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Behrend's
baseball
team holds
fall
practices,
prepares
for spring
by Mike Lesher
Collegian Staff Writer
The Behrend baseball team
has started its annual fall
practices and games, tuning
up for what could be a
promising spring season.
The fall tune-up will help
Coach Michael Bari to get a
good look at each of his
players and find out what to
do with his personnel. Forty
five people have tried out for
the Behrend squad, but has
been trimmed to 30. Coach
Bari mentioned that there are
usually 23 or 24 people on
the final roster.
The Behrend nine played in
the Erie County Baseball
Classic on September 18 and
19. In their first game of the
tournament, the Behrend team
lost to Edinboro 4-2.
Ray Cerqua pitched five
innings of the game and also
belted a two run double to
keep Behrend in the game.
Roger Link was 2 for 2
batting before he was hit by
apitch, breaking his hand.
After losing to Edinboro,
the Lions entered the
consolation round against
Gannon. Behrend won the
game, 3-2, finishing third
overall in the tournament.
Chris Kolivoski stood out in
the Behrend win, pitching a
complete game and driving in
two runs while collecting 2
hits.
The Behrend baseball team
was at home this past
Sunday, taking on the
Allegheny Gators in a double
header. The Gators swept the
Lions, 7-4 in the opener, and
4-3 in the nightcap.
Behrend's Chris Myers, a
freshman, went 4 for 6 and
drove in a pair of runs. Scott
Frantz pitched 6 2/3 innings
in the second game, allowing
only one earned run.
When asked how he feels
about his team heading into
the spring baseball season,
Coach Bari stated, We're a
young team with a lot of
freshmen, and we have a mix
of older players who are
showing signs of good
leadership qualities, which we
haven't had in three years."
Coach Bari also said he was
looking forward to the spring
season and that the Behrend
squad is young and
promising.
Behrend's final fall game
pits the Behrend team against
Mcrcyhurst College in a
double-header on October 7.
Intramurals sports program starts to heat up
Eighteen-team playoff to decide softball champion starts this week
by Ken Kurtz
Collegian Staff Writer
The intramural sports program
at Behrend attracted 2,268
participants last year. The
Intramural Director, Brett Banker,
was very pleased with those
numbers. He feels the program
has peaked, and is doing as much
as it can with the facilities
available.
Softball, the only sport
underway so far, has slightly
increased participation over last
year. 350 athletes make up the
eighteen teams battling to reach
the playoffs, which begin this
week. The championship game
will be played Tuesday, October
3 at 3:00 pm on the field next to
the tennis courts.
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Two other sports begin just as
softball ends. Rosters for mens,
womens, and co-ed soccer and
flag football are due on
September 29. Play for both
sports starts next week.
Flag Football is the most
popular intramural sport here at
Behrend. Unlike other sports, it
usually gets enough participants
for all three divisions. Last fall
42 teams and 585 athletes played
the sport.
The intramural program also
sponsors tournaments throughout
the year. The tournaments
scheduled for this fall are: Beach
Volleyball-September 30 on
campus, Provost Golf Tourney-
October 14 at Gospel Hill Golf
Club, and Five-on-five
Basketball-October 22-24 in Eric
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Hall. These activities are open to
students and faculty.
The officials for each sport are
students who undergo a training
session. They arc paid $4.00 an
hour. Mr. Banker has no problem
"I think its . a great
release
opportunity
exercise"
finding umpires for softball, but
football is a different story. Due
to the large amount of teams,
five games are played at one
time. This means that fifteen
referees are needed. That many
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Intramural Director
volunteers are hard to come by.
If you arc interested in entering
yourself or a team in an
intramural sport, or would like to
become an official, pick up roster
forms and applications in the
Intramural office. The office is
located in the Student Activities
Suite in the Reed Building.
Information on upcoming sports
and tournaments are posted on
bulletin boards in the Reed
building and Erie Hall.
Mr. Banker feels that a good
intramural program contributes to
school spirit and student well
being. "I think it is a great
release and opportunity to
exercise. It's important to develop
healthy habits early so you can
play (the sport) for the rest of
your life."
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