Page Six Baseball players slug it out in recent intrasquad game during ‘spring’ training. Baseball Team On The Stick The outlook for Behrend’s 1971 baseball team appears very bright as the team prepares for its season opener April 14. Coach Stoner has a wealth of talent to work with. Returning from last year is second baseman Terry Kestle, a former All-County star at Fort Leßoeuf. Kestle was a plus .300 bitter and an excellent defensive player for the Cubs last year. He apparently is set at second base at this point. Other returnees from last year include Ron Wasson, Shelby Flom, Rich Weldon, Jack Richenbacher, Ed Deni, and Mike McGinley. Another All-County performer, Donny Hill, from Iroquois High School, will most likely gain an infield position on the starting nine. Jim Greishober and Don Raydo are sure shots for catcher and'outfielder respectively. Both will also see some pitching duty during the season. The pitching staff looks tough at this point. It is led by Behrend’s third All-County player, hard throwing Mark Lytle. Lytle, who will be counted on heavily this season, is described by Coach Stoner as his bv Tony Alo CUB Sports Writer “number one” hurler. Other members of the mighty mound staff will include multi-talented Dave Ruef, who will most likely double at first base, Tom Wright, Rich Shroeder, Dwight Weibel, Raydo, Greishober, and Mike Kushinikon, the only southpaw on the staff. Other players who will probably see action are Rich Veely, Tom Harvey, Jack Fava, Jim Bowser, Bob Marx, Gary Miller, Roger Spacht, Tom Ramsdell, Bob Rack, and Greg Shaw. All have good chances of breaking into the starting nine. Doug Hoover, Jerry Kinston, Craig Blum, Mark Hedges, and Mike Wolf are also out for the team. Except for Kestle, Hill, Raydo, and Greishober and most of the pitching staff, everything is still “up in the air” as far as the starting lineups are concerned. Intra-squad games and scrim mages against area high schools are scheduled before opening day. These games will serve to show the coach “what some of his people look like” under game conditions. Definitely, the strong points of die team are its pitching and defense. The hitting is not Dverpowering although there are a few “big sticks'’ on the team. Most of the players are single hitters. The attitude of the team is excellent and spirit is sky-high. Coach Stoner is very optimistic toward the coming season. However, it is just a little early for him to present a clear picture of how the season will shape up. He was cautious in stating that, “Potentially we have a good ball club, but potential doesn’t always come through.” Yet, if that potential does come through, and if all the talent can be put together, many Behrend op ponents are going to find themselves on the short end of the score this season. THE NITTANY CUB Golf Team Swings For 4th By Joe Engerski CU B Sports Writer The frigid skies over Behrend having not yet departed, the golf team anxiously waits its chance to use the first opportunity it gets to hit the iinks. The home course is the Lakeview Country Club in North East. Behrend's first-test will be on April 13 when the golf team will play its first, match ’ against the Beaver Campus. This year's team, under the supervision of Coach Marty Malkin, will try for its fourth consecufive Commonwealth Campus title. Coach Malkin sounded very optimistic as he told of four returning varsity members of last year's team. Although tryouts for the team have been hampered by the cold weather. Coach Malkin said the nucleus of the team will probably revolve around the four returning members. Those returning lettermen include Jim Codrea, Gary Faulhober, Ron Kwasneski and Ray Pagliari. Jim Correa was the only Behrend golfer last year to compete at the Region XIX Golf Tournament in Baltimore, Maryland where he placed el even fh wi th a score of 86 and 79. It looks very much like the Behrend golf team will be very tough to beat as it has been in the past years. Dr. Sweeting Returns As Basketball Coach By Mike McGinley CUB Sports Editor “I am very happy to be two games I saw Behrend play returning and am looking for- this winter, I was quite im ward to the upcoming year,” pressed with the play of Ike that’s how Rodger Sweeting, Burnett and Glenn McKinney and former athletic director and feel they will provide a strong basketball coach at Behrend nucleus and leadership for next described his recent visit to year’s team. I’ll be looking campus. Coach Sweeting will forward to the support of the return next year to pick up where student body especially from the he left off after a two-year leave dorms,” added Coach Sweeting, of absence to obtain his doctors When asked if he’ll do anything degree at the University of different next year he said, “Win Illinois. more games and lose less.” Mr. Sweeting was on campus preparing for next year’s roundball- season by reviewing the schedule, talking with returning players and recruiting high school seniors for next year’s squad. Coach Sweeting’s last team at Behrend ran off twenty con secutive victories and averaged over 100 points per game. “In the Zljs'k?'. ’-; , ;« -w~, v£**;&&^ Bob Mangels and John Long are hard at work in preparation for upcoming tennis season. Tennis Gets Large Freshman Turn-out Coach Herb Lauffer will be counting heavily on freshmen when the Behrend tennis team opens the 1971 season on April 17, against Allegheny College - South Campus. Wrestlers Triumphant At The Commonwealth Meet By Mike McGinley CUB Sports Writer Behrend Campus won their second consecutive Com monwealth Campus wrestling championship by outgrappling Dubois and Fayette campuses. Behrend finished with a total of 78 points while Dubois came in with 55 points and Fayette, 47 points. 124 wrestlers represented 13 schools in the tournament which was held at Dubois Campus March 12 and 13. The Cubs en- Erie Draft Law Information Center FREE COUNSELLING ABOUT SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT CHOICES. RIGHTS, APPEALS. ETC. 1031 STATE ST. ERIE. PENNA. 16501 Noon to 8 P. M. Mon. thru Sat. (814) 456-4918 SEX IS YOUR BUSINESS (BIRTH CONTROL IS OURS) We believe you’re entitled to your privacy when it comes to buying contraceptives. We’re a nonprofit family planning agency and we offer you contraceptives through the privacy of the mails. We specialize in men’s products (including two new European im ports)—but we have nonprescription foam for women, too. 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I am satisfied with the interest the team members have shown in trying-to improve their game,” commented Coach Lauffer. Team members include Bob Mangels, the only returning letterman, Jim Lyons, John Long, Rick Caldwell, Jim Kyle, Jay Baker, Dave Eastburn, Al Lopus and Tom Garson. tered the tournament as un derdogs to Dubois, Berks and Fayette campuses. Behrend grabbed the first round lead with six points and maintained an eight point lead over Dubois after the second round. Entering the semi-finals, the Cubs had seven wrestlers to Dubois and Fayette’s six grap plers each. The Cubs upped their lead to nine points over Dubois and Fayette, 52 - 43 - 43. Behrend sent four wrestlers to both the consolations and the finals. In the consolations it was Jim Matteson winning by a pin, Dan Trusilo and Tom Staszewski winning by decisions and Rick Erickson losing by decision. 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