1983_03 The Daily Collegian March 1983

              6    March 9, 1983
Sports
Funk bat powers rout of Gal Poly
Greg Funk carried the big stick tor the Bulldogs last
Loyola Marymount's Jeff Payetta in action during the
Fresno s 17-6 pounding ot Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo .
Bulldogs off
to Hawaii for
big series
The CSUF baseball team got just what
it needed before departing this morning
for a four-game series with No. 3-ranked
Hawaii in the islands..
A good old-fashioned rout.
The Bulldogs used a two-out. 12-run
rally in the first inning to cruise to their
/ourth straight victory last night, a 17-6
romp over traditional rival Cal Poly San
Luis Obispo at Beiden Field.
The win gave the 14thranked 'Dogs a
13 5 record for Ihe preseason and coach
Bob Bennett said he hopes the victory
also gave the team the offensive spark it'll
need against Hawaii
"A win like this helps a lot because it
puts it in our mind that we've got the fire
power." said Bennett "A lot of what
offense is is predicated on mental attitude,
and I think we have lhat now "
After spotting (he Mustangs three
quick runs in the first inning, the Bulldogs
came up with all the fife power they would
need in their half ol the frame Fresno sent
15 men to the plate as they teed off on
losing pilcher Greg Gilbert (11)
After leadoff batter Joey Xavier was
See BASEBALL, page 8
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UNLV appears the team to beat
Bulldogs like Rebels, but PCAA is still a tossup
UC-lrvine head coach Bill Mulligan said last week he
thought Fresno State was "head and shoulders above
everyone else" in the 1981-82 Pacific Coast Athletic
Association basketball race. This year, no one is.
But the Bulldog coaching staff is taking a different
view of things for the 1983 PCAA post-season
tournament, beginning Thursday afternoon at The
Forum in Inglewood. No fewer than four teams will be
in the hunt. No feuver than four can win it and the
automatic bid to the NCAA tournament that goes with
But you had betteT keep your eye on Nevada-Las
Vegas.
"As far as I'm concerned, Las Vegas is the favorite,"
Fresno assistant coach Ron Adams said. "They may
not be head and shoulders above the rest. Call it what
you want — maybe a forehead above. But they're the
team to beat."
The Runnin' Rebels took the nation's basketball
establishment by surprise this season by winning their
first 24 games. UNLV then stumbled, losing road
games to Fullerton State and powerful West Virginia
before closing the regular season with a 67-61 win over
San Jose State.
"Vegas lost a couple of games when they were not at
full strength," Adams said. "(Point guard Danny)
Tarkanian was down a bit and (forward FJdridge)
Hudson hasn't been seeing much time. With West
Virginia, anyone can lose to West Virginia at West
Virginia. I'm not saying Las Vegas has the greatest
momentum, regardless of losing a couple of games
lately. But they'll be ready."
Adams said UNLV tends to play its best for big
games, noting its two games with the Bulldogs in
particular, as well as a big win over Tennessee when
ihe Volunteers were ranked in the top 20 early in the
"And it's pretty hard to go undefeated in this day
and age," Adams said. "And I don't think their
schedule was that rummy. They've played some good
people. They should be the favorite."
Momentum going into a post-season tournament is
an obvious advantage. If it was the sole factor, the
spotlight of being "favorite" would switch to Fresno,
The Poat-Seaaon Tournament
The Pairings
Utah St. vs. San Jose St.
2 p.m.
Bulldogs vs. UC-lrvine
4 p.m.
UN-Las Vegas vs. UOP
7 p.m.
Fullerton vs. Long Beach
winners of its last five and six of its"last seven, and
Fullerton, which has won eight of its previous 10.
And, in that vein, Adams said Fresno is as hot as it
can be.
"We definitely have the'momentum," he said. "We
are playing, at this point, better than most teams in the
PCAA. However, the PCAA tournament really
reflects (regular season) conference play."
With that in mind, UNLV's 13-1 conference record
stands out. Fullerton finished second with a 12-4 mark.
