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Volume 35, Number 25 May 4, 1993 Bethlehem, Pa. LEHIGHLIGHTS AND THE HONORS CONTINUE - The Lehigh softball team didn't just stop at winning a Palriol League title on Sunday. Head coach Sue Troyan received her first- ever Patriot League Coach of the Year honors for leading the team to the best record (29-13) in history. Troyan is now the program's all-time winningest coach with 60 victories. In addition, sophomore pitcher/ leftfielder Nina Rems was named to the All-Patriot League team after hitting . 304 and driving in 20 runs this season. On the mound, Rems set a club record for victories (12) which Meri Wall broke with her 13th in the tournament. COACHES INACTION—The Sunburst Soccer Club of Bethlehem will take on the Italia Soccer Club of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the Region I United States National Men's Amateur Cup this Sunday. May 9 at 2 p.m. on the Goodman Campus. Lehigh head men's soccer coach Dean Koski and assistant women's soccer coach Kevin Babyak arc bolli members of llie Sunburst team, which will be aiming lo advance to the semifinals two weeks later. A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL 'CREW— The Lehigh crew team competed in the Patriot League championships on Saturday. April 24 with relatively sound results. In women's action, the Varsity Lightweighl Four look first place in a lime of 7:12.2. The Varsity Women's Eight squad finished second, right behind a strong Navy squad. On the men's side, the Varsity Lightweight placed second, just three seconds behind Fordham. The Men's Varsity Four moved from last place to finish third in a field of six. The crew team competed in the 5th annual Lehigh- Lafayette Regatta this past weekend. THE SECOND TIME AROUND — The Lehigh softball team became the school's second Palriol League champion in ihe 1992-93 calendar year (and in history) last weekend. The women's cross country team won the honor back in October. INSIDE the Mountaineer Patriot League track results... 2 Wrestling recruits 3 Spring sports roundup 3 Spring sports slate 4 Summer camp information .... 5 The softball team has climbed the ladder to success in recent years, culminating with this year's Patriot League championship. A look at the last six seasons: YEAR RECORD 1988 18-23 1989 15-23 1991 10-25-1 1992S 1993 29-13 More Lehigh records fall at track championships! ... see page 2 ENGINEERS BRING IT ALL HOME LU Softball wins Patriot League championship in dramatic fashion By MARC GESUALDO South Mountaineer Editor Was it because they were angry that so many players from theirfirst-place team were snubbed in the voting for the All-Patriot League team? Could be. Or was it because they reached deep down when on the brink of elimination and came up with gutsy performances that ended up with half of the dirt from the Pates Park field soiling their white uniforms? Sounds legitimate. Or maybe, just maybe, the Lehigh Engineers are one heck of a talented softball team. Take your pick. The bottom line is the Engineers emerged from last weekend's Patriot League tournament as champions in a performance that would have made Rocky Balboa proud. Lehigh won three straight one-run games on Sunday afternoon and captured the championship to cap off a magical season which saw the Engineers finish with a 29-13 record and head coach Sue Troyan receive Patriot League Coach of the Year honors. "The whole thing is just like a dream,"Troyan said. "Two years ago we were the doormat of the league and no one could have imagined this was possible. It's really a tribute to the kids and they deserve all the credit." Lehigh entered the tournament as the number one seed but still seemed to be searching forthe respect that normally accompanies that honor. Freshmen Kim Miller and Jessica Feigley and junior pitcher Meri Wall weren't voted on to the All-League team despite sensational seasons by all three players. Only sophomore pitcher/leftfielder Nina Rems, who ended up with a 12-5 record on the mound and batted .304, was voted on to the team by the league's coaches. "We wanted to prove that we were the best team because we felt we weren't getting the respect we deserved," said Wall, who won two games on the final day and finished the season at 13-4. "We had a team goal to work together and earn this title and that's exactly what we did." The Engineers had a bye in the first WE'RE NUMBER ONE! Jessica Feigley (22) lifts Kim Miller into the air after the two helped Lehigh win the Patriot League championship. -Photo by Daryl smith round and took the field for the first time on Saturday at 8 a.m. against Fordham. Behind a three-hit, six-strikeout effort from Wall and a bases-clearing seventh- inning triple from senior centerfielder Mary Oliverie, Lehigh took a 4-2 decision and moved on to meet Bucknell that evening. Lehigh trailed the Bison, 2-1, in the seventh inning but tied the score on a triple by freshman third baseman Kathy Kotula and a sacrifice fly from sophomore designated hitter Marissa Mayo. The Engineers took a 3-2 lead in the eighth when Oliverie's grounder to short trickled through to the outfield, but Bucknell struck for two runs off Rems in the bottom of the extra frame todeal Lehigh a heart-breaking 4-3 loss in the double elimination tourney. The setback forced the Engineers into the unenviable position of having to win three games