TECH SWEEPS HOWARD

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

DATE: TUESDAY, March 23, 1993                   TAG: 9303230249
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short
TECH SWEEPS HOWARD
In Blacksburg, David Fitt's four RBI got Tech started on a doubleheader sweep of Howard University in college baseball Monday. Fitt's bat helped the Hokies win the first game 12-0, and Tech got seven good innings from freshman left-hander Brian Fitzgerald to win 10-2 in the second game. Fitzgerald (2-0) had 10 strikeouts, and Josh Herman had three RBI. In the first game, Ken Nonamaker had three RBI for Tech (9-2). Howard is 1-17.
In Martinsville, North Cross swept a high school season-opening doubleheader from Carlisle, 13-5 and 12-2. In the first game for the Raiders, Ryan Shaver had a double, triple and two RBI; in the second, Aaron Lange had a double, triple and three RBI. North Cross' Jason Davis finished the day with four hits and four RBI.
At New Castle, Shawsville first baseman Gordon Howard was 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBI as Shawsville beat Craig County 11-0 in a non-district high school game shortened to four innings because of darkness and field conditions. It was the first game for both teams. Jason Booth had three hits and three RBI for Shawsville.
Four home runs and solid pitching were the difference in a 7-2 victory by Pittsburgh Pirates minor-leaguers, including Salem Buccaneers, over their counterparts from the Minnesota Twins in a spring training game in Florida. The Pirates got solo home runs from John Farrell, Jeff Conger, Pasquale Arace and Ben Boka. Dave Dorneweerd was the starting pitcher for the Pirates, working three innings with seven strikeouts and no hits.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB