ROANOKE TIMES

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

DATE: SUNDAY, May 6, 1990                   TAG: 9005060225
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: WOODBRIDGE                                LENGTH: Medium


BUCCANEERS DROP THIRD STRAIGHT 7-1

Prince William broke open the game with two runs in the fifth inning and three in sixth as the Cannons defeated the Salem Buccaneers 7-1 Saturday in Carolina League baseball.

After spotting Prince William a 1-0 lead, Salem's Rob Bailey singled home the tying run in the fourth inning before the Cannons pulled away.

Bucs starter John Latham (1-2) struggled in the fifth, walking leadoff batter Paul Oster, a .113 hitter. Brad Ausmus followed with a double to score Oster, and J.T. Snow singled in Ausmus.

Prince William drove Latham to the showers in the sixth when he gave up a two-run double to Mauricio Zazueta and Oster beat out an infield single. Brent Honeywell relieved Latham and gave up an RBI single to Andres Rodriguez.

The Cannons added a run in the seventh to extend Salem's losing streak to three games, all in this series.

Bailey had two hits and the only RBI for the Bucs.

Salem swept Prince William in the season's first four games, but the Cannons have a chance to even the score today in the series finale. Right-hander Paul Miller (0-1, 2.91 ERA) goes for the Bucs against right-hander Jim Wiley (0-1, 4.63).

SALEM PRINCE WM. ab r h bi ab r h bi Sims cf4000 Ausmus c5011 Schreiber 3b4020 Silvestri ss1010 Romero c4000 Rodriguez ss3111 Raisanen dh4000 Snow 1b3011 Estep rf3000 Obando lf0100 Shelton 1b4000 Bridges lf3000 Pennye lf4120 Howell rf3000 Williams 2b3000 Davis 3b4230 Bailey ss3021 Hernandez dh2111 Zazueta 2b4123 Oster cf3110 Totals33 1 6 1 Totals 31 7 11 7

Salem000 100 000-1 Prince Wm.010 023 10x-7

E-Davis. DP-Salem 2, Prince William 1. LOB-Salem 9, Prince William 7. 2B-Davis, Zazueta, Ausmus. SB-Pennye (2). IP HRERBBSO Salem Latham L, 1-2 586654 Honeywell 231100 Duncan 100003 Prince Wm. Nielsen W, 1-1 651127 Ralph 210014 Moody 100012

Latham faced four batters in sixth.

HBP-Obando by Latham, Snow by Honeywell. WP-Latham. BK-Honeywell.

Umpires-Home, Langley; bases, Barket, York.

T-2:42. A-2,864.



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