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BEHREND DROPS TOUGH
DOUBLEHEADER
Last Saturday, April 7,
Behrend dropped a baseball
double-header to a tough Indiana
State of Pennsylvania team at
Indiana. The game was in
correctly reported in the Erie
paper as having been played at
home. In very cold weather the
Cubs lost the first game 5-1 and
the second 10-5.
In the first game Mike Mit
skavich allowed only three hits
and struck out seven to top John
Greulich, who gave up six hits.
Mike Murphy led the Indiana
hitting attack with two singles
and a triple
In the second game the Indians
of Indiana had only five hits, half
as many as Behrend, but won the
game behind the pitching of
George Bednar, who went all the
way for the victory. The ten hits
he allowed included three by
Gerry Simon and two each by
Mike Mixon and Joe Fornear.
Coach Stoner feels that the
team played well considering the
toughness of the competition.
Indiana State, which plays
against Penn State and such
powers, was added to the
Behrend schedule to upgrade the
baseball program:
Behrend experienced some
problems on defense, partly
because the weather has not
allowed for very much practice
outside. Behrend pitchers also
had serious control problems,
Championship playoffs for results Steel Grapes defeated
intramural volleyball began Coral Reefers 3-1, and King's
Monday night as the top three Court pulled out a close victory
teams from each league vied for over Hogie's Heroes by a score of
top honors in Coed, Men's, and 3-2.
Women's volleyball. Play will In Men's League play, Shriners
end tonight with the finals. defeated 2nd Floor All-Stars by a
Each match will be decided by score of 3-0, and the Degraders
which team first wins three had an equally easy time, beating
games. There were no stunning Wild Kingdom 3-0.
upsets on Monday night, though In the Women's League, Merry
the Pounders registered a mild Perry Peons destroyed the
upset in defeating Champagne Spikettes 3-0 and must now face
Jam '3-0. In other Coed league , theyfirst place finishers, Perry
allowing thirteen walks in the
second game. Without those
walks, Behrend might easily
have been able to pull out the
second game.
There were also some very
controversial calls in each of the
games. Early in the-first game
with the score icery close,
Behrend had runners on base
with Mixon at bat and none out.
Despite a runner on third, the
Indiana infield was back in hopes
of a double play
Micon hit a hump-back line
drive that hit on the infield grass
in front of the first baseman.
Confusion resulted as he got the
ball and threw a runner out.
Apparently the umpire had
called the infield fly rule, too
softly for any runners or coaches
to hear. As a result of the bad
call, no runs scored and there
were two out, instead of one run
in and bases loaded with none
out. The call broke the heart of
the possible rally and might well
have affected the ultimate out
come of the game
In the second game with the
score 6-4, Behrend had two
runners on base with Kochak, a
strong hitter, coming up as the
Designated Hitter for Behrend.
Klochak had pitched and been
pulled out, and the Indiana coach
protested, arguing that Kiochak
should not be allowed to hit.
The umpires upheld the
protest, forcing Behrend to send
IM Volleyball Playoffs
Jag
Baginski Serves
BEHREND COLLEGIAN
RTS. .
up a much weaker hitter. When
Coach Stoner returned to
Behrend, he looked up the NAIA
rules governing such a situation
and discovered the umpires had
been in error.
Coach Stoner emphasizes that
he has no complaint against the
Indiana coach, who has every
right to protest. But the umpires'
calls in both games clearly af
fected the outcomes.
. Stoner was pleasantly sur
prised by the Behrend hitting
attack against a tough opponent
and believes that Behrend will
once again be a team to reckon
with in NAIA District 18 play.
He feels that there is still a
good chance to make the playoffs
at the end of the season. Some of
the state colleges, including
California State, Slippery Rock,
Indiana State, and Frostburg,
have decided to go NCAA, and the
state college tournament will be
held on the same weekend as the
District 18 tournament, so they
are no longer eligible.
This leaves only six or seven
schools competing for perhaps
four spots, improving Behrend's
chance of entering District
playoff competition.
On April 17 Behrend will host
Gannon. and on April 19 they will
play Clarion State at Clarion. On
April 21 they will play Houghton
here, a change from the original
schedule.
