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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 3, 1990                   TAG: 9005030365
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By JOHN SMALLWOOD SPORTSWRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

BUCS RALLY, OVERTAKE WINSTON-SALEM 10-6

Five hours is a long time to wait for anything. But for a Salem Buccaneers team looking for a spark, a little extra time was only a minor inconvenience.

The Bucs had to wait out a rain delay of 1 hour, 25 minutes, but rallied for five runs in the seventh inning to post a 10-6 Carolina League victory over the Winston-Salem Spirits on Wednesday night at Municipal Field.

Catcher Mandy Romero opened the seventh with a double off Spirits starter Jim Bullinger. Then, Chris Estep reached on an infield single off Bullinger's right leg, allowing Romero to advance to third.

Steve DiBartolomeo relieved Bullinger, but had to wait through the rain delay before facing Ben Shelton.

Shelton hit a chopper into the hole on the left side of the infield. Shortstop Billy White fielded the ball, but had no play as Romero scored the tying run.

Darwin Pennye, who entered the game with .108 batting average, then broke out of a slump by doubling to left, scoring Estep with the go-ahead run. Shortstop Mike Huyler provided insurance by hitting his first home run of the season, a three-run shot to left that made it 10-6.

That was all for DiBartolomeo, who didn't retire a batter.

Tim McDowell, who came on in relief of ineffective starter Steve Buckholz, picked up the victory, his first of the season. Mike Pomeranz didn't qualify for the save but closed by striking out four of the seven batters he faced in the last two innings.

Butch Schlopy (1-2) pitches tonight as the Bucs travel to Prince William.

WIN-SALEM SALEM ab r h bi ab r h bi Williams cf3110 Sims cf5230 Smith ph1000 Schreiber 3b4100 Ramsey cf0000 Romero dh5220 White ss4100 Hines c4111 Paulino 1b4121 Estep rf5110 Scott 3b4010 Shelton 1b4122 Roberson rf4110 Pennye lf3111 Welch dh4100 Huyler ss4113 Jensen lf3125 McNabb 2b1000 Taylor c4010 Bailey 2b3010 Blair 2b3000 Totals34 6 8 6 Totals 38 10 12 7

Winston-Salem003 030 000-6 Salem100 040 500-10

E-White, Scott, McNabb, Buckholz. DP-Salem 1. LOB-Winston-Salem 10, Salem 8. 2B-Sims, Romero, Pennye, Bailey, Paulino, Jensen. HR-Huyler (1), Jensen (3). SB-Paulino (1), Roberson (3), Sims 2 (9), Schreiber (2). IP HRERBBSO Winston-Salem Bullinger L, 1-3 687434 DiBartolomeo 043300 Stroud 100012 Salem Buckholz 556563 McDowell W, 1-0 220012 Pomeranz 210004

DiBartolomeo faced four batters in the seventh.

HBP-White by Buckholz, Williams by Buckholz, Scott by McDowell. WP-Buckholz 2, Pomeranz, Bullinger 3. PB-Romero.

Umpires-Home, Barket; bases, Dezelan, York,

T-3:25. A-809.

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