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SPORTS Baseball team sweeps F&M Sophomore pitcher Brian Milller saves first game of double-header and goes on to earn the win in the second game allowing only four hits against him By JOSHUA FOSTER strikeout to preserve the win. The pitched a complete game 5-hitter, SwffWriler loss was the first time that F&M for his third win of the season, and pitcher Tim Sheridan had lost a CC retired 15 of the last 16 batters that Last Saturday the WMC base- game in two seasons (II decisions). he faced. It was the eighth straight ball team ~ent to Fran~in & Mar- In the nightcap, the Terror sent loss for Gettysburg. shall to playa Centennial Confer- Miller to the mound where he went Wednesday, April 17, WMC ence (CC) doubleheader. Behind the distance, limiting F&M to two returned from Gettysburg victori- strong pitching and the bat of jun- unearned runs and four hits, strik- ous, winning 5-3 with freshmen Pat ior Brian Culley, the Terror swept ing out five and walking none. Durant and Dennis Hart each hav- both games, 5-4, and 6-2 in the When asked to comment on the ing two hits. Senior Byron Druzgal nightcap. game, Miller said, "I was nervous pitched a complete game for the Culley homered in both games, because the bases were loaded and win, allowing only five hits, and the Terror scored the game- there were two outs which meant a wallking_ seven, and striking Qui winning runs in the top of the sixth base hit would give them the lead. nine. innings of each game as well, while I guess I just went out there and did Friday and Saturday, April 12- pitcher Brian Miller picked up a my job the best that I could." 13, the Green Terror lost to Wash- win and a save in the two games. As in the first game, F&M ington College and Swarthmore Culley opened the scoring in the scored first, this time with single respectively. Washington shut first game by leading off the sec- runs in the first and second innings. WMC out 6-0 and Swarthmore ond inning with a solo homerun. But WMC came back again, scor- won both games of a double-header F&M then scored two runs in the ing two runs in the top of (he fourth 10-4, 13-10. The Terror did come bottom of the second and fourth on Culley's second homerun of the back in the nightcap from a 10-0 innings, but WMC came from be- day to tie the score at 2-2. WMC deficit and make an honest attempt hind to score two runs in the top of broke the tie in the top of the sixth atawm. the fifth and sixth innings to take as they scored four runs to take the Before their loss to washington the 5-4 lead and the game. 6-2 lead, highlighted by an RBI on Friday, the Terror beat Washing- Sophomore George Cossabone double by Culley. ton on Thursday of the same week, started the first game for WMC and With the wins, WMC now by ascoreof7-5. ThreeofWMC's pitched5 2/3 innings to pick up the stands at 13-12 overall, and 8-6 in eight hits in the game were made win and even his record at 3-3 the Cc. by Estes. Estes had a single, while Miller pitched the final I 2/3 NEWS AND NOTES ...... Last double, and a triple in the game. for his third save of the season. Friday, the Terror beat Gettysburg The Green Terror host Dickin- F&M loaded the bases in the bot- at home 9-1 as junior Rick Estes son College on Friday, April 26 in tom of the sixth, but Miller got went four-for-four, including two a Centennial Conference game be- Senior catcher Dave Kurtz prepares to take a swing at a recent ball WMC out of the jam with a triples. Junior Tim D' Angelo ginning at 3:30 PM. game. The Terror basehall team is now 13-/2 overall and 8-6 in the Cc. Men's lacrosse hit hard by Franklin and Marshall Coccia continues to add to second-most points scored mark, although far away from record-breaking By JOHN MANARD ond all-time career scoring mark. AssistantSports Editor Junior Mark Frey had one goal and three assists. Mike Sargent had The Green Terror men's la- a goal and two assists for WMC. crosse learn had it's ups and downs Marshall Brown and Stephen last week as they manhandled Hallowell each had an assist for the Haverford 24-11 and stumbled into Terror. a brick wall when they ran into the The 24-15 loss was WMC's nationally ranked Franklin and first defeat at Scott S. Bair Stadium Marshall Diplomats last Saturday. in four home games so far this year. The Terrors ranked 20th in The loss dropped the Green Terror USILA Division III Poll played to 9-2 on the year, 2-2 in the Cen- host to the Diplomats and gave up tennial Conference. The Terror a season high 24 goals in a rough started the season 8-0 before drop- outing for the Terror goalies. ping two of their last three. The Green Terror were hit hard Earlier last week the tables were .. early as F&M racked up seven turned as the Green Terror obliter- goals to take an early 7-3 lead. Led ated Haverford 24-11. by sophomore Bo Schrorr the Ter- The goalfest was led by Cen- ror battled back scoring nine sec- tennial Conference player of the ond period goals to close the gap week, Schrott. The sophomore at- to 13-12. tacker scored seven goals and as- Franklin and Marshall battled sisted on five others. Coccia and blew open the game in the second Hoppe also had good games for the half. Behind the play of Chris Mer- Terror as the trio have been the gardt and Don Gervais the Diplo- hottest attack corps in the Confer- mats outscored the homestanding ence this year. WMC squad 11-3 in the second Against Haverford Coccia had half. four goals and seven assists. Hoppe Junior Matt Hoppe led all scored three times and assisted on Green Terror scorers with a four another score. Ed Swiatek, a fresh- Junior attackman Matt Hoppe attempts to get a shot past his opponent. Hoppe is parI of the key trio ill attack this Coccia, Hoppe ranks second/or of Hoppe, Bo Schrott, and Dean Coccia. Following the season goal, three assist game. Schrott re- man, also registered the hat trick season comprised He has scored 35 goals and 24 assists for a total of 59 points. Hoppe led ali scorers with a four in points scored. corded five goals and senior Dean against the Fords. goal and three assist game versus Franklin and Marshall on Saturday, April 20. He also scored three goals and Coccia blasted four goals and one Continured on page /7 one assist against Haverford. assist to continue adding to his sec-