1987_03 The Daily Collegian March 1987

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Softball team takes five of six in Hawaii
By Jim Bohannon
Co-Sports Editor
Losing its Pacific Coast Athletic
Association opener to Hawaii Friday
shocked the Fresno State softball team,
but it might have been the spark that
keyed the Bulldogs to five straight wins to
finish   out   their   trip   to   the   Hawaiian
Highlighting the win streak was junior
Melanie Parrent's sixth career no-hitter.
against the Rainbow Wahines ^Saturday.
Parrent tied the FSU record held by Wende
Ward,
"It's pretty hard to do (pitching a no-
hitter). There is a lot of luck involved,"
said Parrent. The defense played great and
it also helped watching the batters in the
first game."
The Bulldogs swept Hawaii Pacific
Sunday to raise their record to 12-5.
Ranked No.  10 in the country, the 'Dogs
nearly received a second consecutive no-
hitter when Lori Romeiro-Gardner fired
blanks at Hawaii Pacific for six and two-
thirds uiriLTiES.
But Romeiro-Gardner, who struck out 11
batters (including eight in a row), gave up
a base hit to Cheryl Fisher ending her bid
for a no-hitter. Still, she won the game 3-
0 to improve her record to 5-2.
Leading the offense for Fresno State was
Karin Richter, who had three hits. Second
baseman Kathy Mayer had the game-
winning RBI when she grounded out • to
knock in Carie Dever.
Behind Parrent's six-hitter, the Bulldogs
won 4-1 in the nightcap. Parrent also
upped her record to 5-2 as she struck out
four.
Fresno State jumped out to the lead by
scoring a run in the fourth inning, but
Hawaii Pacific answered with one in its
half of the inning.
CLASSIC
Continued from page 9
one, two, respectively in the Pacific
Coast Athletic Association by the
coaches, a meeting in the
championship could be an early PCAA
showdown treat. The six participants
will be broken into "Red" and "Blue"
divisions. Intradivision play .will begin
Monday and Saturday the teams will be
paired for a fifth place, fourth place and
championship game.
Here's a brief look with division and
current record in parenthesis:
Eastern Washington (RED, 4-3):
Coach Jim Wasem suffered a first last
season. His Eagles finished under .500
(24-28) for the first time in the five
years he's . been there The Eagles
participate in the Pac-10 North where
EWU finished sixth at 8-16. Left fielder
Mark Sutherland leads the club with a
350 batting average and eight RBIs.
Fresno State (BLUE, 16-8): Coach
Bennett is five wins away from 700
and the rate FSU's been winning that
win could come this week. But, in 8-7
and 21-6 wins over St. Mary's this
weekend, Bennett wasn't too content
with his pitchers and is looking for
fine outings on the mound — citing
that as his biggest worry. Steve Pearse
leads the team in hitting with' a .400
average. John Salles, who will throw
the 7 pjn. opener versus OSU, leads
the pitching staff with a 7-1 record.
San Diego State (RED, 11-9): With
major leaguers Tony Gwym, Bud
Black, Bobby Meachum and Dave
Smith, it's safe to say SDSU has
produced some talented players. Abo,
the Aztecs won the WAC Western last
season with a 42-23-1 and 16-8 league
record. SDSU s best player is Mike Erb,
a preseason All-America candidate by
Baseball America.
UC-Santa Barbara (RED, 11-8-1): Al
Ferrer said with midterm finals going
on, he might have to fly some players
back and forth, which suits Bennett
fine. The Gauchos took two of three
from Texas and split with nationally-
ranked USC. UCSB's top hitter is .
desginated hitter Tom Logan (.419, 3
HRs, 21 RBIs). Jeff Cesari (1-1. 170)
is the squads top thrower.
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USIU (BLUE, 10-14): With trips to
Long Beach and Qutpmian College,
then San Diego to see a relative. Coach
Al Everest did a lot of traveling over
the weekend. Everest hopes his team
won't get "drove" on this week. The
Gulls are coming off a 28-32 year.
