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By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on June 5, 2006 2:23 PM

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Snow Hill snaps losing streak

KINSTON -- Snow Hill Post 94 snapped a four-game losing streak, defeating Kinston 6-4 on the road on Sunday.

The win improves Snow Hill (4-4 overall) to 2-4 in Area I East play. Post 94 is off this week for final exams and will host Ahoskie on June 12.

Chip Wall finished with two hits and five RBIs against Post 43, while Justin Bagley also added two hits. Jordan Corbett picked up the win in relief as Drew Sowers picked up the save.

Hoyt Killette had two hits for Kinston, while Andrew Davis got the loss.

On Friday, Matthew Whitley posted two hits for Snow Hill in a 9-1 loss to Rocky Mount.

Richie Turner endured with the loss but got little support from a Post 94 defense, which committed eight errors.

Daniel Moore and Jeremiah Feilen had three hits each for Rocky Mount.

Snow Hill 030 000 030 -- 6 7 2

Kinston 100 200 010 -- 4 4 1

Leading hitters -- Snow Hill -- Chip Wall 2-4, 5 RBIs; Justin Bagley 2-5. Kinston -- Hoyt Killette 2-3.

WP -- Jordan Corbett. LP -- Andrew Davis.

Coastal Plains League

Lovett's HR

leads Tobs

Columbia, S.C. -- Mount Olive College's Erik Lovett's two-rune home run in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 tie and the Wilson Tobs never looked back -- beating the Columbia Blowfish 5-3 at Capital City Stadium.

It was the Tobs' second straight victory after three losses to begin the season.

Wilson (2-3) played spoilers to Columbia's inaugural home game in the Coastal Plain League and the first ever meeting between the two teams.

Other stars for the Tobs included catcher Tyler Stovall, making his second start since joining the team Thursday. Stovall reached base four times, with a double, a single, a walk, and a hit by pitch, scoring two runs. Mike Flye earned the first Tobs save of the year, going the final three innings in relief of Chris Hill (1-0). Flye struck out four and gave up just one hit. Hill went six innings, allowing three runs on six hits.

Wilson returns home today to face the Florence RedWolves at Fleming Stadium.