April 18, 2008
RBI double in 11th inning raises Panthers over Cougars

BURLINGTON, NC –In the bottom of the 11th inning, Gabe Moncada drew a walk with one out. Jason Butterworth then hit a walk-off double into right field, that was just deep enough to allow Moncada to score, giving Ferrum the 4-3 victory at Burlington Athletic Stadium on Friday.

In the bottom of the second inning, the Panthers (9-20) jumped out to an early 2-0 lead. Kevin Marshall singled to left field, and then Eric Harrell reached on a fielding error by the Cougars (14-22), moving to second and allowing Marshall to reach third. Michael Nolte then smacked a single through the right side allowing both runners to score.

Averett answered immediately in the top of the third inning. Jacob Waller drew a walk, advanced to third on an Eric Sibrizzi single, and then scored on a balk from Panthers’ pitcher Tyler Milstead.

The Cougars tied the score in the top of the seventh inning. Justin Brown led off the inning by reaching on a Ferrum error. He moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Ahmed Shelton and a wild pitch, and then scored when Brad Turner hit a long sacrifice fly to right

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Ferrum untied the 2-2 knot when Marshall hit a solo home-run to right-center field. Averett answered immediately again in the top of the ninth inning, tying the score again, at 3-3.

Ahmed Shelton reached after being hit by a pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch. He advanced to third base on a groundout from Michael Moore, and scored on a sharply hit double from Jay Robinson to right field. The last Cougar run wasn’t enough however, as Ferrum scored the final run in the 11th, winning 4-3.

Marshall led the day for the Panthers with three hits, two runs and one RBI including his home run. Milstead pitched seven innings with no earned runs, while Austin French pitched the last two innings and got the win.

Jake Loye led the Cougars with two hits. Shelton pitched nine innings with eight strikeouts, and Justin Crowl pitched 1.1 innings and took the lost.

Averett was eliminated from the tournament with the loss, while Ferrum moves on to play Greensboro College at Burlington Athletic Stadium at 2:30 p.m.

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