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  • PAGE 6/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/MARCH 2,1978 PAGE 6/THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/MARCH 2,1978 Field under repair New and exciting dimensions added to Cullowhee by GREG SHO USE Staff Writer People haven't realized how much the baseball team at WCU has been limited as far as resources and facilities. In the past years, the overall budget was at a low minimum. Coach Bill Haywood and staff have produced maximum efficiency from their limited budget. Until recently, baseball was the only sport that competed on a major college level at WCU. Over the years, the Cats have always fared well, and our overall winning percentage far exceeds the loss column. Some of the teams Western has competed with are Georgia, South Carolina, Appalachian, and most of the ACC schools. With the completion of the new field, Western has added a new and exciting dimension to Cullowhee baseball. The new field area far exceeds the old outdated field that the school has played on for years. The program now seems to be headed in a positive direction to meet all standards of the tough Southern Conference level of competition. The new field continues to improve daily. The groundkeepers have worked diligently trying to meet the opening home date of March 11 against Carson-Newman. The players themselves are helping in every capacity to make sure the field will be ready. Some of the team's efforts included assisting in laying the sides and clearing the field. Coach Haywood expects at the present rate to be playing on the new complex this season. Haywood emphasized the point that he hopes all students have the use of the new field so that the students can take an active part. The field has various new additions that the old field didn't have. A new sprinkler system has been built-in for the overall upkeep of the grass infield and surrounding areas. This will add to the convenience and will help in the overall field maintenance. New irrigational devices have been installed also and this will help ensure a game from being rained out due to poor drainage. New major league-type dugouts are now about completed and they are 60 feet long with a 45 foot receding space. The dugouts are devised with complete bathroom and storage facilities. This will greatly add to the field's appearance and convenience. The field is surrounded by a 10 foot warning track which leads into a fence that is 390 feet from homeplate in center and 325 feet in both left and right fields. The old field did not have any of these added items. When completed, the baseball complex will add immensely to the overall athletic picture at WCU. Western's budget is still small when compared to opponents such as South Carolina, North Carolina or Georgia who have 13 full scholarships allocated to the baseball program while Western has only 5. On a comparison, the majority of schools that Western play have more than 3/4ths of the total budget of Western, and in some cases, even more. Western relies on outside support and contributions. They received a pitching machine from the WCU Booster's Club three years ago. At the present time, Western does not have money in the budget for certain things but as assistant Gary Fishel said, "The program has definitely come a long way." Gary played at Western when there were chicken-wire fences, no side fences, and a few rows of bleachers. This year's team has added help for Coach Bill Haywood. He has five graduate assistants that will be helping him. Gary Fishell, Robyn Winkle, Bo Trunibo, Steve Sloan, and Aaron Hicks are all either graduate assistants in the P.E. department or in the school of administration. Bill Haywood's Western Carolina baseball team has always produced outstanding and talented players. During the past ten years, nine players have signed major league contracts from his teams. Some of the former players still in baseball are Don Bright, of the Texas Rangers organization, Jerry Gains and Jerry Reid, who are also in the minors. Haywood says all have major league potential, depending on how hard they work. This year's edition is .ed by Keith Ebersole and Wayne Tolleson. They are outstanding hitters with Shove off The new WCU baseball field received a leveling job this past week. The field is expected to be finished sometime this season (with a little luck). exceptional defensive ability. Some of the freshmar who will immediately step in and play a mojor role are pitchers Rusty Hagar, Wayne Harwell, catchers Bill Repass, Jim Reineker and infielder Billy Boyd. Some of the more experienced players who are counted on for leaderhip are Dale Sims and Timmy Deweese. The traveling team will consist of 21 players and Haywood says that everyone who travels will see game experience. This year's team will definitely be exciting and should make a real run for Western's first Southern Conference championship. STARLITE DISCOTHEQUE (Finest Disco in the Southeast) o',oes>-W s -ryj ftaf- V deO* »^ ... r«0"^ BALSAM RD. WaynesvilU One nite only SUGAR CREEK \V <><l„ Mji r<-h 8th Admission 83 toc*~J
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