ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, June 12, 1996 TAG: 9606120036
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: Staff report
Brian Fitzgerald and Charlie Gillian, the top starter and reliever on Virginia Tech's 1996 pitching staff, both have signed free-agent baseball contracts.
Fitzgerald, selected in the 20th round of last week's draft by Seattle, signed with the Mariners and is ticketed for the American League club's Class A team in Everett, Wash.
Fitzgerald, a left-hander from Woodbridge, established career records for victories (28), innings pitched (3871/3) and strikeouts (271) at Tech. He was 7-5 with a 3.35 ERA with two shutouts this past season.
Gillian, chosen in the 26th round by Minnesota, signed with the Twins on Monday. The junior will forego his senior year at Tech and report to the American League team's Class A club in Fort Myers, Fla.
The sidearm right-handed reliever from Beckley, W.Va., set a Tech single-season record with 14 saves in 1996. He was 2-1 with a 1.98 ERA this past season and was named second-team All-America by Collegiate Baseball.
In other sports in the region:
* Susan Brown has been named the new girls' basketball coach at Rockbridge County High School.
Brown, a 1995 graduate of Roanoke College, played basketball, volleyball and lacrosse for the Maroons. She was the captain of this year's basketball and volleyball teams. She won the Paul Rice award as Roanoke College's top all-around athlete.
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