Feb 7, 2001 - 10:00 AM

Gaither game moved to UT
ERIK ERLENDSSON

TAMPA - Thursday's scheduled boys' region soccer game between Gaither and Sarasota Riverview has been moved to Pepin/Rood Stadium at the originally scheduled time of 7:30 p.m., Gaither athletic director Jim Pullin said.

The game originally was scheduled to be played at Gaither, but the school's field was vandalized over the weekend and repairs couldn't be made in time to allow use of the facility. Pullin said the deal for use of Pepin/Rood was finalized with the University of Tampa on Tuesday. The cost of using the facility was paid for by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, county athletic director Vernon Korhn said.

Meanwhile, no suspects have been named and investigators are still working on the case. Pullin said Hillsborough County Schools security was on the scene taking pictures of the damage and searching for clues the past two days.

Also, Gaither baseball coach Frank Permuy will retire former Cowboys' player Chad Zerbe's uniform number at a ceremony before Saturday's preseason classic, scheduled to begin around 1 p.m.

Zerbe, a left-handed pitcher, graduated from Gaither in 1990 and made his major-league debut with the San Francisco Giants on Sept. 12 of last year.