Andrews will play in the 2004 CVAC Baseball Tournament in Spartanburg, SC this weekend. The Knights enter the tournament as the No. 5 seed and will face the No. 4 seed Barton in the first round at 10:00 am Friday morning. St. Andrews took two out of three regular season games from Barton.

April 17, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews baseball team rallied from behind to win the first game of a CVAC doubleheader, 7-5, on Saturday afternoon on Clark Field but watched Erskine do the same to them in the second game as the Flying Fleet prevented the series sweep with a 4-3 victory. The Knights finish the conference regular season at 21-25 overall and 11-12 in the CVAC while Erskine stands at 29-24 and 9-14.

Game 1

The Flying Fleet jumped out early with two home runs in the second inning of the first game to take an early 3-0 lead. Brett Smagala (Mt. Airy, MD) led off the inning with a solo shot to left field and Wes Edwards (Anderson, SC) hit a two run blast to right.

Cliff Allred (Franklinville, NC) put the Knights on the board with a single that scored Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC). Smagala answered for Erskine with an RBI single that scored Robby Knapp (St. Augustine, FL), who led off the top of the third with a double down the left-field line.

St. Andrews grabbed their first lead of the game in the bottom half of the third with four unearned runs. Trent Sheppard (Peachland, NC) reached on an error. Will Clark (Laurinburg, NC) followed with a double and Marc Hammonds (Polkton, NC) scored Sheppard with an infield single. Anthony Mehling moved Clark and Sheppard over with a sacrifice bunt and Jordan was intentionally walked to load the bases. Brad Smith emptied the bases with a single up the middle.

The Knights tacked on a run in the fourth and in the sixth to take a 7-4 lead on RBI singles by Hammonds and Mehling. Anthony Passalacqua (East Islip, NY) started a rally in the seventh with a solo homer but Mehling came in and retired the next three Erskine hitters to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) earned the win going six plus innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on ten hits while striking out seven. Jon Merrell (Waynesville, NC) took the loss allowing seven runs (two earned) on 11 hits in six innings. Clark and Hammonds each finished with three hits for the Knights while Passalacqua and Smagala had three a piece for Erskine.

Game 2

Clark gave the Knights a 1-0 lead in the third inning of the second game with a single that scored Brandon Taylor (Laurinburg, NC). Pinch hitter Matt Stack (Concord, NC) tied the game up in the fifth with a sacrifice fly that scored Jeff Gray (Mauldin, SC), who lead off the inning with a double.

Sheppard regained the lead for the Knights with a single and Mehling made it 3-1 with a solo shot to deep right-center in the sixth.

St. Andrews held onto the two-run lead until the eighth when Erskine scored three runs on three hits and a walk. Passalacqua tied the game up with a two-run single to right center. Passalacqua stole second and Casey Smith (Powder Springs, GA) scored Passalacqua for the game winning run with a single through the left side.

Brandon Auten (Rock Hill, SC) picked up the win in relief and Chad Hinson (Mullins, SC) was credited with a two-inning save. B. Smith took the loss allowing three hits and two runs in the eighth. SAPC starter Paul Zehr (Rochester, NY) pitched an outstanding game allowing only two runs on three hits in over seven innings of work.

Both teams will play non-conference competition this week before heading to the CVAC tournament next weekend in Spartanburg, SC. The Knights will host Lander on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

April 16, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Sophomore pitcher Demetrius Jordan nailed two home runs including the game winning two-run blast in the bottom of the sixth helping St. Andrews win an 11-9 slugfest over CVAC rival Erskine College on Friday Afternoon at Clark Field. The Knights improved to 20-24 overall and 10-11 in the conference while the Flying Fleet fell to 29-22 and 9-13.

Erskine jumped out to an early 5-0 lead as SAPC caused five errors in the first four innings resulting in three of those runs being unearned.

Jordan (Wilmington, NC) and Cliff Allred (Franklinville, NC) put the Knights on the board in the bottom of the fourth with homers. With two outs Jordan hit a solo shot to left field. After Brad Smith reached with a single Allred pulled the game to 5-3 with a two-run blast to left-center.

The Knights connected for five runs in the fifth to take their first lead, 8-5, off of six hits. The Flying Fleet quickly tied the game back up at 8-8 with three runs in the sixth. Casey Smith (Powder Springs, GA) ripped a two-run homer to left and Sal Licari (Utica, NY) scored Brett Smagala (Mt. Airy, MD) with a single through the right side.

After Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) singled up the middle Jordan put the Knights on top for good, 10-8, with an explosion that went over the center-field fence. The Fleet pulled to within one with Robbie Knapp’s (St. Augustine, FL) 14th homer of the season, a solo shot in the seventh.

B. Smith added an insurance run for the Knights in the eighth on a sacrifice fly and Nate Rohler (Myrtle Beach, SC) secured the game with his third save of the season. Jordan improved to 4-1 on the season after going six innings and allowing eight runs (five earned) on 10 hits while striking out five. Jordan also finished the game going 4-for-4 from the plate with four RBI and three runs.

