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"Carolina Angels host Davidson County at Rupert Bell on July 22 The Carolina Angels will ?play host to a battle at Rupert Bell Park against the Davidson County Girls in a USSSA Fast Pitch softball game July 22 at 6 p.m. The game is ? rematch of the USSSA Fast-Pitch Softball 1999 championship game, in which the Angels escaped with a 5-4 victory. The Angels are one of the only fast-pitch softball teams in the area made up of teen-age girls. The team has placed in the top three and won a number of trophies at tournaments since starting in 1996. The team's most recent accomplishment came when it defeated the Davie County girls in the USSSA Pool "B" championship recently. Coach Jonne Hayes of the Angels said the team is one of the area's best kept secrets. "These girls play well togeth er, they work hard and give their all every game," Hayes said. "It would be great if the community came out and supported them." Veterans Roxanna Hayes and Monique "Nikki" Hines know all too well the importance of having fan support. "Every time we travel to another team's field they have a hundred people or more cheer ing for them and on our side we h,ave two or three and that's embarrassing," Hines said. Roxanna Hayes, a seven-year veteran, agrees. "I remember playing in a, championship game last year," she said. "We were ahead by eight when all of a sudden the fan9 from the other team started yelling and pumping their girls up. We lost our concentration and the game. Now it's our turn." , The Angels' ultimate goal is to return to Salem, Va., for the regionals Aug. 13-15 and to bring back a title. Coach Hayes said he would like to see support and atten dance from people in the neigh * ? borhood, business leaders and even aldermen. In addition to Thursday's, game the Angels will be in action again at Rupert Bell Park on Saturday afternoon when they will play a double header beginning at 5 p.m. Antrice Phillips Jennifer Harrell Monique Hinet Koxanna Hayes Press Box from page Bl they had to say." This is the kind of situation that you'd like to be in as an ath letic director. We've always said that we wanted to be the kind of program that had a staff that people would be attracted to. Unfortunately if you have that kind of staff these kind of situa tions are going to-present them selves." _ . While discussions are taking place between Norfolk State and Duckett, '.Little said she and WSSU can only play the waiting , game. "My understanding is -that * Norfolk State is hoping to make "a recommendation this week," she said. "We've got to be pre pared for what happens either way and be prepared to move for ward. Right now we're sort of in a holding pattern." Although the possibility of not having a coach in place would present a major problem for the Rams' basketball pro gram, Little said it is one of the byproducts of success. "At what price does success come?" she said rhetorically. "This says that someone likes what we're doing. That is a plus for the program. We'c^ like to have all of our prograpis on this level.;' : * Last year at this time Little was in th'g process of hiring a basketball coach herself. Sam Hanger's contract was not renewed after the 1997-98 season after the Rams finished with a 15-15 record. Although Duckett wasn't the initial choice of the school's search committee, he ended up accepting the position after Steve Joyner turned down the job. i Under Duckett last season the Rams showed a lot of promise early in the season before hitting a lull in the middle of the season. But they came on strong down the stretch and bolted to the CIAA tournament championship by defeating Elizabeth City State. The Rams then captured two vic tories in the NCAA Division H's South Atlantic Regional, coming within one game of reaching Division II's Elite Eight. Seniors from page B1 However, Twin City's offense never came around in the final three at-bats, and the team was eliminated from the tournament. "I thought we made a good run through the tournament," said Phil Mitchell, the team's head coach. "Our pitching wasn't what we expected, but I'm very proud of the way we played and what we were able to accomplish." For the Seniors that was con ferable. This season marked the >t time in several years that the f?um won more than one game. It afeo was the deepest that the team has progressed in the tournament in more than a decade. Only one other team has been within one game of reaching the champi onship bracket. "1 think this shows the kind of league that we have here now," Mitchell said. "We are mak ing progress and the boys are playing better ball." Mitchell said he was Mitchell also thankful of the way coaches in the league worked together to.put a top effort together for the tourna ment. ?? "I had good coaches working with me, arid; I thought they worked hard to help the kids," Mitchell said. "O.G. King and Bobby Nichols did an outstanding job working with the kids. I think the kids respected them and played hard for them. That's all you can ask of them. You want them to go out and do your best every time." Twin City had several players who provided leadership for the team throughout the tournament. ? Among them were Shepherd, . Michael Cook, Chris Carter, Barkley, Wardlow and Key. ?. "We raised our game up a lot in the tournament," Mitchell said. "We got the most out of what we Juniors j_ from page Bl es. And I thought Stepfone McCall hit a lot of good line dri ves. He was 3-for-3 against quali ty pitching. Really, I thought we had a lot of individuals to^step up, but we didn't get it done as a y team. I thought we were a good hitting team overall, but once $e gpt behind we lost our compo sure and we struggled." The team was also hurt in its second game because two of its key players weren't available. Chisholm and assistant Alfred Crump had to dig deep to find pitchers because they had used up two >of their top hurlers in relief to get out of the previous game. Neither Antoine Steele nor Bediako Gaines was able to silence the opponents' bats and Twin City found itself in a hole early in the game and never could climb out. "They scored seven runs in the first inning and that pumped up their pitching," Chisholm said. "From our standpoint, once you're facing that kind of lead it's hard to come back. I thought the kids played hard, but it was just too much to overcome." Although the tearrt didn't advance past the second round of the tournaipent, Chisholm said it gained a lot of experience. "We*had some kids who had n't been in All-Star tournament play," he said. "It has to benefit them next year and maybe in school ball if they choose to go that route. They know now how seriously they have to take it if they plan on pursuing it beyond Minors from page Bl would have their top pitcher and we had to make contact." Even though the team was oust ed from the tournament. Williams said he was proud of his players. "They did a good job through out the tournament." Williams said "I'm proud of them. We just didn't come through with the hits that we needed. There are going to be days like this in baseball. But these are good kids. They'll bounce back." Sfierrod Wcktli Bfege^B^er Buyl^iej IbuyiONE, GETOWE^f^ I IB Half Gallon Assorted Varieties wQn II Breyers liBr ill l/p BM flWMXJT CARD |l g Cream ^^uyoneTGETOS 3:13 =1A II 12 Inch Frozen Original Or ll 1 BI-LO ll Bai Self-Rising S3 jjgj Pizza ^S\ |B^aW^GETOTE|)^^ 11 12 oz. Refrigerated I I BI-LO _M /? 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