Page 6 — Thursday, February 19,2004
Are you ready for some baseball?
LAURA PHILLIPS
Staff Writer
Spring is upon us once again and
we all tcnow what tiiat means, time to
pull out the shades, pack a picnic and
enjoy a good game of baseball.
The Methodist’s Monarch
baseball team brought excitement in
the air last Saturday as they opened
their 2004 season with a 2-1 victory
over visiting team Lynchburg.
Successfully starting the sea
son of to a good start, this season
marks head coach Tom Austin’s 25"’
year coaching here at Methodist and
the fourth straight season that the Mon-
archs have won their season opener.
The Monarchs took a 1-0
lead during the first inning as leadoff
hitter; Jonathan Spivey touched home
base with the assistance of Jay Lucas.
As the game proceeded the
crowd began to grow tense during the
third inning as Lynchburg tied the Mon
archs 1-1.
Ending Lynchburg’s defeat,
Monarch pitcher, Eric Autry struck out
the fellow opponent giving Methodist
the new advantage.
Coach Austin used nine pitch
ers the whole game rotating one per
inning.
The Monarch pitchers com
bined for four walks and 11 strikeouts
total.
Highlight players of
Saturday’s game include pitchers
Adam Denning, Ryan Brandt and Jim
Landemarco, all who recorded two
strikeouts each.
All in all the Methodist Mon
archs opening game was a huge hit
that has put the 2004 season off
to a good start and has left fans
anticipating the next game.
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