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. •; i 8—The Daily Collegian Monday, May 1,1995 Diamond 'Dogs win wi game to sweep SDSU Up and Over ByChadHolcomb 'p Staff writer < : It was definitely a fan's game yesterday afternoon out at Beiden Field. The Bulldogs (36-15, 17-7 in WAC) stormed into left field mauling left fielder Derek Feramisco as soon as the um¬ pire motioned that the SarrDi- .k egoStaterunnerStewartSmoth- ers was out at the plate. The fans were holding their breath from the crack df the bat until catcher Matt Curtis put on the tag at the plate in the top of the ninth to secure the 6-5 win over the Aztecs and the three- game series sweep. "He [Feramisco] gave me a nice shot right on the money, and all I had to do was catch it and put the tag on. It's always exciting to end the game at the plate," Curtis said about the fi¬ nal play of the game. "I was really disappointed and just hoped to make it up," said Feramsico who struck out - in the eighth. "The outfielders met in center at the pitching change, and the last thing Woody [Ryan Wood] said, was to throw him out,"* Feramsico said. The No. 14 Bulldogs, who are 25-5 at home this season, ac¬ complished the task of picking up one ruhlh the bottom of the eighth after Larry Barnes ledoff •with a single up the middle. San Diego pitcher Justin Brunette, relieving starter Adam Virchis, then had to face Joseph Freitas and Curtis, who hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth. Brunette walked them both, loading up the bases. With one out, senior second baseman Jim Fisher hit the sacrifice fly to center to bring in the^game winning run for the Bulldogs, who have won 12 straight at Beiden. The 'Dogs' bats had been si¬ lent up until Giuseppe Chiaramonte stepped up to lead off the four-run sixth inning. To left, to center and then lo right went the home runs off the bats of Chiaramonte (7), a two-run shot by Freitas (7), followed by the Curtis shot to right (4). "We had the ability to come back at any time, and I think the crowd knew it. We played a little sloppy in the beginning but Giuseppe sparked us," Curtis said. San Diego State had the hit¬ ters too, with shortstop Tony Zaragoza hitting two solo home runs for the Aztecs going 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored in the game. His second shot in the top of the sixth inning to left field was the last batter faced for Bulldog starting pitcher Robeft' Donnelly. -^ "Giuseppe sparked us today, but I think it was Enard who turned it around for us," said head coach Bob Bennett about reliever Tony Enard. Enard came in relief of Donnehy who threw five in¬ nings, giving up five runs on five hits With four strike outs. Enard (1-0), who was appear¬ ing in his first reliever role of the., season, stumped the Aztec hit¬ ters until he gave way to Scott Navarro in the ninth whopicked up his second save of the sea¬ son. The Aztecs grabbed another run in the fourth inning after a hit batter, a single and an error drove in the run to give SDSU a 4-1 lead. SDSU took a 2-1 lead in the second after Zaragoza singled and stole second and an errantpitchoutgot him to third. A walk and one of three Bull¬ dog errors in the game scored one run, while another wild pitch brought across the other. "I think they have a good ball club. They certainly gave us all we can handle," Bennett said. "They have a bunch of guys that can hurt you, especially Zaragoza." The Bulldogs picked up their first run in the second after Freitas walked and Curtis doubled to left. On an appeal, Curtis was found guilty of miss¬ ing first base on his way to sec¬ ond, which stumped any fur¬ ther rally in the second. The 'Dogs took the two night caps of the series from the Az¬ tecs 8-3 Saturday night and 10-4 Friday night. Senior right hander Kevin Gunther is at the top of the West- ern Athletic Conference. Gunther's complete game win See SWEEP, Page 7 Softball drops to 3rd with losses By Kelly Jones Staff writer Things don'ttfook good for the Fresno State Softball team after losing three of four con¬ ference road gaffies in Utah