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Show . r nTT-f- l Ijfffj j fi ij m 6 l li'i'h i nrfrtrt fi I asasassBasM I DasO Doepfln? sgbjjii gnnrp uw . .1 jCrilfltoGC,,, w M -- 1 rN o: Z'CxL rj te m WDInllAlDlAlg o V II , WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2015 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM 6- , st LA h; te BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN ' The Dixie State baseball and softball teams are both boasting impressive winning-streak- s after a busy week. A t Baseball 1 4, ' After a very slow start to the 2015 season, the DSU baseball team finally found its stride with a win against No. 4 Colorado Mesa University this weekend. Head coach Chris Pfaten-hausaid he was not worried about the slow start. The team began last season 7 and went on to win the Pacific West Conference title. We have a lot of kids whove never played at this level before, Pfaten-hausaid. We didnt really change anything as far as practice goes. Weve just been sticking to our system, and it seems to be working. Following the first win of the year, Dixie hosted a series with Montana State University-Billing- s and Minot State. In the first game of the home-stanDixie faced off MSUB. The Storm against did not pick up where they left off, allowing five runs on 12 hits in the opening innings. Going into the bottom of the seventh inning, DSU faced a 1 deficit. Then the rally caps came out. After two scores in the seventh, DSU continued to push runners across home plate in the eighth. With the bases loaded, sophomore outfielder Miles Bice singled to left field, scoring one. Junior infielder Tanner Morache knocked in the next runner on 1 t v v'' 4 u 1 ..j y er 1 0-- v 111 k v ! V er d, 5-- ei m 4 cr: . - ,r r V V . Autumn Woodfall, a junior biology major from Kaysville, connects with the ball in the game against Montana State University on Storm are home again this weekend with four games against Dominican University. his third RBI of the game. The rest of the game belonged entirely to the Storm. MSUB had several errors and walked even more batters, pushing the DSU lead to Junior pitcher Jeremy Aider-ma- n earned his first win of the year. On Friday, the Storm had a double-headwith MSUB. The first game was a blowout. DSU shut MSUB down led by junior pitcher Porter . 9-- 5. er Clayton. Clayton allowed only three hits, and Dixie pushed seven across the plate to earn its third straight win. The third and final game against MSUB was a defensive battle. Knotted up at two after five innings, senior infielder Kevin Kline plated the final run of the game, giving DSU a 2 win. Kline, a psychology major from Las Vegas, said he knew the team would bounce back 3-- after the 7 start. Our coaches emphasized the importance of trusting the system and our game plan, Kline said. We were able to execute much better this past weekend. Dixie State kept its momentum rolling on Saturday when it faced Minot State. MSU dropped its season opener to MSUB earlier in the day at Hurst field. DSU dominated from the 0-- . Dixie athletic programs BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN Dixie State University added numerous recruits to its athletic programs in the recent weeks, highlighted by National Signing Day on Feb. 4. Signing day is mainly focused on football prospects from around the country, but student-athlete- s from other fall sports often sign their letter of intent on the day as well. Before a player signs a National Letter of Intent, they go through a recruiting process. This process is different for every player based on the schools that show interest in their ability. Along with the difficulty of getting players to come to smaller schools, there are also disadvantages in scholarships. Dixie State football competes in the Division II classification, thus limiting it to 36 available scholarships, compared to the 85 in Division I. This can only be combatted by one promise: playing time. DSU football is also trying to use personnel to land recruits, something that head coach Scott Brumfield thinks the new hired coaches will help with greatly. The aforementioned hires are offensive coordinator Blaine Monkres and defensive coordinator Shay McClure. National Signing Day was especially exciting for the DSU football team. Dixie landed 31 new recruits, listed on the DSU athletic site. This signing class is loaded with players from California, something McClure played a big part in. McClure held the same position at Humboldt State University in California for the last eight years. Brumfield spoke highly of McClure. Shay will add great leader- . with the Flyers and is bringing four players from that team with him to DSU. it ed 13 new players, all but three of them coming from Head coach Kacey Bingham said shes very excited about this class. in-sta- great group of seniors that we We had a great group of seniors that we cant replace, but these are cant great soccer players. Im excited to see how they develop. but these are great soccer Kacey Bingham Womens soccer head coach players, -- The softball team also faced MSUB in a home series last weekend. Looking to get back on track after a 5 start, the women came out swinging against the Yellowjackets. DSU senior pitcher Mi- 6-- see BALL page 7 Bingham said. Brum- field said Monkres knowledge of football in the state is a huge recruiting edge. Coming off the first season since 2010, the DSU womens soccer team also add- - ex- cited to see how they develop. The players that signed are Elle Clark (Olympus); Jennie Davis (Pleasant Grove); Alexa Estridge (Dixie); Jordyn Goodrich (Riverton); Shelby Gunny f (Shadow Ridge, Nevada); Sadie Kroll (Rocky Mountain, Idaho), Kilee Lamb (Sky View); Nichole Mertz (Springville); Lind-seMoffat (Timpview); Lizzy Newman (American Fork); Jessica Ogilvie (Dixie); Demi Van Ocker (Boise, Idaho) and Tori Washington (Herriman). The mens soccer team also added some new talent, hoping head to take off under first-yecoach Josh Pittman. Pittman was brought to Dixie State after playing and coaching at the professional level. Pittman was very excited about the opportunity to come to St. George and coach this team. We have goals to make-thi- s an elite-levprogram, Pittman said. I think these kids give us the opportunity to do that. The new additions to the soccer team are Zachary Nielson (Clearfield); Kyle Woolsten-hulm(Pleasant Grove); BlaU Evans (St. George) and Bradk) Trella (Chandler, Arizona). S r ) e ar replace, Im in Softball 9-- 0. We had a 10-w- e add new recruits ship to this football team, Brumfield said. He brings a lot of experience defensively, and he is great for our recruit- Monkres is the former head coach at Dixie High School. He is coming off a state first pitch to the final out, winning its fifth straight contest Sophomore Tanner Howell and junior Kolton Brest combined for the five-hshutout on Saturday afternoon. DSU was set to face Minot state on Monday, but the game was cancelled due to inclement weather. The Storm will travel to Hawaii to lead off conference play on March 10. Thursday-Th- el e c--: i- - i j j n n T L 1: I c Vi F fi b, g; S( a gr oi a L re si |
