Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, April 15, 1994 TAG: 9404150054
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: WILMINGTON, DEL. LENGTH: Medium
Wilmington beat Salem 1-0 in the first game.
Wilson (2-0) pitched a complete game for Salem, striking out seven and walking one.
"We had a good game plan and I went after them with my sinker and curve ball," Wilson said. "They are a good fastball-hitting team, so I wanted to get ahead and make them hit my pitches. My curve was working very well and I was able to change speeds. I don't have exceptionally great stuff, but I do rely on a great defense behind me."
The Buccaneers took the lead in the third inning when center fielder Jeff Conger scored. Blue Rocks pitcher Kris Ralston walked Conger and had him picked off at first, but the tag was missed, allowing Conger to get the first of his three stolen bases. Conger took third on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Raul Paez.
Jake Austin hit a two-run homer to right-center off reliever Dario Perez in the fifth inning to give the Bucs a 3-0 lead.
In the sixth, Conger scored an insurance run. After Perez walked Conger, the center fielder stole second and advanced to third on a wild pitch. He stole home on a pitch by reliever Chris Connolly.
In the first game, Wilmington's Mike Bovee carried a no-hitter until there were two out in the sixth inning.
Salem finished with two hits, with Juan Segura getting the one that broke up the no-hitter. Daryl Ratliff added a single in the next at-bat, but the rally fizzled.
Matt Chamberlain went the distance for Salem, scattering six hits. The Wilmington run, on Steve Murphy's run-scoring single in the fourth, was unearned. FIRST GAME SALEM WILMINGTON ab r h bi ab r h bi Ratliff lf3010 Damon cf3010 Kendall c3000 Myers dh3000 Austin rf3000 Long 3b3010 Farrell dh3000 Sutton 1b3000 Sanford 2b1000 Gonzalez rf2010 Cranford 3b3000 Marshall 2b2000 Conger cf2000 Morillo ss3010 Paez 1b2000 Jennings c3110 Segura ss2010 Murphy lf2011 Totals22 0 2 0 Totals 24 1 6 1 Salem000 000 0-0 Wilmington000 100 x-1
E-Cranford, Chamberlain. DP-Wilmington 1. LOB-Salem 3, Wilmington 7. SB-Sanford. CS-Sanford. S-Marshall. IP HRERBBSO Salem Chamberlain L 661012 Wilmington Bovee W 620015 J.Smith S 100011
BK-Chamberlain.
Umpires-Home, Fincher; bases, Russell.
T-1:31. SECOND GAME SALEM WILMINGTON ab r h bi ab r h bi Ratliff lf4000 Damon cf2000 Zapata ss3120 F. Martinez ss3000 Austin rf3112 Long 3b3000 Secrist dh4000 Sutton 1b3010 Cranford 3b3010 Gonzalez rf3000 Sanford 2b2000 Dempsey dh3010 Conger cf1200 A. Stewart c3010 Hanel c2000 R. Martinez 2b3010 Paez 1b3011 Murphy lf2000 Totals25 4 5 3 Totals 25 0 4 0
Salem001 021 0-4 Wilmington000 000 0-0
E-Long, R. Martinez. LOB-Salem 6, Wilmington 5. 2B-Cranford, A. Stewart. HR-Austin. SB-Conger 3. CS-Ratliff. IP HRERBBSO Salem Wilson W 740017 Wilmington Ralston L 411144 D. Perez 133312 Connolly 110000
HBP-By Connolly (Austin). WP-Ralston, D. Perez.
Umpires-Home, Russell; bases, Fincher.
T-1:50. A-4,031.
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