May 6, 2000

FURMAN BASEBALL DROPS DOUBLEHEADER TO THE CITADEL 12-5, 12-4

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Citadel¹s Philip Hartig and Dallas McPherson produced multiple home runs to lead the Bulldogs to a sweep of the Furman baseball team (21-26-1, 13-11-1 SoCon) in Saturday¹s doubleheader at Furman Baseball Stadium. Hartig produced three two-run home runs in the two-game matchup, and McPherson posted a two-run home run and the win in the second contest.

In game one, The Citadel (33-17, 20-6 SoCon) took an early 2-0 lead in the first on a two-RBI triple by Stuart Jordan. Furman¹s Ryan Presnell produced a three-run homer in the bottom of the first to give the Paladins an one-run advantage. The Bulldogs tied the game at 3-3 in the third and then took the 4-3 lead on David Griffin¹s solo home run in the fourth. The Paladins answered in the bottom of the fourth after scoring one run on James Bright¹s RBI single. The battle for the lead continued in the fifth when The Citadel¹s Jordan homered, but the Paladins tied the game again when Chris Valdes scored on a double play. The Bulldogs finally took a solid 8-5 lead in the seventh on Tavy Smalls¹ RBI double and a two-run home run by Hartig. The Citadel sealed the 12-5 victory in the top of the ninth after scoring four runs on Hartig¹s two-run homer, Jay Morgan¹s double, and Matt Dean¹s single.

The Citadel¹s Ron Colvard (10-2) pitched a complete game and posted the win. Furman¹s Corey Etheridge (5-7) took the loss.

In game two, the Bulldogs took a first inning lead with a two-run homer by Hartig. Furman produced one run in the second on Brandon Barrett¹s RBI single. The Citadel scored an additional run in the third on Jordan¹s RBI single. The Citadel¹s Morgan posted a three-run home run in the fourth to give the Bulldogs a 7-1 advantage. The Paladins sliced the Bulldog lead to 7-3 in the bottom of the fourth when Cole Hubka and Danny Rueckel scored an error. The Citadel posted a run in the sixth on Morgan¹s RBI double. McPherson produced a two-run homer in the seventh to give The Citadel a 10-3 advantage. Furman produced one run in the eighth, scoring Rueckel on an error. The Bulldogs posted two final runs in the ninth on a Morgan¹s RBI single and a home run by Smalls.

The Citadel¹s McPherson pitched five innings to earn the win. Tom Mastny (4-4) took the loss for Furman.

Box Score Game 1

Box Score Game 2