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Carson-Newman tops Augusta State

Kyle Beall's two-out single in the 10th inning lifted Carson-Newman to a 7-6 victory over No. 14 Augusta State at Jaguar Field.

The hit came off reliever Mickie Ferguson, one of six pitchers used by the Jaguars.

Augusta State catcher Sam Barth forced extra innings with a two-out single in the ninth that scored Lee Rose. It extended Barth's streak of consecutive games with a hit to 36. He can tie JuJu Foreman's school record today.

The loss evened Augusta State's record at 1-1. The teams play the rubber game of the series at 12:30 p.m. today at Jaguar Field.

The Pacers, down 5-3 entering the bottom of the seventh, scored three runs, including the game winner on a passed ball.

Robert Davis led USC Aiken with two hits and two RBI. One of his hits came in the seventh, scoring Casey Derhak to tie the game at 5-5.

Jon Paul picked up the victory in relief.

The teams conclude the three-game set at 1 p.m. today at Roberto Hernandez Stadium.

Softball

Oakley sets mark for Lady Pacers

In Aiken, USC Aiken opened its season by sweeping a doubleheader from Bluefield (Va.) College, 8-0 and 6-0.

In the opener, USC Aiken pitcher Stacie Oakley struck out a school-record 14 batters, including the first 10.

The record had been 12, by Wendi Kline in 1992.

It was the first game as a Pacer for Oakley, a junior from Burlington, N.C.

The Lady Pacers also had strong pitching in the nightcap; JoAnn Jones went seven innings, striking out eight.

USC Aiken had 23 hits in the two games. Brittany Paulling had three in the first game and Sarah Harvey three in the nightcap.

Tennis

Davenport will face Sharapova in final

In Tokyo, top-ranked Lindsay Davenport beat U.S. Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6-1, 7-6 (2), to reach the final of the Pan Pacific Open, a tournament she has won four times.

Davenport, the defending champion, will face Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova in today's title match. The second-seeded Russian defeated Shinobu Asagoe of Japan, 6-1, 7-6 (3), in the other semifinal.

Davenport, who lost the Australian Open final last weekend to Serena Williams, had seven aces on the carpet to eliminate the third-seeded Kuznetsova.

Martinez, seeded third, will play Anna Lena Groenefeld of Germany for the title Sunday.

Groenefeld, seeded seventh, overcame a shaky start to defeat eighth-seeded Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Hockey

Snyder's family is thanked by Heatley

In Atlanta, a day after being sentenced to probation, Atlanta Thrashers star Dany Heatley thanked the family of teammate Dan Snyder for urging a judge to keep him out of jail.

Heatley had pleaded guilty in Snyder's death in a 2003 car crash.

"I made a mistake," Heatley said at a news conference. "I respect the judge's decision and the judicial system and will take the punishment and move on."

Heatley said that every day he thinks of the crash that killed his 25-year-old friend.

"The scars will never completely heal but you have to move on in your life," he said. "I'm really thankful for the continuing support of the Snyder family."

Snyder family members testified that they did not want Heatley to go to jail or lose his hockey career.

Heatley could have faced up to 20 years in prison for the initial charges.