EMORY, Virginia -- Ferrum College scored five runs in the top of the ninth inning, but came up short in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball action this afternoon on the road, falling 8-7 to Emory & Henry College at Porterfield/DeVault Field.

RECORDS
Emory & Henry (2-6, 2-6 ODAC)
Ferrum (4-11, 2-5 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Emory & Henry drew first blood, scoring a run in the bottom half of the first inning. Grey Sherfey's double down the left field line in the second innng erased the lead and allowed Justin Brady and Clayton Michael to score for a 2-1 Panther lead. The Wasps struck for two runs in the third inning, four in the seventh and one in the eighth, while Ferrum went through a six-inning drought to make it an 8-2 E&H lead.

The Panthers came alive in the ninth inning, scoring the first of five runs when Darden Eure-Parrish crossed the plate on a wild pitch. Sherfey scored on an infield throwing error and Emory & Henry's lead was down to 8-4.

Rufus Hurdle scored next when Matt Yarbrough was struck by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 8-5. Tyson Measamer then drove a 2-RBI single to right field, allowing Josh Greenway and Ozzie Torres to score. That would do it though, as the Wasps retired the next Ferrum batter to end the game.

KEY STATS
E&H: Joe Tolone 3-5, double, run, 3 RBI; SP Jack Singleton (W, 1-0) 6 inn, 6 hits, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Ferrum: Measamer 2-5, 2 RBI; SP Devon Boothe (L, 0-3) 5.2 inn, 7 hits, 3 ER, 3 BB, 7 K

BEHIND THE WHISTLE
"This team never gives up and is always fighting to the end. We are improving every day and I know these guys have what it takes to be a quality baseball team. I look forward to Saturday at Lynchburg." --Head Coach Ryan Brittle

NEXT UP
Coach Ryan Brittle's team returns to action action Saturday, April 3, in an ODAC doubleheader at University of Lynchburg. Game time for the opener is set for noon in Lynchburg, Virginia.