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For immediate release – 4/7/07 #291 Hornet Baseball Splits Twinbill with Eastern Mennonite
Game 1 Box
Game 2 Box
LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg College baseball team topped the Eastern Mennonite Royals 9-4 in the opening game of an ODAC doubleheader, but lost in the nightcap, 7-6.
Jason Kelly (Colonial Heights, VA/Colonial Heights) struck out 11 and walked only two to pick up a complete game victory in the first game. Ronne LaBrie (Vinton, VA/Staunton River) led the Hornets (17-12, 9-4 ODAC) at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three RBI. Cameron Grant (Lynchburg, VA/Heritage) was 3-for-4 and scored three runs. Grant and LaBrie also stole two bases each.
In the second game, Ronnie LaBrie again had the hot bat, going 3-for-4 with two runs. Kyle Bradley (Brookneal, VA/William Campbell) also contributed, going 3-for-4. Cameron Grant went 2-for-4 with two RBI. The Hornets committed four errors in the second game, leading to five unearned runs. Lynchburg College yielded four runs in the third to fall behind 5-3. The Hornets came back to tie the game in the seventh, but the Royals (7-23, 3-10 ODAC) scored single runs in the eighth and ninth to come out on top.
Lynchburg College battles Hampden-Sydney at Fox Field on Tuesday, April 10. The first pitch will be at 3 p.m.
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