1989_03 The Daily Collegian March 1989

              Sports letters to the editor
To the editor,
I am concerned with the treatment
that ihe soon to be #1 nationally
ranked Fresno State softball team has
received. 3,300 other fans wdl pro¬
bably agree with me when I say the
seating for Sunday's championship
game (UCLA vs. FSU) was down right
ridiculous. ^
I'm sure it would have sufficed if
this were the 5 and under Tee-ball
championship, but come on this was
ihe #1 learn in the nation UCLA (the
1988 World Series Champs) facing our
#2 FSU (the 1988 World Series runner-
ups), don't ihey deserve some respect?
Some say softball isn't a big money
maker.
With facilities that seal like FSU,
who wants to pay the money to stand 7
people deep in ihe outfield. If you had
more seats, you can pack more of a
crowd, and make more money! It's the
old supply and demand. Gosh, I can
figure that out, and I'm not even a
business major.
I'm not asking you for some gradiose
stadium (although they deserve it, and
it would be nice for ihe fans). I just
think ihey should have moved some of
ihe empty track bleachers over to
accomodate the NCAA record breaking
crowd.
This was a case of poor planning.
But, that's not a plausible excuse. The
size of the crowd was known well in
advance, hopefully they'll plan better
for regionals!
Shelly Hemphill
A long-distant, grass stained fan
SPORTS WEEK
Home games
Thursday- 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Oregon State, Beiden Field
7:30 pjrt. Men's basketball vs. San Jose State,
Selland Arena
Friday- 7 p.m. Baseball vs. Oregon State, Beiden Field
Saturday-10:30 a.m. Track—men vs. UCSB and CSUB
women vs. Cal and CSUB, Warmerdam Field
1 p.m. Baseball vs. Oregon State.
CALENDAR
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March
Job Interviews
Kappa Delta Phi will sponsor a
lecture. "How to Survive Your
First Job Interview.'' at 7:15
p.rrtlnEDP 102.
Work Overseas
An informational meeting on
"work abroad" programs In
Great Britain. Ireland France.
Germarry. Jamaica. Costa Rica
and New Zealand will be
presented at noon In the
Upstairs Cafeteria, room 200.
Sponsored by the Office of
International Students and
Scholars.
Budget Travel
A seminar on budget travel for
students Is scheduled for 4 p.m.
In the USU, rooms 312-14.
Sponsored by the Office of
International Students and
Scholars.
M.EOlA.
A meeting of M.E.ChA. is
scheduled for 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
In AH 118. Everyone is
weIcome to attend.
NASA Speaker
A.S.M.E. will present a lecture
by Ed Sattzrnan of NASA's
Drydcn Flight Facility.
Saltzman will speak on
"Aerodynamic Drag on Ground
Vehicles" at 6:30 p.m. in EW
111.
Independence Plan
A public hearing on the "Dally
Collegian Independence Plan"
will take place in the
University "Student Union,
room 314. at 7 p.m. For more
information, contact Donnell
Alexander of the Collegian. Dr.
GregWuligerof the Department
of Journalism. Tom Boyle in
Student Affairs or Ron
AvedisianoftheASI.
Health Science Club
The Health Science Club will
meet at 2 p.m.in Old Science
176.
International Club
The International Club will
hold a general meeting at 4
p.m. In Speech Arts 163.
TERRY
Continued from page 9
"She burned out," said Carpenter of her
older sister. "She was the only pitcher
Texas AAM had. She would pitch three
or four games a day during tournaments,
"She never told me to go to a school,
but she did talk to me about different
schools. She went lo Texas A&M for all
the wrong reasons. I don't see the same
thing happening to me here."
Carpenter was recruited heavily
following her last season at Edison. She
posted   a 13-7 record with 12 shutouts,
411 strikeouts and a .09 ERA
Her final two recruiting visits were at
Arizona State and Fresno.
She choose Fresno because "I liked the
program."
Wright sought Carpenter because she
reminded ihe coach of a pitcher she
knows.
"She has the same style of pitching as
I do," said Wright, who was a first-team
All-American pitcher herself ihis past
summer in the Amatuer Softball
Association summer league. "She is
confident, but not cocky."
Carpenter   enters   lommorrow's   New
Mexico State Roadrunncr Invitational
with a 2-0 record, two shutouts. 18
strikeouts, and a .00 ERA.
In her first outing, Feb. 18 against St,
Mary's, Carpenter tied an FSU record
with 12 strikeouts.
"I never knew that I had tied that record
until someone came lo interview me after
the game," said Carpenter. "It was a nice
way to start out It is just too bad I didn't
get one more to break it"
1 A first-inning walk was die only
blemmish keeping Carpenter from a
perfect game.
"I was a little nervous ihe first couple
of batters," she said.  "After ihe  first
inning, it went away. I just thought of
everything I had lo do."
Carpenter pitched the first game for the
Bulldogs in last weekend's FSU Pepsi
Challenge. She struck out six in FSLTs 5-
0 win against the University of San
Francisco.
While Carpenter is used lo striking
batters out and winning games, she was
not ready to see crowds— including
Sunday's record 3.357 — watching a
softball game.
"For high school, we would have 12 to
15 people," said Carpenter. "It is nice lo
have the suppon here. I am not used to
that."
SUNDAY
FRESNO STATE
HOME SPORTS SCHEDULE
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
 4MURvsUb
State 5.00 pm     <
BBvs Oregon State
1:00 pm
M/WTKvaCal State
Bakersfield NfTKva
UC Santa Barbara
^WTKvs California
March
1989
TK-Men's & Women's Track * Field. Warmerdam Field
WK Wrestling. FSU North Gym
WTN Womcni Tennis, FSU Tennis Courts
BB-Baseball, Beiden Field
G-Golf
MBK-Men's Basketball. Selland Arena
MTN-Men'i Tennis. FSU Tennis Courts
SB Softball, Bulldog Diamond
MBKvs San Jose.
BB vs Oregon
State 7:00 pm
BB vs Oregon
State 7:00 pm
£_
BB vs USF
7:OOpm
BBvs Portland
1:00 pm
WBKat
MBKatBIg
MTNvs North
Carolina State Noon
WTN vs North
Carolina State 2 pm
|Blg West Conference  Tournament.    Long Beach WTNvs
vest Conference Tournament. Long Beach Arena Santa Cruz
9 10 11 Noon
BBvs Portland
7:00 pm
WTNvs Pacific 2 pm
SBvsAdelphl
2:00 pm
BB PEPS
OAM.   1
P«,
12
13
14
/Me-N-ED'S   C
4PM. AND7PM
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LASSIC
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MTNvs Utah
State 10:00 am
MTNvs Texas.
El Paso 2:00 pm
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20
SB vs
Massachusetts
2:00pm
TK Decathlon /    Heptathlon
-   SPRING    BREAK
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MBK Awards
Banquet
6:30 social
7:30 dinner
For Ticket Info
call 294-3178
SB vs Pacific
2:00 pm
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WTNvs Alabama
2:00 pm
pOLFPEPSI CLASSIC.
St. Patrick's
17    Day
WTNvsArkasas
2:00 pm
BB vs St. Mar/s
7:00 pm
BBvs St. Marys
7:00 pm
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WR Awards
Banquet
6:00 social
7:0Odlnner
For Ticket Info
call 297-9495
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2A.
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SB vs Long Beach
State 1:00pm
FORT WASHINGTON
COUNTRY CLUB
TKvs Portland
_ q E.Washington.
BB vs St. Mary's
1:00 pm
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