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Page 11 WESTERN CAROLINIAN April 24 - May 1 , 2009 SPOR TS The WCU B By Justin Caudell Editor-in-Chief Consecutive doubles by Ross Heffiey and Brent Greer in the home half of the seventh inning capped a four-run rally that spanned two frames as Western Carolina upset _ fourth-ranked Georgia Tech, 10-9, on Wednesday, April 21 in non-conference baseball action at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium. Catamount closer Daniel Ottone . struck out the final two batters of the Georgia Tech eighth and then _ worked through the heart of the - Yellow Jacket order in the. top of the ninth, allowing just one base runner before fanning Matt Skole with a runner at second base to end the game and earn his sixth . Save of the season. Ottone finished with an inning and two-thirds of work. with three strikeouts "facing just one over the Mitimum. WCUhead coach Bobby Moranda, _ who spent six seasons as an assistant at Georgia Tech, earned his first- ever win over his former squad _ despite being ejected from the game - in the top of the fourth inning. The _ Catamounts also claimed victory in ~ ' the first-ever Cullowhee meeting in the 34-game series with GT. The win was also the teams fourth against a nationally-ranked team this season, including two wins over No. 24 USC and downing No. 28 Georgia Southern. Western Carolinas middle-inning rally began auspiciously enough in the sixth. Georgia Tech (27-9-1) erased a lead-off single by Hetfley with a double-play along the middle Catamounts Rall to Upset No. 4 Geor aseball Team celebrates following a 10-9 victory against Georgia Tech on April 21. infield to record the first two outs of the frame. However, still trailing by three, 9-6, Rembert Rollison spurred a string of four-consecutive singles that plated a pair of runs to pull WCU within a one, 9-8. Rollison, Matt Johns, Stephen Notaro and Mitchell Hatley all singled, with the latter two driving in the runs. In the seventh, Nick Liles reached on a fielding error with one out before Heffley doubled to drive in Liles for the tying run. Liles had to slide around a tag at home to knot the game at nine apiece, with the throw to the plate allowing Heffley to scamper to third. The next batter, Greer, hammered the first pitch of his at bat down the tight field line allowing Heffley to trot home with the go-ahead run, 10-9, and set up the finish. Brandon Johnson (3-0) earned the win for WCU as the fourth h lized. - a er Motes out one the Saar a pati threw two. innings Re ae one-hit relief, working around a walk and a pair of hit batsmen with two strikeouts before giving way. to Ottone. Heffley, Greer and Hatley all posted three-hit nights as Western Carolina out-hit the Yellow Jackets, 16-to-14, including five multi-hit performances. Johns finished 2-for- 5 with his third home run in the last four games and a team-best three RBI, with Rollison going 2-for-4, also with a sacrifice bunt in the game. Heffley also made what proved to be a crucial play in the field in the top of the sixth inning, throwing out a runner at home plate that would have extended the lead to four. Thomas Nichols tried to score from ia Tech note by Mark Haskett second on a single by the catcher Cole Leonida, but Heffley delivered a strike to his catcher, Notaro, who applied the tag despite a heavy collision at the plate keeping the Jackets off the scoreboard and the deficit at just three, 9-6, Georgia Tech took an early lead on the first of its three home. runs on the night as Derek Dietrich launched a two-run homer off of Catamount starter Mike Tavernier for the early 2-0 lead. WCU answered two. innings later, plating a pair to knot the game at two after two innings. Trevor Collias accounted for one of the runs driven in during the frame ona RBI single through the left side. Western Carolina (23-16) plated four runs in the bottom of the third, highlighted by a two-run home run from Johns, to take a 6-3 edge in the game. The three-run lead by the. Catamounts marked the first time in ight innings that, trated atthe er dling back to the final game of he series against Virginia (April 12). The advantage was short- lived, however, as Tech posted back-to-back three-run innings in the fourth and fifth including home runs by Leonida and Tony Plagman to lead, 9-6, through five innings, setting up WCUs tally. Georgia Tech reliever