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

DATE: TUESDAY, May 23, 1995                   TAG: 9505240020
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

MAROONS HONORED IN LACROSSE

Goalie Kathleen Ostar and defender Elyse Andrews were named to the first team. Midfielder Francesca Foord-Kelcey was a third-team selection.

The trio helped lead the Maroons to an 11-4 record and their second consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship.

In other sports in the region:

Three Ferrum seniors were named to the NCAA Division III All-South Region baseball team.

Second baseman Chad Maddox, outfielder Chad France and pitcher Keith Mayhew topped the squad. Maddox batted .382 with nine home runs and 60 RBI. France hit .416 with nine homers and 42 RBI. Mayhew went 12-2 with two saves, 138 strikeouts and a 2.04 ERA.

Panthers outfielder John Poindexter and pitcher Jimmy Hamilton were honorable-mention choices.

Seven of the nation's top 10 NCAA Division III baseball teams make up the eight-team field that will compete for the national championship Thursday through May 30 at Salem's Municipal Field .

The top three teams from the final American Baseball Coaches' Association poll are in the field: top-ranked Wisconsin-Oshkosh, No.2 Marietta (Ohio) and No.3 Carthage (Wis.). Also coming to Salem are fifth-ranked La Verne (Calif.), No.6 Eastern Connecticut State, No.9 William Paterson (N.J.) and No.10 Methodist (N.C.). Cortland State (N.Y.) completes the field. (Tournament pairings in Scoreboard. B4)

Single-session tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for fans high school age and younger. Six-day passes are $25 for students and $13 for students and youngsters. For information, call the Salem Civic Center box office at 1-800-288-2122.