By Benton Heck, Sports Information Student Assistant

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia -- Ferrum College dropped two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball doubleheaders with Virginia Wesleyan University at TowneBank Park this afternoon.

RECORDS
Virginia Wesleyan (13-11-1, 4-6-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (12-17, 2-10 ODAC)

GAME ONE
Virginia Wesleyan scored first in the opener, scoring two in the first inning off a RBI double and a wild pitch. The Marlins would add another run in the second inning off an RBI single. Ferrum answered with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning on a two-run single by Nick Funk with the bases loaded.

Virginia Wesleyan scored four more runs in the bottom of the seventh, to extend the lead to 7-2. The Panthers stormed back in the eighth to tie up at 7-7 after a Clayton Michael double, a wild pitch, and a two run single by Benjamin Thomas. In the bottom half of the eighth the Marlins would score three runs to hold onto a 10-7 win.

KEY STATS
VWU: RP Ian Brady (W, 1-1) 0.1 inn, 1 hit, 1 BB; RP Ryan Mason (Sv, 1); Sam Kasprow 4-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Ferrum: RP Todd Kennedy (L, 0-2) 0.2 inn, 1 hit, 2 ER, 1 BB;  Funk 2-4, double, 2 RBI, run

GAME TWO
The Marlins jumped out to an early 7-0 lead after the first two innings of play with the help of four different players hitting home runs. Ferrum used a big third inning to pull within three runs, 7-4. Funk and Thomas both hit RBI singles and Grayson Chitwood doubled to drive in a run. Tyson Measamer hit a moon shot over the right field fence to get the Panthers within two runs, 7-5.

Garrett Lyons hit his second homer of the day in the fifth to extend the lead to 8-5. Thomas then drove in the final run for Ferrum on an RBI groundout in the eighth.

KEY STATS
VWU: SP CJ Morris (W, 4-2) 9 inn, 9 hits, 6 ER, 3 BB, 7 K; Lyons 2-4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI
Ferrum: SP Cameron Mullins (L, 3-2) 5 inn, 12 hits, 8 ER, 3 BB, 6 K; Measamer 2-4, HR, RBI, run

NEXT UP
Coach Ryan Brittle's team will be back in action Tuesday, April 12, at home against Roanoke College. The single nine-inning ODAC game is set for a 7:00 p.m. start at Panther Field.