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Versatility key for swimmers
BY KEVIN MINOGUE
STAFF WRITER
Sometimes a jack-of-all-trades
trumps an ace.
That strategy won’t win you many
chips at the poker table, but it’s prov
en to be a winning formula for North
Carolina swim coach Rich DeSelm.
In just his second year at the
helm of the program, DeSelm has
placed an increased emphasis on
attracting well-rounded talents, as
evidenced by the early success of
this year’s recruiting class.
Freshman Layne Brodie holds
the Tar Heels’ top time in three
separate events, each coming in a
different stroke discipline.
“The fact that she can be com
petitive in events like that it
frees up other people to do other
events,” DeSelm said. “That’s why
recruiting talent that’s versatile
makes for a great team.”
Brodie notched three second
place finishes amidst tough com
petition in October’s Lady Mustang
Dallas Classic, helping the women
tie for second overall at the meet.
Tar Heels try new starters in FWS
BY POWELL LATIMER
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
CARY Basketball season is
starting up, and football season
is in full swing, but the most suc
cessful Tar Heel squad for the
past three years also took the field
this week.
The North Carolina baseball
team wrapped up the Fall World
Series on Wednesday, its preseason
intrasquad scrimmage.
And while the stakes were some
what lower the losing team has
to buy pizza for the Christmas party
the competition was still heated,
with the series coming down to a
final, 10-inning game Wednesday.
Aside from pizza, the Tar Heels
also are looking for potential
replacements in their lineup, after
five of their starting hitters gradu
ated or left the team for the MLB
Draft.
While baseball season is still
some time away, it looks like at
least two of those spots are filled.
Mike Cavasinni, a redshirt
junior, looks to find time in the
outfield after he was beset with
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Brodie’s flexibility, along with
that of DeSelm’s other recruits,
has made the Tar Heels a far more
menacing opponent.
“A year or two ago, teams would
know exactly what our lineup
would be because we didn’t have
any options,” DeSelm said.
“Recruiting quality people who
have high-caliber potential in more
than one event is really helpful,
especially in dual meets.”
DeSelm has amassed a roster that
contains 16 different swimmers who
rank among the top two on the team
in more than one event
Of these 16,10 have been brought
in during DeSelm’s tenure, includ
ing the Tar Heels’ best all-around
swimmer, Tyler Harris.
The sophomore earned ACC
Men’s Swimmer of the Week hon
ors following three first-place fin
ishes against No. 9 Minnesota on
Halloween weekend.
Harris tops the Tar Heel depth
chart in five different events, but
what DeSelm likes most about him
is his contagious work ethic.
injuries the past two years.
“Cavi’s got to come back,” coach
Mike Fox said. “Got to get back to
starting form.
“You don’t face live pitching for
two years and you then try to come
back, it takes you a while. He’s
going to be important for us.”
Another player waiting in the
wings for the past few years also
finally has his shot. Greg Holt
flashed power and placement in
the FWS, going 3-for-5 in the
10-inning final game with a game
high three RBI.
“It’s awesome,” Holt said of his
chance to start in 2009. “It’s a
great feeling to know that I have
an opportunity to come in and help
our team win. It feels l’ve been
waiting a long time for this, let’s
just say that.”
Adding to the importance of
Holt’s success was that many of his
hits came against Adam Warren,
UNC’s Saturday starter in 2008.
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went 13-40, while the Blue team
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Sports
“(Tyler) comes in the door for
practice, and he’s got a game face
on,” DeSelm said.
“He races every repeat of every set
to touch the wall first... and that’s
the way I like to see people train.”
The squad also gained some addi
tional long-distance depth Friday
with the return of Chip Peterson.
Peterson took a redshirt year to
train for last summer’s World Open
Water Swimming Championships,
where he placed 13th.
And after a year of training for
ocean swimming, Peterson is just
beginning to hit his stride.
Against Minnesota, his first dual
meet of the year, the sophomore
won the 500-yard freestyle against
a strong field of competition.
The result was encouraging for
Peterson, who has had to readjust
to collegiate swimming.
“It’s proving to be a little bit
more difficult than I thought it
would be,” Peterson said at the Tar
Heel Invitational in late October.
If Peterson can regain the form
that earned him All-America hon
went 6-36) but the Tar Heels have
what yet again looks to be the best
pitching staff in the nation.
It didn’t even matter that these
hitters and pitchers face off against
one another every day in practice.
“We’ve got probably the No. 1
pitching staff in the country” Holt
said. “It really doesn’t help seeing
them every day, because they’re
so good. They can just show up
one day and the next day change
things up.”
The Tar Heels return all of their
starters, and some newer faces
showed promise none more than
Bryant Gaines. The redshirt soph
omore pitched three innings and
recorded six strikeouts Wednesday,
earning praise from Fox.
“Bryant, he’s improved so much.
He weighs 218 pounds... I’ve never
had a kid work like he does. When
you work hard and want to be good,
you start seeing results.
“He’s really moved up the chart
for us.”
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ors as a freshman in 2006-07,
UNC’s distance freestyle contin
gent will be among the most for
midable in the nation.
Sophomore Joe Kinderwater, last
season’s ACC champion in the 1,650-
yaid freestyle, and senior Yi-Khy Saw
already have put up solid times this
season in the lengthy events.
Peterson’s return is a promising
sign for the team, which has yet
to emerge from the most rigorous
portion of its practice schedule.
“We’re in a pretty tough time of
training,” Harris said. “We’re doing a
lot of yardage, lifting a lot of weight,
and to have in-season best times like
those it feels really good.”
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these taxing workouts, along with a
stiff early-season schedule, will pay
off as they enter conference play.
“(The tough early schedule) real
ly gets you ready for the competi
tion that you might face with some
ACC schools,” Harris said.
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Adam Warren, UNC’s Saturday
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in three innings Wednesday.
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ACC title as they take on Premier Players.
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Grab your Carolina blue and head to the 9 p.m., Sheraton Chapel Hill Hotel
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giveaways, contests and a celebration of Junior-Year Merit Scholarship
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Climb the Bell Tower, visit with Rameses and
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SPORTS CALENDAR
FRIDAY
-WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ■ MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Premier Players, vs. UNC-Pembroke,
7 p.m„ Smith Center 5;30 p m Smith Centef
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*7 . at Wolfpack Invitational,
vs. Virginia Tech, All day, Raleigh
Noon, Kenan Stadium ’ 3
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