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By Michael MacEachern Greta Snodgrass, Kayla Timulak and Neelum Tiwari went 10-for-10 and drove in 11 runs as the Savannah College of Art and Design softball team defeated Bridgewater State College 12-2 in five innings March 8 in the SCAD Smash Hit Spring Break Tournament at the Paulson Softball Complex. The Bees improved to 12-3. Tiwari, who went three-for-three with three RBI, and Snodgrass, who went three-for-three with five RBI, each had two-run doubles in the first as the Bees jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first. The trio was at it again in the second. Tiwari drove in another with a bases-loaded walk, Timulak, who went four-for-four with three RBI, drove in two with a double and Snodgrass added another RBI with another double as the Bees led 8-0. Kelley McKnight and Timulak each homered as SCAD registered its ninth shutout of the season as they defeated Wesleyan College 12-0 in five innings March 7. The Bees saw their seven-game win streak snapped earlier in the day as Lake Forest College held on for a 3-1 victory. McKnight's grand slam to left-center field highlighted a six-run second inning against the Pioneers as the Bees took advantage of four walks and an error. Tiwari's two-run single in the third made it 9-0. SCAD closed out the game with three more in the fifth. Jen Spisso drove in one run on a ground out, while Timulak drove the other two in on her team-leading fifth homer of the season. Alex Alcott improved to 4-1 as she scattered five hits and struck out a career-high seven. Areheart tossed a no-hitter in the Bees 7-0 victory over Emmanuel College March 6. SCAD had registered five consecutive shutouts before the Lions scored a run in SCAD's 3-1 victory in the nightcap. Areheart, who nearly had a no-hitter last week against Emmanuel, only allowed two batters to reach on errors. Areheart, who has struck out 35 batters in her last three starts, improved to 6-1 with her second career no-hitter. She tossed a no-no against Ferrum College last season. It was the ninth no-hitter thrown in school history. Only Chrissy Way has thrown more no-hitters for SCAD (four) than Areheart. Areheart and McKnight each tossed a one-hitter as the softball team pushed their winning streak to five games with two victories March 5. The Bees, who are ranked No. 4 in the NAIA Region XIV poll, picked up a 4-0 victory over Southern Virginia University and an 8-0 decision in five innings over Eckerd College. Areheart tied a school record with 13 strikeouts in the Southern Virginia victory. The only hit for the Knights came in the first inning on an infield single by Tricia Jorgenson. Areheart, who has struck out 25 in the past two games, finished the game by retiring the final 19 batters.
Justin Smith pitched a four-hitter for Huntingdon College March 7 as the Hawks defeated the SCAD baseball team 16-1 at Grayson Stadium. The Hawks improved to 6-7, while the Bees fell to 9-10. SCAD returns to action March 13 when they travel to Atlanta for a 1 p.m. game against Emory University. The Bees scored in every inning but two as the they defeated the State University of New York at Courtland 17-3 March 6 at Grayson Stadium. The Bees lost to Huntingdon 12-4 earlier in the day. SCAD erupted for 11 runs off SUNY Cortland starter Mike Hubbs (0-2) in the second and third innings. The Bees took advantage of two Red Dragon errors in the second to score five times, all coming with two outs. SUNY Cortland, who are ranked No. 8 in the American Baseball Coaches Association/Collegiate Baseball NCAA Division III poll, would have gotten out of the inning when Chris Tirro struck out, but Tirro reached first base on a wild pitch by Hubbs on the third strike. SCAD starter Steven Argo (1-0), who went two-for-four with two RBI, helped his own cause with a RBI single. James O'Connell, who went two-for-three with three RBI, added a two-run single in the inning. Scott Frederick, who went two-for-four with 2 RBI, started the scoring in the third with a two-run double. Sean Barber, who went one-for-four with 4 RBI, drove in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Ty Mankovitch, who went three-for-five with two RBI, drove in the final two runs with a single up the middle. Sophomore southpaw Tyler King scattered six hits as the baseball team blanked Brewton-Parker College 4-0 March 4 at Grayson Stadium. King, who lowered his earned run average to 1.99, improved to 2-1 as he picked up his first complete game as well as registering the Bees' first shutout of the season. He struck out three and walked just one. SCAD got all the offense they would need in the bottom of the fourth as they scored four times - all with two outs - off Brewton-Parker starter Matthew Robinson (0-2).
