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DIVE: Senior second baseman Tim Patton dives bacic to first
base in the Christians’ loss to Wake Forest Tuesday. This was
Elon’s first loss of the season, they now stand at 3-1.
Lady netters begin
with the right swing
By Brian E. Batchelor
Sports Editor
“We’ll have to struggle this
year,” said Elon’s new women’s
tennis coach Byrd Britt. ”We
should end up about mid
conference at the end of the
year.”
This year the whole team, in
cluding the coach, are pretty
young. Britt is in her first year
ever as a head coach.
Britt, who replaced former
coach Karen Carden last summer,
said no one had done any
recruiting. ’’The team is basical
ly walk-ons,” she said. There are
some returning players from last
year, however.
Though she expects to have no
“powerhouse” players, she said
she is looking foward to steady
play from all of the players.
Guilford, High Point and
Atlantic Christian Colleges are
the teams Britt expects to have
real trouble with, but she said
Elon should b_ competetitive.
Britt said she feels that in the
future the Lady Christians will be
Baseball season opens up|
first week with a 3-1 mar]
Photo by Brian E. Batchelor
Detter off ’’We’ll be a lot
stronger next year,” she
predicted, pointing out that two
recruits are already convinced to
come to Elon. She added that she
is still working on two more
recruits.
“I think they’re (Elon) really
trying to build up the (tennis) pro
gram here,” she says, noting that
both the men’s and the women’s
teams coaches are new to Elon.
The Lady Christians won their
season opener at Wingate Mon
day 6-3. Number three player
Cindy Wall, number four player
Terri Barnes, number five player
Juli Bollman and number six
player Lori Johnson all won in the
singles competition.
The doubles teams of Wall and
Kathy Dudley (- 2) and Johnson
and Bollman (- 3) also won.
The Lady Christians travel to
Charlotte to face the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte to
day and end the week by hosting
Mars Hill Friday. Monday sees
the Lady Christians traveling to
Campbell University and
Wednesday they - go - to
Lenoir-Rhyne. ^ *
By Brian E. Batchelor
Sports Editor
Pitching trouble hurt Elon’s Fightin’ Christians
as they fell hard Tuesday night to a powerful Wake
Forest team, 16-3.
Rick Jones’ Christians had nothing but bad luck
while Marvin Crater’s Demon Deacons couldn’t go
wrong. Bobby Oakley’s first pitch, the first pitch
of the game, was pounded over the left-center field
fence.
Saturday the Christians topped the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte 6-2, then captured both
games of a doubleheader from the University of
North Carolina at Asheville, 8-4 and 4-1.
Tuesdays contest was a far cry from the perfor
mance the Christians produced last year. Follow
ing the pitching of a very strong staff the Christians
finished an impressive 40-10 and ended up in the
NAIA World Series, capturing the fifth place na
tional ranking.
The Christians are facing a four game home stand
this week, hosting Wingate today. Mount Olive on
Saturday, Western Carolina on Monday and
Catawba on Wedsnesday.
Benny Tart is the only returning pitcher from last
year who saw a lot of playing time. Last year’s aces
John Driscoll, Greg McDannold and Greg Harris
have all graduated, limiting Elon’s staff.
All Conference and All District player Mo Mor
ton will also be missed. Morton and Harris both
signed with the San Diego Padres after last year’s
season. Harris and Driscoll were also named to the
All Conference and All District teams last year.
Despite the many players the Christians lost, a
profitable recruiting year has allowed them to re
main strong.
Hailing as transfers from Liuerty Baptist a
heavy hitting Barrick brothers, John and Andy.J
defends first base while Andy roams left f
Catcher William “Tank” Hardin transferf
Louisville Junior College and is also being col
on. Hardin had one of the few bright spots iiJ
day’s loss when he punched a long homer c
left field fence.
Before the game senior second baseman Ti
ton implied that this would be the standard,
got the long ball this year,” he said. ’’We’reJ
to hit homeruns.”
Patton, who played short stop last year, noli
Barrick brothers, Hardin, and returning outfj
Troy Harris as the heavy hitters of the tear
ton said Harris was probably the “best pure]
Elon’s ever had.”
Outfielder Randy Warren, also transferingi
Louisville, will add a great deal. Warren, tha
off batter is expected to aid greatly in the s
department.
In Tuesday’s contest Oakley was rq
by returning sophomore Jeff Girton. The I
were slowed but not stopped by Girton’s siiij
style. After three solid hits against him wi
outs in the fifth, Girton was replaced by TJ
Tate held out until Jones replaced him. Joel
took over in the eigth with the Deacons !e|
13-3.
Patton also noted possible troubles in theC
tians pitching staff, “They’re just not tiiroj
strikes,” he said.
But he also noted a definite talent in Duane H
Mike Sebesto and C. W. Willis, “Iftheysti
pitch (well) no one will beat us,” Patton J
’’When they’re in top form they make thetea^
They’re capable of getting anyone out.”
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