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Show /port/ MONDAY*APRIL 10 -2006 AM Utah wins first of four att'n with Whitney Woodward Rachel Hartgrove made time to sit and chat after splitting a home doubleheader against SUU WW: Who's your favorite professional athlete? RH: (pauses) Uhm...probably (Derek) Jeter. WW: Are you a Yankee fan? RH: I am, I love the Yankees. WW: So you know baseball officially started this week? RH: Yeah, I watched the game last night, and the Yankees killed Oakland 15-2. WW: You've played softball here at UVSC for four years now, including through making the jump from JUCO to Division I. How was that? RH: Until My sophomore year, I didn't think there was a difference between Division I and JUCO, but I learned rather quickly that there is a huge difference. We play teams like OU (Oklahoma) and Washington who are amazing teams. When we played JUCO. I never felt threatened by other teams or overpowered, but now I do and I understand that I have to be better. RH: Where'd you hear that? (laughing) Yeah, my buddy Kadi Jenson likes to call me that. The team sometimes comes to me when they can't find the coach. Whether it's about hitting mechanics, or fielding mechanics, they'll come to me cause I've played for coach for four years and 1 understand him. So, Yeah I guess that I am kinda the "stand in coach." WW: If all food on the planet suddenly disappeared except one, what would you want it to be? RH: (smiling) There's this place down in Gilbert, Arizona called Joe's Barbecue, Anything on the menu. They have the greatest barbecue sauce ever. WW: Your natural position was second base, but last year they moved you to shortstop. How has the transition been? RH: I struggled. I mean its a long throw, and I have to kind of move in on the ball, but as long as I field the ball and make the throw to first. Coach Fairbourne always says, "If I throw the runner out by half a step, they're still out." It's not too bad and I'm setting used to it. Morgan Vance Sports Editor Utah began the first of a three-day four game series with UVSC baseball by scoring six runs in the sixth inning, turning a five-run deficit into a one-run lead to run away with an 11-6 win in Salt Lake City. Utah Valley used a five-run 'fifth to score the first six runs of the game, but as they've done several times this season, blew another big lead. The Ute's Joe Mozelski knocked in a bases loaded single to start their big inning, and that scored two to cut Utah's deficit to 6-3. Later, Ryan Khoury scored two more on a sharply hit ball to third base, and he also scored the go-ahead run after an error at third base. Utah cruised at that point with five security runs. First baseman Jay Brossman knocked in a three-run Whitney Woodward/NetXNews UV first baseman Dan Bulow looks to pick off a Southern Utah runner in a home game with the Thunderbirds. homerun in the eighth, and received another dinger from John Welsh to handily secure the win. Despite the loss, Canyon Vance continues his hot streak at the plate. The senior from Spanish Fork went 3-4 a°ainst the Utes and has now hit safely in 17 of his last 27 at-bats. Adam Openshaw finished 3-5, and the Wolverines recorded 13 combined hits, all of them singles. Shad McCord (1-2) picked up the win for Utah, while UV's Kam Mickolio (3-5) suffered the loss. Rodeo goes national From R0DE0-A12 names like Shock & Awe, Hell Fire and Ejection, before the cowboy's names were even took second in calf roping. The senior Anderson, from the small town announced. Bull riding wasn't the only event where of Annabella, UT, also walked away with the cowboys took brutal spills. Bareback riding honor of Horseman of the Year. Jake Woolstenhulme and Tyler Thomas and saddle bronc competitions also lead to also placed in the region; taking third in steer riders getting thrown shortly after they shot / out of the chute. wrestling and bull riding respectively. The UVSC cowboys will now face some of Thomas took third in region, but didn't get the chance to ride the bull in Spanish Fork the best in the country at Nationals. "I'm sure we'll do good," said Fields. "We due to injury. Only one cowboy even qualified for the final event, in what many consider have some experience, and it'll be good for to be the most exciting event in rodeo. Aus- our guys to get to go against some tough comtin Martiny of Southern Idaho, riding the bull petition from other parts of the country," Weber State took first place for the cowgirls Red Wasp, was the only one to hang on for the required eight seconds, while other rid- in events such as barrel racing, goat tying and ers we're bucked and thrown from horses with breakaway roping. WW: What's your fondest memory? RH: Against Washington, one of their fans came up to me and said, "You're a hell of a player." I mean they (Washington) see the best players in the country every week. That was a big compliment to me. WW: Favorite TV show? RH: I like to watch MTV, or maybe "One Tree Hill." WW: As one of only two seniors on the team, what kind of role do you play with the younger players? WW: In 639 career plate appearances, you've only struck out 39 times. What's your secret? RH: I hate to strikeout. My goal has always been to have more homeruns than strikeouts, but that's gonna be kinda hard to surpass this year, so I'm gonna add walks this year (laughing). You know, more walks and homeruns than strikeouts? Chris Jimenez and I have a contest every year for the least amount of strikeouts, and dinners going on this one so... WW: You guys are neck and neck in offensive stats this year. Predictions? RH: (laughing) Me of course. RH: Chris (Jimenez) and I are the only two seniors, and we understand that we need to lead the team and perform or we aren't going to win. It's big on us, but it really doesn't faze us. WW: I heard that you've been called "stand in coach," or "pretend coach." Where did that nickname come from? WW: You're graduating this year and majoring in integrated studies (Community health and PE). What are your plans for the future? RH: Don't know yet. Probably going to be an assistant coach here next year. So far that's my plan, and maybe pursue some more education. this stop is just the beginning where the job hunt ends Former Wolverine drafted by WMBA From WMBA-A12 a junior, Sy averaged 16.6 points and nine rebounds, and led the Stars to their seventh straight national title game. This season, Sy earned First Team Ail-American and Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and was even selected to play in the WBCA All-Star Challenge. The Mystics were 16-18 last season and should benefit from Sy's height and athleticism. "We loved her strength and the way she attacked the glass," said Washington GM Linda Hartgrove. "We think she's quick and has good hands. If there's a sleeper in this draft, she has got to be it. She could have been a late first or early second round pick. Fortunately, we knew about her." Two Utes were drafted in the first round. 5'10 guard Shauna Thorburn was taken tenth overall by the Minnesota Lynx. Thorburn out of Hamilton, Ontario Canada averaged 13 points, six boards and five assists in four years at Utah. Along with teammate Kim Smith, drafted 13th overall by the Sacramento Monarchs, the tandem led Utah to a surprising Elite Eight run in the NCAA Tournament where they eventually lost in overtime to eventual champion Maryland. Smith averaged nearly 20 points and eight rebounds as a senior. BYU's Ambrosia Anderson was selected 17th in the second round by the Lynx where she'll join Thorburn. The 6'2 Anderson out of Colorado Springs pored in 19 points and 7.5 rebounds a game as. senior for the Cougars who finished first in the Mountain West Conference with a season record of 26-6. The Cougars lost to number two-seeded Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament's second round. 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