Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 6, 1993 TAG: 9305060054
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
With one out and the Hokies leading in the top of the eighth inning, Richmond used two singles and a wild pitch to pull to 5-3. Tech left-hander Rob Gibson later came on and struck out pinch hitter Ed Tober. A walk loaded the bases, then Gibson got center fielder Mark Budzinski to hit a line drive to left field that the Hokies' Mike Reedy caught to end the threat. A double play got Tech out of a none-out jam in the ninth, and Robby Cope earned his first save. The Hokies got solo home runs from Dee Dalton in the fourth and David Fitt in the fifth.
Tech is host to South Florida, the Metro Conference's first-place team, in a three-game series at English Field beginning Friday at 3 p.m.
In other college news:
Guard Jay Purcell has been selected the most valuable player of the Virginia Tech men's basketball team in a vote by the players. The award was presented at the team's annual awards dinner in Blacksburg. Purcell, from Blacksburg, averaged 10.3 points per game this past season, and his 101 assists were a team high. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound junior started all 28 games in Tech's second season under coach Bill Foster.
OTHER AWARDS - Best defensive player: Donald Corker, junior from Decatur, Ga.; most inspirational player: Jimmy Carruth, junior, center, Port Arthur, Texas; most improved players: Shawn Good, freshman, guard, Columbus, Ind., and Travis Jackson, freshman, center, Peterstown, W.Va.; academics: Thomas Elliott, senior, forward, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Virginia honored football player Terry Kirby as its top male athlete and Karen Burgess and Clair Forbes shared the award for the top female athlete at the Cavaliers' annual awards dinner.
Kirby, a tailback from Tabb, set UVa's career rushing record with 3,348 yards in 567 carries, a 5.9-yards-per-carry average. He also had 24 touchdowns and was a third-round NFL draft choice of the Miami Dolphins.
Burgess, a senior from Colonial Heights, was the most outstanding swimmer at the ACC Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, setting three UVa and ACC meet records and an ACC record in winning three events.
Forbes, a senior from Channel Islands, England, won the women's ACC cross country title and was second in the NCAA Region III. She was the top ACC finisher in the NCAA Region III and NCAA Championship meets.
OTHER AWARDS - Bus Male Service Award, for service to UVA athletics: George Edwards, UVa wrestling coach for 25 years; ACC Women's Scholar-Athlete Award: Dena Evans, senior, guard, women's basketball; ACC Men's Scholar-Athlete Award: Kevin Pehlke, senior, men's lacrosse; Craig Fielder Memorial Award, for overcoming adversity, Lauren Gregg, women's soccer coach; Ralph Sampson Scholarship Award: Cherie Greer, junior, women's lacrosse.
Four players on UVa's top-ranked women's lacrosse team have received All-South Region first-team honors: senior Amy Breen of Ambler, Pa.; junior Cherie Greer of Narberth, Pa.; senior Tara Kelly of Villanova, Pa.; and senior Erin Stewart of Hunt Valley, Md. Senior Kelly Dowan of Baltimore received honorable mention.
Ferrum, the fourth-ranked team in NCAA Division III baseball, placed five players on the All-Dixie Conference first team and two on the second team. The Panthers (20-7) play host to 22nd-ranked Mary Washington College today at 1 p.m.
FIRST-TEAM FERRUM SELECTIONS: Senior first baseman Jerold Smith, attended King George High School; senior catcher Andy Calohan, from Rustburg; junior pitcher Billy Wagner of Tannersville; sophomore pitcher Keith Mayhew, from Appomattox; freshman designated hitter Jason Wilson from Laurel Park.
SECOND-TEAM FERRUM SELECTIONS: Senior second baseman Chris Holt, from Drakes Branch; senior outfielder Jeremy Hill of Lovingston.
by CNB