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Boyle returns one day after incurring seizure
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out on the kitchen floor. After he awoke
to find paramedics in his house, Boyle
was eager to learn what happened.
"I definitely wanted to find out what
caused the seizure. - said Boyle. "The
results (of a CAT Scan compared to
scans after his surgery) turned out very
good in that there has been no size
change in the area where I had my
surgery. meaning everything is still
stable. The most likely cause, the
doctors told me, is that the scar tissue
on the brain surrounding the spot where
the t umor v, as. has moved 'changed/
bean altered in some way and even the
slightest change could trigger a seizure
if it hits the right spot. -
Despite the worries of his family and
friends. Bob le feels he isn't pushing
himself o\ or the limit.
"Obviously, my family and friends
think I do and that I should just wait it
off. - said Boyle. "My answer to their
concerns is that I know my body better
than anyone and can tell when I have
gone overboard. Even coach (Paul)
Benin) was surprised I showed up at the
field bright and early ready to play ball
Lions continue
place in the 400 with a time of 50.84.
Jay Dav ids continued an
outstanding season in the high jump,
taking second place with a jump of
6-4. Behrend's top throwers had a
good day, as well. Tom Ashcroft took
fifth in the discus with a throw of
136-7, good enough for a new school
record. Nick Peth also threw the
javelin 176-0 and captured fourth
place.
For the women, Lindsay Schulte
and Jessica Sarver shined as they
have done all year. Schulte set or
helped set new school records in four
events Saturday. Schulte ran a 12.59
in the 100 to take second place, took
fourth in the 200 with a time of 25.69,
and triple jumped her way to a fifth
place finish with a leap of 35-6. She
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He sees nothing better than getting
back onto the field, to help him forget
about his seizure and everything else
that could go wrong.
- When I do things spontaneously and
react to whatever life throws at me, I
feel I do the best. It's when I have to sit
around and wait to do something that
gets me thinking about all the bad things
that could happen. I feel that is a total
waste of time. I could ponder for hours
all the "What ifs" about my seizure, but
I would rather just suit up and play
baseball to get my mind off of it and
stay positive.
"Baseball is like my release from
stress," he continued. "It's my passion
and something that makes me happy.
Lots of people wish they could change
lots of things about the past, but the fact
is they can't. They can only look
forward to the future and hope things
work out the next time. That is the story
they call life."
Best, on the other hand, wasn't so
lucky. While chasing a pop up in the
Bermuda's Triangle, the area behind
second base, he dove into shortstop
to break track and field records
also anchored a record setting 4 x 100
relay team. Schulte, Marlena
McNutt, Amanda Van Tassel, and
Heather Efaw ran an impressive
51.45, but did not place due to the
intense competition.
Sarver continued her winning
ways in the 1500 with a time of
4:53.45. She has yet to be beaten this
season in the 1500. Sarver also took
fourth in the 800 and set anew school
record with a time of 2:25.67 in the
event.
Jessica Knapp rounded out the
place winners for the women. Knapp
ran a 5:08.87 in the 1500, which was
good for a sixth place finioD
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field team has qualified a total of II
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PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO / BEHREND BEACON
Adam Best takes a swing against Altoona on April 19, the day before
he was taken to the hospital after a violent collision with a teammate.
athletes to compete in 13 events at
ECACs. Both Schulte and Ober have
qualified in two events. The team
will look to add to this list this
Saturday at the Baldwin-Wallace
Invitational and in two weeks at the
Grove City Invitational.
The team has had a stellar season
and looks to drive this fact home at
the ECAC Championships to be held
at Princeton University on May 16-
19. Although school will be over,
these student-athletes will work hard
after finals to improve their times/
scores. The Lions hope to show all
of the Eastern College Athletic
Conference that Eehrend is
contender at the championships.
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I Cross Country
Men-Steve Merrill, Bill McKinney,
!Brian Gaines, Brian Musick; Women
! Erin Mitchell, Jenny Kirkpatrick,
I Brandi Hovis.
