Show Thursday November 1 1990 The Eagle - Page 7 Fall baseball season Women’s preview builds strong future by Andy Waters by Tommy Houghton stafT writer sports writer "The Boys of Summer " are at it again Wait a minute this is fall! So why has the College of Eastern Utah's baseball team been practicing and playing since September 10? The fall season is used to play games in preparation for the spring season It gives the coaches a chance to look at all the players equally and evaluate their playing ability For the freshmen it is a chance to make the transition into college athletics For the sophomores it is a chance to get back in the right frame of mind and start preparing for the upcoming season This foil was the most extensive in all of RegionlS” said head coach Dave Paur CEU played about SO games more games than any other team in region 18 and many more games than CEU played last Tall The Eagles added a trip to California where the team played 10 games in five days Assistant coach Gary Zielinski added " the trip to California helped out a lot It gave the team a chance to play together early get a little more experience and gave us a sense of team unity that is really needed He felt it gave the team and coaches a good idea of where the Eagles stand" It got the team to mentally prepare to play baseball" said Zielinski This foil the team was divided into two different squads giving everyone a chance to get some playing time It gave the coaches a good look at the freshmen especially the pitchers "Right now we are much more prepared and are ahead of last year at this time" Paur said The Eagles did well in the fall season with about a 500 win average The pitching staff has more depth than last year mixing it up with a few and a few southpaws Spring baseball will see more balls being hit out of the yard due to more power and all around good hitters "The defense had a few problems but with more practice it will come around" said Paur CEU earned high praise during the fall from coaches at both Brigham Young University and the University of Utah They said “we have seen a 100 percent improvement since last year in your ball-cluright-hande- rs b" The baseball team will be practicing winter quarter and lifting weights in order to prepare for the spring season One player summed up the fall season with "we are looking much better than last year We have belter pitchers hitters and the defense will be more effective" The CEU Eagles ball club consists of equal sophomores and freshmen Returning sophomores include Max Mantle Dusty Moody Brett Scagcr Shane Greenland Jeff Jewkcs Brian Archibald Randy Visscr Dave Morey Devin Hathaway Todd Sudbury Jeff Nielson Brent Guyman Tommy Houghton Tom Dimich Obrey Matthews and Steve Lesser The freshmen include Matt Heaps Jared Fernandez Javier Renteria Shawn Grissm Lonnie Strausburg Mark Gallegos Shane Anderson Brent Bowers Brent Rich Ryan Monlicr Rich Hansen Greg Parsons Brett Miller Lance Culp and Lynn Platt Cbach Paur will be assisted by Zielinski and Matt Pressly a EMOTlUg ' A ' m IflKlIi WE SEASON FINALE OF THE CEU VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS THIS WEEKEND CEU VS RICKS SATURDAY NOV 3 1:00 PM CEU VS UVCC FRIDAY NOV 2 7:00 PM COME SEE THE LADY EAGLES TAKE ON THE TOP TWO TEAMS IN THE REGION AS COACH JIM BENDTSCHNEIDER CONCLUDES HIS FIRST SEASON WITH THE IMPROVED CEU SQUAD ADMISSION IS FRFF TO ALL CEV STUDENTS C v " ' - Women's basketball promises to excite Eagle fans this year with four reluming players taller girls over all and more depth than last year CEU girls have been practicing together since the beginning of the school year and will try a little different approach to tire game than has been played in previous years Coach Dave Paur decided on a quicker style of play this year rather than the control game that he has used for the last 16 years of coaching This year he will change CEU play to a Loyola Mary mount Assistant coach Matt Presley instructs one of the University situation where CEU players in the art of hitting photo by Hirian Moore will shoot the ball every three seconds This up tempo game will require a great deal of the full court press and a team with added depth This offense promises to be a fast and exciting game for our CEU team baseball and has a great sense for by Tommy Houghton The team also has more height the game his knowledge has sports writer this year compared to previous Breaking in new players will definitely helped the team out and seasons Last year the team had not be all that baseball coach Dave will all year” two players at S'10 compared to Outfield coach Matt Presly is Paur will have to do this year the eight this year The team another new face at CEU He is Two new coaches will also be includes two players measuring from California and attended seen on the diamond while a third 5 1 1 and another three reaching Mcrcct Junior Cbllege there is being negotiated over 6' This height will allow Infield coach Gary Zielinski a where he received his associate of the team to be physical and the arts degree former player at CEU will be compete with some of the bigger “Matt is a hard worker and putting forth his experience to schools inside the key is willing to put in long hours to help the team "Z" as the team Four players will return this calls him is a graduate of Kearns help out the team” said Paur year to give the team valuable Kansas Newaman an all-oHigh School He attended CEU for experience They include Allison district pitcher from California is year before going to Eastern Jackson Los Angeles CA Pam Oregon to play baseball Cbach Z still being negotiated by Paur "If Dupin Price Radwl Chadwick Newman comes to CEU hg will has put off playing professional West Jordan and Barbara Skaggs add the extra little bit that is baseball in Australia this year to Helper The team also adds one needed for the pitching staff to be join the coaching stafT at CEU transfer from Utah Valley Coach Paur said" Z knows great this year" said Paur Cbmmunity College in Brooke (continued on pane 8) the-tea- Coaches added to baseball with international experience ne V$$$ COUPON $$$$rMBBBBBBB I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Ea OFF any service for your vehicle or 780 Oil Express Price West Price River Drive Creekview Center Price 637-490- 1 Expires November 30 1990 One coupon per visit IDDDDD$$$ COUPON $$$- - 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