Patrick Long (0-1) was saddled with the loss after working an inning and a third, allowing two runs on three hits, . including the back-to-back doubles. Leonida led the Yellow Jackets offensively with three hits on a 3-for-4 night, while Jeff Rowland, Jeff Haniger and Chris House each tallied two hits in the loss. Softball Falls 1-2 in Weekend Series vs. Samford Freshman Chelsea Schaffer Breaks School Record By Jada Bratton Sports Writer WCUs softball team recorded one victory against Samford during their three-game series in Cullowhee on April 18 and 19. The Catamounts fell to 11-27 and 7-11 in the Southern Conference while the Bulldogs improved to 15-24 and 8-13 in the SoCon. The Lady Catamount split its doubleheader with Samford on Saturday April 18, winning the first game 6-3 and dropping the second game 8-4. The Catamounts hit five homeruns in the 6-3 victory over Samford. Chelsea Schaffer and Mollie Fowler each had two homeruns in the game and Amber Hawkins hit one. The Bulldogs took the early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning off an RBI single by Amanda Jordan. Western Carolina answered in the top of the third, first, with a lead-off homerun by Schaffer, and with two outs, Fowler followed with the first of her two homeruns over the centerfield wall. ie The Catamounts played strong defense to fend off the Bulldogs in the bottom of the sixth. With-one out and Gonzalez on third, Western _ Carolina turned a double play to end Samfords scoring threat. The game was iced for Western Carolina when the club posted three runs in the top of the seventh ining. Schaffer hit her second lead-off homerun of the game to break the three all tie. Kristen Gay followed with a single over the Samford third basemans head. Hawkins launched the clubs fifth homerun of the game over the left centerfield wall for the two RBI homerun. Catamount lefty hurler Katie King tossed the complete game and picked up the win. Schaffer hit safely in both games, extending her hitting streak to 14 straight. The hitting streak tied the Catamount softball school record, but that did not last long. Schaffers lone hit in the game broke the school record for consecutive hits. She has currently hit safely in her last 15 games, breaking the record of 14 set by teammate Lauren Ross. After the series, Schaffer commented on. her remarkable weekend. Breaking this record is a really great accomplishment. I was not expecting myself to break a record as a freshman. I hope we gain more support for our upcoming SoCon tournament May 6 9; we plan to take it all the way. The Bulldogs opened their first frame of the second game, posting four runs. After a scoreless second inning, Western Carolina scored four runs of its own in the top of the third inning. Schaffer led off the inning by reaching first off a Samford miscue and Gay got a single to put runners at first and second. With two outs, Fowler and Beatty had back-to-back RBI singles to pull the Catamounts within two runs, 4-2. Beth Hauser tied the game off a two RBI single to right field. Samford took the lead back with a run in the bottom of the third and scored a run in the fourth, and a run in the fifth. Chere Monday came in relief of King in the bottom of the fifth, but after allowing one run on one hit and walking two, King came back in to get the last two outs and thwart the Bulldogs scoring more runs with bases loaded. Samford tacked on one additional run in the bottom of the sixth Samfords Amanda Barts. hit a two out RBI single, with the scored tied at five in the bottom of the seventh inning, to give the Bulldogs a 6-5 victory over Western Carolina softball Sunday. Katie King tossed a complete game and takes the loss. She falls to 5-13 on the year. Gay and Hauser were the only Catamounts with multiple hits, as Gay was 3-for-4 and Hauser was 2-for-4. iets Sie Brown Earns State Athletic Trainers Scholarship By Suzanne Barkley WC Contributor Western Carolina University student Daniel Davis Brown II of Durham recently received one of three North Carolina Athletic Trainers Association Presidential Scholarships for Leadership.rown graduated from Northern High School in 2006 and his parents are Ken and Rhonda Brown. He expects to graduate in May 2010 with a bachelors degree in athletic training. Brown also was recently awarded a summer internship with the NFLs Baltimore Ravens By Jada Bratton Sports