Page Six Tim King, the 167 pound wrestler, grapples with his opponent during the Kdinboro match on February 10. As the snow melts. Baseball Becomes by Suzy LeViseur Sports Editor As you look out the window at all the “wonderful” snow it’s hard to believe that baseball season is just around the corner. Foach Clarence Stoner and the i 977 version of the Behrend baseball team will be heading for Florida February 25. Camping in (he St. Petersburg area in tents and sleeping bags loaned to them by ROTC, the team will get outside and get a full workout. Besides providing their own transportation to the Sunshine State, the team raised sufficient money to take a maximum of twenty-four players. Before returning on March 7th or Bth. the team will play quite a few scrimmages against Florida schools. When asked about this year’s team. Coach Stoner said. “Five players left Behrend to go to University Park and only one can or chose to come back.” District 18 all-star third baseman in 1975, Bill Metzler. is returning. A righthander, Metzler batted .376 last year. Two other players coming back who played significantly last year are Tom lawless and A 1 Maki. Lawless, • he District 18 all-star short-stop, vas the top batter in the district ,\ith a .448 average. One of two southpaws of this year's pitching possibilities. Maki’ hurled 50 and one-third innings for a 5-4 record. “The rest of the positions are wide open.” said Stoner. "We lost our number one catcher, our nit field and our first baseman.” Players returning trom last oar who have “an excellent iance for starting”, Paul lornak (first base catcher), eve Burik (second base), Ned .1 dredge and Greg Milkovich third base), and Joe Mack, Bob Maras, and Bob Parpour (pit hersi. Maras, a reliever last oar. was (0-0) with one save Tier pitching 20- and one third mings. Other players with potential ilent whom Coach Stoner is inching closely are Bill Dolcich, '>e Ely, Todd Kresge, Steve .atkowski, Scott Veith, James Jann and Bill Radolec, all right anded pitchers. The catching luties could fall to Jeff Flaus or James Mann. Mornak is the only fir.-M baseman. Burik will face competition from Mark "Work, Lonnie Styles, and Mike Fox. Scott Hurley will backup Lawless at shortstop. Metzler will most probably be number one third baseman unless Stoner moves him to second. Behind him are Kldredge. Milkovich, and Mike Schrim. Styles. Fox and Ratkowski can be moved to the .>ul field with Joe McCormich and Lou Zegarelli. “The outfield is also open to anyone, who is out for the team, who can handle the position and hit.” Other new candidates are, for Season Imminent the infield. Robert Baur, Pat Davis and Rick Bell; for the outfield. Stan Murawski, and Richard Rys. “Pitching makes or breaks a season,” states Coach Stoner. “Many experts say 80 to 85 per cent of the game is good pitching talent. If our pitchers can come “I’ve learned to lead To do that you’ve got to know a lot about people. But first you have to know yourself. Army ROTC helped me to do just that” With the kind of expenence you get in Army ROTC, you’re qualified for any career, whether it’s military or civilian. And Army ROTC provides for both—active duty status with a starting salary of over $11,300 or reserve status (Active Duty for Train ing) while employed in the civilian community. I did it. And jwi can, too. Army Call: Behrend Coi legion Sazy Says... The Behrend “Dream Team” ends its nightmare of a season Saturday at eight against Clarion in the “Behrend Square Garden”. The women’s basketball team, sporting a 2-1 record, are in contention for first place of the NAGWS Keystone conference. With an overall record of 5-4, the team will face Allegheny tonight, Thiel Saturday, and Mercyhurst next Thursday. Tonight’s game is home, as is next week’s. The wrestling team has its final match on Saturday against Mt. Union College. The individual wrestlers will then participate in the district regional tournament, and possibly go on to the nationals. through, both in the games and in the classroom, we will have a good season.” He also admitted that this is the first time we’ve started a season with so many players with little or no college-level experience. •However, “ Coach Stoner says, “I’m optimistic.” Hnhhi't'niton takes aim during the seriniinage on \\e