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Volume I, Number 16 Esse Quaiii Videri riiursclay, April 25,1996 Baseball Team in Driver’s Seat for TVAC Title by Amy Buckner Behind the arms of Shane Hatcher and Jamie lessee, the baseball team re tained first place in the TVAC by split ting a double header with the Tennessee Weslyan Bulldogs Sunday. Catcher Rusty Fleshman stated, “Tliese games were big in bringing us one step closer to the big fat (Championship) nngs. The Bulldogs squeaked by 2-1 in game one after 13 innings of outstanding defense and pitching. Shane Brannock doubled to lead off the game. After a wild pitch, senior Chris Robertson beat out a hit, scoring Brannock in the process. The lead held up until the top of Errors “Kill” Softball Team by Queen Musengwa On April 18, Tusculum College swept a doubleheader against the soft- ball team, 9-2 and 13-5. BeccaWineka explained, “Errors are what killed us, we took the game out ofour own hands.” Errors were not the only problem, “They’ve improved since last time we played them, but we still could have beat them if we didn’t make mistakes early in the game,” observed Lisa Brooks. Irritated last Saturday after a five- hour drive to Bluefield, the women didn’t have the opportunity to play due to the rain. Amy Mercer enthused, “We are go ing to have a "whoooosh" of all the ball games and I am going to do my step mother (Coach Everhart) proud ” Mary Custer revealed, “We were disappointing to ourselves, but if we con tinue our hard work, we will finish strong.” With eight games remaining, the team is preparing to rock the TVAC tour nament. Elisha Perkens voiced a note of optimism, “We played good in Tusculum tournament, so there is a good chance that we can win TVAC tournament.” “We better not make any errors because we don’t want to do sprints. We want to walk awaj' with the title, looking better than a first year program” moutlied Mercer and Perkins. Fans Emily Willis and Kevin Doyle gmmbled, “we wish that they have home games so that we can watch Amanda Nesbitt our favorite player, unfortunately we can’t watch the games. However, we wish them luck for the rest of the season, including tlie TVAC tournament.” Bowers, Lassiter Awarded $6K Science Research Grant by Jeff Sheets Junior Scott Bowers and associate professor Mark Lassiter were recently awarded a $6,000 grant for scientific re search this fall by the Appalachian Col lege Association (A.C.A.). Bowers, an environmental studies major, and Lassiter, associate professor of biology and environmental studies, turned in a submission to the A.C.A. re questing Finding for their research entitled: “Environmentally Responsible Production of Energy from Various Biomass Sources: The Isolation of Cellulose from Refuse and its Acid/Enzyme Hydrolysis Coupled with Solar Distillation.” Tlie research entails rapidly convert ing cellulose or plant waste into ethanol through distillation. This is similar to the distilling process used in beer and wine production, except the end product of ethanol is much stronger (195-200 proof) and is hazardous for consumption. How ever, it is ideal for use in electricity pro duction for it bums much cleaner com pared to other combustible materials. “I’m trying to get a good end prod uct from a bad product without banning anything along the way,” admitted Bow ers who will be doing much of the re search. “Hopefully in the distant future someone will be able to take their biode gradable trash and throw it in a compac tor to be made into ethanol for home en ergy use.” Three main variables will be stud ied during this project: Tlie cellulose ma- terials-comparing tlie rate of fennentation in each, the processes used in breaking cellulose down-examining which is more efficient, and the distillation methods- studying the proofing rates of solar ver sus conventional. Fellow environmental studies major Matt Kolodzik summed up, “It will be exciting to see what comes out of the re search.” Personal achievement is not the only incentive driving Bowers. “I’m hoping to get Montreat back on the map in the scientific realm. Getting involved witli tlie A.C.A. could open up a lot of student opportunities,” remarked Bowers. The A.C.A. is an exclusively edu cational organization tliat is composed of 34 colleges and universities in the Appa lachian region. Montreat included. One of its fimctions is granting money for sci entific research Bowers added, “Down the road other Montreat students could receive grants, but they must make submissions. The money is there, a student just has