The two teams will finish their season series tomorrow afternoon with a doubleheader beginning at 12:00 p.m.

March 30, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Daniel Corey (Rockingham, NC) ripped five hits and drove in four runs for the St. Andrews baseball team as the Knights took both ends of a non-conference doubleheader against Virginia State, 10-7 and 13-1, on a rainy Clark Field Tuesday afternoon. The Knights improved to 16-19 with the sweep while the Trojans fell to 11-15.

In both games SAPC jumped out early scoring six runs in the first two innings of game one and seven runs in the first of game two. The Knights never relinquished the early leads to extend their winning streak to four games.

Game 1

Four hits, three walks, and a sacrifice fly gave St. Andrews five runs in the second inning of the first game to go up 6-2. The Knights never looked back even though errors were the norm and SAPC kept the Trojans in the game with three mistakes that resulted in six unearned runs for VSU. The Trojans made plenty of their own mistakes including seven errors.

Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC) and Corey each tallied three of the 10 Knights hits. Jordan finished with two doubles, three RBI, and a run scored while Corey drove in two. Ritchie Priest (Elizabethtown, NC) connected for his first collegiate home run in the second inning, a solo shot to left field.

Brad Smith (Riegelwood, NC) improved to 3-6 after going 5 2/3 innings and only allowing one earned run while Byron Baxter took the loss.

Game 2

Four walks and a hit batter helped St. Andrews score seven runs in the first inning of the second game on only three hits. B. Smith’s single and Corey’s triple in the first scored four of those runs.

Virginia State would score their only run in the fourth with a single by Jason Jennings after a fielding error kept the inning alive. The Knights would answer with six more runs in bottom half of the fourth including back to back homers by Dan Russell (Lancaster, PA) and Anthony Mehling (Pottsville, PA). D. Russell’s three-run blast was his first of the year.

Seven different Knights contributed for the eight total St. Andrews hits in the game. SAPC would be awarded the 12-run victory in the middle of the fifth when the umpires called the game due to all of the rain that had fallen.

Josh Porter (Laurinburg, NC) pitched all five innings for the Knights allowing only one run on five hits and one walk while striking out five to improve to 3-2. Pharisse Berry took the loss.

St. Andrews will travel to Wingate on Thursday evening for a night game against the Bulldogs that begins at 6:30 p.m.

March 28, 2004

WILSON, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team rebounded from an 8-5 loss to Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Barton on Saturday afternoon by taking the last two games of the series 11-5 and 6-4 in Fleming Stadium. The wins improved the Knights to 14-19 overall and 7-7 in the conference while the Bulldogs fell to 17-18 overall and 11-7 in the CVAC.

Game 1

After a slight rain delay St. Andrews jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the second inning of the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday. The Knights and sophomore infielder Will Clark (Laurinburg, NC) took advantage of a couple Barton errors as Clark hit a two-run triple to the gap in right-center field. Back to back doubles by Daniel Corey (Rockingham, NC) and Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) put the Knights up 5-1 in the fourth.

SAPC maintained the four run lead until the bottom of the eighth when the Bulldogs tied the game up with four hits and two walks including RBI doubles by David Kimball and Travis Holloman. With the score deadlocked at 5-5 Michael Kopp provided the heroics for Barton in the bottom of the ninth belting a three-run walk off blast to deep left-center field, his tenth homer of the season.

Reliever Glenn Jones picked up his fourth win of the season while Brad Smith (Riegelwood, NC) dropped to 2-6 after giving up the homer to Kopp.

Game 2

In the 7-inning nightcap Barton opened up a 3-1 lead in the second with a two-run single by Rufus Wilson and an RBI groundout by Justin Wilkes.

The Knights answered with seven runs in the top of the sixth to go up 8-3 on six hits. Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC) added three insurance runs for St. Andrews in the seventh, crushing a three-run homer to left field.

Barton rallied with two runs in the bottom half of the inning but closer Anthony Mehling (Pottsville, PA) was able get the final three outs for the Knights before any more damage was done. Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) allowed five runs on 10 hits in the victory while Dee Eubanks took the loss.

Game 3

Will Walmsley and Wilson put the Bulldogs up 2-0 in Sunday’s finale with RBI singles in the second inning. The Knights, who only had one hit in the first four innings, tied the game up at 2-2 in the fifth as Mehling scored from first on an errant pick off attempt and Trent Sheppard (Peachland, NC) hit his first homerun of the season just inside the right field foul poll.

St. Andrews built up a 6-2 lead with runs in the next three innings but watched Wilson close the gap for Barton with a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth. With the lead cut to 6-4 the Knights brought in B. Smith, who picked up his second save of the season after retiring the final six Bulldog batters.

Paul Zehr (Rochester, NY) recorded his first win of the season going 7.0 innings and allowing four runs on eight hits. Barton’s Will Tyson dropped to 2-3 after allowing the first four runs on five hits.

For the series Clark led the Knights going 6-for-12 with two triples and three runs driven in. Jordan added four RBI and Mehling scored four times. Kimball led the Bulldogs with six hits while Dennis Blackmon, Justin Wilkes, and Wilson followed with five hits apiece.

St. Andrews hosts non-conference Virginia State on Tuesday afternoon. The first pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 1:00 p.m.

March 21, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Longwood University baseball team swept two 7-inning games on Sunday afternoon against host St. Andrews to take a four-game weekend series three games to one. The 5-3 and 16-6 victories improved the Lancers to 18-6 while the Knights fell to 12-16.

Anthony Mehling’s RBI double in the first inning of the first game put St. Andrews up 2-1, which ended up being the only lead the Knights would hold all day. Longwood scored two runs in both the third and fourth to pull out to a 5-2 lead. In those two innings the Lancers collected five of their nine total hits including a solo homer by Brett Mooney.

The Knights had a great chance in the bottom of the seventh to get back into the game, loading the bases with no outs. Reliever Darin Knicely replaced starter Brian McCullough and was able to get the Lancers out of the jam retiring three of the next four SAPC batters. McCullough improved to 2-0 on the season while Knicely picked up his first save of the year striking out two including the last batter of the game. Paul Zehr (0-3) took the loss after going the distance but allowing five runs (three earned) on nine hits.

Five walks by Josh Porter led to seven Longwood runs in the first two innings of the second game. Charlie Yarbrough put the Lancers up 7-0 with a three run blast down the left field line in the second.

The Knights scored six of the next nine runs to cut the lead to 10-6 but could not hold off Longwood’s offense. The Lancers finished with 15 hits to pull away to the 10 run victory.

Yarbrough led the Lancers with a homer, a double, four RBI, and three runs scored. Louis Shackelford went 3-for-3 and crossed home plate three times. Robert Gillis also hit a homer for Longwood.

Will Clark led the Knights offensively in the second game with three hits including a two-run homer, three RBI, and two runs.

Chris Balus recorded his first win of the season pitching three innings in relief and allowing only one hit while striking out four. Porter fell to 2-1 with the loss.

The Knights will travel to Aiken, South Carolina for a single game against the Pacers of USC Aiken on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.

March 20, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews baseball team ended a five-game losing streak with a 14-3 victory over Longwood University in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon. The Knights fell short of the sweep losing the second game 6-4 on Clark Field. The Knights stand at 12-14 overall while Longwood boasts a 16-6 record.

Game 1

St. Andrews had an offensive onslaught during the first game scoring 14 runs off of 16 hits in six innings. Five different Knights connected for multiple hits including Anthony Mehling and Cliff Allred, who each had three.

With a 5-1 lead SAPC broke the game open in the bottom of the fourth with six runs. The Knights had seven hits in that inning including a triple by Demetrius Jordan and a two-run homer by Allred. Brandon Taylor scored the Knights final three runs with a three-run blast to left field in the sixth, his first of the season.

Jordan kept Longwood in check going the distance on the mound allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five. Jordan improved to 2-0 on the season while Alan Moore (4-2) took the loss after giving up nine runs off of ten hits in 3 2/3 innings.

Two of the Lancers three runs came off of solo homers by Chris Balus and Brian Medley.

Game 2

The St. Andrews offense remained hot to start the second game jumping out to an early 2-0 lead on a two run double by Mehling in the first. A defensive error allowed Longwood back into the game during the third. Brett Mooney made the error hurt hitting a three-run shot to left-center field putting the Lancers on top 3-2.

Everett Kelly quickly tied the game up for the Knights with a solo homer in third. Longwood regained the lead with an RBI single by Danny McCraw in the six but watched Allred tie the game back up at 4-4 with his second blast of the day to lead off the bottom of the sixth.

The Lancers capitalized on another Knights error in the seventh as Medley laced a two-run double down the right field line scoring Tyler Ames and Mooney for the game winning runs. The Knights had a chance in the bottom half of the seventh, loading the bases but could not convert.

Zach Zigrang improved to 6-0 pitching in relief of Mike Brown, who went five complete innings. Brad Smith fell to 2-4 for the Knights after allowing the two runs in the seventh. Ryan Curley pitched well for SAPC, allowing only one earned run in the first six innings.

The two teams will end their four-game weekend series with another doubleheader tomorrow afternoon starting at 1:00 p.m.

March 16, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Bulldog starting pitcher David Rappoli went the distance as Bryant College defeated St. Andrews Presbyterian College 10-4 on Tuesday afternoon at Clark Field.

Bryant extended its win streak to eight games and improved to 10-4 on the season while the Knights have lost five straight falling to 11-13.

SAPC grabbed an early 2-0 lead in the first with a solo homer by Daniel Corey (Rockingham, NC) and a sacrifice fly by Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC). The Knights quickly gave up the lead in the top of the second allowing three runs, two unearned.

