Thursday, April 13th, 2006

PC Baseball Team Stretches GSAC Winning Streak To Seven

In an offensive slugfest, the Piedmont College baseball team rallied to defeated Great South Athletic Conference host Maryville College tonight by the score of 13-9. In a game that featured three lead changes and the Lions trailing 6-1 in the fifth inning, Piedmont was able to rally and earn the 13-9 road victory.

Leading the rally offensively was Cole Spedale who went 4-5 with a double, RBI, a pair of stolend bases, and three RBI's. Chipping in was Tim Jones who went 2-3 with a double and an RBI and Justin Oates went 3-5 with a pair of RBI's.

B.J. Hampton threw two and a third innings of scoreless relief to pick up the victory. Josh Berens pitched a perfect ninth to seal the four-run victory for the Lions.

PC moves to 21-13 overall and 7-0 in the Great South Athletic Conference. These two teams will meet tomorrow, April 14th in the second game of a three-game set with first-pitch scheduled for 3:00.