Behrend baseball team looks to rebound from rough spring trainin
by Matt Plizga
Sports Editor
Despite spending last week in
Fort Myers, Fl, spring break for
the Behrend baseball team was
anything but fun.
Playing against some very
tough competition, the Lions
dropped eight games in Florida.
"Overall we struggled; but their
were plenty of good signs," said
Coach Paul Benim.
Most of the good signs came at
the plate for the young Lions,
whose roster features just four
upperclassmen.
Sophomore outfielder Ben
Hager had a productive spring
training. Hager batted .500 with
five runs batted in.
Senior Quinn McGuire started
strong, going seven for his first 12
before cooling off.
"Quinn got us going, that is
what we needed from our
seniors," said Benim.
The starting centerfielder
finished the spring hitting .333
while stealing four bases.
Catcher Marc Burchanowski
and first baseman Jeff Hortsman
also had productive springs at the
plate. Hortsman hit .375 while
Burchanowski hit .300.
Lady Lions back from Florida prepare to play in the cold weather
by Brian Gregory
Collegian Staff
The Penn State Behrend Lady
Lions are back from a warm, sunny
trip to Florida.
But the sun didn't do much to
brighten up their days as they
returned 1-5 to begin their season in
Erie.
Lady Lion Head Coach Sharon
Gregory doesn't seem to be to
worried, though.
"No, I look at how we played
toward the end of the week," said
Gregory. "We did some things
extremely well."
The Lady Lions began the week
strong with a 9-6 victory over
Mount Union.
Beth Calhoun had three hits,
including two doubles (one a
ground-rule double) and five RBl's.
Leadoff hitter Jeannie Dowdy also
had three hits and a RBI in the win.
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The lone bright spot on the
mound for the Lions was junior
Sean McKlveen.
"McKlveen pitched well on the
mound," said Benim.
McKlveen pitched 11 and two
thirds innings recording 14
strikeouts. Despite sporting a 2.41
earned run average he was
charged with two losses.
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Coach Benim
Although Behrend did not win a
game it was a productive spring.
"We got some good game
experience. That's what we go
down their for" said Benim.
Behrend will open the regular
Calhoun also pitched solidly on
the mound getting the victory.
"We came out really strong in the
first couple of innings, and then we
had a margin for error," said
Gregory of the first victory of the
season.
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in the first couple of innings,
and then we had a margin
for error
The Lady Lions were worn down infield" commented Gregory.
fast in the second game of the "(We're) making tremendous
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season this weekend when they
travel to Columbus, Ohio. The
Lions will take place in the
Capital College Tournament for
the second year in a row.
"We are looking forward to
going down to the Capital
Tourney. It should be a very
strong tournament," said Benim.
The Lions will open the
tournament Friday at 12:30 when
they face host Capital. Behrend
returns to action Saturday against
nationally ranked Ohio Weslyan.
The tournament will conclude
Sunday when Behrend travels to
Denison. All games are double
headers with seven innings unless
there is a tie.
"We will be playing six games
in three days, this should give the
young guys a chance to play,"
said Benim.
Despite the slow beginning for
the Lions the coaching staff still
remains confidant.
"Baseball is like a horse race,
it's not how you start it's how you
finish," Benim said.
The first chance to see the
Lions in action on their home
field will be later next week.
Behrend will face Oberlin
College on March 26 at 1:00 p.m.
Calhoun and Dowdy had two hits
a piece for the Lions. The problem
was that they were the only four
hits the Lions had in the 9-0 loss to
Ithaca College.
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Keep your eye on the ball! The Behrend Lions prepare for action in the upcoming Capital University
tournament. The L:ions will begin play Friday March 21 at 12:30.
The Lady Lions ran into more
trouble last Tuesday as they dropped
a twinbill.
In the opening game, the Lady
Lions lead Mary Washington
College 2-0 going into the sixth.
Mary Washington would rally with
two runs in the sixth and one in the
seventh to get the win.
Calhoun had another strong
performance as she had a pair of
hits in the batters box and struck
out five on the mound in the loss.
In the late game the Lady Lions
fell down 9-0 early. Calhoun's two
run double in the fifth sparked a late
rally by Behrend that produced four
runs. However, they came up on
the short end of the 9-4 loss to St.
Ambrose (Iowa).
"We continued to fight back and
to hustle," said Gregory. "We
(also) played an errorless game."
