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

DATE: FRIDAY, April 23, 1993                   TAG: 9304230086
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

PARRY MCCLUER ROUTS BATH IN SOFTBALL

Bath County (0-4 overall, 0-4 Pioneer) issued 26 walks while Carrie Coleman and Misty McGuffin combined on a four-hitter for Parry McCluer (6-3, 2-2).

The game originally was scheduled as a home game for Bath County but was moved to Buena Vista because Hot Springs had 4 inches of wet snow on the ground.

In other softball:

At North Cross, Karyn Harter went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a home run and seven RBI as the Raiders pounded Carlisle 25-6 in a Blue Ridge Conference game called after 4 1/2 innings because of the slaughter rule. Blair Calvert was 2-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI for North Cross (4-1, 4-1), which sent 22 batters to the plate in a 17-run second inning. Carlisle is 0-4.

At Bedford, Karla Goff threw a complete-game seven-hit shutout as Liberty beat Appomattox 9-0 in a Seminole District game. Goff struck out five and walked none. Kelly Witt and Melissa Dooley each went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Liberty (4-3-1 overall and in the district). Appomattox is 6-4.

\ BOYS SOCCER: In Martinsville, the Bulldogs survived the last 30 minutes playing one man short to hand Franklin County its first loss, 2-1 in a non-district game.

Martinsville led 2-0 at the half, but Franklin County's P.C. Mora scored 14 minutes into the second half to make it 2-1. A minute later, Martinsville midfielder Bryant Reeves received a red card (his second infraction) for kicking another player in a dead-ball situation and was ejected. A team cannot substitute for a player who receives a red card.

Martinsville goalie Chris Cook had 12 saves to keep the Bulldogs (5-2) ahead. Link Shaw and Todd Johnson scored Martinsville's goals.

Franklin County is 6-1-1.

In Vinton, Chris Sowers' two goals helped William Byrd beat Northside 3-1 in a Blue Ridge District game. Andy McCaskill scored and Michael Barry and Kevin Niday had assists for the Terriers (6-0, 4-0). Aaron Curfiess scored for Northside (2-5-1, 2-3).

Jamie Bednarek scored two goals and Lord Botetourt limited guest Rockbridge County to seven shots on a windy day in a 5-1 Blue Ridge District victory. Lord Botetourt (6-2, 5-1) took 26 shots.

\ BASEBALL: At Narrows, Robbie Huffman's suicide squeeze in the top of the seventh inning scored Zach Peters with the winning run as Craig County defeated the Green Wave 7-6. Johnny Crawford hit a solo homer and pitched 5 innings for the Rockets (2-7). Ben Boardwine pitched the last 1 1/3 innings to shut Narrows down (4-2).

In Bedford, Rustburg's Bill Colbert was the winning pitcher and had four hits and three RBI as the Devils won a Seminole District game 13-7 over Liberty. Mica Hendrick and David Overstreet each went 2-for-2 with an RBI for Liberty (4-3, 4-3). Rustburg is 4-3, 4-3.

Jefferson Forest scored 12 of its runs in the third and the fifth innings in a 16-6 Seminole District victory over Buckingham County. Vince Whorley went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI for the Cavaliers (6-2, 6-2).