Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, May 7, 1994 TAG: 9405070066
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
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 he 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 homer for Alleghany (8-4, 3-3).
In other baseball:
Riley Hodges swatted two home runs and knocked in five runs, leading Franklin County to an 11-1 win at William Fleming in the Roanoke Valley District. David Webster shut down Fleming (2-12, 1-7), yielding two hits en route to a complete game for the Eagles (9-3, 7-1).
In New Castle, Covington (9-3-1, 7-1-0) 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. 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 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.
At Daleville, Salem's Brian Crosswhite had a two-run single in the sixth 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 out in the bottom of the seventh proved to be the difference for the Highlanders (10-2-1, 7-0-0).
In Bedford, unbeaten Jefferson Forest snapped a 5-5 tie in the fifth on a solo homer by Ryan Gilleland to beat Liberty 6-5 in the Seminole District. Gilleland also picked up the win in relief for the Cavaliers (12-0, 12-0). Liberty (5-9) was paced by Russell Smith and Jamie Dooley with two hits each, and Johnny Cash homered. Liberty had two runners on with one out in the seventh but couldn't score.
At North Cross, the Raiders hammered Roanoke Valley Christian 16-7 in a Virginia Independent Conference contest as Josh Shaver got the win. Jason Davis went 3-for-5 with a triple, single and homer for four RBI.
\ 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.
\ 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). PH (5-4-2) got a goal from Cannon Helscher.
At River's Edge, North Cross (11-1-3, 3-0) whipped Roanoke Catholic 7-0 in a Virginia Independent Conference game as Jamie Bell scored twice. Catholic is 7-7 and 1-2.
\ GIRLS' SOCCER: At River's Edge, Patrick Henry won the Roanoke Valley District regular-season title with a 4-0 victory over Cave Spring. Carrie Moore, Ayisha Whitenack, Holly Spraker and Meredith Bowden scored for PH (11-0, 2-0).
At Martinsville, the Kirby sisters teamed to give Martinsville a 5-0 non-district victory over Salem (3-6-1). Junior Beth Kirby scored three goals, and senior Leighton Kirby added two goals and three assists for the Bulldogs (7-2).
\ SOFTBALL: At Salem, Pam Glosser (4-1) pitched Salem to a 5-1 Blue Ridge District victory over Lord Botetourt. Glosser allowed four of Lord Botetourt's five hits, struck out four, walked one and allowed one earned run in five innings 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 (7-6-1, 4-2-0) rallied from a six-run deficit to tie the score in the bottom of the seventh, then scored in the eighth to edge Bath County 14-13 in a Pioneer District game at Glenvar. Amy Layman, who got the win with four innings of scoreless relief, tripled in the eighth and scored the winning run on a passed ball.
In Forest, Lisa Carr had three hits and scored three runs, and Heather Dooley knocked in two runs to lead Liberty to a 4-3 victory over Jefferson Forest in the Seminole District.
Blair Calvert went 4-for-5 with two RBI and was credited with the victory as visiting North Cross rolled past Roanoke Catholic 16-5 in the Blue Ridge Conference. Liz Landry hit a three-run homer for the Celtics.
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.
At River's Edge, 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.
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 for the Eagles (8-7, 3-2).
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