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Show Page 10 Tfie Tfaaukrfnrd Monday, Apr if 9, 1984 'mru by Birds drop doubleheader to Grand Canyon Stewart Smith The inability of SUSC to pull through with clutch hits led to narrow losses Friday as Grand Canyon College extended its winning streak to 28 games. The nationally ranked number one Antelopes escaped with one run wins of 4 Quitifam and opportunities to score in following innings but the clutch hits just werent there. We had our chance to really bury them if we could got those kids in that were on base, assistant coach Bill Groves said. Theyre the type of team that you just cant do that. Theyll take advantage of your mistakes, Groves added. The Antelopes scored again in the sixth inning on a pair of base hits but SUSC catcher Greg Zorbas knotted the 2-- 4-- In cold, windy weather the Thunderbirds outhit their opponent, belting out 10 hits in the first game, but unable to come through with the important ones. I think the difference was they got clutch hitting and we didnt, coach Larry Wilson said. We had an opportunity to get the hits and we werent able to. The Thunderbirds opened the top of the first inning with consecutive base hits by Jerry James, Doug Templeton and Darrell Pruitt. Following an infield error James scored to light up the scoreboard. Floyd Armstrong then belted a single to center and Templeton scored, giving the Birds a 0 lead going into the second inning. Pitcher Darren Garrick kept Thunderbird hopes aloft through three complete innings, holding Grand Canyon scoreless. The Antelopes scored in the fourth inning though on an error and squeezeVplay to tie the score. Garrick gave up just six hits in the contest. The had plenty of 2-- 1. 4-- 2-- Orin Allen Assistant coach Bill Groves congratulates Greg Zorbas following his sixth inning home run in the first game with Grand Canyon Friday. 24-81- 23-51- 3. inches, finishing fourth put 40 feet overall in that event. Michelle Hebberd placed second in the high jump clearing IOV2 The SUSC track team finished in fifth place Saturday at a meet conducted at Utah State University. The team scored 29 points in the meet. Adrian Sampson placed first in the 4 while his twin long jump soaring brother Aaron had a second place finish with a jump of Everyone performed very well in the meet, said track coach Ben Davidson. I was very pleased with the overall performances of everyone. Will James finished first in the 100 meters with a time of 10.47 but was edged out in the 200 meters by Weber States Theodis Windham. However, James set a new school record in the 200 meters being clocked at 21.24. All the runners are improving and we are hoping that we will be able to peak for conference, mentioned Davidson. Robert Naylor finished fourth in the steeplechase with a time of 10:11.91. Davidson mentioned that he was also happy with the performance of Leo Biggs in the javelin, with a throw of 180 feet 10 inches. Colleen Hawkins placed sixth in the womens 100 meters and threw the shot clutch hitters all One of the season has been Templeton and he lived up to his billing in the fifth inning. Templeton watched one ball pass then drilled the second pitch over the left field fence for a two run homer, bringing the score to Pruitt followed with a double to right and later scored on a Scott Wallace single to tie the score. This week the will travel to Mesa for a crucial series against their conference foe. The ball club will be without the services of center fielder James who sustained a neck injury in the Grand Canyon series. James will be out for a week to 10 days. 4-- 3. Tracks ters take fifth at USU by score on a solo home run in bottom of the inning. The Antelopes leapt out in the final inning with a solo, game winning home run over the right field fence. The Birds went down in the bottom of the seventh for the Grand Canyon win. In the second game Grand Canyon jumped out to an early 0 lead in the first inning before the bottom of the inning. Floyd Armstrong led off for the Birds with a single. The speedy Armstrong then stole second and third as the catchers throw went high and into center field. Jeff Waddington then drove him in with a solid single to left to make it Later in the fourth inning the Antelopes battled ahead with a two-ru- n homer to lead 5-- 6. Overall it was a good day for us, the women are improving every week, said Davidson. We are coming along well, Im really happy up to this point. Davidson also praised the performance of the womens 4x100 relay team, Connie Johnson in the 400 meters, Lisa Bouwhuis in the javelin-w- ho had her best throw of the year 131 feet 6'2inches-a- nd Shannon Heaps in the 5000 meters being timed at 21:12.99. I really though c Darryle Turner and Juan Henderson turned in strong performances and are getting stronger in their performances every week, Davidson said. I was also happy with the mdividaul performances of Derek Lamb, Dave and Brent Dicks, Ed Luna, Lisa Bouwhuis and Sonja Munson. It was a nice day and everyone turned in good performances which is what we need to start doing to prepare us for conference, added Davidson. This week tracksters will travel to Provo to compete in a meet at Brigham Young University and on Thursday April 19th SUSC will be hosting the University of Utah in a dual meet. Softballers extend win streak Adrian by Sampson The Southern Utah State College women s softball team is on a rampage. Last week the Lady Birds won four games against nationally ranked Mesa College, boosting their record to an SUSC whipped Mesa by impressive 10-scores of 3 and 1. 4-- 3-- 1, 4-- 8-- 6. This weekend the team traveled to California for a couple of double headers. The Lady played La Verne College on Friday and Cal Riverside on Saturday. Scores of the games were unavailable at press time. Even with their impressive record the Birds are uncertain about their two opponents. I dont know about the California teams, says Coach Joy Peterson, they tend to have good pitching. Well be fortunate to have a split. Although weather conditions have hampered the teams chances of practicing on the field, they have managed to do well. The weather has been so unpredictable that weve had trouble getting the outside practice we need, Peterson said. We need to get outside to iron out some of the things that are hurting us. Things like misjudging fly balls and hobbling grounders are hard to correct when youre practicing in a gymnasium. Team batting and fielding averages are also impressive at .334 and .916 respectively. Senior Gwen Thomas leads the team in batting with a .643 average. Center fielder Patty Page has a .500 batting average, followed by pitcher first baseman Jennifer Smith at a .485 average. Completing the over .400 club is Jana Crawford at .400. The team pitching has also been exceptionally good according to Peterson. Smith, a former member of the Canadian Junior National team, has won all five of her pitching starts, and saved two. Senior hurler Becky Peterson has won all four of her pitching starts followed by Denise Muir with a one win, one loss record. Southern Utah State will host the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Womens Softball championships this year and Peterson is optimistic about the teams chances of success. If we continue to play well I think we will win the RMAC championships. Having them here will make it easier for us, she said. This week the Lady will play at home against Brigham Young tomorrow, and New Mexico H:ghlands University on Friday and Satu ny. |
