Collegian
April 17, 1986
Women's softball:
First win gained at Thiel
by Robert Roth
Collegian Sports Editor
Behrend women's softball has
taken on an entirely new look this
year as only one member returned
from the successful 1985 squad.
Coach Jan Wilson has had to start
seven freshmen this year as she
said, "they're out there in their
first game and in the first few inn
ings they're sort of unnerved but
then they finally get going."
The ladies got going soon
enough against Thiel to garner
their first win of the season, a
12-11 late inning nailbitter, in
which Wilson saw a 12-2 lead
evaporate. "They held on and
they played well that whole
doubleheader—our pitchers did a
really good job, it's the best I've
seen them pitch," Wilson noted.
The first game that day against
Thiel was the antithesis as not a
single run crossed the plate for
Behrend in a defensive duel which
Behrend lost 1-0. "It was a really
good game," coach Wilson
related, "three batters up and
three batters down for both teams
almost every time."
Winning against Thiel should
have a considerable effect on the
inexperienced squad, as the first
four games of the season against
Clarion and Buffalo State resulted
in three loses and a tie (because of
darkness) Buffalo State. "The
win against Thiel will help—not
even the fact that it's a win, just
that they all played well. There
Weren't alot of errors—they only
made two so that should help us
do well in the future, Wilson com
mented." Also, this year the Cubs
are going with two pitchers, a lux
ury not enjoyed in previous
seasons and a positive move ac
cording to the coach, "One of our
strong points so far has been our
pitching, it's better compared to
other years. Both pitchers, Lori
McClellan and Rose Zuccolotto,
are also providing some offensive
Lady Cub wins award
by Robert Roth
Collegian Sports Editor
This past week Sue Holmes was named to the first team of the
Women's Keystone Conference. Holmes played forward and center for
the Cubs and broke the team record for rebounds which was a key fac
tor toward her obtaining this high honor. The award will be formally
presented at the sport's banquet to be held May 4.
The Behrend cheerleaders were recently selected to take part in a
commercial for Knobloch Oldsmobile and Toyota. The squad, directed
by Julie and Jan Espin, was selected by Tom Sanders, Knobloch general
manager, whose son Chip Sanders, a former Behrend police officer,
contacted Espin. It aired last Tuesday on WICU, WJET and the local
cable adnet. Cheerleader Doni Cole did the speaking for the squad, and
the commercial is scheduled to run approximately two weeks.
Also, after serving the athletic department as secretary for three years
and organizing the cheerleaders for two, Julie Espin will be leaving
Behrend to fill a managerial position for an auto parts firm in
Monroeville, PA. We wish her continued success in all her endeavors.
spark as they lead the team in bat
ting with averages of .316 and
.267 respectively.
The problem for the ladies has
been in producing runs, - "our
weakest area right now is getting
hits, and stringing them together,
and I think you see that with
young players, but I see the girls
getting stronger with each game,"
said Wilson.
On the defensive side Wilson
assessed, "the team is solid up the
middle—we have a good second
baseman and shortstop, and were
pretty solid in centerfield, and
catching,—but they're all young."
The weather has played a minor
role thus far forcing only the
cancelation of games against
Grove City. The practice regimen
has not been adversely affected as
Wilson said, "we practice an hour
and a half to two hours daily, but
the past couple of days I've been
mainly working with he pitchers
and catchers, we can do that in a
gym when it gets colder."
Behrend athletic teams are now
affiliated with the NCAA.
However, the women's softball
schedule is basically unaltered
from last year, "I think as always
Allegheny will be tough, Edin
boro and Mercyhurst have some
solid players and Grove City will
come up with an experienced
team, the schedule is basically the
same from last year, " said
Wilson.
A captain has been named, Sue
Holmes, whom Wilson feels,
"will develop into one of the bet
ter catchers we've ever had, and
she has a nice way with the pit
chers, and a very good arm—she's
a good leader. " The key to gain a
few more W's according to the
coach Wilson remains, "if we
begin to hit well and pitch the way
we can I think we can surprise a
few teams. The fundamentals are
improving and we're hopefully
going to progress as the season
goes along."
Behrend baseball:
Men gamer initial win
by Andy Seneta
Collegian Staff Writer
"Behrend Ball" has caught on
here in Erie, starring the newly ap
pointed coach Joe Folga and his
cast of determined and fiesty
diamondmen.
The mens' varsity baseball team
has shown some competetive
desire so far, and they have claim
ed two wins while dropping
another in the last in , - ng by one
run, a heartbreaking loss to
California in the Cubs' opener.
Coach Folga now has the task
of tightening his Cubbies' belts
and putting his team into battle
against some tough competition.
The Cubs face St. Vincent and
Point Park on the road next week.
Then they will return once again
to face Clarion on Saturday, April
19.
Coach Folga says, "We have
good chance to get a few wins
against Vincent and Point Park
on the road and we hope to take
the doubleheader at home versus
Clarion.
The Cubs have been playing
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some solid ball so far, with hitting
being their strength. It has been
led by Joe Cereza, Ray Duerr,
Lance Arbison and Fred Turba.
Folga also noted that, "We're get
ting some power from Mike
Angelo too."
The Behrend men have been
also been getting some good pit
ching out of Mike Lynd (1-0) and
Dale Whaler (1-1). But the first
year coach stated, "We're sore in
the pitching department after our
first two men."
When asked about other
weaknesses Folga related,
"fielding has been good so far,
but it needs improvement,
because errors have cost us more
than one game."
Statistics also reveal that the
men are starting strong in the first
games, scoring 28 runs while
allowing only 26 and this has lead
to the claiming of two out of three
openers. But they are losing steam
in the second game of the
doubleheaders. They've only pro
duced four runs while giving up a
walloping 29 runs in the nightcap.
Folga speculates, "the only thing
I can think of is there has been a
mental letdown in the second-half
of the doubleheaders."
When asked about how he feels
his team is performing at this
point in the season compared to
his expectations Folga said, "I
thought we'd be doing better than
what we have been at this time.
But I guess we'll have to take it
gradually." On an optimistic note
he stated, "We've shown we can
play with the Division II schools
our size and we're looking ahead
to playing against schools our size
when we meet some Division 111
foes later in the season.
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