Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, March 27, 1994 TAG: 9403270140
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-12 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Highlanders (11-9 overall, 7-2 in the Big South) trailed 9-8 in the first game, but tied the score on a home run by Brian Pardue in the bottom of the sixth inning. Both teams went scoreless in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.
Charleston Southern leadoff hitter Ashley Creek hit a solo home run in the top of the eighth to give the Buccaneers a 10-9 lead, but Radford's Denny Van Pelt walked and scored on an error by right fielder Ed Scopelitis to even the score.
Radford junior Duane Filchner led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk, took second on a wild pitch, stole third and scored the winning run on a throwing error by Bucs catcher Quincy Boyd.
Junior right-hander Travis Toms came on in relief to earn the victory. He earned his fourth save of the season, relieving winning pitcher Mike Parker, in the second game.
Filchner hit a two-run homer and Alex Vaxmonsky added a solo homer to help the Highlanders edge the Bucs in the second game.
In other college baseball:
In Charlotte, N.C., Virginia Tech pitching was rocked for 20 hits as North Carolina-Charlotte pounded the Hokies 18-2 in a Metro Conference game.
Benjamin Hill and Chris Helms led the 49ers (16-11, 2-0) with four hits each, and Hill, Andy Bovender and Jimmy Anderson drove in three runs apiece.
Matt McWilliams (3-1) went the distance for UNCC, holding Tech (10-12, 2-3) to seven hits. Bryce Gammon (2-2) took the loss for the Hokies.
In Lexington, freshman right-hander Jay Adams fell two outs short of a seven-inning no-hitter as VMI earned a split with Marshall in a Southern Conference doubleheader.
Adams (2-0) pitched the Keydets (13-14, 7-7) to a 7-1 victory in the second game. His no-hit bid ended with Mike Hagey's line-drive single to left field with one out. Adams struck out six and walked none.
In the first game, the Thundering Herd (9-10, 5-4) scored eight times in the sixth inning to win 8-1.
Ferrum edged Methodist College 6-5 in a Dixie Conference game in Ferrum.
Chad Maddox went 4-for-4 with a double, scored twice and drove in two runs to lead the Panthers (11-2, 2-2). Jerry Dallas was 3-for-4 with a run and two RBI.
Keith Mayhew (4-1) pitched eight innings, struck out seven, gave up eight hits and walked three to get the victory. Kevin Anderson pitched the ninth and was credited with the save.
Methodist's record is 10-5-1 and 2-3.
In Lexington, sophomore Matt Ermigiotti hit a two-run homer and pitched a complete-game six-hitter to lift Washington and Lee to a 12-3 victory and a sweep of Emory & Henry in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
W&L (5-10-1, 3-6) snapped a five-game losing streak by winning the first game 7-6. Bates Brown scored the game-winning run on a single by Mark Sappenfield in the seventh inning. Designated hitter Todd Stanton went 3-for-3 with three RBI for the Generals.
Emory & Henry (4-11, 0-5) remained winless in the ODAC.
by CNB