
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, June 22, 1994                    TAG: 9406220601 
SECTION: SPORTS                     PAGE: C3    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: BY TOM LEO, CORRESPONDENT 
DATELINE: 940622                                 LENGTH: SYRACUSE, N.Y.

TIDES RALLY IN 10TH TO TOP SYRACUSE, 9-7

{LEAD} The Norfolk Tides strung together four singles with two outs in the 10th inning to score two runs and defeat the Syracuse Chiefs, 9-7, Tuesday afternoon before a crowd of 2,788 at MacArthur Stadium.

Singles by Butch Huskey and Jim Vatcher off Chiefs reliever Randy St. Claire ignited the rally. Quilvio Veras singled to right to score Huskey from second base to make the score 8-7. Doug Dascenzo, who had four hits in the game, including a home run in the first inning, singled in Vatcher.

{REST} ``That was a well-fought game,'' said Norfolk manager Bobby Valentine. ``It was a couple teams who really wanted to win.''

Syracuse almost pulled it out in the bottom of the ninth.

Pinch hitter Marty Pevey singled, went to second on a Mike Cook wild pitch and advanced to third on a single by Alex Gonzalez. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Eddie Zosky that tied the game, 7-7.

That brought up Robert Perez, hitless in four previous at-bats but with a 21-game hitting streak on the line. Perez's shallow fly down the rightfield line fell for a double, but Vatcher easily nailed Gonzalez, who was trying to score from first.

Vatcher, who Valentine says has the best throwing arm in organized baseball, also nailed Syracuse's Jack Daugherty at home plate in the bottom of the first inning, when the Chiefs scored three runs off Tides starter Kevin Morton.

The Tides took advantage of five Syracuse errors that led to five unearned runs. Norfolk scored five runs, four earned, in the third inning, as Howard Battle made an error at third base and Perez made an error in right on the same play. Two more Syracuse errors led to an unearned run in the seventh.

Dascenzo's four hits give him 14 in 26 at-bats for a .538 average since joining the Tides from Class-A St. Lucie, where he was recovering from elbow surgery. Dascenzo has two home runs and six RBIs in seven games.

``I mean, there's not much more he can do,'' Valentine said. ``I don't think he's going to hit .500 all year, but it's really fun while he's here. He's gotten big hit after big hit for us.''

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