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Show Redskins Face CSU, ISU l The Utah nine entertains Col-I Col-I lege of Southern Utah today for two games beginning at 1 p.m. Ion the Ute diamond, weather permitting, in the Redskins second sec-ond attempt to open the home 'baseball season. j THE UTES then will travel to Pocatello to take on Idaho State in an afternoon twin bill Saturday. The Mesa doublehcader of last !week was supposed to be the Salt Lake debut of Utah baseball, base-ball, but was moved to Grand Junction, Colo., due to the three inches of snow on the Ute field. The Ute frosh squad opened jits season Wednesday and turned turn-ed in a 5-4 victory over South High. The Papooses will again meet South in a doublebill Saturday Sat-urday on the Ute diamond. 'We just aren't hitting th ball," explained Ute baseball coach Pres Summerhays checking check-ing the 2-7 season record that the Redskins will put on the blork in four scheduled games this weekend. COACH Summerhays blamed ) the bad weather for the problem j' the diamond squad has develop- I cd "Being indoors so much ) hasn't Kven the kids the chance to get their batting eye." ; He feels the pitching is com ing along and has been the only ! bright spot in the Ute baseball i picture. Dave Varvel pitched a three-hitter to stop Mesa Col- j j .;e last weekend 2-1. Varvel 1 has posted both wins for the i I Utes winning the two games he I j started. Coach Summerhays also j heralded sophomore mound ace -Ichn Noriega, j THE REDSKIN' mentor gave j some encouraging news concern-1 )' J ing Vic Johansen, who was hit in the face with a pitched ball ' j aamst San Diego. The Ute in- j J 1 field, considered to be a pre- f sea.son strong point, will defin-' I uAy b- strengthened with the 1 n turn of Johansim. ' PRES SUMMERHAYS . . . Ute baseball coach |