Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, April 21, 1991 TAG: 9104210182
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: D10 EDITION: STATE
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DATELINE: BLACKSBURG LENGTH: Medium
Robertson, a sophomore right-hander from Patrick Henry, carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning before a long drive by Tulane's Tom Morton was misjudged by center fielder Mike Reedy and fell for a lead-off triple. Morton scored the Green Wave's only run on a ground-out by David Stewart.
Ahead 1-0 in game one, Tech (21-18, 8-5) blew the game open with four runs in the seventh inning on RBI singles by Fred Hatfield, David Dallas and Martin Agee, along with a run-producing fielder's choice off the bat of Mike Reedy.
Robertson (6-2) retired the first 13 batters he faced until Tulane's Carlos Rodriguez reached on an error with one out in the fifth. He finished the game with five strikeouts and two walks. Dallas was Tech's top hitter in the opener, going 3-for-3 with two runs scored and one batted in.
In game two, Clontz gave up a solo home run to Tulane's Rob Gerdes to lead off the second inning, then settled down to allow only one Green Wave runner to into scoring position the rest of the game.
The sophomore from Patrick County, making his second appearance since missing three weeks with an elbow injury, registered eight strikeouts in the game and did not walk a batter.
Tech tied the score in the bottom of the second on a double by Hatfield, then took the lead an inning later on a Tulane error. The Hokies added an insurance run in the sixth on an infield RBI single by Jay Honse.
The Hokies will host Tulane (31-13, 9-5) again today at 1:30 p.m.
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