Bryant would never look back adding runs in four other innings and take the easy six run win. Clean-up hitter Mike Rocco led the Bulldogs with four hits, three runs, three RBI, a two-run homer, and a double. Daryle Crowley chipped in with two doubles, a homer, three runs scored and two RBI.

Corey supplied four of the Knights nine hits including a second solo homer in the ninth. Kelly finished with two hits and two driven in.

Rappoli (2-2) allowed four runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three in the complete game victory. St. Andrews starter Chris Martin (Wilmington, NC) fell to 1-2 after allowing eight runs on nine hits in 3 2/3 innings.

The Knights will try to get back over .500 this weekend as they host a 4-game series with Longwood. Saturday’s pair of games begins at 12 noon while the first pitch of Sunday’s doubleheader is slated for 1:00 p.m.

March 14, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Junior shortstop Brian York connected for five of Pfeiffer’s 19 hits in a 14-7 victory over Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference rival St. Andrews on Sunday afternoon at Clark Field.

The Falcons, who are ranked 13th nationally, completed the three-game weekend series sweep of the Knights to improve to 22-5 overall and 7-2 in the CVAC. St. Andrews fell to 11-12 and 5-6.

Pfeiffer grabbed a 7-0 lead after scoring six runs in the top of the third. In the inning Justin Little (Charlotte, NC) ripped a two-run double down the left field line and Mark Campbell (Hampstead, MD) drilled a two-run homer to right field.

York (Concord, NC) added two more runs for the Falcons in the fifth with a two-run single. York finished the game with four singles, a double, two RBI, and three runs scored. Bryant Parnell (Concord, NC) added the last Pfeiffer run with his sixth homer of the season, a solo shot to right field in the ninth. Little ended with three hits, two RBI, and two runs.

All seven of St. Andrews runs were scored on the deep ball. Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC) put the Knights on the board in the third with a two-run homer. Cliff Allred (Franklinville, NC) smoked a towering solo shot to left field in the six, his fifth of the season. Josh Craig (Lombardy, Ontario, Canada) pulled the Knights to within six runs in the eighth with a three-run homer. Jordan hit his second of the game in the ninth.

Starter Greg Tucker (Midland, NC) improved to 4-1 on the season going 7 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out six. Paul Zehr (Rochester, NY) slipped to 0-2 after giving up seven runs on ten hits in the first 2 2/3 innings.

The Knights will look to end a four-game skid on Tuesday when they host Bryant College at 2:00 p.m.

March 13, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Pfeiffer University baseball team road the momentum of a 5-2, 13-inning game-one victory over Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference rival St. Andrews to complete the doubleheader sweep with a 9-3 win on Clark Field.

The Falcons, who are ranked No. 13 nationally, improved to 21-5 overall and 6-2 in the CVAC while the Knights fell to 11-11 and 5-5.

Game 1

Both starting pitchers shut down each other’s high-powered offenses. Pfeiffer’s Jason Goodwin (Rockingham, NC) was spectacular allowing just two runs off nine hits and two walks while striking out seven in 10 innings. Goodwin threw 139 pitches before being replaced by a pinch hitter in the top of the 11th. SAPC’s Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) was equally impressive allowing only one run off four hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Each team scored a run in the fourth before St. Andrews grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC) scored on a wild pitch after reaching with a triple. Matt Long (Charlotte, NC) tied the game in the ninth with an RBI single to right field.

The game remained deadlocked at 2-2 until the top of the 13th when Mark Campbell drove in the eventual game-winning run with a single. Pfeiffer added two more insurance runs in the inning and held on to win by three in the 3 hour 43 minute game.

Brian York (Concord, NC) and Long led the Falcons with three hits apiece. The Knights Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) finished 4-for-5.

Josh Shelton (King, NC) improved to 2-0 on the season, pitching three perfect innings in relief. Brad Smith (Riegelwood, NC) fell to 2-3 after giving up the three runs in his three inning of work.

Game 2

The Falcons jumped out early in the second game with four runs in the first including a two-run double by Jamie Tucker (Midland, NC). Jeff Robbins (Greensboro, NC), who leads the league in homers, increased the Pfeiffer lead to six with his 13th homer of the season; a two-run blast to left field.

The Falcons would add three more runs and barely beat out darkness to win the second game by six and complete the sweep.

Kelly supplied all of the Knights runs with a RBI single in the third and a two-run homer to left-center field in the fifth. Kelly finished the game with three hits.

Chris Nall (Asheboro, NC) remained flawless, 6-0, going the distance in the 7-inning game. Nall recorded eight strikeouts while only allowing three runs on seven hits. Kevin Smith (Rochester, NY) fell to 0-2 after allowing six runs in the first two innings.

The two teams will finish the season series tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

March 7, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The Mt. Olive baseball team need five runs in the top of the 10th inning to surpass a relentless St. Andrews attack, 16-13, and win the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference weekend series on Sunday afternoon at Clark Field.