in a row on Saturday. Mission Impossible? Think again - that 4-3 score would prove to be a blessing for the Engineers the next day. "The girls were pretty disappointed after that game but they knew what they had to do," Troyan said. "Meri knew she was going to have to pitch twice and Nina didn't want to lose Bucknell again so we just tried to stay focused." The Engineers faced Army on Sunday at noon and continued to provide thrills for their loyal fans. Lehigh led by a 3-2 score but the Lady Knights scrapped for a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Kathy Kotula led off with a triple for Lehigh. Oliverie then played hero once again by hitting a two-out single on the first pitch which scored pinch runner Lori Kresho with the game-winning run. Wall pitched all nine innings and struck out six for the win. "I normally let the first pitch go by, but in clutch situations I'll jump on it," Oliverie said. "If my mind is made up and I don't hesitate, I usually wind up getting a base hit." The win meant Lehigh would have to face the Bison again and beat them twice, since Bucknell still hadn't lost a game. Lehigh took care of the first half of that task by rallying from a 3-0 deficit. Miller tripled in two runs in the bottom of the fourth and scored on Natalie Nestor's sacrifice fly to knot the game at 3-3. It stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh when, with two outs, Rems singled in Mayo for the 4-3 game-winner. Rems also got the win on the mound, yielding just five hits and three unearned runs. "A lot of our success just came from total adrenalin," said Miller, who started the Lehigh comeback in that game. "We knew the games were going to be close and they could have gone either way. We just had such a desire to win." And so the stage was set for the championship game. Wall took the mound for the second time that afternoon, after having hurled a nine- inning stint in the win over Army. And as had been the case the entire weekend, Lehigh rewarded its faithful with another gut- wrenching victory. After Bucknell struck first with a run in the bottom of the second, the Engineers came up with three runs in the fourth. Feigley's two-run single plated Rems and Miller and catcher Karen Kascinski added a sacrifice fly to score Nestor and give Lehigh a 3-1 lead. The Bison came back in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs to tie it at 3-3 - Please see CHAMPS page 2
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Title | South Mountaineer Volume 35, Issue 25 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals; Campus Scenes; Lehigh University. Alumni Association; Campus environment |
Description | Reports on the past week's athletics news at Lehigh University. Published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Alumni Association. Alumni Student Drants Committee |
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Date | 1993-05-04 |
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Full Text | Volume 35, Number 25 May 4, 1993 Bethlehem, Pa. LEHIGHLIGHTS AND THE HONORS CONTINUE - The Lehigh softball team didn't just stop at winning a Palriol League title on Sunday. Head coach Sue Troyan received her first- ever Patriot League Coach of the Year honors for leading the team to the best record (29-13) in history. Troyan is now the program's all-time winningest coach with 60 victories. In addition, sophomore pitcher/ leftfielder Nina Rems was named to the All-Patriot League team after hitting . 304 and driving in 20 runs this season. On the mound, Rems set a club record for victories (12) which Meri Wall broke with her 13th in the tournament. COACHES INACTION—The Sunburst Soccer Club of Bethlehem will take on the Italia Soccer Club of Bridgeport, Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the Region I United States National Men's Amateur Cup this Sunday. May 9 at 2 p.m. on the Goodman Campus. Lehigh head men's soccer coach Dean Koski and assistant women's soccer coach Kevin Babyak arc bolli members of llie Sunburst team, which will be aiming lo advance to the semifinals two weeks later. A PRETTY SUCCESSFUL 'CREW— The Lehigh crew team competed in the Patriot League championships on Saturday. April 24 with relatively sound results. In women's action, the Varsity Lightweighl Four look first place in a lime of 7:12.2. The Varsity Women's Eight squad finished second, right behind a strong Navy squad. On the men's side, the Varsity Lightweight placed second, just three seconds behind Fordham. The Men's Varsity Four moved from last place to finish third in a field of six. The crew team competed in the 5th annual Lehigh- Lafayette Regatta this past weekend. THE SECOND TIME AROUND — The Lehigh softball team became the school's second Palriol League champion in ihe 1992-93 calendar year (and in history) last weekend. The women's cross country team won the honor back in October. INSIDE the Mountaineer Patriot League track results... 2 Wrestling recruits 3 Spring sports roundup 3 Spring sports slate 4 Summer camp information .... 