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1C The Ashevllle Citizen Fit, April 21, 1989 Twins I From Page I2B lion? Having It over wsfh will help him and help the' team. That was a lot of weight on his shoulders." Viola said It's now time to shoulder the team's pitching load. "The other guys have picked me up," he said. "Now It's about time for me to carry my weight. "I know I'm back.

I felt in total control for the first time (Wednesday), regardless of what the score was." Catcher Tim Laudner was encouraged by Viola's most recent performance. "I thought he pitched a heck of a game," he said. "It's frustrating to see him pitch well and lose, but he's not Superman. He was more aggressive with his pitches. "I'm not concerned about Frankie.

He's got a lot of confidence and he's going to get the baa The thing we don't want is to press him into thinking he has to do more than he's capable of. What he's capable of is enough." The Tigers echoed the Twins' sentiments. "Viola is the least of their worries," Detroit Manager Sparky Anderson said. "You don't worry about Viola." Said Chet Lemon, who popped up twice and grounded out against Viola: "I don't feel sorry for him. We've got guys who have lost tough games, too." All three of Viola's losses have come at the Metrodome, where he lost only twice last season and, at one point, had a 19-game winning streak.

Again, Viola isn't concerned. "I lost a lot of games here earlier in my career," he said. "It's just a matter of taking what I had (Wednesday) and applying it to the rest of the season." He said he had become "two-dimensional," relying too much on his fastball and changeup. "I stopped using my curveball and slider for a couple of games," Viola said. "Now I'm back to my old self.

I feel like a pitcher again." ASU's Nations Keys Upsets Against WCU Up adJm Z- Tj mJ From Staff Reports Tony Nations of Appalachian State helped produce the only two upsets Thursday as play began in the Southern Conference Women's Tennis Tournament at the AsheviUe Racquet Club. Fifth-seeded Nations defeated No. 4 Tracy Swaim of Western Carolina 3-6, 64, 6-3 at No. 6 singles before combining with Jacquie Sessa to down No. 4 Swaim and Sheri Almond of WCU 6-2, 6-3 at No.

3 doubles. Action continues at 9 a.m. Friday with the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds playing their first matches.

Saturday's competition begins at 8 a.m. Big South Tennis AUGUSTA, Ga. Three players from two-time defending champion UNCA won first-round matches in the Big South Conference Women's Tennis Tournament. Cathryn Grooms (No. 3 singles), Shannon Burns (No.

4) and Candi Earwood (No. 6) posted victories. The Lady Bulldogs are top-seeded in the six other slots. Action for those players begins Friday. In the Big South Men's Tournament, UNCA won at No.

4 singles (Scott Willis) and No. 1 doubles (Jeff Duncan-Steve Molnar) but lost five other matches. ASU Defeats UNCA C11ERRYVILLE Bill Hen-shaw hit two home runs to pace Appalachian State to a 10-7 victory against UNCA. The Mountaineers (26-9), who broke a 7-7 tie with three runs in the top of the ninth, built a 5-1 lead after two innings on solo homers by Hen-shaw and Steve Hollins and a two-run shot by Tom McCabe. Henshaw hit his second solo homer in the fifth.

The Bulldogs (9-25) were led by Brian Shehan, who drilled a three-run homer In the fourth, his 14th of the season. Todd James added a two-run blast In the seventh, while John Turner went 2-for-5 with a RBI. Piedmont Outalugs WCU CULLOWHEE Piedmont exploded for nine runs in the first inning and held on for a 13-12 victory against Western Carolina at Childress Field. The Lions (14-21) parlayed five hits, three walks, two hit batsmen and a catcher's interference Into the nine runs. Mike Williams and Chris Cook each contributed two-run doubles to the uprising.

Starter Brian Huie (0-2) was the loser. WCU (18-26) scored five times In the eighth to puU within 13-12. John Hedgccough (4-2) worked a complete game for Piedmont. He allowed 13 hits and walked 11 while throwing 202 pitches. Clint Fairey (four RBI) paced the Cats with a two-run homer in the first, a seventh-inning RBI groundout and a run-scoring single In the eighth.

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