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Serving" UNC-Wi Iming-ton S ince 19 4 8 Inside This Issue.. Spiritual Journey UNCW professors and gradu ate look at popular churches 5 Hoops Victory Seahawk men improve to 12-9 with win over James Madison 9 INDEX Campus News............. 4 OP/ED Features..................u.. Classifieds Seahawks out run Aggies in season opener Ben Jones Sports Editor On a crisp February afternoon. Brooks Field made the setting for UNCW’s baseball season opener against North Carolina A&T. In front of over 300 fans, UNC Wilmington blew past the Aggies, 9-2. The Seahawks were able to stop N.C. A&T’s offensive attack with a solid pitching effort by junior Matt McDonnell (1-0). McDonnell, a native of Oak Hall, Va., struck out six batters in six innings with no walks for UNCW. A&T sophomore Quincy Jones gave the Aggies an early 1-0 lead after sin gling in sophomore Austin Love at the top of the second inning. UNCW responded with three runs in the bottom of the third, off the bat of jun ior David McKenna and acting on errors in the Aggie field. Freshman Pat Murphy scored on a McKenna single to center field. The Seahawks then added a run after Aggie pitcher Joe Locklear (0-1) walked sophomore Matt Wright with the James Fhnin'he Seahawk Junior Matt McDonnell hurls the first pitch of the baseball season to shortstop Adonis Smith of N. C. A&T last Saturday at Brooks Field. McDonnell struck out six batters in six innings as UNCW won, 9-2. The fourth and fifth innings remained unmanageable for Miller. UNCW put up a run in each inning from Aggie mis takes and solid Seahawk hitting. bases loaded. The trouble continued for A&T after changing pitchers in the third. As soon as junior Charles Miller took the mound, McKenna was able to score off a wild pitch. See opener, Page 3 New promotions to increase fan participation Sarah Busick Only 26 days left until Spring Break! Check out Spring Break deals and other interesting of fers in the Seahawk Classifieds, page 8 Get registered with our new website www.theseahawk.org Staff Writer Track Coliseum is earning its reputation as the toughest place to play in the Colonial Athletic Asso ciation. The men’s basketball program at UNC Wilmington has support from the students, administration and community. The cheerleaders, the dance team, the pep band and sev eral student groups help raise the level of noise in Trask Coliseum. “I think our team and coaches thrive on the noise [and] the enthu siasm,” Director of Athletics Peg Bradley-Doppes said. Athletic marketing and promo tions at UNCW are trying to in- % James Flint/The Seahawk Organized fan clubs in recent years have contributed to Trask Coliseum’s growing reputation as the toughest place to play in the Colonial Athletic Association. crease fan participation. Even though the team won the CAA championship last year, Trask Coli seum has only reached capacity dur ing homecoming and ECU games. “This year is the highest ever in season ticket sales, but 1 want us to get to the point where we have that type of energy no matter who we play,” Bradley-Doppes said. Some promotions at games this year include giving away balloons, candy and pompoms. The bookstore sponsors a $350 book scholarship for one student fan at the game. There is also a fan-of-the-game that wins various prizes based on seat number. A new marketing plan this year is the Game Day Flag program. Vari ous businesses along South College Road and New Centre Drive can purchase flags to promote the bas ketball game that night. About 25 businesses have purchased flags since the promotion began in Sep tember. According to Angela Pucher, as sistant director of sports marketing. See Fans, Page 2
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