Bowling
Men's Team-No Shame Soldiers-(Jim
Vaughn, Marc Weindorf, Justin
MacDonald, Tim Abbott); Men's Indi
vidual-1 .Marc Weindorf, 2.Tim Abbott,
3.Dave Ward; Women's Team-Alpha
Sigma Alpha (Dee Nowacinski, Melissa
Sollan, Angela Barco); Women's Indi
vidual-I.Melissa Sollan. 2.Elizabeth
DeThomas, 3.Steph Rodich; Coed
Team- Almy (Tyler Morris, Elizabeth
DeThomas, Stacey Tyger, Scott Cleve
land)
Bradford defeats Behrend in AMCC finals
The Lions rebounded later in the
day, knocking Frostburg out of the
playoffs with a 15-2 win. Behrend
broke the game open with a seven
run third, as they sent 13 men to the
plate. The Lions later scored six runs
in the fifth. T.J. Aldrich pitched all
seven innings, giving up three hits and
two earned runs while striking out six.
Boyle and Jason Karas each had three
RBIs, while Craig Ottaviani and Tony
Azzato each scored three runs.
PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO / BEHREND BEACON
Senior Chris Shearer follows through on a hit against Penn State
Altoona April 19 at the Behrend Baseball Field. The Lions defeated
Altoona 6-3, but lost in the championship game to Bradford 5-1. Shearer
is one of nine seniors who finish their careers at Behrend this year.
Ottaviani and Lepionka also had three
hits, while Azzato, Boyle, and Karas
smacked two apiece.
In the first game of the
championships for Behrend on
Friday, the Lions found themselves
down 1-0 to Altoona before Lepionka
hit a two-run triple in the third. Bundy
and Ottaviani added run-scoring
singles in the fourth, while Lepionka
added a two-run single in the fifth.
The Cougars scored two more runs
in the eighth to make it 6.3, but
neither team scored the rest of the
way.
Best and Boyle scored two runs,
while Lepionka finished 2-for-4 with
four RBIs. Chris Kechisen struck out
seven and gave up one earned run, and
was able to work out of jams after
yielding nine walks. Altoona left 10
men on base.
Bradford won 13-5 over Frostburg
in the first game of the tournament
Friday morning, Frostburg knocked
Altoona out of the playoffs with a 9-
4 victory later in the day. Behrend
Canzano's knee, breaking his nose and
cheekbone as well as suffering a
concussion and some pushed-back
teeth. Best will have to visit doctors and
the dentist, but for now, he is out for the
"It was one of those fly balls that you
can't call for right away so everyone is
going as hard as they can after it," said
Best. "We (Canzano, Boyle, Tony
Azzato, and Best) were all going after
it 110 percent and it happened. Even
though it is rare in baseball to have
something like this happen, it does
happen and I am not putting the blame
on anyone."
Best can only rest at this point in time,
but is looking forward to getting back
on his feet. Luckily for Best, his injury
needs time to heal rather than
rehabilitation.
"Right now it is unclear to me what
exactly will have to be done to get back
to 100 percent," said Best. "From what
I know now, I will have to have surgery
on my nose to correct it and I will have
to wait at least six weeks before I can
do anything real active."
Even though he wants to get back
FROM PAGE 1B
Has Beens-Ryan Smith, Pat Mashuda,
Ashley Orris, Jeff Clark; DP Ballers-
Mark Szwewzykowski, Jake Hordych,
Brian Hesch, Chad Droz; ABC & MCC-
Natasha Gayle, Kim Moses, Jacqueline
Jackson.
Shane Healey and Holly Anderson
5 vs, 5 Basketball
Men's Recreational-Ohl Dirty Birds;
Men's Competitive-Kankles; Women's-
ABC/MCC.
4 vs. 4 Coed Volleyball
It's America
6 vs. 6 Volleyball
Men-Sigma Tau Gamma; Women-
FROM PAGE 1B
then sent Frostburg home with its win
on Saturday.
Despite the success of many of the
individual players, the Lions could
not have been successful if they didn't
play as a team.
"When stepping onto the field, we
do not only bring our individual
talents onto the field, but we play the
game with our hearts," said Palivoda.
"When one person makes a bad play,
that person is quickly picked up by
another teammate. That is what
makes a team successful and hard to
compete with."