Utah State was not far behind at 10-6,-4__ying solid
basketball without the attention  the others have
But most agree the PCAA is as balanced as any
conference in the country and no one can go into the
tournament a clear-cut favorite.
Mulligan said the top four or five teams in the
conference "can play with anybody." Adams went so
far as to include Long Beach State and San Jose State.
Utah State, he said, can not afford to overlook the
Spartans in Thursday afternoon's tourney opener.
The only team that can be considered out of it
before things get started would be Pacific, Adams
conceded, but...
"For all the problems they've had, I think (UOP
coach) Tom O'Neill has done an outstarxSng Job,"
Adams said. "But UOP will have a tough 90."
The Tigers, who have played short-handed in recent
weeks with health and academic difficulties, open
tonight with UNLV, of all teams.
A team-by-team look at the PCAA follows:
Nevada-Las Vegae — The class of the conference
during the regular season. The Rebels were ranked as
high as No. 1 on the wire service and magazine potts.
Center-forward Sid Green anchors the lineup as one
of the nation's top scorers and rebounders. When
young Tarkanian is on, running the offense, UNLV is
at its best. When healthy, Tarkanian is the best point
in the country. Hudson, one of last spring's most
highly coveted freshmen, is a comer. He and Larry
Anderson rival Fresno's Ron Anderson and Bernard
Thompson as the PCAA's best forward tandem. Jeff
Collins is a good shooter while Eric Booker, a transfer
from San Francisco, is a good fifth man at the swing
position. Coach Jerry Tarkanian tends to covet post¬
season bids and will be gunning for the NCAA nod.
Fullerton State — The Wood. Leon Wood. Leads
the nation in assists and is on the verge of setting a
season record. He is also the Titans' leading scorer,
averaging nearly 20 points a night. He scored 33 in
Fresno's rout of Fullerton Sunday. Head coach
George McQuarn may have the best bench in the
conference. The Titans only lose fire power at guard.
Forward Gary Davis and Tony Neal are solid, but
Johnny Wilkes and Craig Fuller are fine subs. Ozell
Jones is the only true center for Fullerton. At 6-11 he
can dominate, but he has been in foul trouble for a
couple of weeks and was hobbled with a bad leg in
Sunday's game at Fresno. Fuller has played out of
See TOURNAMENT, page 8
'Dogs take second in Santa Barbara golf
SANTA BARBARA — The Bulldog
golf team had the third lowest round of
the day to finish second in the two-day
Pacific Coast Collegiate Championships
yesterday.
Fresno's 379 total put the 'Dogs 17
strokes behind San Diego State, which
ran away with the event, but 11 shots
ahead of UCLA.
SDS had 747 for the win, powered by
medalist Greg Twiggs' 69. Twiggs had a
two-day score of 142.
Fresno's John Erickson birdied the
third playoff hole to win a three-way
playoff for third place in the individual
race. Erickson, a sophomore from Palos
Verdes, shot 75-75 for his 150 total.
Eric Peterson, a senior from Areata,
was also in the hunt for third place, but
skied to four-over par on the 18 hole and
carded 78 on the day. He had a 154 total.
Junior Jim Hamilton shot 76-153 for
10th place.
Senior Jim Plotkin recorded 76-154,
Lawson Schaller did 76-155 and
sophomore Doug Harper was 76-156.
In the team race, PCAA schools
dominated the standings. Long Beach
State had 770 for third place while
powerful UCLA struggled to a 775 fourth
place.
UC-lrvine was at 797, host UC-Santa
Barbara 799 and Fullerton State 823.
Bulldog coach Mike Watney said a
team has to shoot "spectacularly" to win
an event and that was SDS's advantage.
Twiggs led the way for the Aztecs.
Watney said Fresno State is "coming
around, but not playing spectacularly."
He added he was not displeased with how
well Fresno did.
The PCAA Championships will be
played over the same Sandpiper Golf
Club in May.
The Bulldogs will play in the Northern
California Invitational at Stockton's
Elkhorn Country Club March 25-26. The
tourney is hosted by Pacific.
CSUF wiH then be at the Far Western
Collegiate tournament at tight Pasa-
bempo in Santa Cruz.
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