Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 20, 1995 TAG: 9504200059
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Proceeds will benefit the Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer Club's efforts to build new fields at Vinyard Park.
Tickets are $5 in advance and can be purchased at the Soccer Stop, Play It Again Sports or from any soccer club member. Tickets are $6 at the door.
The RiverDawgs open their regular season in the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues on April 29 at Myrtle Beach, S.C., against the Myrtle Beach Boys. Their home opener is May 6 at 7:30 p.m. against the Columbia Heat.
In other sports in the region:
The Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team clinched the top seed in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament with an 11-10 victory over Roanoke Wednesday.
Nicole Ripken scored four goals and had an assist for the Generals (8-4, 6-1). Brooke Glenn had 16 saves in goal.
Gayle Avery led the Maroons (8-4, 5-1) with four goals.
Adam Robinson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh and Robby Robinson pitched out of a bases loaded jam in the ninth as Virginia edged Virginia Tech 8-7 in a non-conference baseball game in Charlottesville.
With the Cavaliers trailing 7-6 in the seventh inning, former Timesland Player of the Year Ryan Gilleland picked up his third hit of the afternoon, a single to center. Jon Hand (1-3) came in to pitch to Robinson who smacked the second pitch he saw over the right center-field fence to give Virginia the lead.
After relieving winning pitcher Craig Zalkov (2-0) in the eighth inning, Robby Robinson gave up two walks and a bloop single in the ninth and faced David Fitt with two outs. Fitt hit the second pitch back to Robinson who threw it to first baseman Pat Bransford to end the game. Robinson picked up his first save.
Marc Taglieri had two hits and three RBI and Adam Robinson had three RBI for Virginia (17-25). Josh Herman had two hits and two RBI for Virginia Tech (24-17).
Virginia (17-25) took a 4-0 lead in the first inning against Tech starter Brian Fitzgerald, but the Hokies rallied with five runs in the top of the second. Josh Herman had a solo home run and Bo Durkac had a two-run single.
The Cavaliers tied the score 5-5 in the bottom of the second but Tech (24-17) built a 7-5 lead with a run in the fifth and a home run by Bryan King in the sixth. Virginia pulled to 7-6 when Donnie Seward scored on a wild pitch.
Wade Evans went 1-for-2 with a sacrafice fly and three RBI as East Tennessee State defeated Radford 7-5 in a baseball game in Johnson City, Tenn.
The Buccaneers (20-22-1) jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Radford tied the score at 3-3 in the top of the sixth inning with an RBI double by Matt Kaas that scored Rob McCandless and a single by Brian Elms that sent Kaas across the plate.
ETSU then pulled away, adding two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Radford scored twice in the eighth but hit into a game-ending double play in the ninth.
Denny Maxwell picked up the win for the Buccaneers (20-22-1). Dub Salyers took the loss for the Highlanders (22-17).
Washington and Lee's Tommy Dudley shot a 75 to tie for medalist honors and lead the Generals' golf team to a five-stroke victory at the Lynchburg/ODAC Invitational. Washington and Lee finished at 314. Lynchburg was second at 319, followed by Randolph-Macon (328), Virginia Wesleyan (332), Bridgewater (342) and Roanoke (346).
The ODAC kicks off spring tournament action today with four conference championships taking place at various venues over the weekend.
The conference men's and women's tennis tournaments will take place today through Saturday. The men's tournament is at Washington and Lee in Lexington. The women's action is being hosted by Guilford in Greensboro, N.C.
Virginia Wesleyan will play host to the conference softball championship Friday and Saturday. Lynchburg, led by Fieldale-Collinsville's Kelly Fackler, is the No.1 seed.
The ODAC outdoor track championships will take place Saturday at Eastern Mennonite in Harrisonburg.
by CNB