Outfielder Steve Hendricks, who holds
the school career record in homers, is
the team's leading hitler. He's batting
348 this season.
Oregon State (BLUE, 3-3): FSU's
opening oposition is Sprite accustom to
Beiden Field having % participated in
the tourney five times now. Coach by
Jack Riley. OSU won the Pac-10
Northern Division and possessed an
overall 39-15 record. Ken Bowen, '
shortstop is a preseason All-American
candidate. Pitchers John Sipple, Chris
Payne and Jeff Otis give the Beavers a
superb rotation.
SWEEP
Continued from page 9
After an out, Steve Lozano started FSU's
ninth inning rally with a walk. Lozano made
it to third on Evin Edwards' critical single
Shawn Gilbert kept the attack alive with, a
single to right to score Lozano.
St. Mary's then made a contribution to
FSU's good fortunes by botching a Michael
Stewart grounder that could have been a game-
ending double play. But when shortstop Brett
Smith dropped the throw, pinch runner Steve .
Hosey easily scored from third
Brandon Mitchell grounded out for FSU's
second out, but the grounder did get another
run across, chopping the lead to 7-6. Bates
then stepped to the plate for what armed out
to be a well-deserved trip.
Bates scorched Arola's 3-1 pitch long and
hard over the bullpen in right to keep the
Dogs' three-game win streak in tact, going
into this week's Me-N-Eds/Pepsi Best of the
West Classic, which involves six teams with
games being played at 1. 4 and 7 pjn. FSU
plays its first game at 7 pjn. tonight versus
Oregon State.
In the fifth,  Jill  Polanco readied  first Parrent's i no-hit   masterpiece   in   game
base when she was hit by the pitch. She two gave the 'Dogs the sweep. It wasn't
was sacrificed to second, and then scored like Fresno State was ripping the cover
the winning run when Karen Pyle delivered off the ball either, as the Bulldogs only
an RBI single. had one hit
Pyle   and  Martha Noffsinger  each  had Again    it    was    Dever    batting    with
two  hits  and  an  RBI, while Gina Strang runners at second and third; this time in
doubled in a run. the top of the fifth. She nailed a ball to
the shortstop who couldn't come up with
"We played flat; down to their level, but it   and   when  Geri   Ciandro   crossed   die
we ended up being able to. come out' on plate, Parrent had the only run she would
top,"   coach   Margie   Wright   said.   The; need
good thing was that everybody contributed Afte* erupting for four runs in the first
—   when   our   big   sticks   didn't   come inning of their PCAA opener Friday, the
through,   other  people   did   and   that Ml] 'Do**    went   dry.    FSU    had    six   hits,
help us in the future,"                               \ including RBI singles by Strang. Mecum,
Saturday,   the   'Dogs   faced "'a   position Mayer and Till Rolen, in    the top of the
where   they   had   to   sweep   the   RaSnbow first, but Hawaii's Cora Uyeshiro    shutout
Wahines. Before the trip, Wright said her Presno State the rest of the way.
'Dogs needed to beat the teams that they Hawaii   chipped   away    at   the    lead,
were supposed to if they were to compete cutting it to 4-3 heading to the bottom of
for the PCAA tide; and Hawaii was one of the seventh. That's when Lia Machado hit
those beatable teams.                               \ *n   infield   single   to   tie   the   score   and
In the first game, Dever starred both at Michelle   Inouye   lined  one  off  the  left
the plate and on the mound The freshman J^d.twaU to <*"*&* the comeback and
fireballer scattered  six  hits  in picking up ""
the 4-3 win and raising her record to 2-1.
Batting with runners at second and
third, Dever rifled die ball up the middle.
By the time the center fielder caught up to
it, two runs had crossed and the score was
tied. Kim Mecum's sacrifice fly drove in
the go-ahead run for the 'Dogs.
win it.
The 'Dogs came back to split the twin-
bill when Parrent spun a one-hi tier. A
three-run sixth inning propelled the
Bulldogs to a 3-1 triumph.
Fresno State returns to Bulldog
Diamond Thursday to face the Pacific
Tigers in a PCAA contest at 2 pjn.
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