
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, May 20, 1990                   TAG: 9005200164
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: MONTCLAIR, N.J.                                LENGTH: Short

FERRUM ELIMINATED IN REGION TOURNEY

Rutgers-Newark, which defeated Ferrum in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region baseball tournament, eliminated the Panthers from the playoffs Saturday afternoon with a 3-2 victory.

Rich Beggs doubled home Jim Fredo - who was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning - to provide the winning run for Rutgers-Newark in the eighth inning.

Ferrum had an opportunity to tie the score in the top of the ninth. Freddie Stovall walked and was sacrificed to second by Brian Coleman. After an out, Mike Bryant singled to center, but Stovall was thrown out at the plate. Russell Walton flied to center to end the game.

Ferrum advanced to the afternoon game by defeating Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 3-2 in a morning game.

Rusty Lang and Heath Burcher hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the third inning to give Ferrum a 2-1 lead against RPI. After Rensselaer tied the score at 2, Eric Owens scored the winning run on a suicide squeeze by Chris Holt in the sixth.

Scott Clawson relieved Wallace Chitwood in the sixth and picked up the victory.

The Panthers finished their season with a 28-9 record.

Rutgers-Newark (26-13) will play Montclair State today in the final and needs to beat the Indians twice to win the championship.

FIRST GAME Rensselaer 100001000-281 Ferrum 00200100x-364

Drumm, Sweeney (6) and Tkaczyk; Chitwood, Clawson (6) and Stovall. W - Clawson (5-1). L - Drumm (4-3). SECOND GAME Ferrum 100000100-280 Rutgers-Newark 200000010-371

Sands and Santana; Lawrence, Clawson (7) and Walton. W - Sands (3-3). L - Clawson (5-2).

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