ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, March 6, 1997 TAG: 9703060085
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
Ty Smith bowled the second perfect game of his career when he rolled a 300 on Wednesday night at All-Star Lanes in Roanoke.
Smith, a Roanoker who bowls for Soul 4 Real in the Silhouette League, last rolled a perfect score in 1995
``You're always nervous when you roll nine strikes in a row,'' said Smith, who dedicated the game to his wife, Pie. ``It didn't affect me.''
Smith, who carries a 190 average, said both of his perfect games have come on the same pair of lanes at All-Star - lanes 19-20. ``It'd be nice to always have those lanes,'' he said.
BASEBALL
Generals snap Eagles' streak
Washington and Lee snapped Bridgewater's Old Dominion Athletic Conference-record 31-game conference winning streak with a 10-8 victory in Lexington.
Christian Batcheller, a freshman right fielder from Patrick County, was 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBI for the Generals (1-5, 1-0).
W&L led 5-0, then the Eagles (2-5, 0-1) tied the score with a five-run third inning before Batcheller gave the Generals the lead with a run-scoring double in the fourth. The Generals had scored seven times in the bottom of the seventh before the game was called because of darkness.
In other college baseball:
Virginia Tech: Rex Turner broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give Maine a 7-6 win over Virginia Tech at the Rollins College Baseball Week Tournament at Winter Park, Fla. The Hokies (2-6) loaded the bases in the top of the seventh, but couldn't score in dropping their sixth consecutive game and third in the tournament.
Eric Shiflett had two hits and Gray Hodges (Franklin County) had a run-scoring single for Tech.
Radford: Ben Danosky homered and Jon Palmieri had a three-run double in a four-run sixth inning to rally Wake Forest (11-2) to an 8-6 victory over the Highlanders in Winston-Salem, N.C. Mike Lombardi led off the game with a homer and added a three-run shot in the second as part of his 3-for-5 day for Radford (5-7).
VMI: South Carolina (13-3) banged out 16 hits and took advantage of seven Keydets wild pitches and five errors in an 18-4 victory in Columbia, S.C. Scott Thompkins homered and doubled for VMI (4-10).
Ferrum: Pat Daly drove in four runs as the Panthers (6-1) pounded Wittenburg 12-4 in the Gene Cusick Classic in Fort Myers, Fla.
LACROSSE
Maroons open strong
Roanoke College opened its season with a 20-4 victory over Catawba College in a men's game in Hilton Head, S.C. Jeff Jones scored five goals and added two assists for the Maroons (1-0). Catawba is 2-2.
W&L: Erika Snyder had three goals and two assists in the Generals' 14-4 victory over Bridgewater in a women's ODAC opener in Lexington. Washington and Lee (2-0) scored nine consecutive goals in a 39-minute span. Bridgewater is 0-1.
Hollins: Liz Morris scored seven goals and Caroline McGehee added four as Hollins (1-0) routed Sweet Briar 18-4 in the ODAC.
AUTO RACING
Martinsville testing begins
Seventy drivers took to the track at Martinsville Speedway on the first day of testing for the Miller 300 NASCAR Late Model Stock race.
The teams began searching for the setup that could lead to a victory and the $25,000 winner's share of the $90,720 purse in the March 16 event. Last year, the separation between the top 85 cars qualifying for the Miller 300 was nine-tenths of a second.
Qualifying for the Miller 300 is 2:30 p.m. March 15. The checkered flag will drop on the Miller 300 at 12:30 p.m. March 16.
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