Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 24, 1994 TAG: 9406290065
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B6 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: ANDREA KUHN STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
No one came to Salem's rescue, as happened the previous night, and the Bucs ended up as Cannons fodder, losing 18-7 in a Carolina League baseball game at Municipal Field.
Prince William scored its 18 runs on 28 hits, one shy of the league record set in 1954. Right fielder Jimmy Hurst provided much of the Cannons' firepower, going 4-for-6 with six RBI, including two home runs - both in the eighth inning, when Prince William scored nine runs.
On Wednesday, the Cannons had scored 10 runs in the first two innings only to lose 12-10 when the Bucs got revved up in the middle innings.
``We just got some more pitches to hit tonight,'' said Dave Huppert, Prince William's manager. ``[Wednesday] we were chasing pitches.''
Bucs starter Terry Farrar (0-1), who gave up six runs on 11 hits in 4 2/3 innings, was credited with the loss, although he didn't take the worst hit of the Salem staff.
After Danny Young was tagged for three more runs in the next 21/3 innings, the Bucs brought in Manuel Santana to work the eighth.
Hurst led off with a homer to center field, Eddie Pearson doubled and scored when Craig Wilson knocked another one over the center-field wall. Shawn Buchanan then homered to left-center, making the score 13-4.
Consecutive singles by Essex ``Gas'' Burton, Geovany Miranda and Carmine Cappuccio then loaded the bases. Trent Jewett, Salem's manager, decided he had seen enough and brought in Reed Secrist, a utility player for the Bucs.
Hurst drove Secrist's first pitch to dead-center for his second homer of the inning and his third grand slam of the year.
Hurst's six RBI in the game fell one short of the league record set in 1958. The four homers in the inning tied the Carolina League record. Overall, the Cannons counted six home runs and five doubles among their hits.
The total damage for Santana, who entered the game with a 3.32 ERA, was eight runs on eight hits in one-third of an inning.
``We just got punished,'' Jewett said. ``But they're a solid ballclub. We played good against them - we had 13 hits and no errors. It was just one of those nights.
``They've looked like the '27 Yankees the past two nights.''
The Bucs used a three-run seventh inning to make it 9-4 before the fatal eighth inning. Jay Cranford and Mitch House led off the seventh with singles and scored on Eddie Brooks' second home run of the season.
Salem added three runs in the bottom of the ninth off Prince William's Chris Woodfin.
Cannons starter Jason Pierson (9-4), who pitched 6 1/3 innings, picked up the victory. He gave up four runs on 10 hits, walking one and striking out three.
Cranford went 3-for-4 for the Bucs (2-1) and Sanford, Kendall, Austin and Dario Tena added two hits each.
For Prince William (1-2), four players had four hits each and three added three hits apiece. Mike Cameron and Cappuccio drove in three runs each.
Before Thursday, the Bucs had won eight in a row against Prince William. They hold a 9-5 series advantage this season.
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