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Page 6 Western Maryland College April 4, 1991 Green Terrors Pitch Their Matt Levy's Ajtltr the Buzzer Way into the Record Books TWO OUT OF FOUR AIN'T BAD Matt Levy For those who have never read this column, or whose The Western Maryland base- brains got burned in Daytona, in the last issue of The Phoenix. ball team opened its 1991 cam- I picked my Final Four teams: UNLY, Duke, Indiana, and paign in Florida over Spring Break by pitching 18 consecu- North Carolina Slate. I gouhe first two right. Indiana had the tough luck of facing a Kansas team that could do no wrong. tive scoreless innings. This, Boy, did N.C. State let me down. Here was my surprise pick combined with last year's sea- for the Final Four, and the Wolfpack lose in the second round. son-ending seven innings of I have heard flak about my UNL V -Dukc final. Yes, I did not shutout baseball, gave [he Green look at the brackets close enough to see that the two teams Terrors a school record of 25 could only face each other in the semifinals. Nobody's consecutive scoreless innings. perfect, even THE BUZZER. (Note: The Phoenix's deadline The streak began as Western was before the semifinals and the championship game.) Maryland blanked Middle At- lantic Conference (MAC)- MORE ROUNDRALL Southwest Section opponent Two familiar names to Green Terror basketball were in the Gettysburg on the last day of the Division III Final Four this year; Franklin and Marshall and season. Joe Herman pitched the Ramapo. F&M, as many on campus know, is a powerhouse shutout for the Green Terrors. ~ who lost in thechampionshipgame. The team they beat in the Gettysburg must have been -;; semifinals was Ramapo. Remember them? In 1989, Ramapo thinking deja vu when Herman ~ was the Green Terrors' first opponent in the WMC/Westmin- took the mound against the Bul- .... ster Rotary Club Tournament. Western Maryland won easily. lets on March 19. In the second ~ In fact, Ramapo is the last team that the Green Terrors scored game of the season, the senior ~ 100+ points against. If they could turn their program around :::Sk"7;p"'T::-y-so-n-p-:-;'-:ch- e C"d:-fo-u,-s-co-,-:ele'"'s'"'s j:-nn"';-ng'-s-ve'"','"'su'-sC;:T:;;;N;:-m-.-- in two years, can we? allowed only two hits in a seven inning, 3-0 win over Gettysburg. WHERE C4NTHE SUPER BOWL BE PLAYED? Earlier in the day, Ron Chanski four innings before allowing a anything to top this mark. In pitched seven innings without run in the fifth. Western Mary- fact, Western Maryland had not When I was in New York over Spring Break (the reason two opponents Western Mary- shutout why I don't have a tan), Iheard an interesting thought on the allowingarunas Northwood Insu- land won the contest 4-3. record of since 1968. in a row, land defeated no official While radio concerning the NFL's decision 10 not play the Super tute 4-0, at Cocoa, Florida. scoreless innings was kept by is now 4- Bowl in Arizona because the state voted against a Martin Western Maryland With the streak at 21, senior the school, Scott Deitch, Sports 3 on the year, through the games Luther KingJr. holiday. On WFAN,a24-hoursponsstation, Skip Tyson took to the mound Information Director at Western of March 29. The win versus a broadcaster said that if the NFL is becoming political, then the next day versus Tiffin. Ty- Maryland, researched through they should not plan on holding a Super Bowl in Los Angeles. son shutout Tiffin for the first his records, and could not find Gettysburg in Florida docs not This due to the vicious beating by L.A. police officers on count as a conference game. 0 Rodney King. I agree with the announcer 100%. We may Talent, Experience Key for Softball never sec another Super Bowl if this is the case. What city would be able to hold it? If the NFL is going to play politics, Ed Rigling it's a game they arc going to lose. a three-hit shutout in her colle- (first base)and Anita Caltabiano After an above .500 season giate debut, will share the pitch- (shortstop). Freshman Kim MA VBE I SHOULD TAKE UP GOLF for the Western Maryland soft- ing duties with Ommen while Jackson takes over the hot cor- To end the column on a Iighter note, if anyone walks around ball team which was comprised Coach Dix can call on Spano for ner (third base) while freshman the tennis courts and sees some tennis ball lying on the grass, mostly of freshmen last year, the help if necessary. Junior co- Sarah Kephart beat out senior please throw them back onto the court. Most likely, those are Terrors appear to have all the captain Claudia Hcnemyre is Joanne Mitchell for the second the result of my shots that were just a little long. ingredients necessary to put firmly entrenched behind {he base position. together a great season in 1991. plate with sophomore Lori NOTE: In the March 14 issue, a headline in the sports sec/ion The team has made some good Coach Dix, now in his third read, "Terrors Face Hell at MAC's." Well, the headline was Sweitzer also capable of fulfill- year at Western Maryland, will supposed 10 read. "Terrors Fare Well at MAC's" The additions to round out the squad ing the catching duties. also be able to call upon a tal- while only losing two lenerwm- problem: No one could read my handwriting The outfield remains the ented bench including utility ners from last year. trio of senior Allison Coffey in players seniors Dina Communi The pitcbing staff wii! have right field, co-captain Amye andJoanneMitchell,sophomore WMC HOME SCHEDULE added depth with freshmen Walker in center, and senior Janel McBain, and freshman Marilyn Naas and Marie Spano Betty Ann List in left. The group APRIL 4·18 to take the pressure off April provides a rock-solid defensive Danielle Harkins. Dix has built a strong defensive squad that is Ommen, a sophomore who re- corps to build upon. In the in- 4/4: Baseball vs. Ursinus-3:00 corded seven of the team 'seleven field, two new additions join able to keep the Terrors in those Women's Lacrosse vs. Mary Washington-4:30 wins in 1990. Naas,whopitched close games. It appears the only 4/5: Women's Tennis vs. Gallaudet-3:00 sophomores Wendy Bollinger See SOFTBALL, Pg.7Col.1 4/6: Golf-WMC Invitational-12:00 r----------, Men's Lacrosse vs. Mary Washington-2:00 HOUSE OF LIQUORS 00 4/8: Softball vs. Catholic (2)-3:00 & service: I $1 OFF jl 4/9: Men's Tennis vs. Johns Hopkins-3:00 -Everything in Spirits, PLUS Courtesy Baseball vs. Johns Hopkins-3:30 : Any Case of Beer : Women's Lacrosse vs. Johns Hopkins-4:00 Priced over $10.00 4/10: Men's Lacrosse vs. Dickinson-3:00 I (sale Ilems excluded) I 4/13: Golf- WMC Spring Classic-IO:OO I L NO LIMIT " I ..I EXPI~S5/4/91 Women's Tennis vs. Susquehanna-t 1:00 r==========, Baseball vs. Moravian (2)-1:00 CARROLL PLAZA SHOPPING CENTER Softball vs. Washington (2)-1:00 (Ill. 140 & Eng/arRd.) 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