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

DATE: TUESDAY, March 30, 1993                   TAG: 9303300136
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

PATRICK COUNTY'S KREAGER STRIKES OUT 17 IN NO-HITTER

At Stuart, senior left-hander Jeb Kreager threw a no-hitter as Patrick County opened its season Monday with a 5-1 baseball victory over Laurel Park.

Kreager got 17 of his 21 outs by strikeout. He walked five and hit one batter.

Seven players had hits for the Cougars, who play Magna Vista today. The Lancers dropped to 0-2.

In other baseball:

At Floyd, the Buffaloes used 13 walks and nine hits to batter Shawsville 13-3. Floyd scored six runs in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth to end the game by the 10-run rule. Mike Hylton had two hits and was the winning pitcher, striking out five. Josh Howery added two hits and three RBI for the Buffaloes (1-1).

Jason Boothe hit a two-run home run for Shawsville (1-1) in the top of the fifth to pull the Shawnees to 3-2.

At Riner, Jeremy West struck out five batters in three innings as Auburn beat Craig County 5-1 in a game shortened by darkness to four innings. Auburn (2-0) had five hits, all doubles. Craig County is 0-2.

At William Byrd, Kevin Saunders and Gary Wiggins each slammed a three-run home run as the Terriers routed Radford 14-3.

At Lynchburg, a seven-run first inning propelled Lynchburg Christian Academy (2-0 overall and in the Virginia Independent Conference) to a 14-4 rout of Roanoke Valley Christian (1-1, 1-1).

\ SOFTBALL: At Buchanan, James River scored 17 runs in the first two innings and flogged Bath County 26-5 in a Pioneer District season-opening softball game for both teams. Freshman Angie Sink was 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI; Camille Arbogast was 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBI. James River had 13 hits, but Bath walked 15 batters and committed six errors.

At Salem, Rhonda Rankin had a double, a triple, two home runs and eight RBI as Salem trounced Patrick Henry 23-2. Rankin also pitched three perfect innings of relief, striking out eight. Michelle Harrison was 5-for-6 with a double, triple, five stolen bases and four RBI. Amy Atkins started, struck out five and got the win.

\ BOYS' SOCCER: At Charlottesville, Ryan Cook had four goals and an assist as North Cross wiped out Miller School 6-0 in a Virginia Independent Conference game. Goalie Eric Mull earned the shutout with four saves. North Cross is 2-0, 1-0; Miller School is 1-1, 0-1.

by CNB