Sports
Individuals Shine for Knights
Rv Michael Roberts 1
By Michael
Editor-In-Chief
The St. Andrews baseball
learn, ranked ninth in the
country has set national and
leain records this season,
butttie season has also been
marked by outstanding indi
vidual play.
Todd Rodriguez led the
team in batting, with a .489
average. This average was
first irt the conference and
district, and in the top fifteen
in the nation. He was fol
lowed by freshman short
stop Cory Larsen, who hit
449. In all, the Knights had
lourteenplayers hit over .300.
Chad Lindaman
,.c;s the record set by team
mate Chad Lindaman last
year. He also led the team in
runs-batted-in with 54, and
had 10 game-winning hits.
Brett Katz
Brett Katz, a junior from
Las Vegas, Nevada, tied a
school record with nine home
funsduringtheseason. This
Knights Dominate
"Player of the Weel"
By Michael Roberts
Editor-in-Chief
Forthe four weeks that the
Carolinas Conference and
District 26 chose a "Player
olthe Week", a St. Andrews
player has won both honors
during three of them.
Chad Lindaman won
conference and district
lionors during the first week.
Lindaman finished the week
with a 9-1 record, and an
6 f a. below 2.00. Lindaman
the team in innings
pilched and wins.
Brett Katz received Player
olthe week honors for a week
o't'eroics at the plate. For
games during the first
*eekof April, Katz had three
52fne-winning r.b.i.'s. Over
Wsstretch, Katz also hit three
runs, including a
^amatic home run against
inference foe Pembroke
®le, to allow the Knights to
extra innings. Katz
also collected seven r.b.i.’s
during that week.
Pitcher Ron Roy earned
Player of the Week honors
with a 2-0 record the week ol
April 10. Roy struck out
twenty batters in the two
games, and had an e.r.a. of
just over 3.00.
Coach Swanson considers
Roy, Lindaman, and Katz as
three of his very key players.
He calls Lindaman the best
leader he's ever had. He
also commented that Katz
has done everything that the
team needed, and has
consistently gotten the big
hits forthe club. He said that
Roy came into the season
as his number one pitcher,
and that he always expects
Roytodowell. He also added
that he is proud of the trio's
effort, and appreciates the
contributions that put the
Knights where they are
today.
Mike Bell
The Knights, who set a new
national standard for stolen
bases , were led by leadoff
hitter Mike Bell, who swiped
59. He was followed by
Lindaman, who stole 41. In
all, the Knights stole 286.
The 1990 St. Andrews Baseball Team
The Knights had several
pitchers have outstanding
seasons. Chad Lindaman
led the team in victorieswith
nine wins, against only one
loss. Ron Roy finished the
season with an 8-2 record.
and Pete Balke was 6-3.
Lindaman also led the staff
In shutouts, with 4, complete
games, with 7, and earned-
run-average, with l .03. Roy
led the staff with 63 strike
outs, followed by Balke with
59.
Although the team insists
that team accomplishments
is put before individual per
formances, many ofthe play
ers could be receiving con
ference, district, and national
honors at season's end.
Equestrians Second
in Nation
By Pam Whitfield
Contributing
The ANRC National
CollegiateRiding
I Championships were held at
I Little River Farm, in
I Pinehurst, on April 28 and
I 29. Hosted by St. Andrews
I and attended by eight
I colleges and universities, the
I weeknedtested the mettle of
I top equestrian athletes as
1 they rode in three phases
I and competed a written
I theory exam.
i The Sweetbriar College
Team, coached by Jill
I Randles, won the Overall
I Team Award for the fiftth
straight year. The Reserve
ii Champion Team for the
second straight year was St.
I Andrews, coached by Shelby
I French. Randolph-Macon
i Women's College finished
I third.
St. Andrews received the
i too four scores, with Karen
Karen
Leabo winning the phase.
Leabo, the defending
national individual champion,
placed second in all three
riding phases. She again
won the overall individual
award.
As the 1990 ANRC
National Individual
Champion, Leabowillbeone
Leabo
of three riders representing
the United States in the
International Intercollegiate
World Games.
Representing St. Andrews
as this year's competition
were: Karen Leatx), Beth
White, Susan Yeaman, and
Suzi Riecki.