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by Keith E. McFall
Co-spcris Editor
“The Lord has blessed her with
an unbelievable amount of
natural talent,” said Head
Softball Coach Paul Benim of
his star outfielder, Terry Pegher.
Pegher, a junior MIS major,
earned the honor of being
selected Athlete of the Week for
her performance during the Lady
Lions’ annual spring break trip
to Florida.
On a 5-1 trip, Pegher batted
.368 going 7 for 19 with a
home run. She drew three walks,
scored six runs (second on the
team), and had three stolen
bases.
On defense Pegher performed
flawlessly. “Defensively she
was superb. She held many hits
that should have been doubles to
long singles, which kept runners
out of scoring position,” said
Benim.
In a double-header against
Mount Union College this past
Tuesday, Pegher went 4 for 8
with two runs scored and two
RBIs. This performance raised
her batting average to .407 for
the year.
Pegher is from Wexford, Pa.
where she attended North
Key word:
potential
by Joe Mottillo
Collegian Staff
"The key word is ‘potential.’
We're very balanced with
outstanding potential," said first
year Behrend baseball coach, Dan
Peritano, of the team. "We're
going to play good defense."
The team returned to the great
white north after a 2-4 Florida
trip. With those two wins, the
team matched its total of last
season. The wins came against
Swarthmore and Nichols of
Massachusetts.
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The team opens their
northern season with
Thiel on March 29. That
gives the team more
time to work out the
bugs and get ready for a
promising season.
Said Mazur, “We’ve
been working really hard
and everyone is anxious
for the season to start.”
“Our season can be
measured in potential
right now,” said
Peritano.
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Lionel Simmons. La Salle
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Harry Kelly, Texas Southern
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Allegheny High School. During
her senior year she led her team
to the second round of the
WPIAL play-offs.
She was recruited to Behrend
in the fall of 1991. "I came to
Behrend because I liked the small
school atmosphere and because it
wasn’t too close to home, but
not too far away either," she
said.
She has set a high and very
achievable goal for the team this
year. “I would like to get back
to the ECAC play-offs again and
win. It would be an honor to
bring home the championship
for the third straight year,” she
said.
She added, “We don’t have any
seniors on the team, so if we can
keep the players we have
together, we can continue our
winning tradition next year
also,”
She admitted that during the
fall season she was a little
unsure about (be team because of
the amount of freshmen. But,
she added, “After the Florida trip
I was much more confident, not
only about my playing, but also
about the team as a whole."
Pegher said that the thing she
likes best about playing at
Behrend is having coaches
“Fielding is definitely one of
our strengths,” said senior tri
captain, Dave Mazur. “We have a
lot of potential.”
Freshman centerfielder, Quinn
McGuire, led the Lions with a
.267 average and was 7 for 7 in
stolen base attempts. Senior tri
captain, Bill Weimer, was second
with a .231 average.
“If we get Quinn and Bill on
base we’re set,” said Peritano of
his one and two hitters.
On the mound, junior Dan
Shrock went 2-1 with a .46
roaring start
similar in age to the players
(referring to 1992 Behrend
graduate Benim, and Assistant
Coach Bill Graham, who will
graduate in May). “They can
relate to us better both as players
and students,” she said.
During the off-season Pegher
participates in intramural
activities for Weimer’s Women.
She also played softball during
the summer for the Pittsburgh
Patriots, a travelling fast-pitch
women’s softball team for 18-25
year-olds.
“I used to have to drive an
hour each way every day to
practice. You really have to
have a love for the game, as I
do, to go through that Playing
gave me a lot of practice and
experience.”
On tap for Pegher’s future is a
successful career in her major, a
happy marriage and having
children.
As a final statement Pegher
stressed that she would like to
see more fans come out to watch
the Lady Lions. “We are one of
the most successful teams in
Behrend history and I would like
to see more people witness what
we have accomplished.
Behrend men’s
Behrend to replace head coach, again
For the third tiny in less than a year, Behrend will have a new head basketball coach.
After the departure of former coach Fred Paulsen last year, Behrend hired Joe Shapiro for
the job. After a rocky 2-6 start to the 1993-94 campaign, Shapiro resigned for what he
stated were personal reasons. This led to then assistant coach Chris Gilmartin taking
over as head coach. He led the team through the rest of the season, showing promise as
the year progressed. Near the end of the season the Athletic Department began to accept
resumes for the head coaching job. Gilmartin applied, but on Tuesday removed his name
from consideration for die job because he is going to pursue an advanced degree, a
prerequisite most schools require so that a person can both coach and teach. It is
unfortunate that Behrend must now choose a new coach to come in and start over with
the returning players. Will Behrend ever again be able to keep hold of someone that will
be around to coach a player both as a freshman and a senior, or better yet, for more than
two months? We’ll have to wait and see.
Plyler and Thorne give last performances
Adding an exclamation point to two very successful careers, seniors Don Plyler and
Byron Thome played in an all-star game on Tuesday night at Wesminster College in New
Wilmington, Pa. The game pitted Division II and 111 players against NAIA players from
around the region. Plyler won the three-point shoot-out in a sudden death tie breaker
over a home court favorite from Westminster, and Thome participated in the slam dunk
competition. The NAIA won the game by one point
Amel BaldtsJA&sistant Photo Coordinator
Athlete of the Week, again: Terry Pegher, junior outfielder
for the Lady Lions, was named ATW in last Spnng’s final issue.
basketball
update...
Thursday, March 24, 1994