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

DATE: SATURDAY, July 7, 1990                   TAG: 9007070305
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: WINSTON-SALEM,N.C.                                LENGTH: Medium

OPPORTUNITIES ESCAPE BUCS

The Bucs outhit Winston-Salem 13-6 but left at least one runner on base in every inning but the first.

Salem scored three times in the fourth inning to take a 3-2 lead. The big hit was a two-run double by Greg Sims,who finished with three RBI.

The Bucs trailed 7-3 going to the ninth,but rallied. Chris Estep reached on a bad-hop single and moved to second on a one-out walk to Glen McNabb. A single to right by Rob Bailey made it 7-4 and brought on Jay Eddings in relief of Derek Stroud (4-1). Sims hit a potential double-play grounder to first baseman Elvin Paulino, but shortstop Billy White dropped the throw at second as McNabb scored.

Bruce Schreiber then grounded into a force play and Mandy Romero struck out to end the game.

The big hit for the Spirits was a two-run,bad-hop single by Fernando Ramsey in a four-run seventh inning.

Mike Pomeranz (3-6) took the loss in relief of Tim McDowell.

Eddings was credited with his eighth save for Winston-Salem.i

SALEM WINSTON-SALEM ab r h bi ab r h bi Sims cf6023 Williams rf3000 Schreiber 3b5000 White ss3200 Romero c4020 Paulino 1b4100 Hines dh5010 Scott 3b3210 Pennye lf4100 Jensen lf3111 Estep rf5120 Welch dh4133 Shelton 1b5121 Ramsey cf3012 McNabb 2b2220 Blair 2b3001 Bailey ss4021 Craig c3000 Totals40 5 13 5 Totals 29 7 6 7

Salem000 300 002-5 Winston-Salem002 010 40x-7

E-Bailey, Scott, Schreiber, White. LOB-Salem 16, Winston-Salem 8. 2B-Welch, Shelton, Sims, Estep. 3B-Romero. S-Bailey. SF-Blair. IP HRERBBSO Salem McDowell 532252 Pomeranz L, 3-6 334440 Winston-Salem Sodders 100001 Melvin 343241 Stroud W, 4-1 592235 Eddings S, 8 00001

T-3:23. A-895.