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The Akron Beacon Journal from Akron, Ohio • Page 55

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The Bp.icon Journal E5 Sunday. April 10, 1983 Brunswick product's hitting progress is delayed by rain COLLEGE NOTES Northern Nn Er.ijUnd Westminster College I Fa will enroll Eric Oldham (Wdisn Jesuit I the fall Oldtiam will compete in tixittMll and track West Virginia Wesleyan has signed Steve Shatter (Spnr.gt,id) lrr football. He will compete at defensive back and six assets ButknHI tieshman Tom Davl (WRA) is a midfielder on Buckneli 0-3 men lacrosse team Williams College (Mass sophomore Stephen Felli (Revere) had a 9-2 record wrestling at 134 pounds, with a team-high 21 takedowns He took second place in the Akron area battery Sophomore catcher Kyle Sollenberger (Tnway) was hitting .406. 8nd Ireshrnan pitcher Mary Snyder (Hoban) was 2-0 with an 0 75 IRA. Wooster treshman Minna Jinn (Western Reserve Academy) was leading the women's lacrosse learn in scoring with 10 goals By Milan Zban Baron Journal watt wtm Raindrops keep falling on Joe Tenhunfeld's head, but he doesn't Jeel like singing in the rain.

"We've been rained out of our last eight games," Tenhunfeld, a university ot I LmVY, Cincinnati designated hitter-outfielder from Brunswick, said last week. "You think you've got your swing down pretty good, then you have GOLF TENNIS RACKETBALL CLEARANCE 7 DAYS ONLY AKRON STORE ONLY my studies here, but I missed baseball, I missed it a lot, so I walked on as a sophomore and made the team as the designated hitter," he said. "Cincinnati has an excellent fine-arts program, which is the main reason I came here. I also have some family here so I enjoy it very much." MORE BASEBALL Malone pitchers Kevin Mammon (Barberton) and Scott Crank (Sandy Valley) made history at trie school recently when the duo threw trnck-to-back no-hitters against Waynesburg Hammons Improved to 5-0 with a 1 03 ERA. and Crank to 3-0.

2.1 1. Tom Crank (East Canton) Scott's cousin, was the Pioneers' top hitter at 456. Heidelberg sophomore righthander Ed Phillip (Revere) was off to a 1 2 start after going 5-3 a year ago Sophomore inlielder Mike Muster (Cuyahoga Falls) who led the Student Princes hitting last season at .375, was hitting .306. Capital junior Sean Kelly (Hoban) was hiltinq .281. including three doubles, as a designated hitler-outlielder.

He was 2-tor-2 on steals. Wooster junior third baseman Cary McConnell (Brunswick) was hitting .390 with 14 RBI Scot teammate Mike Smith (Smithville) was at 333. Kenyon lirst baseman John Rhode (Orrville) had a good outing against the Scots, doubling in the first game, then adding three singles in the second game of a double-header. OTHER SPORTS Allegheny's soft-ball team, ranked third in the nation in Division III with a 13-1 record, has an After going 31-21 last season and finishing second in the Metro Conference to College World Series-bound Florida State in the conference finals, Cincinnati won seven of its first 13 games this season. "I'm still a little slow getting the bat around," Tenhunfeld said.

"The best way to get in a good groove and stay there is to simply practice swinging the bat. "I've been having a lot of spare time to do that. "I've always been an aggressive hitter, but I think I've learned some patience this season. I haven't cut down on my swing I still try to hit the ball as hard as I can but I think I'm more selective now. I wait just a little bit longer on the pitches, too.

I think it helps me to see the ball better." Enrolled in the school's fine-arts program, Tenhunfeld didn't go out for baseball as a freshman, although he had hit .483 his senior year at Brunswick. "I wanted to concentrate on Tenhunfeld It's frustrat- to sit for a week GOLF TENNIS ALL TENNIS RACKETS ing." As a sophomore last year, Tenhunfeld fashioned a .341 batting J.average, drove across 28 runs hit a team-high 10 home runs, four shy of the school He got off to a fast start this season, but then the rain put a damper on his progress. Tenhunfeld, 6-foot-4, 200-pound "right-handed hitter, was hitting .333 with two homers and eight rRBI and owned a 5-game hitting streak when the rains came. 40-50 OFF GOLF CLUB SETS BROWNING-RAM 40-50 WILSON-MACGREGOR nCT NORTHWESTERN UrT ADULT SETS FROM $59.95 TENNIS BALLS WILSON CHAMPIONSHIP $199 I CAN I IMt. Union hurdler ties mark 0) was paced by catcher Renee Kiipatnck, who ripped four singles and drove in tout COLLEGE ROUNDUP GOLF BAGS WILSON-HOT RAM-BROWING 40-50 OFF runs in the second game.

Walsh's Michelle Mooney had two singles in the first game. Kent State 4-10, Miami 1-0 Kent (6 12. 4 6) swept the Mid-America Confer RACKETBALL ALL EKTELON RACKETBALL RACKETS AND ACCESSORIES 30-40 off ence double-header behind the hitting ol Amy Drongowski and the pitching ol first game winner Tracie Latrimas and Hila Krug. Drongowski swatted a pair of dou bles in the opener and singled twice the second game. REG.