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Playing in their fifth and sixth
games in three days, the Lady Lions
dropped a 8-0 decision to Anderson
(Ind.) in the five inning early game,
and dropped the late game by a
close 3-1 final to Benedictine on
Wednesday.
The Lady Lions fell behind very
early in the opener as Anderson got
sixth in the first. Their pitcher,
Ann Hodges scattered three Behrend
hits over the five innings to get the
shutout.
In the second contest, Leah
Balmer singled in a run to give
Behrend the early 1-0 lead, but a
three run third by Benedictine took
the wind out of the Behrend sails as
they fell to 1-5.
Balmer finished 2-2 in the game,
and Calhoun added a two-bagger.
The two Friday games for the
Lady Lions were rained out and
were not rescheduled.
Staff ace Beth Calhoun fished the
Florida trip pretty solid. She only
NCAA Tournament
by Matt Plizga
Sports Editor
March Madness tipped off over
spring break giving me a chance to
watch many of the games without
having to skip classes.
The first round was full of
excitement and produced some
shocking upsets. Among the most
surprising upsets was Tennessee-
Chattanooga dismantling of three
seed Georgia.
The Southeastern Conference
suffered another amazing loss when
two seed South Carolina lost to 15
seed Coppin State on March 14.
Coppin State became just the
second 15th seed to win an NCAA
tournament game.
The second round which was
played on Saturday and Sunday
also had its share of surprises.
Tennessee-Chattanooga
continued their amazing
tournament run with a hard fought
victory over Big Ten power
Illinois.
The victory for the Moccasins
put a 14 seed in the Sweet 16 for
only the second time in tournament
history.
Two six seeds also pulled off
upsets. lowa State beat Cincy
while Stanford ended Tim Duncan's
career at Wake Forest.
The most surprising loss of the
second round had to be the Duke
Blue Devils early exit against
Providence.
This year's Sweet Sixteen
features many of the usual faces.
Top veteran coaches Rick Pitino,
Dean Smith, Denny Crum and Roy
Williams are back with some new
faces.
UCLA's Steve Lavin and
California's Ben Braun lead their
clubs in their first full year of
coaching. St. Joseph's and Tenn-
Chatt. are making their first Sweet
16 appearance in recent years.
Everybody has their favorites to
make it to the Final Four for a
variety of reasons. I think the
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gave up only twelve runs in
seventeen innings, but half of them
came in the win over Mount
Union. Her 6.35 ERA not really
showcasing solid outings.
Mertz got banged up a little down
South giving up 26 runs in just 15
innings but should improve on
those numbers as the season
progresses.
"All week we made tremendous
improvements," said Gregory on
her team's play over the break.
The Lady Lions are at home this
Saturday to face their only victim
in Florida, Mount Union.
Calhoun will pitch the first and
Mertz will go in the late game.
First pitch is at two and Coach
Gregory and the team are ready to
go.
"We're regrouping and focusing
on Saturday's first pitch," said
Coach Gregory. "We're anxious to
play on Saturday we've been off so
long."
guard play has been the key for
most teams and will continue to be.
Kentucky and Utah should
advance to the Elite Eight in the
West. Kentucky is too deep for St.
Joe's. While Utah's Keith Van
Horn will have to dominate against
Stanford to off-set the play of guard
Brevin Knight.
In the Midwest, Minnesota will
beat Clemson behind the play of
Sam Jacobson. UCLA's
tournament run will end when they
lose to lowa State.
The Cyclones will win because
of the guard play of Jacy Holloway
and Dedric Willoughby. Another
key will be the play of Kelvin Cato
who has dominated in the
tournament.
The Southeast has produced the
most upsets in the tournament. I
hope to see Tenn-Chatt continue
their surprising run with a victory
over Providence.
Kansas will have a tough battle
with Arizona but they will prevail.
This game will feature some of the
best guards in the tournament.
Jague Vaughn will lead Kansas
offensively while shutting down
Arizona's big gun Michael
Dickerson.
North Carolina will advance in
the East giving Dean Smith yet
another win. Possibly the best third
round game will be Louisville
against Texas.
The game will feature two of the
top guards in the country. Texas'
Reggie Freeman and Louisville's
DeJuan Wheat.
Wheat's Cardinals will prevail
giving coach Denny Crum another
Elite Eight appearance.
My Final Four consists of three
of the four number one seeds in the
tournament.
Kentucky, North Carolina and
Kansas will be joined by my upset
special team the lowa State
Cyclones.
In next week's issue I will
preview the Final Four and report
on the accuracy of my predictions..
If you have more right than me you
can have my job.