Behrend rebounded from the loss
to Bradford with a doubleheader
sweep of Brockport on Tuesday, 16-
15 and 6-5. In game one, the Lions
scored nine runs in the first inning,
then held on as Brockport scored nine
runs in the second and third innings.
Karas went 4-for-5 with four runs and
three RBIs, while Bundy went 3-for
-4 with three runs and three RBIs.
Boyle added three RBIs, as well.
Lepionka knocked in three runs in
game two and had two hits,while
Karas went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Senior Brian Pifer pitched all seven
innings to pick up the win on the
mound for Behrend.
Boyle - the all-time Behrend leader
in hits, runs, batting average, home
runs, RBIs, walks, and triples was
named the AMCC's MVP for the
second year in a row. The senior from
Maplewood High School was hitting
.379 after the AMCC tournament,
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onto the field, especially considering
how well the Lions are playing (28-7).
Best knows all he can do is cheer for
his teammates. At the same time, his
teammates know they can support him
through this trying time.
"The team has offered Adam its best
wishes during his difficult recovery and
the rest of the semester and into
summer," said Boyle. "He is keeping
high spirits and is looking forward to
returning to play fall ball for Behrend
in August as well as his season this
summer, wherever that may be."
"They are a great bunch of guys and
I am glad that every single one of them
are my teammates," said Best. - The)
all have asked in one way or another at
sometime howl was doing and if I need
anything, they are there for me. It means
a lot to know they care. Their support
has meant a lot.
"It is helping me get through this.
knowing that they are all there behind
me. I would do the same for any one of
them if the tables were turned."
For these two roommates, it was one
week they'll never forget.
Stacked; Coed-La Cerveza.
Arena Football
Men- XXX Men; Women- MMMK3.
Soccer
Men-Tau Kappa Epsilon; Coed-Bald
Badminton
Men's Singles-Lucky Natha
nael;Women's Singles-Kristin Ardillo:
Men's Doubles-Tushar Prabhakar,
Rohit Kailash; Women's Doubles-Hing
Wan Poon, May Pearl Wong; Coed
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with 45 runs, 47 hits, and four home
runs, 31 RBIs, and was 18-of-19 in
stolen base attempts.
Coach Paul Benim was named the
AMCC's Coach of the Year, as well.
Benim, in his seventh season as the
baseball coach, helped guide the
Lions to their best season ever.
surpassing the old mark for wins set
in 1997 with a doubleheader sweep
of Brockport on Tuesday.
Boyle, Karas, and Best swept the
AMCC All-Conference team for
outfielders, while Azzato was named
the best second baseman in the
league. Lepionka (1B), Canzano (SS).
Seyler (P), and Shearer (DH) were
named to the second team, while
Bundy and Dubyak were named to the
honorable mention list.
The Lions finish out the regular
season with road games at Fredonia
on Saturday and at Bethany May 4.
and a home game against Oberlin
May 5. The Lions will look forward
to an ECAC bid, where they might
run into Bradford again. How the
Lions play there could determine it
they get a bid to the NCAA
tournament.
"We just need to take one a game
at a time and do the little things right
and we will be very successful at the
end of the season," said Bundy. "We
always knew we were a lot better than
what we [were] last year (18-20) and
we are happy that we could prove it."
"To be successful in the postseason.
we need to eliminate foolish
mistakes," said Boyle. "Obviously.
the teams who make it to the playoffs
are there for a reason and have been
making the plays that need to be made
over the course of an entire season. It
we are to compete with these teams.
we need to make all the plays, as
well."
The team will have its work cut out
for it next year, as it graduates nine
seniors. Finishing out their careers at
Behrend this year besides Boyle arc
Karas (.354, 27 runs, 30 RBIs, five
home runs), Ottaviani (.276, 20.
eight), Shearer (.422, 21, 23), Bundy
(.316, 23, 18), Sevin (2-1, 2.77 ERA.
13 Ks), Pifer (1-0, 5.25, 17), as well
as shortstop Kurt Himrod and
southpaw Palivoda. Dubyak.
Lepionka, Aldrich, and Seyler will
provide the leadership in 2003 aN
returning seniors.