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Show StatesmanSports Friday, April 24, 2009 1 Page IS ANDYS SOFTBALL RESTAURANT *. ^ Grand Opening 50 centsoffany combo meal GOODTILLTHEENDOFTHESEMESTER 2095 North Main i HEW PRICING AT TOP TEN VIDEO PER MOVIE NEW RELEASE MOVES • 24 HOUR RENTAL • $1.00 each ALL OTHER MOVIES (30,000 MOVIES) * 7 PAY RiNTAL - $1.00 each fteat •» many movie* (DVD or VMS) as you Hke a*d keep them one week - only one delta- each! 87 North Main * Open 10:00-8:00 p.m. of S o/i -{he USU'S NICOLE RUPP connects witch a ball during the Aggies game against Utah earlier this season. The Aggies have struggled on the year and have some work to do in order to make the conference tournament. PATRICK ODEN photo HOIAJ dcd you Do or die time for Ags By LANDON HEMSLEY staff writer With six games left in the USU softball team's regular season, the Aggies are going to need to snag at least two wins and will need some help from Boise State to get to the conference tournament, said head coach Candi Letts. Letts said the USU softball team has had a difficult season, posting an overall record of 10-32 and a conference record of 3-12, but that these losses have not come against weak teams. The softball team has played six teams ranked in the top 10 in the nation, such as Stanford, Arizona State, TenneSSfefSha^*"^ Washington. This is a team that has taken the bull by the horns, so to speak, and not backed down. Yet, there is still work to do. If the USU softball team is able to win at least two of the games they have ahead, and if Boise State, which holds a current record of 410 in conference, either lays a goose egg over the rest of their season or wins at least two less than the Aggies, USU will overtake them in the conference standings and will earn the final seed to the tournament. Of all the WAC teams, only seven earn the right to take a trip to the tournament which will take place in Fresno, Calif., May 6-9. Right now, USU is sitting at last in the conference, but could potentially move as high as the sixth seed with a good ference, the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolfpack. As of now, the Pack is sitting at first place with a conference record of 10-4, and Fresno is nipping at their heels with a record of 10-5. Letts said USU will have to play with "reckless abandon" if they want to have a chance at a win. "We have to play aggressive, take chances and risks," Letts said. "When we do that, we forget about all the technical things and start playing softball. That's when we're at our best game." Letts also said in order to win these games, USU has to become a more consistent team and focus on how this year has gone so far, the general consensus among the team is that it's been a good year, but disappointing. The team is much better than their record would let on to believe, Letts said. "We're definitely a much better and stronger team than we've been the last two years," she said. "We've put ourselves in a very good position for growth." The first three of these six games will take place Friday and Saturday on the road in Reno, Nev. Utah State will then return home to face Fresno May 1-2 to finish off the season. -la.hem@aggiemail.usu.edu 1 680 W600 N Logan, Utah One FREE Month Rent with 3 months paid in advance 3 t - - > ]y;\ (May-September 2009) Sizes: 5x12 10x15 10x20. Open 7 Days a Week I Gate Hours6 am-10 pml 435.753.2424 Not xaliduihK anyoiher offer -Must Press ntCoupon - Bcpires 5/31/2009 . The Aggies will host six games over the next two weeks at home against the top two teams in the con- ment. She said USU has put themselves in a position for a lot of growth. She said if anyone asked the players eiioose youi? OWN GOLF Golfback in action By PAUL KELLEY assistant sports editor The USU men's golf team has two more events before their season is over. The Aggies will compete in the BYU Cougar Classic sponsored by Ping this weekend in Provo, and the WAC Championships April 27-29 in Las Vegas. The five golfers that have played in all the other spring tournaments will be traveling the to these. They are: Devin Daniels, Toph Peterson, Tyler Labrum, Tyson McFarland and Thad Truman. Head coach Dean Johansen said the Aggies are hoping to make a lot of birdies at the BYU Classic. "It's a golf course and a golf tournament that you have to go low at, sometimes really low, so the kids have got to get into that mindset of making a lot of birdies," Johansen said. "The golf course just isn't really long, it s a birdie makers golf course." The Aggies are the host team. The team will have a practice round Sunday of that week and then will play 18-holes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It will be the longest trip of the season for Utah State. "We are on the road for seven days straight which is different, we usually don't do that," Johansen said. "So the kids are on the road for a long time during finals week but I think most of them are ready and prepared and I am expecting good things at the conference championship." Johansen said he is hoping to bring home a WAC championship, and he feels like his team has a good chance at doing that. "I think if you start the year and don't have that goal as your main goal for the entire year then you are wasting your time," Johansen said. "I certainly have five kids that if they play well can definitely compete for a WAC conference title, no question in my mind." -p. d.k@aggiemail. usu. edu * V^ y www.stNRiSeeyei.eRy.Ne-v WEDNESDAYLOGANUTAH SATURDAY MAY 13-16 WAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships USU Students receive FREE ADMISSION with ID! i i Ralph Maughan Track Stadium AGGIE GOLFERS W A L K to their golf balls during practice. Golf swings back into action this week after nearly a month hiatus, photo courtesy of RYAN TALBOT I i www.UtahStateAggies.com I |