Begin
Powerhouse
Over the Hill Gang must be
rated the favorite in Coed play as
they posted an impressive 32-3
season. Scrockers and Degraders
may well face each other again in
the championship, as they . did
last year. All four defeats
Scrockers suffered were at the
hands of the Degraders, and the
latter lost six of their nine games
to the Scrockers. Odd Squad may
surpise the defending finalists.
Behrend Tennis
Ekes Out Win
Last Tuesday the Behrend
College tennis team met Thiel on
the Behrend courts, Behrend
pulling out a very close 5-4 vic
tory. The match was not decided
until the last set of the third
doubles competition.
Behrend's number 2 singles
player, Steve Pappas, was ill,
and his absence hurt because it
forced people to move up in
singles.
Coach Avallone was very
pleased with the performance of
Matt Sawyer in doubles, as it was
his first appearance of the
season. He teamed up with his
doubles partner of last year, Bill
O'Brien, to pull out the match for
Behrend. Their teamwork and
intensity turned a possible loss
into a win. Avallone noted that
the results of the competition
against Thiel points out the
importance of doubles.
He said the he would rather win
a match by a score of 6-3, but
pulling out such a close victory
"dives each individual an op
portunity to see how important
the team concept really is even
though tennis is not considered a
team sport.-
He indicates that the latter part
of the season is going to be very
difficult because Behrend will be
facing tough competition from
Mercyhurst. Edinboro, Slippery
Rock, and Westminster.
Avallone feels that the team
still needs quite a bit of work,
IM Volleyball
Net Set
Champagne Jam . . . .
King's Court
Houston's Hustlers . . .
Beauty and the Beasts
Ceria
Zoom
Over the Hill Gang
Steel Grapes
Pounders
TRZK
Stubby Fingers . . .
H.C. and Team . . .
League 111-Coed
Buffalo Chips and Chippettes . . .
Hogie's Heroes
Coral Reefers
Volleyballers
Land Sharks
Slackers
Camel Jockeys
Scrockers
Degraders
2nd Floor All Stars .
Crystal Ball
Unlimited Warranty
Pack Rats
Odd Squad
Shriners
Wild Kingdom . .
The Team -
Cavemen
Houser's Heads.
League VI-Women
Perry Powerhouse
Merry Perry Peons
Spikettes
Energy Plus
Mad Mashers
especially to improve second
serves, to better control
emotions, and to move the ball
around more effectively.
Last week, April 5, Behrend
defeated Geneva in a home
match by a score of 9-0. The two
victories raises Behrend's record
to 2-1 for the season.
The results of the matches
follow.
Baginski - Hess 6-0, 6-2 (B)
Pappas - Adametz 6-1, 6-1 (B)
Brennan - Higgins 6-1, 6-3 (B)
Hockersmith - Ryan 6-3, 7-5 (B)
O'Brien - C 'penelli 6-2, 6-1 (B)
Calhoun-Stewart 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 (B)
Baginski- Gasperich &
Hess-Adametz 6-1, 6-1 ( B
Hockersmith-Brennen &
McNeil-McFarland 6-1, 6-0 (B
O'Brien-Pappas &
Lee-Goulden 6-2
Baginsk -Smith 6-4 (B)
Gasperi; h- Moore 6-4,6-1 (B)
Brennan - Dowg4l - 1 4-6 F-1.6-4 (T)
Hoekersmith
Wi !son
O'Brien - Baugh
Calhoun - Shaffer
Baginski-Gasperich &
Smith-Dowgert 6-16-3 (B)
McCloskey-Hockersmith &
' Moore-Wilson
O'Brien-Sawyer &
Shaffer-Fitzgerald6-o 5-7 7-5
(B)
FINAL STANDINGS
League I-Coed
League 11-Coed
League IV-Men
League V-Men
I Page Three
Behrend vs. Geneva
Behrend vs. Tb lel
4-6 6-4 6-1 (T.
6-2. 5-7, 6-2 ( B)
6-0. )
6-36-3 (T)
. 21-9
17-13
17-13
16-14
. 14-16
. 13-17
. . 7-18
. 32-3
19-16
15-20
14-21
11-24
14-11
. 28-7
17-13
16-14
16-14
13-17
13-22
. 6-24
. . . 20-15
. . . 13-22
dropped
dropped
. ... 27-8
.. . 22-13
.. . 19-16
.. . 16-19
. . . 15-20
dropped
. 27-8
23-12
21-19
15-25
14-31