The Register-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia

Sports

July 22, 2008

Local Roundup

From staff, wire reports

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

Beckley Post 32 16, Ceredo-Kenova Post 93 12, 10 innings

HUNTINGTON — Beckley Post 32 rallied from four runs down, and Bryan Hughes hit a grand slam in the 10th inning of a 16-12 win over Ceredo-Kenova Post 93 Tuesday in the Area 3 tournament.

Markus DeLung drove in the go-ahead run with a single before Hughes’ blast gave Beckley more than enough cushion.

Douglas Poe (5-3) got the win after working four innings of relief.

Jeremy Buchanan added a three-run homer for Post 32 (23-15-1).

Beckley will travel to No. 2 seed Kanawha Valley Post 94 (formerly South Charleston) at 6 p.m. today at South Charleston High School. C-K will host Parkersburg Post 15 in an elimination game.



Ex-Marshall star Slay returning to Europe

HUNTINGTON — Former Marshall star Tamar Slay is returning to Italy to play basketball.

The forward has signed to play for new Euroleague franchise Avellino. The Woodrow Wilson High product played in the Italian League last season. He averaged more than 16 points and four rebounds per game for Pierrel Capo d’Orlando.

Slay spent two seasons in the NBA with New Jersey and another in Charlotte before heading overseas.



Liberty and Shady Spring football physicals

Physicals for Liberty and Shady Spring High football players will be given Friday, July 25 from 3 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. at the Raleigh General Hospital Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation building. Physicals are free of charge. For more information, call 256-4296.



Ex-WVU pitcher makes Olympic team

MORGANTOWN — Former West Virginia University pitcher Jeremy Cummings has been named to the 2008 United States Olympic Team.

Cummings, who played at WVU from 1996-99, makes his debut with the team on Aug. 1 in the first of four exhibition games against Canada. Olympic competition will be in Beijing, China, Aug. 13-23.

The Hurricane native has enjoyed one of his best seasons in the minor leagues as a member of the Durham Bulls, the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays. He is 7-3 with a 2.95 ERA and has helped lead Durham reach first place in the South Division of the International League.

Cummings also played in last Wednesday’s Triple-A All-Star Game, striking out two in one scoreless inning. He has spent all 10 seasons in the Minor Leagues since being drafted out of in 1999.

He spent his first seven years in the St. Louis Cardinals’ organization before making brief stints with the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins.

The 31-year-old is WVU’s career leader in appearances (58), seventh in school history in innings pitched (225.1) and ninth in strikeouts (211).

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