FERRUM, Virginia -- Ferrum College's baseball team dropped both ends of a non-conference doubleheader with Alfred State College this afternoon at home, falling 12-3 in the opener and 18-6 in the nightcap at Panther Field.

RECORDS
Alfred State (2-0)
Ferrum (0-2)

GAME ONE
Alfred State scored a pair of runs in the first inning of the opener, then Ferrum scored three in the bottom of the frame, including two off Kyle Markowitz's homer to left field to grab a 3-2 lead.

The Pioneers added a run in the second, then exploded for five runs in the fifth to take a 9-3 lead. ASC's Zach Young homered to left in the sixth inning, then his team added a run on a sac fly to take an 11-3 lead after six full frames. Alfred State tacked on a run in the seventh for the final 12-3 count.

KEY STATS
Alfred State: Young 4-5, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; SP Ryan Bailey (1-0) 6 inn, 5 hits, 3 ER, 8 K
Ferrum: Tyler Mason 2-3, double, run; SP Matt Wright (L, 0-1) 1.2 inn, 1 hits, 3 ER, 2 K

GAME TWO
In the nightcap, ASC scored four in the first inning. Te Panthers picked up three runs in the bottom half of the frame on RBI singles by Shawn Baxter and Jorge Olivo and an RBI double by Gregory Melo. The Pioneers picked up three runs in the second, but Ferrum answered with two in the bottom of the inning, both off Carlos Castillo's RBI single up the middle. Alfred State then exploded for five runs each in the third and fifth innings to blow the game open.

KEY STATS
ASC: SP Christopher Mattoon (W, 1-0) 5 inn, 9 hits, 5 ER, 2 K
Ferrum: SP Dylan Heil (L, 0-1) 2.2 inn, 8 hits, 11 ER, 1 K

UP NEXT
Coach Eric Owens' team will be back in action Monday, February 17, in the third and final game of the series with Alfred State. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Panther Field.