Lynchburg 8, Greensboro 7

Greensboro, N.C. -- Lynchburg College erased a 6-4 Greensboro lead in the 6th inning to defeat The Pride, 8-7, at War Memorial Stadium on Wednesday. GC rallied with one run in the bottom of the 7th, but could get no closer.

Josh Walker went 5-5 to lead LC, which had 16 hits. Kirk Messick earned the win for the Hornets (2-2). 

For Greensboro (3-4) Leadoff batter Jeremy Morrison went 2-4 with 1 RBI to top GC hitters. Chad Alligood homered for The Pride and Larry Lockhart doubled and scored one run.

GC Freshman Chris Mock started and pitched 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked two Hornets. Chatham Bray pitched 1/13 innings and took the loss for The Pride. In all, five pitchers took the hill for The Pride.

Lynchburg 8, Greensboro College 7 (Feb 16, 2005 at Greensboro, NC)
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Lynchburg................ 300 012 200  -  8 16  1      (2-2)
Greensboro College... 310 200 100  -  7  6  1      (3-4)
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Pitchers: Lynchburg - Weaver; Messick(4); Durrer(7); Utz(9). Greensboro College - MOCK;
CLARK(5); KEEVER(6); BRAY(7); MARAS(7).
Win-Messick(1-0)  Save-Utz(1)  Loss-BRAY(1-1)  T-3:10  A-51
HR GCB - ALLIGOOD.
Weaver faced 2 batters in the 4th.

GC record 3-4; Streak L1; Up next at vs. Frostburg State, 2-19, 1 p.m. (DH)