FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College took both ends of an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball doubleheader with Hampden-Sydney College today at home, winning the opener 9-4 and the nightcap 7-5 at Panther Field.

RECORDS
Ferrum (8-8, 2-2 ODAC)
Hampden-Sydney 6-9, 1-5 ODAC)

1980 BASEBALL REUNION
Following the opener, Ferrum welcomed back members of the 1980 Ferrum Junior College baseball team. The Panthers went 33-12 that season and were one win shy of a berth in the 1980 NJCAA World Series. Five players batted .300 or better that season and one pitcher closed the season with a stellar 10-1 record on the mound.

Members of the team that were here today include David Brown, Joe Carter, Lenny Carter, Billy Catron, Allen Elledge, Ray Perkins, Tim Prillaman, David Whitaker and Nathan WIles. Catron, Perkins and Wiles each has a son who played baseball at Ferrum as well: Sam Catron, Jake Perkins and Jordan Wiles. Sam and Jordan were on hand to see their dads honored today.

GAME ONE
Gus Chafin's sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the second inning drove in the first run of the day. The Panthers added a run in the fourth inning on a Davis Yeaman groundout RBI, and one in the fifth on Clayton Michael's RBI double to left-center to make it a 3-0 lead. The Tigers scored a run in the top of the sixth on Matthew Arnold's RBI single through the right side, but Ferrum answered with a run in the bottom half of the frame on Kyle Markowitz's RBI groundout to give Ferrum a 4-1 lead after six full innings.

The Panthers erupted for five runs in the seventh, including Russell Golembe's solo homer over the left field fence. Jaden Johnson had an RBI single up the middle to drive another run in, Markowitz drove in two more with an RBI single to second base, and Yeaman scored on the throw when Markowitz stole second to make it a 7-2 lead. The Tigers picked up a run in the eighth inning and two in the ninth to close out scoring.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Markowitz 2-4, 3 RBI; Golembe 1-3, HR, 2 runs, RBI; SP Raleigh Walker (W, 2-1) 6 inn, 5 hits, 1 ER, 2 K
HSC: Jack Wilson 2-3, 2b, run, RBI; SP Sterling Austin (L, 0-2) 5.2 inn, 6 hits, 4 ER, 3 K

GAME TWO
The Tigers picked up a pair of runs in the second inning on Wilson's RBI single to center field. Ferrum answered with two in the third, courtesy of back-to-back sac flies by Clayton Michael and Bryce Thacker. Ferrum rallied for five runs in the fifth inning, two on Thacker's RBI single through the left side, one on Brett Mason's RBI single to right field, and two on an error. Hampden-Sydney scored three in the top of the seventh inning, but the Panthers held on to complete the sweep.

KEY STATS
Ferrum: Yeaman 3-4, run, 2 SB; Golembe 3-5, 3b, 2 runs; RP Slade Keyser (W, 1-0) 1 inn, 0 hits, 0 runs, 2 K; Matthew Shepperd (Sv, 2) 3 inn, 3 hits, 3 runs, 2 K
Hampden-Sydney: Wilson 3-4, run, 4 RBI, SB; RP Jase Jowell (L, 1-1) 0.2 inn, 5 hits, 3 ER

UP NEXT
Coach Ryan Brittle's team will be back in action Tuesday, March 19, at home against Mary Baldwin University. The non-conference game is scheduled for a 3:00 p.m. first pitch at Panther Field.