SCAD defeated Ohio Northern University 344-389 in a women's golf match March 5 at the Crosswinds Golf Course. The Bees, who are ranked No. 20 in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll, return to action March 20 when they compete in the Golden Isles Intercollegiate on Jekyll Island. Co-medalists Amber Weller and Holli Young, who each shot 82 on the par-72, 5,812-yard layout, led SCAD, which were two strokes shy of the 18-hole school record. The Bees' Ashley Warsaw finished third with a round of 89. Kathy Dillow shot a 91 for the Bees, while Sarah Cobb tallied a 95. Ashley Raderstorf led Ohio Northern with a round of 90. Swim teams compete at NAIA National Championships The men's swimming team moved up a spot March 6 to finish in 11th place at the 2004 NAIA Swimming and Diving National Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The women's team remained in 12th. The women's team tallied 47 points, while the men scored 25. Defending champion Simon Fraser University won both team championships as the women scored 548 points and the men 462. Abigail Doxsey finished eighth in the women's 200-yard butterfly March 6 with a school-record time of 2:16.72. Teammate Laine Benthall finished ninth in the women's 100 freestyle in a school-record time of 55.62. On the men's side, Alex Enas finished ninth in the 200 breaststroke with a school-record time of 2:19.62 while Bill Parris finished 11th in the 200 backstroke in a school-record time of 2:05.95. The Bees also competed in two relay events. The men's 400 yard freestyle team of Jeff Billon, Seth Carlson, Dominic Latella and Andrew Perez finished ninth with a time of 3:26.29. Benthall and Doxsey teamed up with DeDe Brown and Cynthia Plasschaert to finish 12th in the 400 freestyle with a school-record time of 3:52.89. Benthall finished fifth in the women's 200-yard freestyle race March 5 with a school-record time of 1:59.93. Doxsey finished eighth in the women's 100 butterfly race with a time of 1:00.21. Benthall and Doxsey teamed up with Brown and Plasschaert to finish 10th in the 200 medley relay race with a time of 1:56.83. Enas finished in ninth place with a time of 1:03.58 in the 100 breaststroke race. Perez finished 12th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.73. The men's 200 medley team of Bill Parris, Billon, Enas and Perez finished in 11th with a time 1:44.05. Doxsey was eighth in the women's 50-yard freestyle race March 4 with a school-record time of 25:20. The women's 400 medley relay team of Benthall, Brown, Doxsey and Plasschaert finished in 10th place with a school-record of 4:17.72. The women's 200 freestyle relay team of Benthall, Brown, Doxsey and Plasschaert set a school record as they finished 11th with a time of 1:46.76. The men's 200 freestyle relay team also set a school record with a time of 1:34.01 to finish 12th in the event. Members of the team were Billon, Carlson, Parris and Perez. The swim teams, which finished their first year as intercollegiate sports, qualified in 32 different events. Men's and women's swimming are the first SCAD teams to compete at a NAIA national championship since the Bees rejoined the NAIA in Sept. 2003. Equestrian program maintains region lead The equestrian program finished in second place at two intercollegiate horse shows March 6-7 and maintains a six-point lead in the region standings. SCAD finished behind the College of Charleston at the College of Charleston Horse Show in Charleston, S.C., March 6. The Bees again placed second behind the Cougars at the Georgia Southern University Horse Show in Brooklet March 7. At the College of Charleston show, Jordan Siegel won High Point Rider for the day and Haley Hall won Reserve High Point Rider. Karen Carter won High Point Rider at the GSU show as she won both of her classes. Class winners at the two shows included Siegel, Hall, Carter, Thea Lassen and Ellie Mallis. Second-place finishers were Siegel, Lindsey Fisher, Gray Morris, Danielle Niedzielski, Hattie Saltonstall and Pete Cooney. Entering the final regular-season horse show, the Bees maintain a six-point cushion over the College of Charleston in the Zone 5, Region 3 standings. SCAD has accumulated 252 points while the College of Charleston has 246. SCAD will host the final show of the season March 27 at the SCAD Equestrian Facility off Dean Forest Road. SCAD will also host regionals March 28. Ansley Grainger added another championship to her list of accomplishments at the Winter Equestrian Festival March 3-7 in Wellington, Fla. Grainger and "Rococo" topped the field of over 40 horses at the CN Wellington Open for the second straight week in a row. Grainger also competed on "Sculpture" winning the Ariat Adult Medal. Grainger holds two of the three top positions for Circuit Champion with her two mounts. Meredith College spoils women's tennis opener The Meredith College women's tennis team spoiled SCAD's season-opening match with a 7-2 victory March 5 at the Westin Savannah Harbor Resort and Spa. SCAD fell to 0-1 and will return to action with an 11 a.m. match March 13 against Auburn University Montgomery at the Bacon Park Tennis Courts. The men's team will open their 2004 season against AUM March 13. Meredith won all but the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles matches. SCAD's Teressina Araiza defeated Patty Phinney 6-0, 6-1 in singles while Araiza teamed up with Victoria Mier in the doubles match to defeat Katie Weingarten and Lee Ann Sanderlin 8-3. MacEachern is sports information director at SCAD. |
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