The Trojans (16-6 overall, 6-3 CVAC) grabbed with three different leads before extra innings but watched the Knights (11-9, 5-3) come back each time.

MOC broke out to an 11-6 lead going into the seventh inning stretch with runs in five of the first seven innings. St. Andrews fought back scoring two in the eighth and three in the ninth. Everett Kelly drilled his second homer of the game, a two run shot to center field to cut the lead to one and Anthony Mehling followed with a solo blast to left-center field to tie the game up at 11-11.

An error in the top of the 10th opened the door for the Trojans as they rattled off five unearned runs on five hits. St. Andrews kept the game interesting in their half of the inning, loading the bases with no outs. Mehling then followed with a two run single up the left side of the infield.

Yesterday’s game one winning pitcher, Ricky Duke, ended the threat coming in and retiring all three batters he faced to earn his second save of the season. Blake Montgomery picked up his first win of the season for Mt. Olive while Paul Zehr, the seventh Knight pitcher, took the loss.

Jonathan Pullen led the Trojan attack going 6-for-6 from the plate, all singles. Pullen also drove in two runs and scored three times. Steve Parrish, Shawn Warner, and T.J. Fly all hit two run homers for MOC.

St. Andrews’ Will Clark just missed hitting for the cycle recording four hits including a homer (team high fifth), a triple, and two singles. Clark scored three times and drove in two. Mehling also connected for four hits, a homer, a double, four RBI, and three runs.

The Knights will be off until next weekend when they host CVAC rival Pfeiffer University for a three game series. The Falcons are ranked No. 15 nationally in NCAA Division II.

March 6, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—A three-run rally in the bottom half of the seventh inning of the second game provided the St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team with a split against Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference foe Mt. Olive on Saturday afternoon at Clark Field.

After a 12-3 blowout loss in the first game the Knights (11-8 overall, 5-2 CVAC) squeaked out the 9-8 victory over the Trojans (15-6, 5-3).

Game 1

MOC jumped out early scoring one run in the top of the first and adding two more in the third off solo homers by Stephen Nordan and Steve Parrish.

St. Andrews rallied with a single run in the fifth and a solo homer to right field by Demetrius Jordan in the sixth, cutting the lead to 3-2.

The Trojans responded with two more runs in the seventh off RBI hits from Parrish and Jonathan Pullen. Mt. Olive then tacked on one more run in the eighth before shutting the doors on the Knights with six runs in the top of the ninth. The big inning started with a double by Parrish, who just missed the cycle by a triple, and a two-run homer by Pullen.

Parrish led all hitters going 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles, two RBI, and two runs. Pullen also collected four hits and four RBI.

Trojan pitcher Ricky Duke remained perfect (5-0) after picking up the win going six complete innings giving up two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out two. Ryan Curley (2-3) took the loss after giving up four runs on nine hits and one walk in his 6 1/3 innings worth of work.

Game 2

Back-to-back RBI doubles by Everett Kelly and Anthony Mehling in the bottom half of the third inning of the second game gave St. Andrews its first lead of the series, 3-2. Will Clark would then extend the lead to 6-3 in the fourth with his fourth homer of the season, a three-run blast to right-center field.

After Parrish hit his second solo homer of the day in the fifth, Mt. Olive would tie the game up at 6-6 in the sixth with two unearned runs. The Trojans would then regain the lead in the top half of the seventh with two more runs including an RBI triple by T.J. Fly.

Trailing 8-6 with three outs left in the game the Knights would not give up. Daniel Corey reached on an error; Kelly followed with a single, and was advanced on a Mehling sacrifice bunt. Jordan scored Corey and Kelly with a double. MOC then loaded up the bases with an intentional walk and a single by Cliff Allred. Taylor Kennedy would provide the game winning heroics with a single to left field that scored Jordan.

Mehling picked up the victory in relief improving to 2-0 on the season. Brian Corbett (2-2) received the loss after going for the complete game victory.

The two teams will finish up the weekend series tomorrow afternoon with the first pitch slated for 1:00 p.m.

March 2, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—A nine-run top of the first was all that the Catawba College baseball team would need in route to a 19-5 victory over host St. Andrews on Clark Field Tuesday afternoon.

The first featured two solo homers by shortstop Mark Smith (Browns Summit, NC) and a grand slam to deep center field by leftfielder Thomas Giles (Lynchburg, VA).

The Knights would cut the lead to 9-2 in the bottom half of the first as junior third baseman Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) drilled a two-run blast to center field. The seven run deficit would be the closest SAPC would get as the Indians scored runs in all but two innings.

Mark Smith finished the game going 4-for-6 with two homers, three runs scored, and three driven in. Matt Baker (Charlotte, NC) led both teams with five hits including three doubles, four RBI, and one run scored. Aaron Rimer hit Catawba’s fourth home run of the game in the fourth, a solo shot to right field.

