March 13, 2004

Lynchburg sweeps Grove City

LYNCHBURG, Va. -- Host Lynchburg (11-2) ran its winning streak to 11 straight games Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from Grove City (2-6) at Fox Field in non-conference baseball action.

Lynchburg held off a Grove City rally to pull out a 6-5 win in the opener, then rolled to a 15-2 win in the nightcap.

In Game One, Grove City fell behind 6-0 but cut the lead in half in the top of the sixth. Sophomore Jerry Ott (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) cracked a run-scoring double while junior Joel Diller (Hartville, Ohio/Marlington) added a run-scoring triple. Senior Greg Grupp (Harmony, Pa./Slippery Rock) brought Diller home with a single. 

In the seventh, Ott stroked another RBI double while Michael McMillen (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) had a run-scoring single. Grove City had the tying run at third and the go-ahead run on base but could not continue the rally. 

Ott, McMillen and Jake Cuthbert (Belle Vernon, Pa./Belle Vernon) each had two hits with Cuthbert scoring twice. On the mound, Grupp started and allowed no runs in two innings. Senior Chris Hull (Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls) took the loss in relief, allowing five runs in 1 2/3 innings. Three of the runs were unearned. 

Grupp homered and doubled in the nightcap as Grove City jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second. Lynchburg tagged sophomore starter Ryan Carr (New Castle, Pa./Mohawk) for four runs (one earned) in the bottom of the third, then peppered the Grove City bullpen over the next three innings for 11 runs. 

Carr took the loss, the first of his collegiate career. Sophomore Mike MacDonald (Ellwood City, Pa./Ellwood City) also doubled. 

Grove City visits Maryville, Tenn. next Friday and Saturday for a pair of doubleheaders in the Foothills Classic. 

Game One Box Score            Game Two Box Score

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