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creen S/NJtIS Tilffilr Volume XXV Number 4 Western Maryland College Camponelli throws perfect game, Softball team is undefeated in Centennial Conference play GREG LEDERER Shepherd College for a double- season for the team this season oc- Sports Editor header. curred in their April 4th game It has been another tenific start The first game saw another against Susquehanna University. to the spring season for the West- strong pitching performance from The first game of the day saw the ern Maryland College Softball Abrams as she only yielded one hit Green Terror lose a tight 2-1 score team. on the day and the Green Terror in \0 innings, but the second game The learn has a strong 13-3 used a five run outburst in the first belonged to Camponelli. record and is undefeated through inning to cruise to a 6-1 victory. Campanelli gained another honor six games in the conference. The offensive attack was spear- to her list of accomplishments as George Dix's squad is looking to headed by freshman catcher Caitlin she threw a perfect game in the make a champions~ip run as the Burns who had three hits in the vic- team's 2-0 road victory. season continues. tory. Notonly was she perfect on the On March 23, the Green Terror In the second game, the oppo- mound, but was huge at the plate played host to a doubleheader with sition was able to get some offense as she broke up the opponent's no conference foe, Swarthmore Col- going off green terror ace Kim hitter in the sixth inning with a long lege. Camponelli, scoring four runs, but triple. In the first game, WMC domi- 'they couldn't contain her at the She would later score the nated throughout as sophomore plate as she drove in three runs on game's first run and lead the team pitcher Sam Abrams shutdown the the night and the Green Terror to their IIth victory of the year. opposition, allowing one hit and picked up a slim 5-4 win on the On April 6th, the team won an- junior first baseman Selena Smart road other doublehea=' from Washing- went 2 for 3 in the game with 3 The Green Terror were looking ton College. RBIs. to remain undefeated in the confer- In the first game, the team took The second game saw more of ence when they faced off against a 4-0 lead into the seventh inning Baseball bounces the same as another sophomore Franklin & Marshall College on when sophomore outfielder Lauren pitcher, Kim Campanelli, threw a April 2nd. Cramer and Selena Smart hit back- one hitter and sophomore out- The team picked up another to-back home 'runs to lead the team back from losing skid fielder Heather Sinclair was huge sweep on the day as they won both to a 7-0 victory. at the plate with a first inning grand games of the doubleheader 3-1 and In the second game, Campanelli slam and a double, accounting for 5-1, respectively. Abrams and shut the down opposition and seven RBis in a 22-1 blowout. Camponelli dominated on the struck out six as the team won a 8- Looking to continue their strong mound in the first and second o shutout. Candice Kuliogowski play, the team ventured on the road games of the day. paced the Green Terror attack with to play non-conference opponent One of the brightest spots of the three hits. await them. Merkle, the senior outfielder The Terror swept a double- and leadoff man from Woodstown, header from Swarthmore on Satur- New Jersey, feels the key to the day by winning close games of2- I team's turnaround has started on and 4-3. Senior second baseman the mound. "We have been fortu- Jack Griffith continued his hot nate to get both good starting and streak at the plate by banging a relief pitching over the last three triple and scoring both Western games. If we keep doing that and Maryland runs in the first of the keep having timely hitting, any- twin bill. The Terror received good thing can happen in this confer- pitching from starter Dave ence," Merkle said. Skoczlas, who pitched 6 and 1/3 That was the winning formula innings, allowing one run on just for the Terror in March in the midst six Garnet Tide hits before hand- of their seven-game win streak and ing the game over 10 Junior rigbty trip to Cocoa Beach, Florida. Mike Geaneas who got the save. Head coach Dave Seibert The second game again saw knows the road ahead will be a Geaneas playa big role again, com- tough one for his team as their ing on in relief of Brent Kahuda string of conference games sfart and Mitch Hoffman to get his sixth tomorrow. Seibert said, "In order save on the year. He also hit a to keep winning, we need to keep bases-loaded, two-run double in the our confidence level up and stay decisive three-run Terror first in- positive." ning. "We know the teams in our con- Friday's game against ference are playing well so we have Dickinson proved to be another to raise our playing level to match pitcher's duel for the Terror as Jeff them," he added. Starcher bested the Red Devils' This will be very important for Senior second baseman Jack Griffith: lakes a cut at a pitch as the opposing team looks on. Griffith has been one Eric Simoni in the team's 2-1 win. the team as begin a series of con- of the more productive players at the plate for the baseball team this season. Starcher worked eight innings, ference games against Gettysburg.