NCAA baseball: South Carolina ousts Liberty
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
4. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
7. WOYM: Fewer stinkbugs? You may have wasps to thank
8. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
10. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
COLUMBIA, S.C. - LB Dantzler drove in two runs as South Carolina overcame a 16-hour wait to beat Liberty 6-4 and capture the Columbia Regional on Monday, the Gamecocks' 27th straight NCAA tournament win at home.
The Gamecocks (42-18) advanced to the best-of-3 super regional round for the fourth straight season and 11th time since 2000. They'll either play at North Carolina or host Florida Atlantic next weekend, depending on the outcome of the Charlotte regional which had not ended at press time.
This contest was halted Sunday night because of rainstorms in the fifth inning with South Carolina ahead 4-2. The Gamecocks added to that lead when the game resumed with RBI singles in the fifth by Graham Saiko and Tanner English.
Vanderbilt 7, Ga. Tech 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Philip Pfeifer threw five scoreless innings and Xavier Turner drove in three runs to lead No. 2 overall seed Vanderbilt to a victory over Georgia Tech .
Vanderbilt (54-10) tied the program record for wins in a season. The Commodores advance to host Louisville in a super regional.
Miss. St. 6, Cent. Arkansas 1
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Hunter Renfroe had three hits and two RBIs, Alex Detz and Adam Frazier each added two hits and Mississippi State easily beat Central Arkansas on Monday night.
The Bulldogs will travel to face No. 6 national seed Virginia. in the super regional round.
1. 41-vehicle wreck ties up traffic Sunday on I-81 in Rockbridge County
2. Virginia Tech football roster has holes on picture day
3. Arrest made in case of missing Nelson County teen
4. Medicare penalties hit hospitals in Roanoke, New River Valleys
5. McFarling: 2 little numbers are a big hurdle for Virginia Tech football
6. Microfestivus beer event gets downtown Roanoke hopping
7. WOYM: Fewer stinkbugs? You may have wasps to thank
8. DAN CASEY: Copter cost still stirring up dust
9. Virginia attorney general's office grows under Ken Cuccinelli
10. Roanoke farmers markets making local foods more accessible
THE ROANOKE TIMES
