Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 7, 1994 TAG: 9405070053
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: STATE
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Nolan Caldwell hit pinch-hitter Evan Maxey with a pitch to force in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as William Byrd edged Alleghany 7-6 in Vinton.
After the leadoff batter for the Terriers (14-0 overall, 6-0 in the district) struck out, Chris Carr singled and C.D. Polumbo walked. An infield error on a ball hit by Mike McGuire loaded the bases and set the stage for Maxey.
Carr (8-0) picked up the victory with one-third of an inning of relief pitching and hit a solo homer for Byrd. Shannon Gray and Polumbo also had solo homers for the Terriers and Ryan Caya hit a two-run shot.
Cameron Crowder hit a two-run blast and David Dixon added a solo shot for Alleghany (8-4, 3-3).
In other baseball:
Wes Self is only a freshman, but he's making a name for himself in the Mountain Empire District.
On Friday, Self pitched a no-hitter as Grayson County defeated host Narrows 2-0 in a district game.
The Blue Devils' right-hander struck out 16 and walked one in the seven-inning game. Grayson County has a 9-5 overall record and is 5-1 in the district.
For the Green Wave (9-3, 5-1), senior right-hander Jeff White (5-1) allowed two hits and struck out 10 and walked in a run.
Each team had two errors. The other Grayson County run scored on a walk and an error.
In New Castle, Covington scored five unearned runs in the fifth inning to take a four-run lead and went on to a 10-6 victory over Craig County in the Pioneer District.
Andy Lambert went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored for the Cougars (9-3-1, 7-1-0). Chris Blankenship was the top hitter for the Rockets (6-9, 5-5), going 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
Robey Caldwell (5-3) pitched a two-hitter as Cave Spring cruised past visiting Pulaski County 17-0 in a Roanoke Valley District game stopped after five innings because of the "slaughter" rule.
Caldwell, a junior right-hander, struck out 12 and walked one.
Kevin Davis led the hit parade for the Knights (10-3, 7-1), going 2-for-4 with a grand slam and five RBI. Billy Cole was 2-for-2 with a homer and four RBI, and Doug Kenney went 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Pulaski County's record fell to 5-7 and 2-4.
At Daleville, Salem's Brian Crosswhite had a two-run single in the sixth inning to put Salem on top to stay, and the Spartans held on to defeat Lord Botetourt 6-5 in a Blue Ridge District game.
In the second inning, Kevin Feazell hit a solo home run for Salem (7-4-1, 3-2-1). Greg Harrison got the victory in relief of Feazell.
For Lord Botetourt (5-5-1, 0-4-1), Keith Shupe hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for the game's final run.
Jake Weddle (2-0) pitched one inning of scoreless relief and knocked in the winning run to lead Glenvar to a 4-3 victory over visiting Bath County in the Pioneer District.
Weddle's single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh proved to be the difference for the Highlanders (10-2-1, 7-0-0).
\ BOYS' TENNIS: At Salem, Jeff Henley handed Lord Botetourt's Jay Guillian his first loss of the season 7-5, 6-3 as Salem (10-1) defeated the Cavaliers 6-3 in a Blue Ridge District match.
\ GIRLS' TENNIS: In Galax, unbeaten Grayson County defeated Narrows 5-1 in a rain-shortened match that was moved from Independence. The Blue Devils are 9-0 overall and 6-0 in the district. Grayson's Jessica Sumner, at No. 1, remained unbeaten with 6-3, 6-0 victory over Natalie Spangler. The doubles' team of Sumner and Jenny Reedy is also unbeaten after beating Sarah Kellam and Meredith Lucas 6-1, 6-1.
\ BOYS' SOCCER: At River's Edge, William Byrd edged Patrick Henry 2-1 in a non-district game. Mike Berry and Matt Bryant scored for the Terriers (11-0), while PH (5-4-2) got a goal from Cannon Helscher.
At River's Edge, North Cross whipped Roanoke Catholic 7-0 in a Virginia Independent Conference game as Jamie Bell scored twice. The Raiders are 11-1-3 overall and 3-0 in the VIC. Catholic slips to 7-7 and 1-2.
\ SOFTBALL: At Salem, Pam Glosser (4-1) pitched Salem to a 5-1 Blue Ridge District victory over Lord Botetourt. Glosser allowed four hits of Lord Botetourt's five hits, struck out four, walked one and allowed one earned run in five inning of work for Salem (11-3, 4-1).
Jessica Thompson (1-3) took the loss for Lord Botetourt (5-5, 2-3), allowing all five Salem hits, striking out three and walking nine. Erica Lokey went 2-for-4 for Salem. Jessica Thompson doubled for Lord Botetourt.
Glenvar rallied from a six-run deficit to tie the score in the bottom of the seventh, then scored once in the eighth to edge Bath County 14-13 in a Pioneer District game at the Highlanders' field.
Amy Layman, who picked up the victory with four innings of scoreless relief, tripled in the eighth and scored the winning run on a passed ball. Marlea Hale also contributed to the offense for Glenvar (7-6-1, 4-2-0), going 2-for-3.
Jenny Deeds hit a three-run double for Bath County.
April Updike went 2-for-2 with three RBI and Niki Turner was 2-for-4 with two RBI as Roanoke Valley Christian (6-4) routed visiting Carlisle 16-0 in a non-conference game.
Emily Pecoul (2-1) pitched a one-hitter and Maggie Gumpert went 3-for-4 with two RBI as Patrick Henry defeated William Fleming 11-1 in a Roanoke Valley District game at the River's Edge Sports Complex.
The Patriots improved their record to 5-9 and 3-2; Fleming is 1-10, 1-3.
In Rocky Mount, Kara Whitney and Joy Marraccini hit two-run homers to power Cave Spring to a 14-2 victory over Franklin County in the Roanoke Valley District.
Mary Kallio picked up the victory for the Knights. Tonya Jones and Nikki Potter hit homers to provide the runs for the Eagles (8-7, 3-2).
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