Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Contact: Chris Kilcoyne

No. 19 Christopher Newport Slips by Randolph-Macon 3-1
(Box Score)

NEWPORT NEWS, VA -- No. 19 Christopher Newport University snuck past Randolph-Macon Tuesday afternoon, 3-1, at Captains Park in Newport News.

The Yellow Jackets got on the board first, plating a run on a CNU error. The Captains wasted no time as Shannon Mark's one out two-run single scored two in the bottom half of the frame.

Christopher Newport's Parker Neal tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single.

Mike Giarrizzi and Ian Lenda combined on a three-hitter. Giarrizzi started and went four innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit, walking four and striking out seven. Lenda threw the final five, yielding two hits, walked two and struck out one, to pick up the win in relief.

R-MC starter Steve Carper (0-1) went four innings in his first collegiate start, allowing two runs on six hits, while striking out two.

Randolph-Macon will be back in ODAC action on Saturday when it hosts Roanoke College at 1:00 p.m. On Saturday, the Jackets will recognize its four seniors from last year's Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship team on Saturday. During its league doubleheader with Roanoke on Saturday, Chris Dykes, Bo Garner, Devin O'Meara and Mike Gerdes will be presented with their team Most Valuable Player rings from 2008.

-Yellow Jackets-