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

DATE: TUESDAY, May 22, 1990                   TAG: 9005220276
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

FRANKLIN DEFEATS WOODBRIDGE

Shelley Bowles pitched a three-hitter and Pam Powell walked with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to give Franklin County a 3-2 victory against Woodbridge in the first round of the Northwestern Region softball tournament at the Eagles' LARC Field.

Franklin County's Bowles improved her record to 16-0 by outpitching Woodbridge's Kerry Suniega. Bowles went all 11 innings, striking out six, walking one and hitting two batters.

Suniega (13-7) struggled at times and pitched brilliantly at others. She walked 13 batters and surrendered six hits, but struck out 20 in 11 innings. Suniega's control problems lost the game for Woodbridge in the 11th.

Stephanie Morgan led off with a walk and Bowles struck out. On the strikeout, Morgan stole second. Missy Spradlin walked and a wild pitch moved the runners to second and third.

Beth Chitwood then lined out to Suniega, who almost doubled off Morgan at third. Dawn Webb then walked to load the bases and Powell walked to force in the winning run.

Franklin County had many more chances to win the game in regulation, but the Eagles left 11 runners on base in the first four innings.

The Eagles next play at Halifax at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

The two semifinal winners in the Northwestern Region will automatically advance to the Group AAA Tournament.

In other softball:

At Floyd, Heather Browning went 3-for-4 for Glenvar and Floyd County pitcher Tracy McDaniel walked 18 batters as Glenvar won 22-7 in the first round of the Region C tournament.

April Watt was 2-for-3 for Glenvar (14-5). Floyd County ends its season at 4-9.

Glenvar plays Castlewood in the second round and Galax plays Parry McCluer.

\ BASEBALL: Quincy Booker struck out seven and Mickey Reaves was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI as Buckingham County beat Chatham 8-3 in the first round of the Group AA Region III Tournament at Altavista's War Memorial Park.

Tommy East struck out 15, walked five and doubled in the first run as Magna Vista downed Lord Botetourt 4-2 in the other game.

Joey Harris was 3-for-3 with a double for Magna Vista (14-7), which plays Rustburg at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Lord Botetourt ends its season at 11-7.

Dwayne Shumaker was 3-for-4 for Buckingham, which plays at 7 Wednesday night in the semifinals against Alleghany.

The championship game will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

by CNB