SPORTS
BITS
by Matthew D. Cissne
Co-editor
Phightin' Phils: The
Philadelphia Phillies have the
best record in baseball and are
atop the National League East
after the first week and a half of
the baseball season. The Phils
8-1 start is their best start since
1915 when they stormed out to
a perfect 8-0 record. Last season
the Phils had no problem
scoring runs, but they gave up
more runs then they could score.
This season is different. The
Phils pitching has been strong
so far this season. Terry
Mulholland is 2-0 with a 0.53
ERA, Curt Schilling is 2-0
with a 1.59 ERA and Mitch
"Wild Thing" Williams has five
saves and has not given up a run
in five appearances.
Fab Five: The Atlanta
Braves knew that they would
have to rely on their pitchers to
carry them this season, but I am
sure they did not expect their
pitchers to outhit their batters.
As of Monday the Braves
hurlers were hitting at .211
while their (so-called) batters
were averaging .188 at the plate.
Knick Knack: The New
York Knicks defeated the
Washington Bullets 93-85 last
night to keep a one game
advantage over the Chicago
Bulls in the race for home court
advantage throughout the NBA
Eastern Conference playoffs.
The Knicks' win was their 17th
consecutive at home.
Recordßreaker: St. Louis
closer Lee Smith recorded his
358th career save last night in
the Cardinals' 9-7 win over the
Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday
night. The save put him ahead
of Cincinnati Red's reliever Jeff
Reardon on the Major League's
all-time save list.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE:
Larry Holmes scored a TKO in
the seventh round against
Canadian Ken Lakusta on
Tuesday. Holmes' win
increased his career record to 57-
4.
Happy 21st
Birthday
Stace
Love- Lin
Lions rule the den
Stretch winning
streak to seven
by Joe Mottillo
Collegian Staff
Who is the second hottest
sports team in America?
Da Bulls? Nope. The
Phillies? Maybe. The Pens?
Del - mitely the hottest.
The second hottest has to be
the Behrend women's softball
team.
Since dropping the first game
of a doubleheader against
Allegheny College on April
6th, the Lions have reeled off
seven consecutive wins.
The most recent victim was
the Washington and Jefferson
Lady Presidents yesterday at
home.
The Lions had little trouble
dispatching of the Lady Prexies.
The outcome of the rust game
was 7-5. The Lions rode the
hitting of shortstop Darcie
Bradley, who went 3 for 4 with
2 RBl's and 2 runs scored.
Centerfielder Carrie
McDougal had two hits, scored
two runs and also drove in the
game winning run in the
bottom of the sixth.
Casey Puueman picked up the
victory on the mound for the
Lions as she improved to 7-1 on
the season.
The second game had similar
results as the Lions won 4-2.
Athlete of the week: Sophomore Todd McLauglln stands
tall on the men's golf team.
Sports
Arne) BalcitalCaegian Photo Coordinator
Young gun: Freshman Becky Reed beats the tag at home after legging out an "all you can
get" homerun she hit against Geneva last week.
Putteman started things off
for the Lions as she got on base
with a single.
Thirdbaseman Sue Mazur
followed with another single.
The Lions then worked the
double steal to perfection as
Mazur swiped second and Megan
Musante, who was put in to
pinch run for Putteman,
barrelled over the catcher to put
the Lions up 2-0.
Rightfielder Julie Stocker
drove in Mazur on a single on
what proved to be the game
winning hit.
Behrend scored once more in
the fourth frame to make the
score 4-0.
The Lady Prexies didn't lay
down and die as they rallied for
two in the sixth, but it wasn't
enough as the Lady Lions
McLauglin:
Par for the
course
by Keith E. McFall
Spa* Editor
This week's Athlete of the
Week is the first golfer to be
featured in this column this year.
Todd McLaughlin is a
sophomore and has gotten off to a
good start in his second year on
the team.
At the Malone College
Tournament in Ohio on April 5
and 6, McLaughlin led the team to
an eighth place finish, shooting
rounds of 79 and 80 for a total of
159.
"He is the first Behrend golfer to
break 80 in several years and is
having a good spring," said Coach
Herb Lauffer.
McLaughlin is a management
major from Tidioute, PA. He
attended Tidioute High School but
played golf for Youngsville High
School because Tidioute doesn't
have a team.
ThursdPy, April 15, 1993
proved to be too tough in the
axi.
Cherie Varassa picked up the
win to post her seventh win of
the season as she improved to 7-
I on the year.
The Lions posted two
see LIONS DEN on page 15
He was selected to the All Tri-
County Athletic Conference
(TCAC) Team during his high
school career.
Some of the goals McLaughlin
has set for the team are to improve
as a whole and possibly win a
tournament this year.
"We have a good team
atmosphere and everyone is real
positive. We give each other
pointers and help each other out
whenever we can," he said.
McLaughlin started playing golf
when he was thirteen years old and
has not put down his clubs since.
He said he owes much credit to
Mike Kaye, the club pro at the
Jackson Valley. Country Club near
his home, for teaching him the
finer points of the game.
Other activities McLaughlin
enjoys are swimming and
basketball, and he hits the links
as much as possible in the
summer.