ROANOKE TIMES 

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

DATE: SATURDAY, May 5, 1990                   TAG: 9005050327
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: WOODBRIDGE                                LENGTH: Medium

RAINY VICTORY ESCAPES BUCS

The Salem Buccaneers took advantage of a wet field to rally from a three-run deficit, but let the game slip away after a rain delay and dropped a 6-4 decision to the Prince William Cannons on Friday night in Carolina League baseball.

Prince William starter Ed Martel was leading 3-0 and working on a one-hitter in the sixth inning when the Bucs rallied in the rain.

Flavio Williams, Greg Sims and Bruce Schreiber loaded the bases with consecutive infield singles. Catcher Orlando Romero then blooped a single to right-center field, scoring Williams and Sims. Domingo Merejo then made it five consecutive hits with a two-run double into the left-field corner.

With more rain falling in the bottom of the inning, the Cannons tied it at 4 on singles by Dave Howell, Russ Davis and Keke Hernandez. After Hernandez's RBI single, the umpires stopped the game for 1 hour, 20 minutes as the rain increased.

With Tim McDowell (1-1) on in relief of starter Tim Wakefield after the delay, Prince William scored two runs with a two-out rally in the seventh. J.T. Snow walked and Sherman Obando doubled him home to make it 5-4. Howell then singled to left to make it 6-4.

Salem never threatened again as Mike Gardella (seventh save) closed out the victory for Bruce Prybylinski (1-2). SALEM PRINCE WM. ab r h bi ab r h bi Sims cf4110 Viera cf3000 Schreiber 3b4120 Silvestri ss4111 Romero c4112 Snow 1b3111 Merejo dh3012 Obando lf4111 Estep rf4010 Howell rf4232 Raisanen 1b4010 Davis 3b4010 Pennye lf4000 Hernandez dh3011 Huyler ss4000 Ehrhardt c3000 Williams 2b3110 Zazueta 2b4120 Totals34 4 8 4 Totals 32 6 10 6

Salem000 004 000-4 Prince Wm.100 111 20x-6

E-Estep. DP-Salem 2. LOB-Salem 4, Prince William 8. 2B-Merejo, Obando. 3B-Zazueta. HR-Howell (1). SB-Viera (6), Silvestri (7). IP HRERBBSO Salem Wakefield 584420 McDowell L, 1-1 222241 Prince Wm. Martel 664417 Prybylnski W, 1-2 110012 Gardella S, 7 110002

Umpires-Home, York; first base, Langley; third base, Barket.

T-2:45. A-2,612. 


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