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Show WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012 Softball continued from page 6 said. "Right now we are in the mid-season slam where we have had a break that made us tense up a little bit. We want to go out and be loose and confident and just have fun with the next few games." 7 THE SIGNPOST YMCA continued from page 6 WSU will play Thursday against the University of Nevada-Reno in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Wildcat Softball Complex. WSU also starts conference play this weekend. "We haven't had a lot of home games this year," Minnich said. "We are excited to play for our fans and to use this home game to get our jitters out before conference play." - rerree r r r r r r C e r. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. Baseball continued from page 6 ident Chris Abbott agreed with Rojas that, offensively, the team was strong. "Our offense came up clutch when we needed it to," Abbott said. On Sunday afternoon, WSU gave the Utes one more chance to earn a victory, but the Utes couldn't pull it together and lost 16-4. Kilts pitched for the Wildcats in the third and final game of the series. WSU has some time off but will be back on the diamond April 14 at Idaho State University "We moved our batting order around and found a lineup that produces runs," Cisneros said. "We want to keep our approach at the plate against ISU. We want to back up our great pitching with solid defense and gain the momentum we need going into our games against Utah State and UVU." Two years ago, the team made it to the World Series of club baseball after winning regional, and the team has plans to follow in that path. "We are hoping to sweep the conference so that we can make it to regional championships and the World Series," Cisneros said. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. Weber State University's Anthony Rojas pitches against the University of Utah Saturday. WSU won 10-7, 7-2 and 16-4 in a three-game series. SOURCE: JILL WOOD Weber State University's Gelaun Wheelwright dribbles the ball while a member of YMCA shoots. YMCA brought children to the Dee Events Center to get them excited for college. group, while the other players and coaches there took the younger children out onto the court to play. Duft started off by telling the children that doing well in school is very important, and that everybody on the basketball team had to do well in school, too. "We have a couple of rules (for the team)," Duft said. "First, you got to practice hard. But the second thing we ask our guys to do, and this is non-negotiable - our guys have to do well in school. If they don't do well in school, they won't play on game night." Duft continued by saying the goal for the team is for everyone to be able to graduate with a degree. He pointed to Hajek and Fulton as two examples of what the team wants, saying they were both good in the classroom and good on the court. Duft also talked about how it was important for the players to be responsible about getting their studies done. He told the group that in college, students aren't always in class all day, so their teachers counted on them to get their homework done on their own time. Duft told the group that as they go through school, they need to be disciplined and study hard even if they were not always right. "Maybe you won't get everything right all the time. Maybe you won't be the best student in class," Duft said. "But you need to concentrate on being the best student you can be, and do it your very, very best." After the children finished listening to the presentation, they were led on a short tour of the Dee Events Center, visiting different places like the training room and the study hall. The group was then led onto the court, where they had a chance to play Lightning and other games with members of both the men's and women's basketball teams, along with Waldo the Wildcat. and chilPlayers dren both went running around the court, laughing and shooting baskets. Some of the players showed off for the group as they performed dunks, layups and half-court shots. Waldo was chased around the court by children looking for high fives or hugs, or trying to grab his ears. After a few more trick shots, the bus arrived and the group had to leave. Before they left, the children yelled one last thank-you to the team as they walked back through the tunnels to their bus. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. Friday, March 30 8:00 to Midnight WSU Shepherd Union Free Pizza (for first 500) Free Drinks courtesy &Ka Atrium Dance Bowling Billiards Spray-on Tattoos Oxygen Bar Photo Booth Special Blend House DJ |