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The Clarion \ February 13, 2009
Baseball sweeps weekend series with Ohio Valley
by Johnny “Stats” Lange
Sports Editor
After their scheduled season opening
double-header against Milligan College
was cancelled due to the threat of snow,
the baseball team opened the 2009 season
with a three-game sweep of Ohio Valley
University.
In the first game of the Saturday double-
header, the Tornados put two runs across
the plate in the first inning and added
another in the second. A leadoff homerun
in the top of the third helped the Fighting
Scots cut the lead to 3-1.
In the fifth iiming however, the Tornados
were able to rough up the Ohio Valley
starter for three more runs and added an
extra tally in the bottom of the sixth to close
out the scoring for the afternoon with the
B.C. winning 7-1.
Freshman Matthew Pruitt started off his
collegiate career by going 3-3 with two mns
scored on the day while senior Brice War
ner and sophomore Stephen Mullis each
went 2-3. Senior Ryan Toney picked up the
win, pitching five innings while giving up
only one run. Junior Tommy Yearty shut the
door by pitching two scoreless iimings.
In game two of the afternoon, senior Seth
Laughter threw a one-hit complete game,
striking out two as the Tornados won 3-0.
Juniors William Scholer and Jason Merrill
each went 2-3 in the win, while Mullis
broke the game open with a two-run triple
in the bottom of the third..
On Sunday afternoon, junior Shane Gal
loway, fresh off a game with the men’s
basketball team, took the mound in his first
appearance of the year Giving up two mns
over five iimings, Galloway picked up his
first win of the year, striking out six while
walking none in a 14-6 Brevard rout.
Offensively on the afternoon, Pruitt went
3-4 and Warner went 2-5 with both play
ers scoring two runs. Junior Jackie Com
opened up the offensive onslaught with a
two-run home run in the fifth inning and
MuUis capped back-to-back six-run frames
with a two-run shot in the sixth.
The Tornados continue their season-
opening homestand this weekend against
Mercyhurst College. The action begins
with a doubleheader on Saturday followed
by a nine-iiming game on Sunday. First
pitch on both days is at noon.
Tornados
defend home
court from
Crusaders
by Johnny “Stats” Lange
Sports Editor
Wednesday night was a night of career-
highs as both the men’s and women’s
basketball teams completed season sweeps
against North Greenville University.
In the men’s game, junior Jonathan Whit
son set the all-time Brevard College scoring
record as well as a career high in points as
the Tornados defeated the Crusaders 78-62.
Whitson put in 33 points on the night as
he surpassed Tyjuan Campbell, who had
scored 1,356 points in his career Junior
Cody Siniard chipped in with II points
and classmate Darin Dellinger dished out
a career-best ten assists.
In the women’s game, junior Samantha
Wiim scored 32 points and grabbed nine
rebounds leading the Tornados to an
82-62 rout of the Crusaders. Freshman
HoUi Flippo scored 13 and classmates Anna
Schlobohm and Kelly Hudler chipped with
eight points apiece.
Football
sigr
ilna class released
Name
Position
Hometown
Previous School
Tosh Richardson
LB
Pomaria, S.C.
Mid-Carolina HS
Drew Tieman
P
Kemersville, N.C.
East Forsyth HS
4shlin Butler
RB
Spartanburg, S.C.
Dorman HS
CJ Wilson
LB
Kemersville, N.C
East Forsyth HS
Francois Gaudreault
OL
Summerville, S.C.
Pinewood Prep
Reece Poole
OL
Lamar, S.C.
Lamar HS
Eric Simms
OL/DL
Gastonia, N.C.
Highlands Tech
Tustin Matis
K/P
Charlotte, N.C.
North Mecklenburg HS
Blake Shirey
DL
Newberry, S.C.
Mid-Carolina HS
Rashan Farid
OL
Spartanburg, S.C.
Spartanburg HS
Tyler Parker
DB
Charlotte, N.C.
South Mecklenburg HS
Dusty Holder
OL
Liberty, S.C.
Liberty HS
Josh Neratka
LB
Denver, N.C.
North Lincoln HS
Joe Reuter
OL
Prosperity, S.C.
Mid-Carolina HS
Trevor Warbington
DL
Buford, Ga.
Buford HS
Clay Hughes
QB
Prosperity, S.C.
Mid-Carolina HS
Phillip Curcio
DB
Pomaria, S.C.
Mid-Carolina HS
Don Craig
RB
Cherokee, N.C.
Cherokee HS
Michael Smith
TE
Andrews, S.C.
Andrews HS
Patrick Keller
DL
Acworth, Ga.
Harrison HS
Jamal Hall
WR
Charleston, S.C.
Fort Dorchester HS
Bret Thacker
OL/DL
Andrews, S.C.
Andrews HS
Trey Bostick
DB
Concord, N.C.
Central Cabarrus HS
Chris Jordan
WR
Los Angeles, Calif.
Hawthorne HS
Bryant Robertson
LB
Gray Court, S.C.
Laurens HS
Brett Lilly
QB
Harrisburg, N.C.
Hickory Ridge HS
Steven Archer
DB
Cherokee, N.C.
Cherokee HS
David Taylor
LB
Cherokee, N.C.
Cherokee HS
Colby Laughter
OL
Brevard, N.C.
Brevard HS
Michael Crumbaker
QB
Arlington, Texas
Feather River College
Nikko Scott
LB
Charleston, S.C.
Cathedral Academy
Richard Esslinger
DL
Fayetteville, N.C.
Pine Forest HS