The Panthers honored Otis Foster in a ceremony before the game, retiring his No. 18 jersey. Foster was drafted in the first round of the 1975 MLB Draft and is the only Panther to have been drafted in the first inning.
The design is not based on the statue in New York Harbor but on a replica outside the New York-New York casino hotel in Las Vegas. The stamp is printed in Brown Summit, NC.
The Liberty Flames loaded the bases in the ninth inning and scored a run on a pass ball but freshman Kyle Wigmore struck out Trey Wimmer to end the game and secure a 2-1 win
The Washington Post is reporting that Gov. Bob McDonnell has quietly reversed a policy banning Virginia State Police troopers from referring to Jesus Christ in public prayers.