5 The softball team has climbed the ladder to success in recent years, culminating with this year's Patriot League championship. A look at the last six seasons: YEAR RECORD 1988 18-23 1989 15-23 1991 10-25-1 1992S 1993 29-13 More Lehigh records fall at track championships! ... see page 2 ENGINEERS BRING IT ALL HOME LU Softball wins Patriot League championship in dramatic fashion By MARC GESUALDO South Mountaineer Editor Was it because they were angry that so many players from theirfirst-place team were snubbed in the voting for the All-Patriot League team? Could be. Or was it because they reached deep down when on the brink of elimination and came up with gutsy performances that ended up with half of the dirt from the Pates Park field soiling their white uniforms? Sounds legitimate. Or maybe, just maybe, the Lehigh Engineers are one heck of a talented softball team. Take your pick. The bottom line is the Engineers emerged from last weekend's Patriot League tournament as champions in a performance that would have made Rocky Balboa proud. Lehigh won three straight one-run games on Sunday afternoon and captured the championship to cap off a magical season which saw the Engineers finish with a 29-13 record and head coach Sue Troyan receive Patriot League Coach of the Year honors. "The whole thing is just like a dream,"Troyan said. "Two years ago we were the doormat of the league and no one could have imagined this was possible. It's really a tribute to the kids and they deserve all the credit." Lehigh entered the tournament as the number one seed but still seemed to be searching forthe respect that normally accompanies that honor. Freshmen Kim Miller and Jessica Feigley and junior pitcher Meri Wall weren't voted on to the All-League team despite sensational seasons by all three players. Only sophomore pitcher/leftfielder Nina Rems, who ended up with a 12-5 record on the mound and batted .304, was voted on to the team by the league's coaches. "We wanted to prove that we were the best team because we felt we weren't getting the respect we deserved," said Wall, who won two games on the final day and finished the season at 13-4. "We had a team goal to work together and earn this title and that's exactly what we did." The Engineers had a bye in the first WE'RE NUMBER ONE! Jessica Feigley (22) lifts Kim Miller into the air after the two helped Lehigh win the Patriot League championship. -Photo by Daryl smith round and took the field for the first time on Saturday at 8 a.m. against Fordham. Behind a three-hit, six-strikeout effort from Wall and a bases-clearing seventh- inning triple from senior centerfielder Mary Oliverie, Lehigh took a 4-2 decision and moved on to meet Bucknell that evening. Lehigh trailed the Bison, 2-1, in the seventh inning but tied the score on a triple by freshman third baseman Kathy Kotula and a sacrifice fly from sophomore designated hitter Marissa Mayo. The Engineers took a 3-2 lead in the eighth when Oliverie's grounder to short trickled through to the outfield, but Bucknell struck for two runs off Rems in the bottom of the extra frame todeal Lehigh a heart-breaking 4-3 loss in the double elimination tourney. The setback forced the Engineers into the unenviable position of having to win three games in a row on Saturday. Mission Impossible? Think again - that 4-3 score would prove to be a blessing for the Engineers the next day. "The girls were pretty disappointed after that game but they knew what they had to do," Troyan said. "Meri knew she was going to have to pitch twice and Nina didn't want to lose Bucknell again so we just tried to stay focused." The Engineers faced Army on Sunday at noon and continued to provide thrills for their loyal fans. Lehigh led by a 3-2 score but the Lady Knights scrapped for a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Kathy Kotula led off with a triple for Lehigh. Oliverie then played hero once again by hitting a two-out single on the first pitch which scored pinch runner Lori Kresho with the game-winning run. Wall pitched all nine innings and struck out six for the win. "I normally let the first pitch go by, but in clutch situations I'll jump on it," Oliverie said. "If my mind is made up and I don't hesitate, I usually wind up getting a base hit." The win meant Lehigh would have to face the Bison again and beat them twice, since Bucknell still hadn't lost a game. Lehigh took care of the first half of that task by rallying from a 3-0 deficit. Miller tripled in two runs in the bottom of the fourth and scored on Natalie Nestor's sacrifice fly to knot the game at 3-3. It stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh when, with two outs, Rems singled in Mayo for the 4-3 game-winner. Rems also got the win on the mound, yielding just five hits and three unearned runs. "A lot of our success just came from total adrenalin," said Miller, who started the Lehigh comeback in that game. "We knew the games were going to be close and they could have gone either way. We just had such a desire to win." And so the stage was set for the championship game. Wall took the mound for the second time that afternoon, after having hurled a nine- inning stint in the win over Army. And as had been the case the entire weekend, Lehigh rewarded its faithful with another gut- wrenching victory. After Bucknell struck first with a run in the bottom of the second, the Engineers came up with three runs in the fourth. Feigley's two-run single plated Rems and Miller and catcher Karen Kascinski added a sacrifice fly to score Nestor and give Lehigh a 3-1 lead. The Bison came back in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs to tie it at 3-3 - Please see CHAMPS page 2 |
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