SALEM, Virginia -- Ferrum College fell 7-3 to Roanoke College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball action tonight at Salem Memorial Ballpark.

RECORDS
Roanoke (9-9, 1-4 ODAC)
Ferrum (10-8, 1-4 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Roanoke scored a run in the first inning to grab the early lead, but Ferrum answered with one in the second inning on Justin Brady's RBI groundout that scored Bryce Thacker.

The Maroons tacked on two runs in the bottom of the third inning on Jonny Wall's homer over the left field fence.

Davis Yeaman and Clayton Michael scored a run each in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively, to tie the game at 3-3, but Roanoke struck for four runs in the eighth to take a 7-3 lead.

The Panthers added a run in the top of the ninth on Grayson Chitwood's RBI groundout to push Jaden Johnson across the plate.

KEY STATS
Roanoke: Wall 2-2, HR, 3 RBI; SP Jackson Murphy (W, 2-1) 3.1 inn, 3 hits, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Ferrum: Michael 3-4, double, run; RP Thacker (L, 0-1) 1.1 inn, 1 hit, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

UP NEXT
Coach Ryan Brittle's team will be back in action Tuesday, March 21, at home against Pfeiffer University. The non-conference game gets underway at 6:00 p.m. at Panther Field.