SALE Mount Union 10-6, Wittenberg 0-1 Michele Kring's 2-hitler and Dawn Hope's 4 RBI sparked the opening victory for the Lady Raiders (tO-4). Susie Eichinger (5 1) got the win in the second game by CLOSE OUT SHOES ALL CONVERSE ETONIC FOOTJOY SPOTBILT 16 20 allowing just lour hits Golf ACCESSORIES HEAD COVERS ALL PUTTERS IRON COVERS TEES oo 795 p95 95 $95 11 REG. 18.95-49.95 Marshall Invitational Ohio State, led by Anthony Adams and Jack NicMaus' son Gary, won its 1 0th tournament in 19 meets at Huntington. Va. Adams shot a 1-over 217 and Gary Nicklaus shot a 3-under-par 69 Saturday to pace the Buckeyes in the 54-hole event.

Steve Flesch of runner-up Kentucky was the medalist after a 3-under 1 EACH Mount Union's Kelvin Jackson highlighted his school's invitational Saturday by tying a Mount i. Union Stadium record in the 110-Z meter hurdles. Jackson's time of 14.4 seconds also qualified him for the NCAA Division III national champion- ships. Baldwin-Wallace's Len Schola- to also qualified for the nationals I in the javelin with a winning toss of 208 feet, U2 inches. Men's track Kent Pentagonal John Wallers' record throw (58-3) in the shot put helped Ashland capture the team title by over runner-up and host Kent State.

Kent's a Angus Cooper set a track record (225- '') In the hammer throw. Toledo's Rod Whit-" low was a double winner in the sprints, and U's Larry Rubama won Ihe 400 dash and 400 hurdles. Edlnboro 107, Akron 38 P.J. Wright both hurdles events for the Zips in this dual meet. Other first place wins were by Ron Karam in the discus and by the 1.600 meter relay team of Pat Wehrlin, John Hooker, Bill Darrah and Fernando Rodri- auez.

I Women's track Kent Pentagonal Toledo, behind triple-winners Shantel Ransom and Susie Fordg, captured the team title, nosing out runner-up Kent State 81-78. Ransom, who set a track record in the 200. also won the 100 and helped the winning 400 relay team set a track record. Fordg won the high jump, long jump and 100-meter hurdles. Kent's firsts were by Lisa Husar, Wendy McCormick, Jeanette Hiti and the 1,600 relay unit.

Akron 79, Edlnboro 49 Andrea Beans and Kelly Shingary were double winners lor the Lady Zips. Beans won both NOW $9.95 SIZES LIMITED hurdles and Shingary took the shot and discus. Baseball Kent State 2-4, Cent. Mich. 3-1 Kent (8-9.

1-3) snapped a 12-game win streak by the delendmg Mid-America Con-lemce champion Central Michigan (15-5. 3-1) wilh a win in the nightcap ol a doubleheader. Reliever Nick Venufo (2-2) came on to pick up the win. Catcher Rod Thompson was credited with Ihe game winning RBI. Wooster 7-8, Geneva 4-1 The Scots win both ends of a doubleheader to run their record to 13-3 on the season.

Mike Hatfield (5-0) scattered 6 hits to win the opener and Greg Sagerman (4-0) won the nightcap on a three-hitter. Walsh 18-12, Urban 6-1 Nolan Jalich (4-1) won the opener backed by an 18-hit, Including 2 homers, 2 singles and 5 RBI by John Philippi, The Cavaliers are 10-8 overall. Miami 9-8, Akron 1-5 Sieve Sandy (2-0) surrendered only 4 hits to the Zips in the nightcap to pace the sweep. The Zips (10-14) got 2 hits apiece by Ed Hetman-ski and Steve Seda in the opener. Miami is 18-7.

Mount Union 3-2, Otterbeln 7-2 The Raiders (6-6) managed only 5 hits in opener, including a two-run homer by Andy Jackson. Otterbem (10-5) banged out 1 1 hits in the nightcap, including 4 by Mike Moreland. W4J 5, Hiram 3 The Presidents (5-1) scored all their runs in the first three innings to down the Terriers (3-7) Kevin Kober homered for the losers and Tony Lignetti rapped 3 singles. Softball Edlnboro State 5-11, Walsh 0-0 Walsh committed six errors, including four in the lirst game, in the double-header loss to drop to 2-7-1 this season. Edinboro (3- SALE ENDS SUNDA 4-17-88 213 over the three days.

The Buckeyes shot 873 as a team, besting the Wildcats by 10 points. Kent State trimmed Miami (Ohio) 897-898 for third place. Akron was QUANTITIES LIMITED- AKRON 4610 STATE RD. 929-3366 621-6399 16th with 950. PUCKEYE Hports Hiram Invitational John Carroll's Tom Pilewski shot 78 tor medal honors and helped the Blue Streaks win the team crown over Grove City 41 1-438 at Ihe par 72 Suger Bush Golt Course.

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