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Show Pago The Dixie Sun 6 April 1, 1995 Sports Editor: David West a CASH y D-m- en ALE! 1 Brent C. Wintch V sweep Eagles " By David West THE DIXIE SUN Rebel baseball strengthened its second place standing in the Scenic West Athletic Conference play, winning two games in a doubleheader against the College of Eastern Family woes hurt Cougars Utah over the weekend, and 13-Craig Peterson and Scott Sudbury started the Dixie sweep, each getting multiple bases in the first inning of the first game. By the time the dust settled, Dixie was up 1 in just one inning. CEU attempted a comeback in the second and third, but only collected three runs, failing to make up the deficit. Sudbury finished the win for Dixie with a left field fence homer in the sixth. Dixie's winning pitcher Jeff Garff has a 3 record after the win, and Ben Gaddis took the 7-- 4 3. On a whole, the NCAA tour- nament was pretty straight forward this year. There weren't many upsets, 6-- the final four were all high seeds in to the tournament, and after the stench from sweaty players left the Kingdome, UCLA walked away with the crown. For local hoop fans, Utah colleges were well represented: the University of Utah, Brigham Young, and Weber State, all earned a spot in the NCAA tourney. I Iowever, the celebration was short lived as none of them made it through the second round. Weber Slate, gave Georgetown a run for their money in the second round, but the I loyas were just too strong down the stretch. Utah breezed through the first game, and thought they had a free trip to However, they forgot that Mississippi State was in the wav and were upset in the second round. As for the Reid family and the Cougars, they just didn't have what it takes to get past the first round. Tulane sent them home early enough for church on Sunday morning ... good thing for 4-- loss for CEU. In game two, Dixie pulled five hits in the second inning, slam followed by a three-ru- n by Wyatt Cloward to put the Rebels up 0 after three 6-- innings. The Eagles responded with three runs of their own in the fourth before the Rebels closed the door on a CEU comeback. Dixie packed in four runs in the final two innings, and ended the game in the sixth n rule. due to a On the mound, Lance Lambert added to his wins, going 2 on the year. The two weekend wins put the Rebels at 3 on the season, and 3 in the SWAC. Dixie hosts Snow Friday, followed by a trip to Utah Valley on Saturday. sweet-sixtee- them, I guess. With as much talent as the Y has, it's strange they don't go further. Many fans blame head coach Roger Reid and his two sons, Robbie and Randy. Coach Reid was able to recruit some great offensive talent. Why did he only recruit the mediocre talent of his sons in the backcourt? Is it me, or does this sound like favoritism? Yes, it does, and it has and will continue to spell disaster for the struggling Cougars. Brent C. W'ntlch s spoils columnist for The Dixie Sun. ? ten-ru- 6-- 21-1- 9-- Slow start gives soccer By ROBERT SAVALA JR. THE DIXIE SUN The Dixie soccer club is off to start this season, posting a a slow tournament record. After getting a few new players, all the team needs now is time, coach Kirt Klingionsmith said. "We just had four or five practices and then we had spring break interrupt us. But now we have tour or five good, new plav-erand all they need is some time to get used to each other and placing together," 1-- tournament record 3 Klingionsmith said. On April 1 and 2 an invitational tournament was held at Dixie College. Losing to Utah Valley State College Salt Lake Community College and Weber State the Rebels only bright spot was when they pounded rival Southern Utah University Throughout the tournament, the play of Matt Call ister, Jayson Webb, Hiroaki himura, and Doug Cash showed glimpses of things to look forward to on both ends of the field. Kimura, a foreign exchange student who 3-- 3-- 3-- 6-- played in Japan, said, "In Japan it was easier for me since I was taller and bigger than the other Japanese players. Here in America, though, the players are bigger and it's a little harder to assert myself. "I played defense in Japan and here I am playing offense, so that is taking time to get used to," he added. "Also, here in America you can substitute players as many times as you want and the referees are tougher. That is not how it is in Japan." On May 12 and 13, there is a tournament at SUU. Klingionsmith savs he wants more student support at the Rebels' games. |