Sophomore Will Clark (Laurinburg, NC) led St. Andrews at the plate going 4-for-5 with two doubles, a solo homer, two runs scored and an RBI. Freshman Taylor Kennedy (Siler City, NC) recorded his first collegiate hit in the bottom of the seventh, a solo homer to right field.

Jeff Abdelnour (Cohoes, NY) picked up his first win of the season throwing six complete innings giving up four runs on seven hits while striking out six. Brad Smith (Riegelwood, NC) fell to 2-2 on the season after only throwing 1/3 of an inning.

The Knights will travel to Petersburg, Virginia tomorrow for a doubleheader against Virginia State. First pitch is slated for 1:00 p.m.

March 1, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team improved its Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference win streak to four games after sweeping both ends of a doubleheader against league foe Anderson on Monday afternoon, 4-2 and 7-6, at Clark Field.

The two teams were scheduled to play a three game weekend series but had to change it to two 7-inning games on Monday because of snow that fell this past weekend. With the victories the Knights improved to 8-5 overall and 4-1 in the CVAC while the Trojans fell to 3-12 and 0-5.

A balanced attack helped St. Andrews to the 4-2 game-one victory as nine different Knights recorded hits. SAPC took the first lead of the game in the third, scoring three runs on four hits and one walk.

The Knights kept the momentum for most of the game with freshman leftie Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) keeping a no-hitter going for 4 1/3 innings. Back-to-back hits by Jared Taylor and Tony Graham in the fifth cut the lead for the Trojans to 3-1. AC scored another run in the sixth as Jason Ratliff and F.A. Vildosola each drilled doubles.

3-2 would be the closest Anderson would get. Stewart Redding (Laurinburg, NC) supplied an insurance run for the Knights in the bottom half of the sixth driving in Demetrius Jordan (Wilmington, NC), who lead the inning off with a triple to right field.

Curley (2-2) picked up the win going 5 2/3 innings, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three. Anthony Mehling (Pottsville, PA) secured the win for the Knights allowing only one hit in his third save of the season. Brett Youngblood (0-3) took the loss scattering four runs on nine hits and two walks.

St. Andrews used four pitchers in a come from behind 7-6 victory in the second game. The Knights gave Anderson a 1-0 lead in the first with two fielding errors. The Trojans added three more runs in the second that was capped off with a two-run double by Ratliff.

SAPC cut the lead to 4-2 after four innings, scoring a single run in both the third and fourth. The Knights would then take a 6-4 lead tallying four runs in the bottom half of the fifth. Laurinburg natives Will Clark and Brandon Taylor started the rally for the Knights, each reaching base in the fifth. Trent Sheppard (Peachland, NC) and Mehling followed with singles that drove in Clark and Taylor. Redding capped the inning off with a two-run double that scored Sheppard and Mehling.

Anderson would not quit tying the game back up at 6-6 in the top of the seventh. Tony Graham led off with a triple and then scoring on a Jason Jones double. After advancing to third on a groundout, Jones scored on a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Cody Nye.

In the bottom half on the inning Taylor reached base with a lead off walk by reliever Joe Hall. Hall would get two outs but would also load up the bases with two more walks. Then Marc Hammonds (Polkton, NC) hit the game winning single that scored Taylor.

Mehling (1-0) picked up the win in relief while Hall (0-2) took the loss.

St. Andrews will host Catawba College for a single game tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m.

February 19, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—Wingate University picked up RBI singles by Jon Svanda (Chesterfield, VA) and Shaughn Neal (Matthews, NC) in the top of the eighth, which proved to be the winning runs in a 12-10 victory over host St. Andrews Thursday afternoon at Clark Field.

Both teams were hot with the bats as they combined for 29 hits, 16 by the Bulldogs (3-8). The Knights (4-4) caused five errors that resulted in three unearned runs.

Wingate jumped out in the top of the first scoring four runs on four hits that was capped by a two-run single to center field by Svanda. Three of those runs were unearned because of an error. St. Andrews quickly answered with three runs in the bottom half of the first.

Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) gave the Knights their first lead in the second with a single down the left field line that scored Marc Hammonds (Polkton, NC).

The Bulldogs took a commanding 8-5 lead in the third scoring four more runs off four hits. After Svanda scored one run with a double down the left field line, Chad Emery (Fairview, NC) drove in two with a single through the left side.

Josh Craig (Lombardy, Ontario, Canada) got one back for the Knights in the fourth with a solo homer to left field. Neal responded with a homer to right field in the top of the fifth. Both Craig and Neal’s blasts were their first of the season.

The Knights climbed back on top, 10-9, in the bottom of the fifth with four runs. Brandon Taylor (Laurinburg, NC) and Clifton Allred (Franklinville, NC) started the rally with a single and double, respectively. Anthony Mehling (Pottsville, PA) followed with a double down the left field line that scored Taylor and Allred. After Stewart Redding (Laurinburg, NC) walked, Hammonds and Will Clark (Laurinburg, NC) each hit RBI singles scoring Mehling and Redding.

