The Compass Tuesday, May 4. 1993 13
Snoozin'
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Shawn Lane, an ECSU student, takes a snooze in the University Center on a recent rainy afternoon
n>omentum to win the tournament "until
acoachingdecision changed theattitudes
of the players."
The Viking criticized Cullen for show
ing "favoritism."
In response to these criticisms, Cullen
said, "Criticisms are part of a coaching job
®nd you aren't going to please everyone
'vith the decisions that are made. If a
player has a problem with a decision I
have made they should come and talk to
n^e about it."
Cullens said he and assistant coach
Darryl McCallop made decisions to
gether.
"I don't run a dictatorship in my base-
^I program," Cullens said. "I have an
open mind and I am willing to talk to my
players. I haven't had any players to talk
to me about the decisions I've made."
Several players were also critical of the
selecbon of the QAA team.
The CIAA voting was disappointing
because we had a couple of guys who
'vere quite deserving making the AU-
CIAA team," said Albritton. "Instead,
there were two surprises. How can three
white guys make an AU-CIAA team at a
predominantly black University?
"We had one of these guys who really
deserved the award, but I have to ques
tion the other two choices."
The Vikings had three players to make
the AU-OAA team SeniorJeffCreef made
the first team as a pitcher; junior
centerfielder Shavm Biggsbie made the
second team; and Brian Biggs, a sopho
more, made the second team for desig
nated hitter.
"Jeff wasoneof the top three pitchers in
the CIAA," said Cullens. "Shaun batted
.395 for the year. I felt that Shaun should
have been a first team selection; his of
fense was the best on the team. Brian had
a good year for us and he batted .368 for
the season aiKl he played catcher as well."
Cullens said he is pleased with the
team's performance.
"Overall, we had a good year. I wish we
had won more games, but with a young
team making it to the finals shows how
much heart the team had."
The Compass
wishes a
speedy recovery
to
Mr. Tommy Faust:
Good Luck and
God Bless