ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, April 3, 1997 TAG: 9704030030
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 SPORTS EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Hank Morgan's two-out three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning capped a VMI rally and gave the Keydets a 9-7 victory over Wofford Wednesday in Lexington.
The Keydets (11-22) fell behind 7-0 after three innings before scoring a pair of runs in the fifth, one in the seventh and one in the eighth to cut the deficit to 7-4.
With one out in the ninth, VMI loaded the bases on a double and a pair of walks. Nate Shepperson scored the first Keydet run on a wild pitch. Another walk loaded the bases and Pat Abelon responded with a sacrifice fly to left field, cutting the score to 7-6, and setting the stage for Morgan's game-winning homer off Wofford (9-22) reliever Kyle Hadden. Morgan finished the afternoon with two home runs, the first of his collegiate career, and four RBI.
In other baseball:
Virginia Tech: Matt Griswold and Matt Reynolds each hit seventh-inning home runs to spark the Hokies to a 12-5 non-conference victory over West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va. Tech's victory snapped a WVU (17-9) nine-game win streak.
Reynolds and Hokies (16-14) first baseman Ryan Brittle paced the offense with three hits apiece. Eric Shiflett and Barry Gauch added two hits each.
Washington and Lee: Williams College snapped W&L's three-game win streak with a 13-7 victory in Lexington.
With the game tied at four after five frames, the Ephs scored nine runs in their next three at bats to take a commanding 13-5 lead and solidify the victory.
Tucker Bixby and Patrick Hall each went 3-for-5 for the Generals (7-10). Williams College is 10-3.
Longwood: Former Cave Spring standout Robey Caldwell tossed a three-hit shutout and struck out 12 Pfeiffer batters in a 6-0 Longwood victory. Caldwell, the Carolina-Virginia Athletic Conference pitcher of the week, is 3-0.
Golf
McKnight medals: Three-time state amateur champion Tom McKnight (Galax) fired a 72 to defeat Hiro Okano and salvage an otherwise disappointing day for the Virginia squad at the Japan Friendship Matches, played in Hiroshima, Japan.
The Japan men's team shot a combined 232 for a seven-stroke win over the Virginia men's team. Martinsville's Keith Decker shot an 83 and David Partridge (Richmond) shot an 84.
The event marked the opening of the Forest Hills Golf Club and Resort, which had clubhouse and course design consultants from Virginia.
Softball
Radford breaks through: The Highlanders picked up their first-ever victory over North Carolina-Greensboro with a 5-4 Big South win in the second game of a doubleheader played at Radford.
Radford's Lori Reilly hit a no-out single to center in the bottom of the eighth, scoring Laura Jewett with the game-winning run.
In game one, Lara Long's RBI double highlighted a two-run eighth as UNCG picked up a 5-4 extra-inning victory.
Radford goes to 16-18, 2-4 with the split. UNCG is 27-11, 7-1.
Lacrosse
Roanoke men roll: The No.3-ranked Maroons scored nine of the game's final 10 goals for a 17-9 ODAC victory over Lynchburg. Jeff Jones led Roanoke (5-2, 3-0) with five goals and two assists. Adam Jackson added four goals and goalie Chris Gordon recorded 15 saves in the victory.
Lynchburg drops to 2-7 (0-4).
W&L men: Ande Jenkins and Paul Stanley scored six goals each to lead the sixth-ranked Generals to a 24-4 ODAC victory over Guilford. W&L is 7-1, 3-1 and Guilford is now 3-6, 0-3.
Jenkins added four assists for his second double-digit point effort of the season.
Roanoke women upended: In a battle of ranked teams, second-ranked Middlebury College defeated No.6 Roanoke 21-4 in Salem. Amy DiAdamo paced the Panthers (4-0) with two goals and four assists. Whitney Parks added four goals in the first half to help stake Middlebury to a 16-2 halftime lead.
Lisa Franzino led Roanoke (5-2) with a goal and an assist.
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