ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, April 4, 1997 TAG: 9704040064
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Virginia men's basketball coach Jeff Jones has made a move on his coaching bench.
Jones confirmed in a statement from the school Thursday that he requested to athletic director Terry Holland that longtime UVa assistant coach Tom Perrin be reassigned within the athletic department.
Perrin has been a member of the UVa staff for 15 years. This past season was his third as a full-time assistant.
In his first 12 seasons at Virginia, Perrin served as a graduate asssistant, a part-time assistant and restricted earnings coach.
Jones, who indicated he has no immediate plans to begin the process of determining a replacement for Perrin, issued the following statement:
``As this season ended, I began my evaluation process. Despite many positive accomplishments, I determined changes needed to be made in the basketball program.
``Among the changes were a restructuring of the staff, including changes in division of responsibilities as well as personnel.''
Jones met with Perrin last week and informed him of his decision.
``While this decision was extremely difficult for me, I believe it to be the right one for our program at this time,'' said Jones in the statement. ``My proposal that [Perrin] be reassigned has been approved, but Tom and Terry Holland need to discuss this further.''
SOFTBALL
Fackler sets triples mark
Lynchburg's Kelly Fackler (Fieldale-Collinsville) set the NCAA Division III career triples record with her sixth three-bagger of the season as Lynchburg split a non-conference doubleheader with Ferrum, winning game one 9-3 and losing the nightcap 14-13.
Fackler, a senior, now has 36 career triples, passing Melissa Ivlow, who hit 35 triples for Aurora (Ill.) College from 1988-1991.
Ferrum (10-16) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to win the second game. Freshman Tracy Cummings (Alleghany), who was 3-for-5, singled in the winning run. Kelly Jarrell, who had three RBI, singled in the tying run. The rally started when pinch-hitter Kim Harlow, who had sat out the entire day with a sore shoulder, hit double to pull the Panthers to a run.
Cummings, Andrea Vita and Angela Stover had two hits in the first game.
BASEBALL
Radford explodes past ETSU
The Highlanders used a four-run seventh inning to key a 5-3 come-from-behind win over East Tennessee State at Dedmon Center Park.
Radford (14-18), which trailed 2-1 after six innings, led off the seventh with four consecutive singles to chase Bucs starter Justin Snow. Freshman center fielder Michael Potter singled in Dave Gotauco with the go-ahead run, and the Highlanders added two more runs to take a 5-2 lead into the eighth.
Radford pitcher Tim Manwiller pitched the ninth for his third save. Freshman Mike Zimmerman (1-0) pitched 32/3 innings of three-hit relief to pick up his first victory.
Virginia Tech: West Virginia's Josh Williamson scored on a Virginia Tech throwing error with one out in the bottom of the 10th inning to give the Mountaineers a 3-2 win at Hawley Field in Morgantown, W.Va.
The Hokies (16-15) took a 2-0 lead with two runs in the second inning, one on an RBI single by Ryan Brittle, and the other on a West Virginia throwing error. The Mountaineers (18-9) came back with one each in the fourth and fifth innings, before loading the bases and scoring the game-winner in the 10th.
Chad Foutz (Franklin County) led Tech with three hits, while Matt Griswold added a pair.
VMI: Chris Clarke had four hits and six runs batted in to lead William and Mary past the Keydets 17-5 at Patchin Field in Lexington.
Clarke, Charles Wilson, Jeremy Hays and Randy Leek all hit home runs for W&M (20-12), which pounded out 21 hits.
VMI's Dale Moore hit his second homer, while Franco Martin picked up a pair of hits for the Keydets (11-23).
ETC.
NRVS season opens
The New River Valley Speedway opens its 1997 season Saturday with the Eagle Country 107.1 PSK/Compton Enterprises 200.
Double points will be awarded to all divisions in the race, which gets under way at 7 p.m. Craftsman Truck Series and Winston Cup driver Stacy Compton, a former Late Model Stock competitor, will be at the track to sign autographs from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Gates open at 1:30 p.m.
New Martinsville seats: Tickets for 5,000 new seats in the Bill France Tower go on sale Wednesday at 9 a.m. for the Goody's Headache Powder 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race April 20.
Tickets for the new section, which increases the speedway's seating capacity to 71,000, can be purchased for $55 at the speedway's ticket windows, or by phone at (540) 956-3151. Reserved seats are still available in other sections of the track.
Roanoke Valley Sports Club: Chip Sullivan, a PGA tour professional and resident of Roanoke, will be the guest speaker at the Roanoke Valley Sports Club meeting April 15 at the Roanoke Civic Center.
A half hour social starts at 5:45 p.m., which will be followed by dinner at 6:15. Sullivan will address the sports club following the meal.
Members will be charged $10, while new members can attend for a $25 fee. For information and reservations call Brad Banskton at (540) 387-9073.
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