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Spouts : Monday, May 4,1987 ; Page 7 SOFTBALL Continued rrom page 6 As, did the rest of the Bulldogs. • ►' Fronvthc start of the twin-bill, the Dogs had their hitting shoes on against the Cal State Fullerton ace Connie Clark, who entered the day with a 26-1 record. But at the close of the afternoon, Clark was 27-2 after being roughed up for four runs and 16 hits in the two games. *"N "We hit her (Clark) like we owned her. To get as many hits off one of the finer pitchers in the country says a lot for our team — good hitters answer to the challenge of a good pitcher," Wright said. Fresno State jumped on Clark early in game two. Martha Noffsinger (who was on a tear with a 4-for-5 day) slapped a smgle to left wkrfone out in the first inning. Jill Rolen sacrificed her to second and then Gena Strang sent a blast to deep right field that cleared the fence on a hop. Strang's double put the 'Dogs ahead 1-0. "She (Clark) just threw one up and in and I was ready for it" Strang said. The 1-0 lead held up until the Bulldogs got an insurance run in the bottom half of the sixth inning. Karin Richter (3-for-7 against Clark) laced a triple to the comer in right field and Shelly Stokes (3-for-6 on the day) knocked her home with a single up the middle giving FSU a safe 2-0 lead. No lead was safe during the opener, though, as the teams went back and forth in Fullcrton's 3-2 decision. The Titans broke out on top in ar. unusual way. Catcher Michelle Gromacki took Lori Romeiro-Gardner (21 -5) deep over the left field fence for a round-tripper. It was Gromacki's first home run of the year, and the first home run at Bulldog Diamond since the fences were moved back 20 feet in 1985. FSU wasted little time in fighting back to nab a 2-1 lead Stokes' slicing triple to right- center opened up the rally. Kathy Mayer walked and with runners on first and third. Titan coach Judi Garm an paid Noffsinger a bit of respect Carman had Clark intentionally walk the freshman to fill the bases with one out Rolen followed and made the Titans pay dearly for their stategy. The senior left fielder ripped a single to right field to tie the game at one. Strang yanked a single to right giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 advantage. On the play, Rolen collided with second baseman Valerie Van Kirk. The Titans' coaching staff felt that Rolen interfered with Van Kirk's attempt to field the ball. The umpires contended she had no chance at the play. A heated argument followed and an upset Kathy Van Wyk (an assistant to Garland), was tossed from the game. <T) "That was the first time 1 have seen\an inficldcr knocked down and not had interference called," Garland said about the play. "Usually, the benefit goes to the defense." The long discussion following the incident seemed to take the wind out of the 'Dogs' sails. Clark worked out of a bases loaded-one out jam by getting Kim Mccum to ground out and Gromacki helped her pitcher by picking Rolen off third base. Romeiro-Gardner protected the lead until the Titans got to her in the fifth. Rina Foster plastered a triple to center field that just eluded Mccum. Van Kirk rolled one through the middle into center field to drive in the game- tying run. It stood 2-2 until Fullerton built a two-out rally in the eighth. Kirstine Glomboske singled to left Lisa Baker ripped a ground-rule double to right and Missy Coombes came up with a clutch single to bang in the winner. "Everytime we play them (Fullerton State), we know we're ptayingjoae of the best teams in the country," Wright said. "Now, they must think that when the play us — they're facing one of the top teams." Fresno State's team has earned some respect from German, who came' into the series hoping to gain a split They're playing much better now than they were earlier in the year. Anytime you play a really good team at their park — I don't think you can win both games, not if both teams are playing good ball" Friday afternoon, the Bulldogs tuned up for then- double-header against the Titans by sweeping San Diego Stale 4»0 and 9-0. Two of Rene Polanco's Fresno State records were broken in the affair. Noffsinger toppled the mark of 58 hits, in a season; the freshman shortstop has 64 and counting. Strang with 32 RBIs. knocked down PolaWo's record of 29 in one campaign. The Bulldogs embark on their final road trip of the season today. This afternoon, the Dogs face the San Jose State Spartans before doing battle with UNLV on Thursday. A double- header against Cal Poly-Pomona Saturday wraps up the regular season. "We definitely need to look at those games as six of pur toughest" Wright said "We need to play those games like we did against Fullerton." FSU netters fall in PCAAs By Steve Ruffonl Sports Writer It was not a joyous weekend for either the men's or women's tennis teams, as each competed in the PCAA Championships. Facing windy conditions in Las Vegas, the men's No.l seed Jean LeClcrcq, was upset in his first match by UC Santa Barbara's Kip Brady 5-7. 