
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, April 17, 1990                   TAG: 9004170280
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: JOHN SMALLWOOD SPORTSWRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

BUCS HANDED FIRST DEFEAT 8-4

After having their way with the first opponent of the season, the Salem Buccaneers came up against a team as hot as they were.

The Frederick Keys scored five runs in the last two innings to beat the Bucs 8-4 on Monday night at Municipal Field in a Carolina League game, sending the Bucs (4-1) to their first loss of the year.

Frederick designated hitter Tim Holland and third baseman Ken Shamburg each had four hits and three RBI as the Keys improved to 4-1.

"We can't win them all," said Bucs manager Stan Cliburn. "But I'm pleased with the way we kept fighting. This club is going to battle until the end."

Trailing 1-0 in the fourth, Frederick took advantage of some Bucs' mistakes to take a 3-1 lead.

A single, a misjudged fly ball that went for a double and a hit batter loaded the bases with one out. Then Mike Lehman hit a sacrifice fly to right scoring Holland. Salem right fielder Chris Estep overthrew third, allowing Shamburg to score.

Ricky Gutierrez singled to move Hedge to third, and the duo executed a perfect double steal for the third run.

The Bucs tied the game at 3 in the sixth on a two-run homer by Domingo Merejo, who had three hits and three RBI in his first game of the season.

Salem had a great chance to score more runs in the seventh when it loaded the bases with one out. But Greg Sims' smash to second was scooped up by Brad Hildreth and turned into a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play.

"[Sims] hit something hard and got it in play. Give them credit because they made a great play," Cliburn said. "That got the momentum going back in their direction."

Mike Richardson led off the inning with a single and scored on a triple by Holland. Shamburg singled and the score was 5-3. The Keys put the game out of reach with three runs in the ninth.

\ BUCSHOTS: Sims, who was 0-for-4, didn't get a hit for the first game this season. . . . Steve Buckholz (1-0) is on the mound for the Bucs tonight while Arthur Rhodes (1-0) goes for the Keys.

\ FREDERICK SALEM ab r h bi ab r h bi Gilbert cf5110 Sims cf4100 Richardson 1b4210 Schreiber 3b2220 Holland dh5343 Merejo lf4133 Shamburg 3b5143 Hines dh3001 Hedge rf2110 Estep rf4000 Lehman c4001 Romero c4000 Gutierrez ss3010 Shelton 1b3010 Harms lf3000 Huyler ss4010 Hayden lf0000 McNabb 2b4010 Hildreth 2b4000 Totals35 8 12 7 Totals 32 4 8 4

Frederick000 300 023-8 Salem100 002 010-4

E-Estep. DP-Frederick 2. LOB-Frederick 7, Salem 6. 2B-Holland 2, Shamburg, Merejo 2. HR-Merejo (1). SB-Gilbert (1), Hedge (1), Gutierrez (1). SAC-Hedge. SF-Lehman, Hines. IP HRERBBSO Frederick Oquist 533335 Jones W, 1-0 211411 Mondile S, 1 100110 Salem Miller 563224 Felix L, 0-1 232202 Duncan 133311 HBP - Hedge by Miller. WP-Miller 2, Duncan.

Umpires-Home, Barket; bases, York.

T-2:57. A-1,105.

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