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cmeR S/JIHfS TlJffIlr Volume XXV Number 6 Western Maryland College Cramer's blast leads WMC Phoenix softball team to conference Profile: championship, NCAA playoffs Tom Team records with no outs to begin the 10th in- Brown champion, Muhlenberg. team-record 29th The game belonged to sopho- ning. this advantage, Despite game of season more ace pitcher Sam Abrams who Camponelli got out of the half in- MARCUS HELTON me potent PhoenuStaff threw a no-hitter against and the Green Ter- over Gettysburg. Mule's lineup and was perfect four ning unscathed to the bottom of the than his share of athletic glory for Tom Brown more has earned for four at the plate with 2 RBIs as ror looked College the Green Terror won a 5-0 shut- tenth to seal the win. Starting with the Western Maryland Lacrosse out. a runner on second, out- junior team. GREG LEDERER Abrams aJso struck out seven in fielder Jen Geiman surprised the An attacker from Hammond has become the highest scoring Sports Editor the game and only allowed one Bears with a leadoff bunt and she High School in Laurel, Maryland, players ill the program s history. The Centennial Conference has base runner with a second inning beat out the throw and both runners the senior graphic design major and On March 30, he became the a new king in 2002 and the trophy walk. Sophomore second basemen were on with nobody out. Follow- business minor led the 12-2 Green Centennial Conference's all-time resides on the hill, as the WMC Kristin Barrick also had a long ing Geiman, Abrams singled to the Terror with 56 goals this season. leading goal scorer when he tallied softball team brought home the double in the contest that plated outfield to load the bases for sopho- "I came to WMC because 1 six goals in a 19-5 win over conference championship and two WMC runners. more star hitter Lauren Cramer. thought it was cool that Icould play Swarthmore. The performance earned a bid to the NCAA Cham- With the victory, the Green Ter- The most consistent hitter for football and lacrosse here, even gave him 181 career goals, break- pionships. ror advanced on to play Ursinus in the team, Cramer hit a long sacri- though I only played one year of ing the previous record of 180. While only using an two man the semifinals. fice fly to knock in the winning run football," he said. rotation, the team ERA was a low The contest was a pitcher's duel in the game as the team pulled out There is no doubt that the Ter- Making the accomplishment 1.09 while the offensive scored throughout as WMC's Kim a slim l-G vicrory. ror lacrosse program is grateful that even more impressive is the fact over seven runs a game during the Campanelli and Ursinus's Erin The nail biting win sent the he did. During his time on the Hill, that after sitting out the first half, season. With a school record 29 Skinner kept the score knotted at team into the conference champi- Brown has been named to the AlI- he scored all of his goals within 8 victories and late heroics, the Green zero through nine innings. onship tournament final against America and All-Centennial Con- minutes during the second half. He Terror had a strong season, and it Both teams had many chances bitter rival, Gettysburg College. ference teams. finished the season with 20 I career is not over yet. to score, but both pitchers were The Green Terror struck first early "Tom is a leader on and off the goals. The game came a week af- Earning the top se~d in the Cen- able to get out jams throughout the as the team put base runners in field and he's a big part of our of- ter another record-setting perfor- tennial Conference tournament, the . contest. The tiebreaker rule was put scoring position in the first inning fense," said sophomore midfielder mance, in which he became the team began their quest for the into effect where both teams were and Barrick drove in their first run Zenquis. "He does a good Conference's all-time leading total championship against defending able to have a runner on second with a hard hit single. job gening everyoody ready to play and assists) scorer in The Bullets responded quicldy 12-6 win over in the bottom of the second inning with three runs and another one in the fourth to extend to a 4-1 lead. Showing a champion's·resolve, WMC turned around and tied the game in the top of fifth. The comeback began with a long home run from sophomore outfielder Heather Sinclair and continued with a sacrifice fly from Cramer and an RBI double from junior first basemen Selena Smart. With the game knotted at four, the teams marched into the seventh and final inning. The Green Terror held the Bul- lets in the top half, and after get- ting a base runner on in the bottom stanza, the team sent Cramer to the plate in a pressure situation. The junior slugger hit a long home run to win the game and the championship for the team. It was a magical moment for the team «y who won their school record 29th game in college." I've-made some really good game in the process. In addition to his durability, friends," he said. After capturing the coveted Brown has showcased his consid- A leader on and off the field, it conference regular season and post erable skill on many occasions. is certain that Brown will enjoy the season titles, the Green Terror now This season he scored two game- same success in his life after WMC. look to continue their success at the winning overtime goals: One with NCAA Championships. 2:48 left in double overtime to beat The team is still currently an F&M, and one with 1:38 left to lead awaiting their opponent at time of the Terror over #3 ranked Washing- press .. ton College.