ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, April 17, 1997               TAG: 9704170066
SECTION: SPORTS                   PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO 
DATELINE: WILMINGTON, DEL.
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 

WILMINGTON TOO MUCH FOR SALEM BLUE ROCKS 8, AVALANCHE 2

Donovan Delaney drives in three runs as the Blue Rocks win a Carolina League baseball game.

Donovan Delaney drove in three runs and Mark Quinn added a two-run homer Wednesday as the Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Salem Avalanche 8-2 in a Carolina League game.

Chad Gambill and David Feuerstein drove in runs to give Salem a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Wilmington tied the score on Emiliano Escandon's single in the bottom of the fourth before Delaney hit a two-run, two-out double in the fifth to take the lead for good.

Feuerstein led the Avalanche (4-9) with two hits. Starter Chandler Martin (0-2) gave up four runs on six hits in five innings.

Salem's Mike Vavrek will oppose Wilmington's Dave Sannino in the final game of the four-game series today. NOTE: please see microfilm for scores.

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