April 5, 1979
The Pendulum
Page 6
Elon stands 1-3 in conference
by Grayson Whitt
The Eldn College baseball
team’s record stands at 8-4
after one month of play.
However, this month is very
vital to the diamonders be
cause they play eight con
ference games during the next
fifteen games. At present, the
Fightin’' Christians stand 1-3
in conference play.
The leading hitters thus far
for the diamonders are Mike
Rushton, Gene Drumwright,
Phil Baskerville and Paul
Judy. Rushton, a junior col
lege treuisfer from George C.
Wallace College, is hitting
.514 and leading the confer
ence in that department.
Drumwright is batting .407,
Baskerville is batting. 378 and
leading the conference with 3
triples and Judy is batting
.303.
Hughes Crisp leads the
pitching corps with a 2-0
record and a 0.44 ERA.
The Fightin’ Christians won
three and lost one before
going to Florida on the
Spring Break. They split a
doubleheader with Pembroke
State and swept a double-
header from UNC-Charlotte.
Against pembroke State,
Elon lost the first game by a
score of 7-3 despite Gerald
Furman’s round tripper, in
the second game, sophomore
Eric Smith pitched a no
hitter to lend the Fightin’
Christians to a 3-0 win.
In sweeping the double-
header over UNC-Charlotte,
Elon won the first game 8-4
2uid the second game 2-0.
George Winfrey pitched 4V)
innings of shutout ball in
relief to gain the victory in
the first game. Rushton and
Judy each had three hits in
teh game while Furman added
his third homerun of the year.
Hughes Crisp’s two-hitter
provided the victory in the
second game against UNC-
Charlotte. Also, Phil Basker
ville contributed a two out
triple in the sixth inning
scoring two runs.
On the Florida spring
break trip, the Fightin’ Chris
tians tied one and lost two
against the minor league play
ers of the Cardinals and Phil
Sports
lies. Eion’s head coach, Dr.
Bob McBee was pleased with
his troops performance
against the pros.
This weekend the diamond
ers will play home three
times. Friday, at 3:00, the
University of North Carolina
comes in to play at Newsome
Field. Last year the Tar Heels
finished third in the nation.
On Saturday and Sunday,
North Carolina A&T and
Guilford, respectively, will
play doubleheaders at New-
some Field.
Special Olympics
need volunteers
by Caryn Van Pelt
The Special Olympics for
all handicapped and trainable
mentally retarded children
will be held on Friday, April
27. Sponsored jointly by the
Burlington Jaycees and the
Alamance Association for Re
tarded Citizens, this event will
be held.
More than 200 children
from an estimated 27 schools
are expected to participate
and Elon students are en
couraged to volunteer their
time and love.
Alpha Sigma Alpha and
Phi Mu sororities and Sigma
Pi challenge all organizations
to join in.
Eric Smith
Eric Smith is this week’s Pendulum PLAYER OF THE
Week. A sophomore from Elon College, Smith pitched a
no- hitter against Pembroke State on March 23. This wk
only the tenth no- hitter in Elon baseball history. For his
achievement. Smith was honored as conference and district
player of the week.
Danny follows David
Tennis
by Grayson Whitt
Danny Ray Graham of Mr.
Airy has signed a grant-in-
aid to attend Elon College for
1979-80, announced golf coach
Bill Morningstar. Brother of
Elon All-American golfer
David Graham, Danny Ray is
a standout in golf and b£is-
ketball at Mt. Airy high
school.
In basketball, Graham was
All-Conference two years and
Player of the Year this year,
he’s also been an All-Amer
ican in golf.
Ladies lose 2 as men play today
by Grayson Whitt
The women’s tennis team
lost their two matches the
week before Spring Break.
The women fell to Pfeiffer
(7-2) and Guilford (8-1).
Karen Wall and Andie Me-
Sports shorts; baseball and tennis
The Elon College baseball
squad is currently 8-4 on the
year. The Christians failed to
win any victories in Florida
during spring break. In Flori
da Elon met stiff competition
from the farm clubs of the St.
Louis Cardinals and Philadel
phia Phillies.
One highUght of Eion’s
baseball season thus far was
the performance of sopho
more Eric Smith against a
fine Pembroke State nine.
Girls lose 3 win 1
by Gray Amick
The Elon College women’s
softball team opened the sea
son by playing in teh A&T
Invitational softball tourna
ment. There the girls edged
North Carolina A&T 12-11
but lost to Appalachian 10-3,
UNC-G 4-0 and East Carolina
9-5. Errors were costly as the
defending state champs’ rec
ord went to 1-3.
Leading Elon in the hitting
department was Donna
Schronce who had a .643
average for the tournament.
Schronce had nine hits in 14
at bats. Ann Beeson got eight
hits in 14 at bats for a .571
mark. Barby Adcock had a
.428 average that included a
double and three runs batted
in. Dawn Inge had two RBI’s
and one double in going .412.
Lou Williamson also hit well
by going six for 15 at the
plate for a .400 average.
Smith rebounded from his
first college loss earUer this
season to hurl a no-hitter
against Pembroke. He upped
his record to 2-1 with the 3-0
victory over Pembroke.
Smith’s no-hitter earned him
Carolinas Conference and
District 26 player of the week
honors.
Prior to the Florida trip,
Christian centerfielder Gene
Drumright was the big slugger
for Elon with a batting ave
rage of .407. He had four
doubles and one triple along
with 11 singles.
The Elon women’s tennis
team sports a 1-3 record so
far this season. The girls de
feated Atlantic Christian 5-4
and lost to High Point 2-7,
Pfeiffer 2-7 and Guilford 1-8.
Dowell were the onlv victors
for Elon agaist the Pfeiffer
Falcons. Wall won by a score
of 6-0, 6-1 and McDowell
triumphed 6-4, 6-4.
Against Guilford, Wall was
the lone winners for the
Fightin’ Christians. Wall, a
freshman from Reidsville, is
pacing the team this year with
a 3-1 mark in singles com
petition.
Overedl the women netters
record stjmds at 1-3. All of
the matches played so far
have been against conference
opponents. The women are
on the road today facing
Pembroke State.
Meanwhile, the men’s ten
nis team lost their two match
es before spring break, also.
The netters lost a heartbreak-
er (5-4) to Catawba and were
beaten by Guilford.
The men will play at home
today against UNC-Greens-
boro. The match will begin at
2:00.
Christians finish 4th
by Grayson Whitt
The Elon Collepe golf team
finished in fourth place in the
8th annual Camp Lejeune
Intercollegiate Golf Tourna
ment last Sunday. North
Carolina, Duke and Old Do
minion finished ahead of
Elon, the defending cham
pions.
David Graham carded three
70 plus rounds to lead the
Fightin’ Christians. Mike
Ross, Tom pendergast,
Frankie Jones, Randy Jarrett
and David Dean also par
ticipated in the tournament
for Elon.
David Graham
I [Photo by Bill Murphy]