Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 9, 1994 TAG: 9403090129
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
It was the first home loss of the season for the nationally-ranked Gamecocks (15-2).
Hensley (1-0) allowed nine hits, all singles, and walked six, but South Carolina left the bases loaded in the sixth and eighth innings and stranded 13 runners in all.
Travis Toms came on in relief after the Gamecocks opened the ninth inning with consecutive hits. He induced a double-play grounder and struck out the last batter for his first save.
Radford scored all its runs in the first four innings off loser Jim Stoops (0-2). The Highlanders were helped by four South Carolina errors.
Alex Vaxmonsky and Aaron Pasko had two hits apiece for the Highlanders (3-3).
In other college sports:
Virginia Tech lost 6-3 to Stetson at the Stetson Invitational baseball tournament in Deland, Fla., despite a 4-for-4 batting performance from center fielder Popeye Smith.
Javier Gomez pitched a complete game for the Hatters, scattering seven hits and striking out nine. Second baseman Jeff Moan drove in three runs for Stetson (13-5), which won its ninth straight game.
Smith had two triples, a double and a single for the Hokies (1-5), and David Fitt belted a solo home run for Tech in the eighth inning. Ron Preston (0-2) was the losing pitcher.
Three VMI wrestlers earned trips to the NCAA tournament and Keydet John Trudgeon was named coach of the year at the Southern Conference championships on Sunday.
VMI finished third in the team competition with 76 points behind Tennessee-Chattanooga (91.25) and Appalachian State (88.75).
VMI junior Charley Branch won the 142-pound conference title, senior Fred Barber won at 158 pounds and junior Mary Wysong at heavyweight to earn NCAA berths. The national tournament is March 17-19 in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Branch beat UTC's Sean Moistner 6-0 in the conference final and was named the tournament's MVP and Southern Conference wrestler of the year. Branch, who is making his third straight trip to the national tournament, is currently ranked fifth in the nation at 142 pounds by Amateur Wrestling News.
Barber dispatched UTC's Chad Dennis 5-4 in the conference final. Wysong defeated Moccasin Lamar Washington 5-3 and was named to the all-conference team at heavyweight. Barber and Wysong will be making their first national tournament appearances.
At Orlando, Fla., Curtis Deal of Virginia Tech finished second individually in the Budget/University of Central Florida Golf Classic.
The Hokies shot a team score of 307 for a 911 total and finished 11th out of 21 teams. Second-round leader Central Florida fired a final-round 302 for 883 total to win the tournament by 10 shots over Florida International. Third was East Tennessee State at 895.
Individually, Trey Sones of Central Florida had a 213, 3-under-par total for a two-shot victory over Deal in the medalist chase. The Tech golfer had rounds of 71-72-72 for 215, one under par. Other players for Tech on Tuesday were Matt Martin (77), Brian Sharp (78) and David Havens (80).
Matt McLean and Joe Brockman had three goals apiece to lead VMI to a 14-5 lacrosse victory over Siena in Lexington. The Keydets outscored Siena 7-1 in the second half to put the Saints away.
VMI improved to 3-0, its best start since the 1988 season.
Ferrum's men's golf team finished third in the Barton College Tournament played Monday and Tuesday at the Wilson Country Club in Wilson, N.C. Campbell was the winner with a two-day total of 597. Christopher Newport was second at 638 and Ferrum finished at 656.
Matt Jordan shot a 160 for the Panthers and R.J. Weaver had a 163. Former Glenvar standout Aaron Johnson was at 164 and former Cave Spring player Stuart Smith finished at 169.
by CNB