SALEM, Virginia -- Roanoke College scored a run in the bottom of the 10th inning to post a 7-6 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) baseball win over Ferrum College tonight at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium.

RECORDS
Roanoke (9-9-1, 2-2-1 ODAC)
Ferrum (12-8, 3-4 ODAC)

THE BASICS
Roanoke scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning, only to see Ferrum pick up a run in the fourth inning and one in the fifth to trim the lead to 3-2. The Panthers then scored three in the seventh inning to go out in front 5-3, but Roanoke rallied with three runs in the bottom half of the frame to take a 6-5 lead.

Gregory Melo's RBI single to third base in the top of the eighth inning tied the game at 6-6. The Maroons' Ken McKeever pinch hit in the bottom of the 10th inning and reached on a fielding error, which allowed Hayden Giordano to score the game-winning run unearned.

Giordano (1-0) pitched the final three innings of the game to collect the win for Roanoke. He allowed two hits and a walk, with a pair of strikeouts. Jorge Garcia (0-1) absorbed the loss for the Panthers, scattering five hits over three and two third innings, with two earned runs, a walk and no strikeouts.

Corey Coogan went 3-5 at the plate for the Maroons with a double and three RBI. Melo went 3-3 for the Panthers with two runs and a pair of RBI, and was also struck by a pitch.

UP NEXT
Coach Eric Owens' team will be back in action Saturday, March 22, at Randolph-Macon College. Game one of the ODAC doubleheader is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. first pitch.