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

DATE: TUESDAY, May 24, 1994                   TAG: 9405240023
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: C2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short

BUCCANEERS RELIEVED TO BEAT SPIRITS, 7-6

The Salem Buccaneers' bullpen put out the fire Monday night.

Winston-Salem cut four runs off a five-run deficit, but Salem relievers Sean Evans and Marc Pisciotta slammed the door in the final two innings of Salem's 7-6 Carolina League victory.

Evans and Pisciotta quelled the Spirits' rally with scoreless relief work in the eighth and ninth innings. Pisciotta struck out the final two in a 1-2-3 ninth to earn his 10th save.

In the early innings, it didn't appear Salem starter Marc Wilkins (3-2) would need much help. The Buccaneers led 7-2 after a four-run fifth that featured four consecutive hits. Jeff Conger had an RBI single, Jason Kendall doubled home two runs and Jake Austin singled home one to chase Winston-Salem starter Ned Darley and make the score 5-1.

Winston-Salem mounted its rally in the sixth when Vasquez doubled again and scored on an error. Cleveland Ladell hit a homer to straight-away center field to open a three-run seventh for the Spirits. Dan Frye greeted Evans with a two-out single that scored two runs and left Winston-Salem a run down. With the tying run on first, Evans got Ricky Magdaleno to ground out.\

Keywords:
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