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

DATE: THURSDAY, September 2, 1993                   TAG: 9309020096
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CLASS B REGIONAL SOFTBALL EVENT COMES TO SALEM

For the first time, Salem's Moyer Sports Complex will be the site of the U.S. Slowpitch Softball Association's Class B Mid-Atlantic Men's Championship. The tournament will be played Friday through Monday.

The field of 39 teams includes top finishers from state championships in Virginia, West Virginia, the Carolinas, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. The two finalists will advance to the 16-team Men's Class B World tournament Sept. 24-26 in Florence, S.C.

Play begins at 7:30 p.m. Friday, with the championship, weather permitting, scheduled at noon Monday. A tournament pass is available for $7. The daily admission charge is $3.

In other news in the region:

Shellie Greenman, a 27-year-old Blacksburg native, has been hired as an assistant women's basketball coach at Western Carolina.

Greenman, who played at Emory & Henry, spent the last two seasons as the restricted-earnings assistant at Virginia Tech. She was a volunteer assistant with the Hokies during the 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.

"Shellie came to us highly recommended from Virginia Tech," said Gary Peters, Western Carolina's head coach. " . . . She made a good impression on us and I think she's a good fit for our program."

by CNB