to go after it.” Lassiter echoed the same thoughts, “We want to put a lot of students in this type of position for research. Scott’s helping open our eyes to these opportu nities.” “Bowers also sees this research as beneficial for graduate school. “On a per sonal level, this project is excellent prep for medical school where I want to be engaged in research there.” At the end of spring 97, the results of the scientific research will be presented to the A.C.A. the sixth inning when a 2-base error led to the Bulldogs tying the score on a single by center fielder Dave Roberts. From there, the game turned into a pitcher’s duel between Cavs ace Shane Hatcher and Bulldogs reliever Charles Brown, who matched goose eggs from there until the top of the thirteenth inning, when Brown scored on a 2-out single by shortstop Travis Lanier. In game two, the team fought back to win 2-0. Robertson again came through by hitting I -3 and blasting a 2 run homerun that clinched the victory. Freshman Heath Bishop batted 2-3. Jamie Jessee gave up only 2 hits and managed thirteen strikeouts. In each game, the team committed only two er rors. Linda Vance, mother of baseball groupie Marci Vance, quipped, “Jessee is out of control!” “Chris Robertson came through with a backside bomb and for as much trash as Tennessee Weslyan talked, they sure couldn’t hit,” Jessee exclaimed. Coach Darin Chaplain explained, “Both pitchers were outstanding but both of them have been for all four years they have been here.” Pitcher Chopper “tlie Rev.” Souder related, “The pitchers did a heckuva job, but the hitters just failed to carry their load.” Sophomore DH Trey “Mad Dog” Massie commented, “We are so excited and confident about winning the confer ence. This has been our goal from day one. Today tlie team invites Woflbrd Col lege to Newell Field for Senior day. Sat urday and Sunday the men will travel to Clinch Valley for a 3 game series. Lady Tennis Players Fall in Tourney, Men Grab Fifth by Christian Malone In their first ever TVAC tourna ment, the women’s tennis team fought the competition, but were eliminated in the first round. The loss culminated a tough in augural season for the Lady Cavs. In a tough situation, the women had only the minimum six players on their team, and were forced to play with a lot of heart on the court. Though they finished winless, they continually refused to give up on the court. Said men’s team member Phil Quinn, “The stats don’t show what kind of effort was put out by this team. I myself am proud of these six girls who persevered through this sea son. The men's team finished the tournament fifth out of nine places missing fourth by one match. The highlight of their season was an upset of five-time defending TVAC champion Virginia Intermont at V.I. Individually, the men got solid performances out of Juniors Jon Abel and Jason Guengrich and Sophomore Sam Simpkins, as well as #1 player Josh Schatzle. Quinn, who sat out with a shoulder injury, has extremely high hopes for the 1997 season, claiming that the Cavalier tennis program will possess at least two or three good players. Area Musical Opportunities The First Lady of American Song Shirley Jones Star of Carousel, Oklahoma, Music Man, and the ABC hit series “The Partridge Family” A Mother’s Day Weekend Event at the Asheville Civic Center Saturday, May 11,1996, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: from $37.50 to $5.50 For more information call: 254-7046 CCCU Rewards Biblical Scholarship The Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities recently announced a June 1 deadline for applications for the Carl F.H. Henry seholarship. The schol arship offers $5000 to students commu nicating biblical truth to a secular audi ence tlirough the print media. Students seeking additional infor mation may contact Montreat English professors or Jennifer Voskuil, CCCU, 329 Eighth St. NE, Washington, DC 20002. Fletcher SDA Church & Fletcher Academy Music Depart ment Proudly Present Vivaldi-Gloria RV589 & Faure - Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48 with 1900 orchestration May 11,1996 3:30 p.m. Fletcher SDA Church Newspaper Editor Zola M. Griffin Instructor Brian D. Fuller, M.F.A. Contributors Shazette Davis, Linda Shirlen, Queen Musengwa, Christian Malone, Jeff Sheets, Amy Buckner, Christi Waddell Newspaper accepts student editorials, subject to standards of length and clarity. Signed submissions may be made to MC Box 130 and are preferred on IBM diskette in the MSWord format.
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