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Page 16 Tom Gallagher STAFF WRITER Saturday to give the Quakers games. The game was also Coward's fourth straight com- Center-fielder Steve Dams lined to right for a double in the bottom of the first inning, reach ing home off a Kevin Moore single and an error by Eastern Mennonite's Chris Severs, pro viding the margin in a 1-0 victory. "It was definitely Chad's day. Eastern Mennonite was a good ball club, but he was on, and when he's 011, he just shuts you down, said catcher Nick Black. Family and friends had trav eled from Coward's hometown ot Silver City, N.C., to witness his feat Coward maintained his fo cus throughout the game. "He just went right at 'em and got 'em out," as Black described Coward's ButchEstes: Year in Review By Sarah Herndon STAFF WRITER Butch Estes wants to put the interest back into Guilford basketball. Seated in his shared office overlooking the Alumni Gym, Guilford's first-year men's basketball coach shared his past and con structed a view of the future for me. Estes' first year at Guilford has been enjoyable, the team has doubled its wins and was only one game out of -ixth place. His players have eagerly adopted a year-round training program, which helps them to stay in shape off-sea son. He has plenty of future goals, however. Estes wants to improve the attendance and interest in Guilford College. Both Guilford's student body and m embers of the greater Greensboro community should attend games. He underscores the importance of students at local high schools attending the games to help boost inter est in the college and hope fully motivate more area ath letes to apply. Recruiting is never far Sports Coleman hanging on a low slider to seal the no-hitter. C o w a r (1 mixes a slider that Black calls "one of the nastiest that I've ever seen" with hard fastballs that con sistently reach between 85- 90mph. "He threw hard stuff and his slider was good enough to keep all their hitters off-balance," said Head Coach Gene Baker. "I had a couple of times in the past where I was in the last inning and gave up a hit," said Coward. But this day would be different. "In the last inning I kind of got in the zone and I knew 1 wouldn't give it up. I struck out the side on pure adrenaline. 1 was from his thoughts. One of the biggest challenges of coming to Guilford is recruiting without scholarships. Guilford is a pri vate liberal arts school and a highly academic environment. Though education comes first, often the families he talks to cannot help but be focused on scholarships. "What I have to do is edu cate them on the advantages, recruit larger pools of play ers," says Estes. He does not view the academic orientation of the school as a drawback; rather, he prefers working in this kind of environment. When asked if the new YMCA will make a difference in the program, Butch enthu siastically agrees. He says it will be instrumental in build ing the kind of community he is hoping to have. It is also a main selling point for recruit ing. "We talk about it every night in every home we go to," says Estes. Estes is ready to build the team and the community, as well as recruit quality athletes who are academically moti vated. "I think we have all the resources to be good," he as serts. The Guiliordian : H Coward's no-hitter was Guilford's first in nearly three decades. pumped up, probably throwing harder then than in the first in ning." It had been 28 years since Rick Fulton threw a no-hitter for the Quakers against Johns Hopkins in 1972, although Cow ard and fellow senior K.C. Cham bers have thrown one and two hit games, before. Chambers picked up his fifth straight win in the first game of the double-header, a 3-2 victory which improved Guilford's record to 15-5 overall and 4-0 in 0M Java ! with all new bakery and coffee lounge. /o discount for all Guilford Students and Faculty A whole new line of baked goods, baked fresh daily at lower prices than before "All prices on this sheet - tax already added"* Big iiin.iiuon Rolls. Muffins, and Scones U 'JV w/Guilford discount ! resli still, .mil delirious cookies 050 w/Guilforddiscount I xoht and decadent cake slices 2.25 u/Guilford discount and other tantalizing treats I l us, hu\ day old baked goods v\itli much change! .4 nuie seleilioit of delicious brers uiulfiiir wines at reasonable prict • Good i.r , aos of Hud ( King of Beers) J 13 1./ Guilford discount Domestic and Imports reg si/c Kittles 17b w/Gnil/ord discount ' umess large cans 22../ Imports 2 M •,/Guilford discount Zestful rine Cigarettes Cloves. Dunhills. anil American Spirits (consistently stocked) Ami of course llot lias, Chai lea. Ilut Chocolate, anil Coffee and Espresso ! Plus Live Music, Word, and Open Mic March 24, 2000 the Old Dominion Athletic Con ference (ODAC). At press time, Coward had 40 strikeouts through 32 innings with an earned run average of 1.69. Opponents had a batting average of . 175 versus Chambers and .123 against Coward. Baker expects Coward to he selected in f: June's professional draft and | added that Chambers and senior left fielder Kevin Moore also 5 have a strong likelihood of being signed. "With Chad, K.C. and Kevin, this is our third season together, so this is the culmination of all the hard work they've put in over the past three years... We want to win the conference. It's always been our goal," said Baker as he prepared the infield for Tuesday's game against Albright College. Guilford played Lynchburg College in a Wednesday home game and will travel to Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday for an other double-header. Their next home game will be against Averett College on Wednesday, March 29th. at 3:oopm.
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