Andrew Brockington (Florence, SC) tied the game in the top of the sixth for Wingate with a single that drove in Sherman Greer (Stanfield, NC).

The score remained deadlocked at 10-10 until the top of the eighth when Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) came in relief for the Knights. After walking two of this first three batters Curley was pulled for Mehling, who came in from right field. The next batter, Svanda, drilled a 0-1 pitch off Mehling to left field scoring the game-winning run. Neal tacked on an insurance run for the Bulldogs with a single to right-center.

Svanda finished 4-for-5 with two doubles, four runs driven in, and one run scored. Greer and Brockington each collected three hits in the win. Mehling led the Knights with two hits, a triple, a double, three RBI, and a run.

Stuart Richardson (1-0) picked up the win for Wingate going 2 1/3 innings giving up one hit while striking out two. Chad Yow earned his first save retiring all six batters he faced while Curley (1-2) took the loss.

St. Andrews will start their Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference schedule as visit Limestone for a weekend series. Saturday’s doubleheader starts at noon and Sunday’s single game begins at 1:00 p.m. Wingate hosts Shippensburg for a doubleheader Saturday with the first pitch at noon.

February 11, 2004

GREENWOOD—The Lander College baseball team got solo home runs from three different players Wednesday afternoon as the undefeated Bearcats broke a 5-5 tie in the bottom of the ninth inning and walked in the winning run in a 6-5 non-conference victory over St. Andrews at Legion Field.

Lander improves to 7-0, while St. Andrews drops to 4-3.

After St. Andrews took a 3-0 lead in the first inning, Lander's Kyle Whitson, Justin Dickson and David Walton all hit homeruns to keep the Bearcats alive.

Corey Watkins (1-0) earned the win in 2.2 innings of relief. Watkins struck out three and allowed just two hits. St. Andrews' Brad Smith (2-1) took the loss after loading the bases in the ninth.

In the final inning with the scored tied 5-5, Walton doubled to right center then advanced to third on Bob Fenn's sacrifice bunt. St. Andrews intentionally walked Dickson and Walter Cochrane to load the bases. Anthony Mehling then walked Kyle Whitson to score the winning run.

Walton went 4-for-5 with one home run, two doubles and one RBI, Dickson went 1-for-4 with one homer, Whitson went 2-for-3 with one homer and two RBI and Ryan Roeder went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

St. Andrews' Clifton Allred went 2-for-4 with one homerun, one double and two RBI, and Everett Kelly went 1-for-4 with one double and one RBI.

February 10, 2004

THOMASVILLE, NC—Will Clark from St. Andrews Presbyterian College (4-2 overall, 0-0 CVAC) has been selected as the NCAA Division II Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference (CVAC) men’s baseball "Player of the Week". Will Clark collected at least two hits in all four games this week helping St. Andrews go a perfect 4-0. The sophomore second baseman went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, an RBI and a run scored in the 6-2 victory over UNC Pembroke on Wednesday. The Laurinburg native continued his hot play on Saturday with two hits, two runs, and an RBI in a 21-8 blowout against Mercy. In the second game of the doubleheader Clark tallied three hits including a three-run homer, a double, four RBI, and a run leading St. Andrews to a 15-5 win. The Southeastern Community College transfer did not stop there as he collected three hits, two doubles, two runs, and a stolen base in the 7-4 victory over Mercy on Sunday. Clark totaled 10 hits, four doubles, one homerun, six RBI, and six runs for the week.

February 8, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team had an offensive explosion against Mercy this weekend sweeping the three-game series. The Knights won 21-8 and 15-5 on Saturday and followed with a 7-4 victory on Sunday.

The Knights have won four straight to improve to 4-2 on the early season while the Flyers start out 0-3.

Game 1

St. Andrews jumped out early and never looked back in the first game as the first seven Knights batters scored in the first inning. Clifton Allred (Franklinville, NC) drilled a grand slam (1) over the center field wall in the midst of the seven-run first inning.

The Knights added four runs in the second, two in the third, five in the fourth, and three in the seventh as they coasted to the 21-8 victory.

Allred finished with five RBI and two runs scored. Laurinburg native Stewart Redding finished 3-for-3 with a double, 4 RBI, and three runs. Everett Kelly (Wilmington, NC) scored in five of his seven at bats.

Mercy collected 10 hits but could not keep up with St. Andrews 20 hits. Matt McDermott led the Flyers with two hits including a three-run homer (1) in the top of the sixth.

Brad Smith (Riegelwood, NC) picked up his second straight win, 2-0, of the season pitching five complete innings giving up three runs on three hits and four walks while striking out three. Nate Rohler (Myrtle Beach, SC) was awarded the save (1) after pitching three effective innings in relief including four strikeouts. Mark Avery (0-1) took the loss.