6-4, 7-5, and then pulled _put in the third set of his next match with "Par Sjindqvist of New Mexico State, as LeClercq pulled his right buttock muscle that he first injured in last week's Ojai Tournament LeClercq, ranked No. 58. finished the year 28-12. His twenty-eight wins in a season is a Bulldog The best performance by a Bulldog was turned in by senior Peter Billgert The 'Dogs' No. 5 player from Lindingo, Sweden, defeated Paul Carbonc of San Jose State 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 for the No. 5 singles consolation championship. Overall, the Bulldogs, who were hoping V: for at least a third place finish, did not crack the top three in the tourney, but Head Coach Brad Stine felt it was a successful season > nonetheless. "I feel we've had a great dual match season. It was the best we've ever had based on bur \ schedule," Stine said. "However, it is \ frustrating to see how we finished In they/- « PCAA Championships." The 'Dogs finished with an 18-9 record, tying an FSU record for wins in a season. The women finished the season at San Jose with a ninth-place finish, but it was almost FSU's No.l seed Julie Frasier's finest ^ moment Frasier. a junior from Santa Monica, defeated Colleen Duignan of Fullerton Stale 7- 5, 6-2 to advance to the second round where she met the. nation's No. 1 player. Monique Javer of San Diego State. Frasier took the first set 6-4, before dropping a 4-6, 6-1. 6-3 decision. However, she rolled over Long Beach's Havaja Frljuckic 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, and Hawaii's Chris Ng to claim the consolation championship. BASEBALL Continued from page 6 Singles by Haruta. Tim Jochner and Evin Edwards resulted in two more 'Dog runs, as Jochner and Goodwin pocketed the RBI*. It looked as if the Rebels were right back in it when Reed Peters got a hold of a Goff fastball in the eighth and parked it beyond'thc left-field fence. But Goff put on the afterburners and didn't surrender. "At first I wanted to establish my fastball and throw it as hard as I could — show them what I got "I struggled a little early with getting my fastball down, so I tried to work in the sinker and use that to set up my fastball. My sinker really worked in getting guys out" The 'Dogs travel to Long Beach State for their final three games of the season against the 49ers, who are 4-14 in league. L'SUJlmtai DERREL'S LLLfmini STORAGES SHORT ON SPACE? 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Title | 1987_05 The Daily Collegian May 1987 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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 4, 1987, Page 7 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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 |
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Spouts
: Monday, May 4,1987 ;
Page 7
SOFTBALL
Continued rrom page 6
As, did the rest of the Bulldogs. • ►'
Fronvthc start of the twin-bill, the Dogs
had their hitting shoes on against the Cal State
Fullerton ace Connie Clark, who entered the
day with a 26-1 record. But at the close of the
afternoon, Clark was 27-2 after being roughed
up for four runs and 16 hits in the two games.
*"N "We hit her (Clark) like we owned her. To
get as many hits off one of the finer pitchers
in the country says a lot for our team — good
hitters answer to the challenge of a good
pitcher," Wright said.
Fresno State jumped on Clark early in
game two.
Martha Noffsinger (who was on a tear with
a 4-for-5 day) slapped a smgle to left wkrfone
out in the first inning. Jill Rolen sacrificed her
to second and then Gena Strang sent a blast to
deep right field that cleared the fence on a hop.
Strang's double put the 'Dogs ahead 1-0.
"She (Clark) just threw one up and in and I
was ready for it" Strang said.
The 1-0 lead held up until the Bulldogs got
an insurance run in the bottom half of the
sixth inning. Karin Richter (3-for-7 against
Clark) laced a triple to the comer in right field
and Shelly Stokes (3-for-6 on the day) knocked
her home with a single up the middle giving
FSU a safe 2-0 lead.
No lead was safe during the opener, though,
as the teams went back and forth in Fullcrton's
3-2 decision.
The Titans broke out on top in ar. unusual
way. Catcher Michelle Gromacki took Lori
Romeiro-Gardner (21 -5) deep over the left field
fence for a round-tripper. It was Gromacki's
first home run of the year, and the first home
run at Bulldog Diamond since the fences were
moved back 20 feet in 1985.
FSU wasted little time in fighting back to
nab a 2-1 lead Stokes' slicing triple to right-
center opened up the rally. Kathy Mayer
walked and with runners on first and third.
Titan coach Judi Garm an paid Noffsinger a bit
of respect Carman had Clark intentionally
walk the freshman to fill the bases with one
out
Rolen followed and made the Titans pay
dearly for their stategy. The senior left fielder
ripped a single to right field to tie the game at
one. Strang yanked a single to right giving
the Bulldogs a 2-1 advantage.
On the play, Rolen collided with second
baseman Valerie Van Kirk. The Titans'
coaching staff felt that Rolen interfered with
Van Kirk's attempt to field the ball. The
umpires contended she had no chance at the
play.
A heated argument followed and an upset
Kathy Van Wyk (an assistant to Garland), was
tossed from the game. |