8 CAPITAL TIMES, May 2, 1990
Returning Players
Give PSH Baseball
Bright Future
"Fast Eddie" Miller
Capital Times Sports
The 1990 PSH baseball season has
been one plagued by hard luck and
injuries, and has had Coach Gary
Pritchard looking over his shoulder and
into the emergency room.
The Lion's lost three starters to
season ending injuries. Starting
centerfielder Mike Audi, who combined a
solid bat and glove with greyhound-like
speed, suffered a broken left wrist after
being hit by a pitch in a game against
Misericordia.
John White was then moved from
shortstop to centerfield to Audi's shoes.
White's season came to an end at
Alvernia College when, while making
an attempt at a ball, he slashed the palm
of his right hand on a rock and received
several stiches. This left Coach Pritchard
with a powerful bat to replace in the
three spot.
Starting outfielder and first baseman
Ray Acri was also lost for the season
due to an injury, leaving the coach with
yet another strong bat to replace in the
batting order.
Despite the lofty disabled list, the
Lions have showed steady improvement
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throughout the season. The senior trio of
the Nye brothers, Ron and Rob, and Jim
"Tank" Petrucci hayed provided strong
leadership as well as some impressive
statistics.
Pitcher and infielder Ron Nye leads
the team in slugging percentage, batting
average, and earned run average--proving
to be the Lions steadiest player.
Catcher Rob Nye, the deadliest arm
in NAIA District 19, has thrown out 16
of the 30 baserunners that have
attempted to steal on him. Nye also
leads the team on base percentage while
hitting in the lead-off spot.
Third basethan "Tank" Petrucci
possesses a golden glove at third, as well
as Jose Canseco's power in slugging the
hide off the ball. "Tank" has slugged
four homers in fourteen games.
The nucleus of juniors is strong and
high hopes are building for a promising
1991 season. Rob Mitchell, a junior
fire-bailer outfielder and pitcher, has a
cannon for an arm. He has showed
flashes of brilliance on the mound and
should be District 19's most feared
pitcher next season. Mitchell also
provides a solid bat with two homers,
including a grand-slam this season.
The "Turf Rabbits", junior outfielders
Don and Marshall Walters, provide both
speed and stability in the outfield and
also on the base paths.
Joel Strousse has shown imrovement
throughout the season and his speed
should be a pleasant asset in the Lion
outfield. Junior, Derrick Slocum, has
played a solid first while showing
flashes of hitting power.
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All good things must come to an
end, and so with much sadness in my
heart I am rambling for the last time in
the Cap. Times. Before I start tearing
up, I better get busy. So let's get out of
here...
ESPN must have been hurting for
shows the other night. I was reduced to
watching the National Aerobic
Championships brought to me by
Reebok. Oh what a show! What ever
happened to the Battle of the Monster
Trucks? Who ever conceived such a
national championship? Aerobics are
great but a national championship?
Come on something is wrong here!...
Who here knew that Penn State is the
NCAA National Champion in fencing?
Well they did! Boy-oh-boy and I thought
we only had football and basketball
teams... Back to ESPN and the national
pasttime of baseball. Their coverage of
games is great. Their commentary isn't.
But hey all of us baseball fans can now
see a lot of baseball and those who don't
like baseball can suffer... Toledo, Ohio
is once again the place from where our
'who cares' department comes from. The
sport is squash and the event is the
North American Open. John Nimick of
Boston took it to David Boyum of
Cambridge, Mass., 16-14, 8-15, 15-8,
and 15-12 to win the event. YAWN-way
to go John-ZZZ77Z Bowling is still
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on my pen and so is Jim Penack. Well it
seems that Big Jim won 4 straight
matches to set a record for consecutive
wins at 15 in TV matches. Jim also won
his third tournament title of the year by
winning the $150,000 ' Showboat
Atlantic City Open. Penak hammered
Purvis Granger, 231-215, in the title
match... The baseball season is now in
full swing and I guess it is time for me
to dust off my crazy-eight ball and make
a prediction on who will go all the way.
To the series, that is. If I would go with
the consulting firm of Paul and Jay it
would have to be the A's, but I'm not. I
still like the Cub's but might have to go
with the Dodger's. It is to early to decide
I can't really say... The NBA finals will
soon be here. OK, not until June but
they will be here. Not soon but they
will be here. Who are the favorites and
who aren't? I must go with the local
favorite in the 76ers from Philly. Sir
Charles will lead them far this year, and
who knows where they will end up. No
one thought they would win the Atlantic
division this year, did they?... One last
thing on the A's. I recently saw them in
action against Baltimore and they are
impressive. The parking in Baltimore,
on the other hand, isn't. My car was
stuck in the middle of a sea of cars. It
took forever to get out of the lot. This
means, never park at Memorial
stadium... Mud-volleyball was held and
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