Game 2

Mercy jumped out early in second game on Saturday grabbing a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first but watched St. Andrews respond quickly with two runs in both the first and second.

The Knights pulled away in the third as Anthony Mehling (Pottsville, PA) started the inning with a walk. Josh Craig (Lombardy, Ontario, Canada) drove Mehling in with a double to right-center field. After Marc Hammonds (Polkton, NC) reached base with a single Will Clark (Laurinburg, NC) connected with a three-run blast (1) over the left-center field wall to give the Knights an 8-2 lead.

The Flyers added three runs but were answered by seven more from SAPC. At 15-5 heading into the bottom half of the sixth the game was called due to darkness.

Hammonds went 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored, and an RBI while Clark tallied three hits, four RBI, and one run scored. Mehling finished 1-for-1 with three walks, three runs, and a steal.

Robert DiToma led Mercy with three hits, one run, and one RBI.

Jeff Tucker (Peachland, NC), 1-0, was awarded the win going 1 1/3 innings giving up one run on a hit and a walk. Starter Glenn Snetzko (0-1) gave up 11 runs, 11 hits, and three walks in the loss.

Game 3

Unlike the first two games Sunday’s tilt featured a low scoring start. Trent Sheppard (Peachland, NC) gave the Knights an early 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first with a single up the middle that scored Clark. Mercy answered in the top of the third as Brett Preshong drove in Donald Mason with a single.

The game remained tied 1-1 until the bottom of the sixth when St. Andrews erupted for six runs. Clark started the inning with a double down the left field line. Sheppard walked and Kelly followed with a sacrifice bunt in which he reached first on an error to load up the bases. Brandon Taylor (Laurinburg, NC) walked scoring Clark. Allred, who should have been out on a pop up in foul territory, took advantage of a second chance with a sacrifice fly to score Sheppard. Mehling walked to fill the bases. Redding, Craig, and Hammonds followed with one RBI each to put the Knights up 7-1.

Mehling got the Knights out of a one-out bases loaded jam in the top of the eighth by coming in relief and striking out the next two Flyer batters. Mehling picked up his first save of the season after finishing the ninth. Ryan Curley (Emmaus, PA) improved to 1-1 with the win while Tony Barcelo (0-1) took the loss.

St. Andrews will go for five straight in Greenwood, South Carolina as they face Lander on Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 p.m.

February 4, 2004

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews baseball team scored three runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh in route to a 6-2 victory in their home opener against UNC Pembroke on Clark Field.

The Knights, who lost two games on Sunday to nationally ranked Francis Marion, improved to 1-2 on the season while the Braves dropped to 1-1.

Marc Hammonds started the scoring for the Knights in the bottom of the fifth with a two out single up the middle that scored Demetrius Jordan. The next batter, William Clark, drilled a double down the left field line that scored Stewart Redding.

Ty Rutledge tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the sixth for the Indians with a single that drove in Nick Hoffman and Andrew Rosen.

The game remained tied until the bottom of the seventh when the Knights scored three unearned runs off pitcher Sandy Jacobs (0-1). With one out Josh Craig started the rally with a single. Hammonds followed reaching on a fielders choice, Craig advanced to second on a throwing error by Jacobs. Clark loaded the bases with a single. Pembroke was able to get a second out before Everett Kelly was hit by a Jacobs pitch, driving in the winning run. Brandon Taylor followed with a two run single to give the Knights a 5-2 lead.

Hammonds added an insurance run for St. Andrews ripping a single in the bottom of the eighth that scored Anthony Mehling.

Jordan received a no-decision after pitching five solid innings giving up zero runs, three hits, and one walk while striking out two. Brad Smith (1-0) picked up the win in relief pitching the final four innings giving up two earned runs on two hits. Smith finished the game by striking out the side in the ninth.

Hammonds connected for three hits while driving in two and scoring one. Clark went 2-for-4 with a double, a run, an RBI, and a walk. Hoffman had the only two hit game for the Indians.

St. Andrews will host a weekend series with Mercy. Saturday’s doubleheader will begin at noon followed by a single game on Sunday beginning also at noon.

October 27, 2003

LAURINBURG, NC—The St. Andrews Presbyterian College baseball team completed a 100-inning inter squad marathon on Monday afternoon to raise funds for their team.

Head coach Bobby Simmons was very pleased with the end result of the baseball benefit that brought in over $7,000 so far and is expected to reach near $10,000.

There were a couple of modifications to the rules that allowed the Knights to finish off such a big event. Every inning started with two outs and each batter stepping into the box with a full count.

There were numerous spectacles in the game that featured the blue team winning by an 8-3 final. Pitchers Nate Rohler and Coty Walters tossed an easy 50 innings each. Infielder Everett Kelly had the hot bat during the marathon going 6-for-10 and coming a triple short of hitting for the cycle.

St. Andrews coaches and players were very pleased with everyone’s involvement and support of the fundraiser including the fans and community and look forward to seeing everyone in the spring.