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Show THE THUNDERBIRD the 'Birds SUSC loses 3 in battle of was a long weekend trip for the in more than one way as it traveled to sunny San Diego to take on the Culls of United States International University. For the Friday's game was an exercise in frustration as they lost to the Gulls 14-Early on the game looked to be a defensive struggle with the pitchers for both teams holding the line, but then the tide turned, so to speak, and the Culls' limbered up the timber and jumped on the 'Birds for 14 runs in the remaining five innings. SUSC didn't help its own cause much, committing some critical errors that helped win the game for USIU. "It's like we never even wake up until the sixth inning," said Coach Bill Groves. Saturday's opening game of a doubleheader saw SUSC bite the sand as they were buried 18-Eighteen hits by USIU, nine SUSC errors It baseball team 7. 6. n and a seventh inning extended SUSC's losing streak to five games. In the twilight game the 'Birds finally got up Mike Verso, Mike and flew right in winning Ryser, and Dean Kelshaw all hit round-trippefor SUSC. Ron Barrus picked up the win, 15-1- 5 improving his record to 1 for the In games played earlier in the week, the adage "when it rains it pours" would have been an appropriate statement as the Birds' dropped a pair of tough losses to the Mavericks of Mesa College 6 and 5 in a doubleheader played at Thunderbird Field Tuesday. The will face the University of Utah today and Tuesday in a pair of doubleheaders, then return home to play their final home games of the season Friday and Saturday, against Western New Mexico University. A pair of doublerheaders is scheduled each day. Games will begin 1 p.m. 5-- 3. rs CEDAR CITY, UTAH. 586-389- 6 8-- Lady 'Birds continue winning ways were in constant trouble as the Lady 'Birds stranded 13 runners for the game. The game was tied 5 after the regulation seven, but four runs by Metro in the eighth sent SUSC to the showers. Saturday Coach Joy Peterson's crew came ready to play as they picked up two shutouts victories 0 and Jacobsen, who hasn't lost in three weeks, picked up another win in the first game as she received hitting support from Shellie Spenser, who belted a home-ru- n and had three RBI. Nan Spiers, LuAnn Weston and Sondra Reese all went at the plate for the game. The second game saw Pay pitch a four hit shutout Weston continued her torrid hitting with a home-ru- n and Sherrie Davies chipped in a double. Jana Crawford, Friday's hitting star, in Saturday's nightcap. went The Lady play a doubleheader today in Logan against Utah State before heading home. CARRY fAWE 'PARTS & A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTO ACCESSORIES FOR FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CARS & TRUCKS SUSC MASQUE CLUB THEATRE ARTS & DANCE PRESFNTS A STAGE II PRODUCTION 0E 5-- Lady 'Birds to get their legs back and play like they are capable of playing. The long trip to Denver seemed to affect the play Friday as they committed six errors and stranded numerous base runners. Good teams have a tendency to play down to inferior competition and that seemed to be the case with SUSC Friday. In the opener Metro State committed three errors in losing to the Jill Jacobsen picked up the victory. In the nightcap SUSC committed five errors and pitcher Donna Pay allowed 10 hits in a losing 5 effort. Metro State wasn't to be outdone in the error department as they committed six errors and 6-- 7-- 0. 7-- 0. 3-- 2. 9-- Mitchell sets 400 meter record The SUSC tracksters competed in a five school meet at Brigham Young University over the weekend and did well, setting one new school record and improving some personal bests. For the women's team, the best effort of the day was turned in by Sherrie Mitchell, who set a new school record in the 400 meter dash of 61.8 breaking the old record by 1.2 seconds. Alana Orton turned in a personal best in the high jump when she jumped 5 feet 6 inches making it the best outdoor jump for her this year. She finished fifth overall for the day, narrowly missing a jump that would have given her at least a fourth place finish. Other contributors included Jackie Cengler, who placed fourth in the 1500 meter race, and Michelle Stewart, who placed third in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.8. The men's relay team of Eric Hughes, Brad Mathews, Dennis Wells and Carl Ward turned in a fourth place finish with a 43.2 mark. Ward also finished third in the 200 meter race and Hughes placed third in the long jump. f. nn a - -- wwv--. BY KENNETH J WHEELER SCENIC DESIGN BY MICHAEL HEATHER BY TERESA FRANCIS COSTUME DEblGN DIRECTED APRIL 22-- 25 8:00 P.M. AUD. 108 APRIL 25 2:00 P.M. SPECIAL MATINEE FOR TICKET INFORMATION CALL THE MUSIC STOQE 586-787- 6 1- -5 WEEKDAYS BANDORCHESTRA INSTRUMENT SALESRENTAL 'You Take My Breath flway' BoysGirls INSTRUMENT REPAIR Choice April 24 Friday, Dinner served at 30 7 p m. Dance besins at 9 00 pm. Advance Reservations Necessary Coll PACE 7 SUPERIOR AUTO PARTS 200 WEST 200 NORTH 3-- The SUSC women's softball team played a weekend series in Denver against Metropolitan State, a team they took three out of four games from two weeks ago. The results were the same this time around, although it took a day for the APRIL 13, 1987 M 10-ru- 8-- MONDAY 586-990- PROFESSIONALLY 6 Dinner $10 00 per couple Dance $5.00 per couple Pictures S5 00 STAFFED BY MUSICIANS Sheet Music: popular, instructional Pianos Fender GuitarsAmps Yamaha Acoustic Guitars Yamaha Amps D.O.D. & Morley Effects YamahaTama Drums Kimball Tickets are available at the Institute Office. U 925 SO. MAIN (Next to Skaggs in the Cedar South Mall 586-211- 0 MON. SAT. 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. |