April 2, 2002
NORFOLK, VA. - The Norfolk Tides (NY Mets AAA affiliate) and theOld Dominion University Monarchs battled to a 0-0 tie in the annual MetrocallScholarship game at Harbor Park, in front of a crowd of 3,039. Demarque Hairston(Martinsville, VA.), Jared Musolf (Lakehurst, NJ.)and Evan Chipman (Raleigh, NC.) each reached base twice on the evening.
Hairston reached base with a single in the first inning and a walk in the sixth. d Musolf (Lakehurst, NJ.) came up with singles in the second and seventh,and freshman Evan Chipman (Raleigh, NC.) reached twice with a walk and was hit by a pitch. He also stole a base. ODU had runners on first and third in the sixth with twoouts, but were unable to score.
Tides pitchers threw for both teams, holding the Monarchs to three hits andthe Tides hitless. The proceeds from the game benefit the Baseball ScholarshipFund of the Old Dominion University Intercollegiate Foundation.
The Monarchs return to action on Friday with a three-game CAA seriesagainst Virginia Commonwealth University at 7 p.m. at the Bud Metheny BaseballComplex.
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Tides Pitchers for ODU: Michael Bacsik, Jim Serrano(2), Matt Williams(3),Juan Cerros(4), Tyler Yates(5), Mark Corey(6)Tides Pitchers: Pete Walker, Tyler Strange(4)