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Show & Outdoors Sports 4Piy SOUTHERN UTAH STATE COLLEGE, CEDAR CITY THE THUNDERBIRD MONDAY, APRIL PAGE 17, 1989 7 4 p X - a. Alumni hurler Kerry Bray, who was a 'Bird in . pitched the first of the double header, losing '85-8- 10-- Alumni falter in annual twin bill It was the old versus the new Saturday. The former Birds showed up to play the current Birds in a double header that held few surprises. In SUSCs annual alumni game, the Birds twice recommended that the alumni return to their normal lives, winning 10-- 6 and The first game had its share of interruptions. A dog decided to get in on the action early, invading the field to fetch a foul ball. It took some gentle coaxing to persuade the pooch to take up some other game. Later, Bird skipper Bill Groves was called upon to redirect a small boy who wanted to play. Despite the irregularities, SUSC was able to put together offense behind the efforts of Darren Marchant who was credited with the win after four innings. 7-- 5. Anthony Hales, the son of pitching coach Layne Hales, to his mother in the stands. Anthony tried to get into the action of the first game. SU thinclads improve at Y The Thunderbird tracksters traveled to Provo Saturday morning to compete against and Utah that afternoon, and Coach Joe Lopour said the teams kept up quite well with the U. but had their problems against the strong Cougar squads. SUSC will travel to southern California to compete in the Pomona Pitzer meet Saturday. At BYU, Eric Cook and Greg Collins turned in a fifth and sixth respectively in the steeplechase. Andrew Larsen was fifth in the high jump and Leo Biggs fifth in the javelin. For the women, Amy Hyde finished second in the 100 meter dash, and Kathy Webster was second in the 800 meter. BYU Jill Anderson was third behind Webster, who also finished third in the 200 meter while Diane Bates took third in the hurdles, and Jennifer Loveless was third in the 400 meter. In the 3000-metrun, Teresa Allen finished third, posting her best time ever of Craig Blackham picked up the win in the nightcap and had four strikeouts. He left in the sixth and was replaced by Jeff Nelson, Tom Griffin and Gary Reese fielders trying their hands at mound duty. Nelson led off with two ' dirt balls, but Bird batting instructor Gordon Dotson got close enough to the next pitch for a single. Floyd Armstrong then stepped up for the alumni and belted a homer to left. Another single and Nelson retired. Griffin picked up two Ks before Reese came on to finish. He gave up a single, a run, a single on a shortstop error and another run. The runs, however, belonged to the previous hurlers. Bob Sonju had five hits on the day for the Birds who take on Grand Canyon April 20-2- 2 home stand. in a three-gam- e ' . SUSC Lady Birds manhandle alums, BY BRENT RICHEY 5-- 2, 7-- 4 This was kind of a tuneup for our big tournament at the University of Utah, said Peterson. The tourney, April will host teams like Nevada-Ren- o and Colorado State. The Lady Birds take on BYU tomorrow in Provo. They play their final home game May 5 against the Lady Cougars. 27-2- 9, Collegiate womens softball does not have a rover, or tenth player, that spots a fourth outfield post like lower levels do, but the Lady Birds found themselves with a rover the same dog that showed up at the mens alumni game, that haunted the field in Saturdays softball double header against the alumni women. The Lady Birds upped their confidence with wins of 2 and and Coach Joy Peterson said the victories will give them a good attitude. In the first game the Lady Birds scored three in the second after Trina Packard reached on a fielders choice, Leslie Varoz bunted on and Genie Turley singled. Cindy Ropelato then singled to left, scoring Packard. A Michelle Stewart single drove in Varoz and Turley. SUSC picked up two more in the fifth when Stewart singled to short, and Heather Hobbs reached on a fielders choice. Stewart scored, and Diane Cobey singled to right, scoring Hobbs. The second game was as equally relaxed. Alumnus Joyce Griffin decided to try to score on a single and screamed when she realized she was caught by Lady Bird catcher Kathy Slack. Slack made Griffin pay with a brutal tag. Peterson yelled, Dont manhandle her, just tag her. It isnt ladylike. Peterson also took the opportunity to coach her players on hitting from the third base box. Our subs were getting the needed experience and getting base hits, she said. Its not as 5-- 7-- 100-met- 11:56. pressure-fille- We havent played that bad, said Peterson after the games. Some places we played really tough defense. Varoz highlighted the nightcap with a solo home run that fence by 20 feet. d cleared the left-fiel- F'(l H Rif Rover, the dog that disrupted the mens game, did find the women. |