this weekend. Fresno State dropped to third place in the Western Athletic Conference with Sac-^ ramento State. The Bulldogs are 43-15 overall, 15-7 in the WAC. Favored to win the conference title by WAC coaches early this season, the Bulldogs are three games out of first place. They have six WAC games left to get past the current leader, Cal-State Northridge. If it makes any difference where the team plays, Fresno State is in luck — the remain¬ ing league doubleheaders will all be played at Bulldog Diamond., Cal-State Northridge comes to town Friday, May 5. San TJttego State follows Saturday, May 6, and Sacramento State makes an appearance Saturday, May 13. The Bulldogs will also play non-conference opponent Cal- Poly SLO Sunday, May 7. Fresno Stale had no problems with Southern Utah two weeks ago at Bulldog Diamond, but the Bulldogs didn't repeat their 10-0, 9-0 sweep of the Thunderbirds Saturday. Fresno State won the first game 2-1, on the arm of pitcher Maureen Brady. Jo Pini andfRandi Berg each had an RBI, Berg's op a double in the fifth inning. Laura Berg went 3-3 and scored her 56 run of fhe year, breaking Julie Smith's record of1 55 in 199$. Melissa Thatcher. also bit a double. Despite five Thunderbif d er¬ rors in the second game, the Bulldogs' one mistake by ftobyn Yprke in the seventh inning meant the game — a winning " run for the Thunderbirds. Laura Berg'had a double and a stolen base for Fresno State. Pitcher Jennifer Clark got knocked for nine hits before being relieved by Brady in the sixth inning. On Saturday, Fresno State was blown away by Utah, 5^1 and 2-0. The Bulldogs also disposed of the Utes at Bulldog Dia¬ mond earlier in April, 5-2,3- 1. Laura Berg got things started for Fresno State with, v her 10th triple of the year, a new school record. Brady gave up four walks and eight hits, including a solo home 'run by Karen Bono'in the third inning. Brady's record dropped to 23111. Clark's season record also dropped, to 17-4, in the sec¬ ond game. Fresno State had only four hits. Part of the problem this weekend may be attributed to the game balls. Games are normally played with a lively, optic yellow ball. Due to the elevation in Utah, the teams played with a regular white ball, something Fresno State may not have adjusted to. . •, Ken Koller/The Daily Collegian Fresno State's, A.J. Blackburn dears 15 feet, seven inches in the pole vault Sunday afternoon. The 'Dogs were competing with a best of other schools in the Cal/ Nevada Track and Field Championships over the weekend. ^ \ C~, ■ _ , > £rh Men's tennis places second in WAG, women take third By Kelly Jones Staff writer As expected, the New Mexico men's tennis team won its fifth consecutive Western Athletic Conference title, leaving Fresno State with a second place finish Saturday. The final score was 4-3 in Al- buquerque upon . Tad Berkowitz's upset of Fresno State's Fredrick Bergh. in No. 1 singles. Tied at one set, Bergh won the first five games of the third set, battled against Berkowitz in five match points and finally fell in the last seven games to give Berkowitz -the win. Bergh. was named New¬ comer of the Year and Berkowitz received WACPlayerof the Year honors. Bergh, Blago Petrov, Ivan Keskjnov, Ryan Junio and Bryan ^^Vjurjlb were all named to the all- WAC team. Fresno State swept New Mexico in the doubles matches, something that hadn't been done to t^ie Lobos all season, buf the Bulldogs only received one point for the victories with new NCAA rules. Fresno State's women took third place in the WAC by sur¬ prising third-seeded New Mexico, 5r4. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs won three of six singles ma tches and two of three doubles matches to oust New Mexico. Amy Gallagher set a rfew school record for career wins with a 74-45>record. She and teammate Marta Pitarch were awarded all-WAC singles hop-, ors. ♦ 1 '.. ■— i ■ L f , \
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Title | 1995_05 The Daily Collegian May 1995 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1995 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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Title | May 1, 1995, Page 8 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1995 |
Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
Language | eng |
Full-Text-Search | . •; i 8—The Daily Collegian Monday, May 1,1995 Diamond 'Dogs win wi game to sweep SDSU Up and Over ByChadHolcomb 'p Staff writer < : It was definitely a fan's game yesterday afternoon out at Beiden Field. The Bulldogs (36-15, 17-7 in WAC) stormed into left field mauling left fielder Derek Feramisco as soon as the um¬ pire motioned that the SarrDi- .k egoStaterunnerStewartSmoth- ers was out at the plate. The fans were holding their breath from the crack df the bat until catcher Matt Curtis put on the tag at the plate in the top of the ninth to secure the 6-5 win over the Aztecs and the three- game series sweep. "He [Feramisco] gave me a nice shot right on the money, and all I had to do was catch it and put the tag on. It's always exciting to end the game at the plate," Curtis said about the fi¬ nal play of the game. "I was really disappointed and just hoped to make it up," said Feramsico who struck out - in the eighth. "The outfielders met in center at the pitching change, and the last thing Woody [Ryan Wood] said, was to throw him out,"* Feramsico said. The No. 14 Bulldogs, who are 25-5 at home this season, ac¬ complished the task of picking up one ruhlh the bottom of the eighth after Larry Barnes ledoff •with a single up the middle. San Diego pitcher Justin Brunette, relieving starter Adam Virchis, then had to face Joseph Freitas and Curtis, who hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth. Brunette walked them both, loading up the bases. With one out, senior second baseman Jim Fisher hit the sacrifice fly to center to bring in the^game winning run for the Bulldogs, who have won 12 straight at Beiden. The 'Dogs' bats had been si¬ lent up until Giuseppe Chiaramonte stepped up to lead off the four-run sixth inning. To left, to center and then lo right went the home runs off the bats of Chiaramonte (7), a two-run shot by Freitas (7), followed by the Curtis shot to right (4). "We had the ability to come back at any time, and I think the crowd knew it. We played a little sloppy in the beginning but Giuseppe sparked us," Curtis said. San Diego State had the hit¬ ters too, with shortstop Tony Zaragoza hitting two solo home runs for the Aztecs going 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored in the game. His second shot in the top of the sixth inning to left field was the last batter faced for Bulldog starting pitcher Robeft' Donnelly. -^ "Giuseppe sparked us today, but I think it was Enard who turned it around for us," said head coach Bob Bennett about reliever Tony Enard. Enard came in relief of Donnehy who threw five in¬ nings, giving up five runs on five hits With four strike outs. Enard (1-0), who was appear¬ ing in his first reliever role of the., season, stumped the Aztec hit¬ ters until he gave way to Scott Navarro in the ninth whopicked up his second save of the sea¬ son. The Aztecs grabbed another run in the fourth inning after a hit batter, a single and an error drove in the run to give SDSU a 4-1 lead. SDSU took a 2-1 lead in the second after Zaragoza singled and stole second and an errantpitchoutgot him to third. A walk and one of three Bull¬ dog errors in the game scored one run, while another wild pitch brought across the other. "I think they have a good ball club. They certainly gave us all we can handle," Bennett said. "They have a bunch of guys that can hurt you, especially Zaragoza." The Bulldogs picked up their first run in the second after Freitas walked and Curtis doubled to left. On an appeal, Curtis was found guilty of miss¬ ing first base on his way to sec¬ ond, which stumped any fur¬ ther rally in the second. The 'Dogs took the two night caps of the series from the Az¬ tecs 8-3 Saturday night and 10-4 Friday night. Senior right hander Kevin Gunther is at the top of the West- ern Athletic Conference. Gunther's complete game win See