Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, April 9, 1991 TAG: 9104090177
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: By From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Galax (3-3) trailed 7-1 after two innings but rallied behind second baseman Dirk Hill, who had three singles and a double in four at-bats and stole three bases.
First baseman Lynn Crockett hit a two-run homer in the third as the rally started and shortstop Randy Billings smacked a two-run shot in the fifth as Galax took an 8-7 lead on a squeeze bunt.
Jeff Spells went all the way and settled down to pitch four shutout innings after giving up seven early runs, five of which were unearned.
Second baseman B.W. Hill had two hits in four trips for Fort Chiswell (3-2).
In other baseball:
At Covington, Dee Dalton pounded a two-run homer in the first inning and had three hits while driving in three runs and scoring twice as Cave Spring (3-3) nipped Alleghany 7-4 in a non-district game. David Groseclose had three of the five hits by Alleghany (1-3) and drove in one run while scoring twice.
At Narrows, the Green Wave pounded Rocky Gap 11-1 in a non-district game between two Mountain Empire rivals. Chris Dunford had four hits in four trips and scored a pair of runs, while Robbe Patteson hit a three-run homer for Narrows (4-1).
\ BOYS' SOCCER: Andy McDonald scored the game's only goal 20 minutes into the second half as North Cross (7-0-1) nipped Martinsville 1-0 in a non-district match on the Bulldogs' field. Neil Marshall recorded the shutout. Martinsville is 1-2-1.
Sean Pike, Jeffrey Bourne and Chris Dowd each scored a goal as undefeated George Wythe (4-0) dropped visiting Virginia High 3-1.
\ SOFTBALL: At North Cross, Erin and Kristen Humphries combined to go 5-for-5 and drive in seven runs as North Cross beat Carlisle 14-0 in a Blue Ridge Conference slow-pitch game. Erin Humphries hit a three-run homer in the first inning and had two more hits as North Cross (5-0 overall, 3-0 Blue Ridge) stayed unbeaten.
Glenvar (4-0, 2-0) took to the road and pounded Covington 24-0 in a Pioneer District game as Stephanie Martin twirled a one-hitter, struck out nine and drove in three runs. Bobbie Jo Wright had the key hit for the Highlanders with a bases-loaded homer in the second.
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