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Back above .500
by Brian Gregory
Collegian Staf
The Lady Lions proved a
couple of things this week. They
proved they could play incredible
as they beat Allegheny for the
first time in three years. They
proved they could play poorly, as
they lost to Bethany.
Then they proved they were
lucky, Tuesday night as they
committed 13 errors against Thiel
College and still escaped with an
18-15 victory to complete a
sweep and improve their overall
record to 12-11.
In the opener against the Thiel
Cats, Heather Norder was in
command on the mound giving
up.only seven hits and five runs
in seven innings of work. Norder
had but one bad inning, the fifth,
in which Thiel scored all five of
their runs.
The Lady Lion bats were in
full effect, as they scored five
runs of their own in the third
inning, and got the game winners
in the sixth on Becky Reed's
single to left. Reed's hit, which
was her second of the game, was
the first since the Gannon game
last week.
In addition to Reed, the Lady
Lions offense was paced by Julie
Stocker's and Shannon Angel's
two hit and two RBI
performance.
As the temperatures dipped into
the lower 20's, Behrcnd got
prepared for the second game
against Thiel. The Lady Lions
took an early 4-1 lead on a single
by Angel that scored Marlesse
Schlott from second base.
Thiel came back in the bottom
of the third with five runs of their
own to give them the edge, 6-4.
After a brief talk from Coach
Sharon Gregory, Behrend got
back to the basics by scoring five
runs.
Reed and Erin Terry singled to
begin the inning, and both scored
on Beth Calhoun's double to left
center. After Schlott walked and
Stocker sacrificed, Angel singled
scoring Calhoun, and Schlott and
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Angel scored on Lisa Fox's
single to left.
The Lady Lions would have a
huge fifth inning, as every batter
would score once. Reed led off
with a home run, and Terry and
Calhoun followed with singles.
Schlott's single would score
Terry from third, and Stocker
followed with a base hit to center
scoring Calhoun and Schlott.
Angel and Norder followed
Stocker with singles of their
own, with Norder's driving home
Stocker. Fox reached on an error,
bringing in Angel in the process
Steph Roberts would drive in the
eighth and ninth runs of the
inning with a double to center.
With the ten-run rule in effect,
and the Lions up 18-8, they
needed only three outs for a
victory. Then many errors
haunted Behrend.
The Lady Cats got two in the
bottom of the fifth to escape the
loss in five. Both of the runs
were unearned due to a throwing
error by the third baseman.
In the bottom of the sixth, the
Lady Lions played with fire and
got torched. Three errors in the
inning led to five Thiel runs and
closed the gap to 18-15. Behrend
then got three quick outs in the
bottom of the seventh to pull out
a lucky win.
"Fortunately our hitting
compensated for what we couldn't
do in the field," said a
disappointed Gregory. "If we
didn't hit, obviously we would
have probably lost 15-3."
Terry paced the Lady Lions in
the nightcap banging out four
hits and scoring three runs.
Calhoun added two hits and four
RBIs, and Schlott had a three-run
triple.
On Monday, Bchrend split with
Allegheny winning the opener 3-
2 on a two run rally in the
bottom of the seventh, before
being over-matched by Laura
Machuga in the nightcap, 6-1.
With the Lady Lions trailing 2-
1 in the bottom of the seventh,
Calhoun led off with a triple.
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Schlott singled her home to knot
the score at two. Then Schlott
moved to second on a Stocker
sacrifice, and then to third on
Angel's bunt. Norder then helped
her flawless pitching effort by
singling home Schlott from
third.
"We did a nice job of moving
the runners [in the game],"
commented Coach Gregory.
"Even in the seventh inning
when we tied the game, instead of
just saying 'we tied it' Stocker
and Angel did a good job of
laying down the bunts to move
Schlou all the way to third. They
really set it up for Norder to be in
that position."
In the second game with Girard
native Machuga on the mound,
the Lady Lions got one in the
first, but could manage only rive
hits for the game, while striking
out ten times.
[Machuga] throws very hard
and hits her spots," commented
Gregory. "Is she unbeatable?
No."
Last Saturday, Behrend traveled
to Bethany for a pre-Easter show
down with the Bison.
The Lady Lions looked to
freshman Terry to break up a no
hitter in the top of the seventh.
Bethany scored two runs in the
third, only one earned, to get the
victory 6-0.
In the nightcap, the Lady Lions
squeezed out only five hits but
managed to drop Bethany 4-2 by
scoring two unearned runs in the
sixth. Schlott led the Lady Lions
with two RBIs.
Next up for the Lady Lions is a
twin bill against the Lady
Presidents of Washington &
Jefferson, away, on Saturday.
Note: The Collegian incorrectly
stated last week that Julie Stocker
had broken the hits record at Penn
State Behrend. After more careful
research, our staff has learned that
Becky Reed broke the record
during the spring training trip to
Florida. Congratulations Becky!
We apologize for any
inconvienence.
Norder playing
all cylinders
way to ATW
by Matt Plizga
Collegian Staff
"Heather has been having
success under pressure both on
the mound and at the plate" said
Head Coach Sharon Gregory of
this weeks Housing and Food
Service Athlete of the Week
Heather Norder.
Norder came through in the
clutch for the Lady Lions versus
rival Allegheny. Not only did
she pitch her team to an
impressive 3-2 victory but she
also drove in the game winning
run with a two out single to left
field in the bottom of the seventh
inning.
Centerfielder Lisa Fox simply
states, "Heather comes through in
the clutch, she is a clutch
performer."
Even more impressive than her
clutch hitting has been her
outstanding pitching.
"I have a lot more confidancc, I
know I can get the job done.
Last year I didn't have the
confidance I do this year" Nordcr
says.
Rightfielder Julie Stocker
agreed with her teammates praise
of the sophomore.
"I've never seen Heather pitch
as well as she has been recently.
Every time she takes the mound
she has total confidance and gets
the job done."
Coach Gregory feels that
Norder is far from a one
dimensional player.
"Heather is a very talented
athlete, she utilizes her
athleticism to . enhance her
performance on the mound, at the
plate and in the field," stated
Gregory.
When Norder is not on the
mound, she plays first base to
keep her offensive attack in the
Lady Lion batting order.
Thursday, April 11, 1996
Shortstop Becky Reed added
"Norder was really pitched and hit
the ball well. Shc is playing
tremcdous."
Ptab by CoNeen Gritzen
ATW: Pitcher/first baseman
Heather Norder