THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, August 30, 1994 TAG: 9408300554
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C4 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY PAUL SOKOLOSKI, CORRESPONDENT
DATELINE: MOOSIC, PA. LENGTH: Medium: 64 lines
In a game where two old friends threw dual no-hitters through seven innings, it was only fitting it would end by a walk.
But both Bob Gaddy and David Telgheder were long gone by the time Tom Marsh drew a bases-loaded walk to give the Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre Red Barons a 4-3 victory over Norfolk in the 14th inning Monday night.
``We're friends, so I guess it worked out all right,'' said Telgheder, who held the Red Barons hitless through seven innings before allowing a home run to Tom Nuneviller with two outs in the eighth. ``We don't have the bragging rights on each other now.''
While Telgheder hit Gene Schall with a pitch for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's only baserunner into the eighth inning, Gaddy was even better.
The Red Barons lefthander was perfect through eight innings, before former Red Baron Jim Vatcher laced the first pitch of the ninth inning to centerfield for a clean single.
``I've never been managing, playing or coaching in a game where I saw double no-no's through seven,'' Red Barons Manager Mike Quade said. ``Let alone perfect.''
But a game that took just over 90 minutes to dispose of the first eight innings suddenly turned into a marathon.
After his single ended the dramatics, Vatcher moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt and took third on an error.
Third baseman Tom Quinlan cut Vatcher down at the plate, but Doug Dascenzo dropped a two-out single into centerfield that scored Aaron Ledesma and tied the game, 1-1.
``I made a bad pitch, Nuneviller hit it out,'' Telgheder said. ``But we battled back in the ninth.''
So they played into extra innings, as momentum swung toward Norfolk.
Pat Howell reached base on a bunt single in the 11th inning, Greg Graham was safe when his sacrifice bunt was thrown away and Shawn Hare's pinch RBI single sent Howell home.
Graham later scored on one of Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's team record-tying five errors, giving the Tides a 3-1 lead.
The Red Barons matched that rally in the bottom of the 11th.
Nuneviller walked, Quinlan and Ron Lockett filled the bases with consecutive singles and Charlie Montoyo lined a two-run single to again tie the game.
So they went into the 12th inning, then 13th, and finally the 14th.
``It seems incredible that you play such a clean, quick game for nine innings,'' Quade said, ``then all hell breaks loose after that.''
The madness finally ended, naturally, in a weird way.
Steve Bieser and Kevin Jordan both sandwiched infield singles around an intentional walk to Montoyo.
Bieser was forced at the plate on a wild play, when Gene Schall's shot up the middle was kicked by pitcher Kenny Greer, then ricocheted to shortstop Graham - who threw home for a force out.
``When the ball hit the pitcher's foot, I said, `Oh, no!' '' Quade said.
But Marsh, who walked 12 times all season before stepping to the plate in the 14th, took four straight balls from Greer and trotted to first as Montoyo jogged home with the winning run.
``Not too unbelievable way to win a game,'' Quade dead-panned. by CNB