Writer phe western Carolia Catamounts golf team adVanced two positions by posting the third- lowest round of the final day of the Southern Conference Tournament on April 21 to finish sixth overall at the at Moss Creek Resort North Course in Hilton Head, SC. Josefine Sindh, who recorded her career-best finish, paced the Catamounts to finish tied for 11 overall, Freshman Blaire Minter | was named to the All-Southern Conference: and SoCon All- Freshman team. Minter is now the eighth Lady Catamount to receive all-conference accolades since 2002. She is joined by three other freshman, Line Cordes, Brandy Anderson, and Desiree Karlsson, who also earned All-SoCon during their first season at WCU. Furmans team held strong throughout the tournament to clinch the SoCon Conference Championship title by 22 strokes ge as an athletic trainer. During his time at WCU, he has completed internships with Duke University Sports Medicine and the Durham Bulls professional baseball club. Brown also is president of the WCU Athletic Trainers Association. To receive this scholarship is a tremendous accomplishment for Dan, said James. Scifers, associate professor and director of WCUs athletic training program. It recognizes his significant achievement in the areas of academic and clinical excellence, as well as leadership among his peers within the profession. Womens Golf Finishes Sixth in SoCon; Josephine Sundh Heads Team in 11th Photo by Mark Haskett over second-place Chattanooga. . The Furman ae Paladins shot Ae 6 SE eS Elon finished in third at 955. Defending medalist Stefanie Kenoyer of Furman reclaimed another championship title, winning the individual competition by four strokes over Elons Danielle Mills in second. Kenoyer, a sophomore, carded a seven-over 223 while Mills was second at 227. Sundh finished her three rounds with an 82 on Tuesday to slip from fifth-place entering the round into a tie for 1 1th where she finished at 237. Both junior Desiree Karlsson and Minter each carded their toumney- low rounds of 77 on Tuesday in helping Western advance in the final team standings. Karlsson finished tied for [4th overall at 238, while Minter moved to a tie for 28th with a three-day score of 247. Freshman Rachel Nelson finished tied for 31st with a 54-hole score of 249, while classmate Ashley Shinn was 46th with a 264. WCU Men's Golf Improves to Finish Third at 2009 SoCon Championships By Jada Bratton Sports Writer Western Carolina overcame a seven-stroke deficit on Wedneday, April 21 to finish third overall, while two Catamounts finished within the top five at the 2009 Southern Conference Mens Golf Championship. Junior Tanner Briele finished tied for second place at one-under 71 on the final round for a 211. Ricky Stout recovered from six positions from behind to record a career-best, fifth place finish. Brieles 211 was the third-best 54 hole score recorded by a Catamount this season. The WCU teams 864 ranks as the fifth-best, three-round tournament this year and in school history. This score also holds a record for the best total for WCU at a conference championship. Western also tied it best-ever finish at the conference tournament with its second consecutive, third-place finish. The All-Southern Conference team announced WCU senior Andres Cuenca, with his third honor, which matches former Catamounts Matt Cook and Brett D. Miller records of three or more recognitions. Cuenca also led the Catamounts during the regular season. Cuenca (220) dropped three spots in the final standings with a one-over, 73, on Tuesday while classmate Dustin Furnari (220) advanced five spots in the final standings with an even- par 72 as the duo finished tied for 19th. Freshman Martin Summer finished tied for 32nd, shooting his tournament-best round of two-over, 74, on the final 18 holes for a three- day score of 227, Stout matched his tournament- low opening round of 69 on Tuesday with a second three-under to improve his career-best finish of sixth a year ago by one position amidst a three-way tie for fifth. He finished the three-round event at 213, three strokes off the leader. Chattanoogas team clinched its third-straight Southern Conference title, barely holding back Georgia Southern by two strokes, 852-to- 854, ae 4 Kerenc Page culox fs Sea nda Sh evatenens Nps, aa

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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