page 8- The Behrend College Collegian. Thursdd‘. March 5, IQ 98
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL SPRIN
Men's baseball team sets sights on AMCC crown in '9B
by Nathan Mitchell
tavola editor
This year's edition of the Penn
State - Behrend baseball team is very
much looking forward to the upcom
ing spring season. The blue, white
and red are coming off of a very suc
cessful fall season, and arc excited to
contend for the first ever Allegheny
Mountain Collegiate Conference
(AMCC) championship.
Leading the eleven returning play-
ers is senior captain Marc
Burchanowski. Burchanowski is
career .321 hitter, and hit a career best
.371 and a team - high 24 RBl's in
'97. His strong arm and leadership
ability will he a valuable asset to the
young squad behind the plate and at
first base.
Sophomore Dylan Stewart will also
he seeing action from behind the plate
Women's softball team return
talented upperclassmen to
compete for AMCC title
by Dylan Stewart
sports editor
The Behrend softball team has been
working hard and is excited to start
up a great '9B season early next week
in Florida, where for the first time ever
they will have a chance to compete
for an AMCC title .
Senior co-captain Beth Calhoun
returns to the mound this year after
finishing the '97 season with one of
the team leading ERA's on the mound,
while also sporting one of the team's
highest batting average's in '97.
Senior Steph Roberts will take over
the catching duties in the '9B season.
Junior Lisa Fox will once again
roam the outfield in center field.
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and in the 1)1-1 role. Stewart hit .380
in '97, while also hitting 15 doubles,
which set a new school record for
two-baggers in a season.
These two players should anchor
the middle of the line-up for '97 Be
hrend I.lons.
"01 fensively we made numerous
positive things happen on the base
ball I said head coach Paul
Benin). "Our teal n set records for bat
ting average, hits, RBl's and stolen
bases. With a solid core of returning
players, scoring runs should he a
strong point ref this year's club."
added Benim.
In the infield. the team will he able
to play several quality players.
Sophomore David Williams will he
a key defensive player at shortstop.
Williams turned in many outstanding
plays in '97, while also batting a
Sophomore co-captain Stacy Blass
will start at second base and share in
some of the catching duties.
Sophomore Tanya Deats will play
at first base, while junior Jennie
Duchnowski and newcomer Becky
Rishel and will round out the infield.
Other newcomers include: sopho
more third baseman Mandy Bodnor,
who will share some of the mound
duties: freshman Meghan Trumbull
second base/ short stop); senior
Shawn Morelli (outfield); and fresh
man Alicyn Haney (outfield).
The Lions leave for Fort Pierce,
Florida on Friday for their spring
training trip where they will engage
in an eight game schedule.
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strong .337, with 16 RBl's in 38
games played.
Fellow shortstop Curt Rough will
also see action at short and second
base, where he will compete with two
promising freshmen, Matt Slavonic
and Dan Ore'ski.
At third base are a pair of newcom
ers in junior transfer Ryan Smith and
freshman Joe Thompson. These two
both hit above .300 in the fall and
combined for 15 RBl's . They will
both hold third base and contribute
to the pitching staff.
Shaun Headley will also compete
for playing time at first base after hit
ting .300 last year.
The outfield will return three play
ers who earned considerable playing
time last season. Jeremy Brubaker
will take over in center, while Corey
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Walters and Mike Thompson will
play beside him. Brubaker hit .302
with 12 SB's in '97, while Thomp
son hit.3B6 and added 11 RBl's, and
Walters was steady playing three dif
ferent positions last season and hit
ting .261.
Bryan Connolly who returns from
an injury, freshmen Kristoffer Bower,
and David Oldach wilt each push
them for playing time.
The outfield has excellent speed,
and should cover some solid ground
for the Lion defense.
Pitching should be the most im
proved area of the 1998 team. In the
fall, the squad posed a respectable
3.85 ERA and had 63 strikeouts in
sixty innings pitched.
"The pitching staff will be a very
important part of our team," said
men's tend . '
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Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has been mailed to your home address. It should
be completedand mailed' by Apra 1.19'8. You should make every effort to use
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Benim. "They are a very capable
group, and have high expectations for
themselves," added Benim.
Sophomores Ryan Frederick and
Rob Green return to guide the '97
pitching staff.
Fredrick won five games last year,
and Green had a good campaign lead
ing the team with a 4.12 ERA.
Frederick and Green will provide the
team with a solid 1-2 punch on the
mound, and are expected to each rack
up another fifty plus innings apiece.
Aiding in the pitching attack will
be a core of experienced returners and
talented freshmen. Along with their
time in the field, Hcadly and Walters
will get time on the mound along with
Justin Kline. These three all pitched
around twenty innings in '97.
Other first year pitchers include
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freshmen James Calpin, sophomore
Morgan Saeler, and freshmen
Oldach.
With AMCC championship possi
bilities on the horizon, the Behrend
Lions look forward to competing for
the AMCC title in '9B. They open
with a seven game schedule in Fort
Pierce, Florida. They then head south
once again, to compete in a tough
tournament in Maryville, Tennessee.
The squad opens their AMCC con
ference slate in April against Pitt -
Greensburg.
"This year our major goal is to
compete for the AMCC champion
ship," said Benim. "We have some
very skilled players, and if they step
up and perform, I'm sure we will be
pleased with the results of the '9B sea
son."