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for competition. Excluding Melvin Lane. Above are some of the members who
compiled such a good record.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOFTBALL AND
BASEBALL by Randy Brown
Sports
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Well, well, well, here
we go again with another
chapter from the F.S.C.
mighty Broncos. The
hardwood courts with the
dribbling balls are be
hind us now and we turn
to the outside. But be
fore we go outside, let
me recapture the basket
ball season for you.
After having a 1967-68
season with a 2-19 won-
lost record, the Broncos
under new head coach,
William "Gus” Gaines
rebounded with a much
improved record of 9-12
for the year 68-69. The
once again winning fever
is returning to the re
juvenated Blue and White
and the entire student
body. Along with the
faculty and administra
tive officers, are all ea
gerly awaiting the 69-70
season to return so that
the Broncos can show
these CIAA opponents a
thing or two.
The CIAA Tournament
-was held at the Greens
boro Coliseum Feb. 27-
28 and March 1. As had
been expected, the Vi
kings of E.C.S.C. walk
ed away with the winning
trophy. Norfolk State
College, the defending
CIAA Champions were
the Vikings opponents, but
this time things just didn’t
go the mighty Spartan’s
way. Israel Oliver and
Michael Gale led a fierce
Llizabeth City attack that
couldn’t be stopped. The
Vikings emerged with a
101-98 victory to be
ranked as number 1. Ihe
Spartans were number 2,
and Maryland State fin
ished 3rd.
All the people around
Bronco land are still talk
ing and congratulating
William “Bill ’ Monroe
for being named to the
first team as all CIAA.
Monroe was the only
The game of softball
has been said to be the
most rapid and re
markable growing sport
in the United States. It
is not a game that is
played as rough as base
ball, but the two games
are basically played the
same way. Softball was
fashioned after the game
of baseball and has not
been around as long as
baseball has. But more
and more people are en
gaging in the game of
softball and these people
are of all ages.
Although the two games
are basically the same,
there are also differences
in the two games when
they are being played.
The most prominent dlf-
freshman to be named to
the team and he has all
our sincere wishes for a
most profitable career.
Monroe who is 6’9” hails
from New York City, led
the Broncos in scoring,
rebounds, and field goal
percentage. He along with
Roy “Skip” Birch, were
constantly in the top 20 in
rebounds with over 13 per
game.
We would like to take
this opportunity to thank
coach Gaines for giving
us a good season and hope
that the winning tradition
will continue in the future.
Others who played tre
mendously for F. S. C.
Ronald Petti way, who had
a 40-point game against
W.S.S.C., Randy Brown
who seemed to always
ignite the fuse with daz
zling passes, and his un
canny moves, and John
Pasteur, who late in the
season proved to be a very
good sixth man. To the
other Broncos whose
names were not men
tioned we salute you also
for the unselfishness
shown during the entire
season in order that we
have gotten this far.
As the old saying goes,
all good things must come
to an end here, but I re
mind all of our readers to
join me in my next column
on the F. S. C. Broncos
in action.
QUOTE: It’s not the
name of the game, but how
you play it.
ference in the game is
the fact that most soft
ball fields are not as
large as those in base
ball are. The bases are
not as far apart as in
regulation baseball and
the outfield boundaries
are much shorter. The
bats are smaller than
those that are used in
a regulation softball
game. Because of this,
it is not possible to
drive a softball as far
as a hard baseball. Also
the softball is a little
bigger tlrian tlie ball that
are used in the game of
baseball.
A regulation game of
seven innings. A game
that is called by the um
pire for a certain reason,
becomes an official game
after five innings.
In a baseball game, the
game lasts for nine
innings and becomes an
official game after six
innings. But in both
games, the umpire may
call the game when he
feels it is necessary.
There is a very no
ticeable difference in the
pitching styles used in
both games. In the game
of baseball, the pitcher
uses an overhand motion
in order to throw the ball
to the batter. Since the
baseball is smaller than
the softball, this makes
it harder for the baseball
batter to hit the ball. In
softball, the pitcher must
use a underhand motion
in order to get the ball
to the batter. The ball
is not thrown as hard as
it is in baseball, there
fore this makes it easier
for the batter to hit the
ball. Because of the dif
ferent pitching styles
used in the two games,
there are usually more
runs scored by a team in
softball than In baseball.
I think this is what makes
the game of softball more
interesting than baseball
pitchers have become a
dominating factor in the
game. Therefore less
runs are scored and less
hits are made by the bat
ter. This makes for a
dull game as far as I am
concerned.
In the slow-
pitch version of softball.
Fayetteville - The solid pop of a glove and the
crack of the bat has signaled the start of 1969 base
ball drills for the Fayetteville State College Broncos.
More than 30 aspirants greeted Coach Hubie Doub
at the opening whistle. Included in the group are
nine-lettermen from the 1968 club that posted a 8-8
mark which included a victory over Central Inter
collegiate Athletic Association champion Shaw
University.
According to a schedule released by Athletic
Drector H. L. Scott, the Broncos will play a 20-
game slate with an appearance In the Tournament at
Fort Bragg as the highlight.
Three newcomers, Hampton Institute, West Virginia
State College and Pembroke College, have been added
to the slate. They will be faced along with eight league
foes.’
Seven home games are on tap for the Broncos and
will be played on the College Athletic Field.
Captain Ronnie Cox, junior from Travelrest, S.C.,
heads the returnees. Cox, a catcher, led the club in
hitting and rbis last season. Also in the fold are
Terry Brown, first baseman; Randy Bakerville,
Karl Smith, infielders; Mike Pearson, and Willie
Bond, outfielders; Robert Haith, Fred Hill, and
Len Thompson, pitchers.
Hill and Haith posted 3-2 marks last season and
Coach Doub is expecting bigger things from them
this season. Thompson didn’t figure in any decisions
last year, but had some valuable ‘ saves” as a reliefer.
Coach Doub has announced that every position on
the club is open and expects some of the first year
men to break the starting lineup. “We have a very
good looking crop of newcomers and we welcome
their addition,” he said. “They have some very
strong arms and we hope to develop some hitting
power,” he added.
The Broncos open their season with two games
at Fort Bragg on March 17-18. The first home en
counter will be with Hampton Institute on March 20.
The schedule:
Location
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
Petersburg, Va.
Petersburg, Va.
Date
Institution
March
17
Fort Bragg
18
Fort Bragg
20
Hampton Institute
21
Va, State College
22
Va. State College
April
2-3-4
Tournament
10
West Virginia State
12
St. Augustine’s
16
(2 games)
Shaw University
18
St. Augustine’s
26
Shaw University
29
(2 games)
N.C. A & T
May
3
Winston-Salem State
7
(2 games)
N. C. A & T
9
(2 games)
Pembroke College
10
Winston-Salem State
12
Pembroke State
Note: All home games will start at
headers -
1:30 p.m.
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
Raleigh
Raleigh
Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Greensboro
Fayetteville
Winston-Salem
Pembroke
and are different from
those of both softball and
baseball- In the slow pitch
version of softball, steal
ing of bases is not per
mitted, bunting is not al
lowed and a team con
sists of ten and not nine
players. Whereas in the
other version of softball
and the game of baseball,
these things are pluses
for the game.
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