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4 Monday, February 28,1994 Men's Baseball Starting Up BY TRISTY McKENNEY The Sl Andrews men's base ball team has been practicing six days a week for the upcoming sea son. The NAIA pre-season rankings have put the Knights 18th in the na tion. The 13 returners that helped earn last years 42-14 record estab lished this ranking. “We have a lot of experience and not a lot of depth," said coach Gary Swanson. “We are going to play old fashioned baseball where the position players pitch and the pitchers hit” Chip Hodges, a St. Andrews graduate and former baseball player has taken over the assistant coadiing duties for the ’94 season. Men's Tennis Opens With Two Strong Wins by TRISTY McKENNEY The Sl Andrews men’s ten nis team, currently ranked #20 in the nation, opened the season with two strong wins. They defeated Catawba 8-1 and Coker 6-3. Leading theteamplayingfirst singles and first doubles is Chns Simmons, a sophomore from En gland. He was last years Carolinas Conference “Player of the Year." He is ranked #50 in the country among NAIA tennis players. The team also returns three other players. Mark Eggleton, a sophomore from England, Ted Pelot, a sophomore from Lake Ridge, Va, and Jamie Humphreys, a junior from Winchester. Va. They will all con tribute with their leadership and ex perience. according to coach Chad Esposito. Some newcomers will help the team in its etforts to capture the Carolinas Confo-ence title. Freshman Neil Bauiett from England has outstanding strokes and should make an impact as the season progresses. Coach Esposito said. He also pointed out thatStephen Moody, a sophomore from Pensacola, Fla. has exceptional ground strokes and will add power to the team. Fresh man Seth Swain from Sanford, had an outstanding fall season going uj,. defeated in the #6 singles spot. Swain is also expected to be a consistent contributor. •This team will be exciting to watch and will be very successful We have seven quality tennis players which adds dq>thto a talented team" said Esposito. “All of the members of this year’s team want to win, and particularly with teainis, 90 percent of this game is mental attitude. They are extremely motivated and focused and are ready to embark on the sea son. Lady Knights Work Through Adversity BY RHONDA FARMER St Andrews women’s basket ball ieam started the season with five wins, including three conference wins, but problems seemed toplague the Lady Knights. At the beginning of the season, the team consisted of 12 players: freshwomen Christie Patterson, Kristie Ballard, Tonya Holly, and SaiTLadjTmde; sophomores Willow Brunwig and Heather Caiuioles; jun ior Amy Balser; and seniors Shan non Rivers, Cheryl McNair and Rhonda Farmer. Injuries have de creased the number of players. Cannoles required an ACL recon struction and McNair broke her hand. "With the injuries and some dis ciplinary actions, the team has had many problems. The one good thing about our team is that we are able to come together and work through the advCTsity," said Sl Andrews head coach, Nancy Swain. As the season drew to a close, with the conference tournament on Feb. 25, the team still had high hopes of competing for a bid at the national tournament, which included #1- ranked Barton and #2-ranked Mt. Olive. The women played Mt Olive, who is also hosting the conference tournament, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. Shan non Rivers, senior and captain of the team, said before the tournament, "We pull together well and ail the losses before don't account for any thing. Now, it matters how well we play at the tournament." LACROSSE FROM PAGE I lacrosse. It’s a sport that kids fall in love with. I think it will affect the college’s ability to attract bright young males who are athletically in clined,” Ullrich said. “It’s a great game for spectators as well as par ticipants. It’s much more exciting and fast moving than even ice hockey." LET US HEAR FROM YOU! Softball Team Off To A Rough Start BY TRISTY McKENNEY With 11 remaining players due to injury and financial problems, the softball team has gotten off to a rough start, with a record of 0-4. Only three returners occupy posi tions. Lack of experience has led to a number of defensive errors. TTie team began the home season Feb. 22 with a doubleheader. The ladies took on Rio Grande Uni versity from Rio Grande, OH. In the first game eight errors were commit ted by the defense, helping Rio Grande earn nine runs. Sl Andrews could not score any runs off the tough fastball the Rio Grande’s pitcher hurled. Sl Andrews pitcher Stacy Jordan did some hurling of her own. Jordan pitched six innings with one walk, seven strike outs, and only allowed five hits. Jordan also went two for three at the plate. The final score was 0-9. Although they lost game two of the doubleheado- as well, it proved to be a much more positive game for the team. Kim Ribaudo went two for three, Sonja Stuhbs hit a double and scored twice, and Jordan once again with a very strong showing went two for three, with two doubles and three runs batted in. The final score was 410. but only two arors were com mitted by the defense. Co-captain Erin Sutton said, “Weare just keqping our heads up and thinking positive. Our hard work will pay off.” The Lady Knight’s next home game is March 2 against Elon Col lege at 2:30 p.m. Please send us your Ideas, Dear Gabby questions, Letters to the Editor, Classifieds, Per sonals, and Creative Writing There will be boxes outside of the cafeteria or this information to be dropped into or you an send it through Campus Mail to Thft Lancs*
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