SWEEP, Page 7 Softball drops to 3rd with losses By Kelly Jones Staff writer Things don'ttfook good for the Fresno State Softball team after losing three of four con¬ ference road gaffies in Utah this weekend. Fresno State dropped to third place in the Western Athletic Conference with Sac-^ ramento State. The Bulldogs are 43-15 overall, 15-7 in the WAC. Favored to win the conference title by WAC coaches early this season, the Bulldogs are three games out of first place. They have six WAC games left to get past the current leader, Cal-State Northridge. If it makes any difference where the team plays, Fresno State is in luck — the remain¬ ing league doubleheaders will all be played at Bulldog Diamond., Cal-State Northridge comes to town Friday, May 5. San TJttego State follows Saturday, May 6, and Sacramento State makes an appearance Saturday, May 13. The Bulldogs will also play non-conference opponent Cal- Poly SLO Sunday, May 7. Fresno Stale had no problems with Southern Utah two weeks ago at Bulldog Diamond, but the Bulldogs didn't repeat their 10-0, 9-0 sweep of the Thunderbirds Saturday. Fresno State won the first game 2-1, on the arm of pitcher Maureen Brady. Jo Pini andfRandi Berg each had an RBI, Berg's op a double in the fifth inning. Laura Berg went 3-3 and scored her 56 run of fhe year, breaking Julie Smith's record of1 55 in 199$. Melissa Thatcher. also bit a double. Despite five Thunderbif d er¬ rors in the second game, the Bulldogs' one mistake by ftobyn Yprke in the seventh inning meant the game — a winning " run for the Thunderbirds. Laura Berg'had a double and a stolen base for Fresno State. Pitcher Jennifer Clark got knocked for nine hits before being relieved by Brady in the sixth inning. On Saturday, Fresno State was blown away by Utah, 5^1 and 2-0. The Bulldogs also disposed of the Utes at Bulldog Dia¬ mond earlier in April, 5-2,3- 1. Laura Berg got things started for Fresno State with, v her 10th triple of the year, a new school record. Brady gave up four walks and eight hits, including a solo home 'run by Karen Bono'in the third inning. Brady's record dropped to 23111. Clark's season record also dropped, to 17-4, in the sec¬ ond game. Fresno State had only four hits. Part of the problem this weekend may be attributed to the game balls. Games are normally played with a lively, optic yellow ball. Due to the elevation in Utah, the teams played with a regular white ball, something Fresno State may not have adjusted to. . •, Ken Koller/The Daily Collegian Fresno State's, A.J. Blackburn dears 15 feet, seven inches in the pole vault Sunday afternoon. The 'Dogs were competing with a best of other schools in the Cal/ Nevada Track and Field Championships over the weekend. ^ \ C~, ■ _ , > £rh Men's tennis places second in WAG, women take third By Kelly Jones Staff writer As expected, the New Mexico men's tennis team won its fifth consecutive Western Athletic Conference title, leaving Fresno State with a second place finish Saturday. The final score was 4-3 in Al- buquerque upon . Tad Berkowitz's upset of Fresno State's Fredrick Bergh. in No. 1 singles. Tied at one set, Bergh won the first five games of the third set, battled against Berkowitz in five match points and finally fell in the last seven games to give Berkowitz -the win. Bergh. was named New¬ comer of the Year and Berkowitz received WACPlayerof the Year honors. Bergh, Blago Petrov, Ivan Keskjnov, Ryan Junio and Bryan ^^Vjurjlb were all named to the all- WAC team. Fresno State swept New Mexico in the doubles matches, something that hadn't been done to t^ie Lobos all season, buf the Bulldogs only received one point for the victories with new NCAA rules. Fresno State's women took third place in the WAC by sur¬ prising third-seeded New Mexico, 5r4. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs won three of six singles ma tches and two of three doubles matches to oust New Mexico. Amy Gallagher set a rfew school record for career wins with a 74-45>record. She and teammate Marta Pitarch were awarded all-WAC singles hop-, ors. ♦ 1 '.. ■— i ■ L f , \ |