DANVILLE, Va. -- Ferrum College dropped game two of a three-game USA South baseball series at Averett University, falling 5-4 this afternoon at Owen-Fulton Field.

RECORDS
Averett (9-25, 4-13 USA South)
Ferrum (19-14, 12-5 USA South)

THE BASICS
Kyle Anstice drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, then Ty Comer scored on a fielding error in the third inning to put the Panthers out in front 2-0. Averett scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and one each in the seventh and eighth innings to build a 5-2 lead. Lane Deaver's RBI single in the ninth inning drove in a pair of runs, but Ferrum would get no more.

KEY STATS
Averett: SP Matt Tuggle (W, 5-3) 6 inn, 4 hits, 2 runs, 3 BB, 5 K;
Hunter Ashworth 2-3, 2 runs, SB; Zack DeCarlo 2-3
Ferrum: SP Drew Calohan (L, 0-2) 5.1 inn, 6 hits, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 K; Ty Comer 3-5, 2 runs

NEXT GAME
Coach Ryan Brittle's team will play the rubber game of the USA South series with Averett Sunday, April 9, at 1 p.m. in Danville.