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Weather keeping Lady
Lions inside
Collegian File Photo
Why I oughta...Heather Norder takes aim at an innocent
ball at practice. Norder and the rest of the Lady Lions have
been forced to practice inside due to friendly and predictable
Erie Weather.
by Nick Zulovich The lack of playing time might
Sports Editor help the Lady Lions as they
Rain, rain [and snow] go away. injuries that needed time to heal.
Come back another day. This Shannon Angel and Julie Stocker
rhyme is just what Head Coach both returned from Florida with
Sharon Gregory and the rest of injured fingers.
the Lady Lions Softball team is "It has helped our injures to
thinking about. The team has heal up," said Gregory.
not played since returning from "Angel is back, but still
spring training in Florida on having a little difficulty
March 10. throwing. Stocker is back to the
Lack of games allow injuries to heal
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best of her abilities, but she still
has a lot of pain with a fractured
finger on her glove hand."
Stocker has made adjustments
to her glove to try to accomadate
her injured finger.
"Missing a game is not an
option," said Stocker. "Most of
this team has played through
pain, I am not going to be any
different."
Angel on the other hand, has
been able to avoid the injury bug
most of her career. She said "Its
really frustrating [this season]
since I never had to play through
much pain before."
Both Angel and Stocker are
forced to tape fingers together in
order play left field and right field
respectively.
Even though the roster consists
of just 13 players, Gregory is
confident that the lack of depth
and the possibility of more
injuries will not hinder the team
from having a successful season.
"[Depth] could be a problem,
but I think we are quite versatile.
If, by chance, we lose an
outfielder, either one of my
pitchers [Heather Norder and Beth
Calhoun] can play out there. I
think the team is very versatile
with my options with the lineup
even though we are low in
numbers," explained Gregory.
Gregory has no fear that only
two starting pitchers are on the
roster. In fact, Gregory might
even prefer it that way.
"It was advantageous to us to
have two starters when we were
in Florida. They both knew
going in who had the starting
assignment. I think it helped us
to prepare better. They [Calhoun
and Norder] know they have to
get the job done. We played nine
games in Florida and it worked
out fine," stated Gregory.
The mechanics of the game
also allow for pitchers to be able
to play more regularly. The
underhanded pitch is not as
stressful to the arm.
"It is a lot more of a natural
motion. There are no
requirements as far as time needed
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to rest between starts. There are improve on their 4-5 record
some teams that have just one against Geneva next Tuesday here
dominant pitcher who plays 80 at Behrend. Mother Nature will
percent of their games," said be the final determinate on
Gregory. whether or not the Lady Lions
The Lady Lions have been able can take the field.
to practice just twice outside on
their own field. They hope to
Photo by Brian Charnock/Collaglan Staff
Watch the bouncing ball: Infielder Steph Roberts looks to
smack a ground ball in a recent practice. The Lady Lions look
to improve their 4-5 slate and start their northern schedule
Tuesday, as Behrend will host Geneva.
Thursday, March 21 , 1996
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