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Johnson C. Smith nearing 30-win season
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people fix>m scoring, we can score runs.”
Said Robinson: “Ibis team is a basic team.
We’re not real good at this and not real good
at that. We try to be good on each side.”
Good enough to grab the attention of region
al coaches who voted Smith one of the Mid
Atlantic’s top teams. The Bulls are also
attracting more campus support for home
games, something Young said helps build
momentum.
“I think it’s very surprising for the simple
fact that we haven’t been on the map the last
couple of years in softball,” she said. ‘We’re
just trying to give them a show, trying to go
out and win every game.”
Smith has its goals: win 30 games and a
league championship for the first time in
school history. The Bulls have the potential,
but Robinson encourages them to keep budd
ing on their success.
‘You were here when you were down, now
that you’re being a httle successful, it should
push you to work even harder,” he said. ‘We
can beat the teams we’re supposed to beat,
but the teams you’re not supposed to beat,
that’s where the fundamentals come in, and
that’s where discipline comes in.”
Said Young: “The sky’s the limit. I’m not
going to put any parameters on our season
because we can win and we have the team to
win. We’ve proven it and we’re going to con
tinue to prove it.”
Johnson C. Smith third baseman Brandi Young, sliding home
one of the Golden Bulls’ top hitters and co-captain.
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against Fayetteville State, is
Marlins owner
shopping for suitors
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fix)m San Antonio would join him Monday whai the Marlins
open the season against the Houston Astros.
‘T’ve invited them to join us to learn more about San
Antonio," he said.
He remained evasive when asked whether he has any hope
the Marhns can remain in South Florida, but said no negotia
tions are ongoing there.
“I really don’t loiow how to answer that,” he said. ‘T can only
tell you at this moment that there’s nothing going on in South
Florida.”
Charlotte has also been mentioned as a possible relocation
site, but Mayor Pat McCrory said this week he won’t go to bat
for the idea, citing concerns that the market doesn’t have the
fan base to support three pro franchises. Charlotte already has
the NFL Panthers and NBA Bobcats.
Loria doesn’t think the relocation issue wfil be a distraction
to his team this season
“That will get settled one way or another,” he said.
Loria has repeatedly said that the Marlins’ woiald prefer to
remain in South Florida, but he was less adamant about the
issue Sunday He has said they wiL not remain in Dolphins
Stadium past 2010.
‘We’re going to look at all options there and we’re also going
to look at some other cities,” he said.
The tax proposal that Bexar Cormty where San Antonio is
located, has offered would ask voters to extend a hotel and car
rental tax approved in 1999 by 20-30 years to fund the stadi-
xun.
The vote could come as early as the November elections.
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BEAR UP: Livingstone freshman quarterback
Kyle Pettit looks for a receiver during a scrim
mage in Salisbury. The Blue Bears finished 1-9
last season under first-year head coach Robert
Massey, a Garinger High and N.C. Central gradu
ate. Livingstone will cap spring drills with an
intrasquad scrimmage Saturday at 6 p.m. at
Alumni Stadium. The scrimmage will follow a
track meet featuring Livingstone and J.C. Smith.
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