April 16, 2000
Furman Baseball Sweeps Wofford in Doubleheader
Furman's pitching staff hurled two strong games to lead the Paladins to a doubleheader
sweep of Wofford Sunday afternoon at Duncan Park in Spartanburg.
Furman (16-21-1, 10-6-1) defeated Wofford (12-29, 4-16) 7-1 in game one and
4-1 in game two.
Tommy John, III went 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored to lead the
Paladins at the plate in the first game.
He scored the first run of the game in the second inning, then drove in a
run in the third inning to help Furman gain a 3-0 advantage after three innings.
Wofford responded with a run in the fourth inning after Aaron Price scored
when Fritz Baier was hit-by-a-pitch with the bases loaded.
John again sparked Furman with a leadoff double in the sixth inning and later
scored on Will Daugs single.
He topped off the game with a solo homer in the seventh inning to give Furman
the 7-1 advantage.
Corey Etheridge (4-5) threw five strong innings to pick up the win and Toby
David (1) pitched four shutout innings of relief to notch the save.
Kyle Hadden (1-7) took the loss for Wofford.
The second game saw Furman jump out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI
singles by Clint Hill and Chris Valdes. The Paladins increased the lead to
4-0 a two-run, bases loaded single by Adam Etherington in the fifth inning.
Wofford closed the gap to within three runs in the sixth inning when Danny
Slade doubled down the line in left to score Strat Stavrou with two outs. However,
the Terriers could draw no closer to the Paladins.
Tom Mastny (4-2) took the win four Furman, while Rob Purvis (6) picked up
the save. This marks Purvis's sixth save of the season and the eighth of his
career breaking both the season and career saves records for Furman.
Charles Bobo (4-4) took the loss for Wofford.