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By Michael MacEachern The Savannah College of Art and Design baseball team ended the 2004 season with a doubleheader sweep of Faulkner University May 7 at Chain Field. The Bees won the opener 2-1 before defeating the Eagles 1-0 in the nightcap. The Bees, who were 1-12 in one-run games entering the doubleheader, ended the season at 19-31. The Eagles, who are ranked No. 18 in the latest NAIA Top 25 Ratings, were shutout for the first time all season and fell to 42-20. The sweep of a doubleheader was the first for the Bees this season. The Bees scored twice in the second inning off Faulkner starter Billy Mitchum (9-2) and made it stick in the opener. Josh Eastwood led off with a double to center field and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Bo Noon. Sean Smith, who went 2-for-3, singled to center to score Eastwood. Smith stole second and then scored on a single through the right side by Sean Barber, who went 2-for-4. Faulkner scratched across a run in the fifth off SCAD starter Rich Fallat (4-13) when Kris Price singled through the left side to score Ryan Huff, who had reached on an infield single. It was the only inning that a runner got past second base against Fallat, who scattered six hits and struck out five. Senior Jarrod Norrell went 2-for-3 in the opener for SCAD, while Jamie Whaley went 2-for-3 for Faulkner. SCAD scored its only run in the second game in the third inning when senior Chris Tirro, who went 2-for-2, connected on a single to center field off Faulkner starter Adam Moore (5-3). That was more than enough for SCAD freshman pitcher Matt Courtright (4-3), who threw just 60 pitches against the Eagles, who entered the doubleheader hitting .346 as a team. Courtright scattered five hits and only allowed three runners past first base. It was Courtright’s first career shutout and the second of the season recorded by the Bees. Siegel earns reserve championship at IHSA nationals Equestrian program’s sophomore rider Jordan Siegel finished in second place at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s National Championship, which were held May 7-9 at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel was named the Reserve National Champion in the Open Flat competition. Siegel, who won national championship in the event in 2003, also finished 10th in the Cacchione Cup jumping phase. “Jordan is a true competitor,” said hunt seat coach Courtney Petersen. “She always rises to the occasion under tough competition.” Sophomore Thea Lassen placed third in the Walk, Trot, Canter competition. Lassen, who was the Zone 5 champion in the event, rode against 18 riders from across the country. “Thea rode extremely well,” said Petersen. “It was very exciting for her considering it was her first national championship.” Sophomore Jessica Brown also competed for her first time at nationals in the Open Flat competition, but she finished just out of the ribbons. St. Thomas University eliminates SCAD softball team at regionals St. Thomas University rallied for five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and held on to defeat the softball team 5-4 in an elimination game of the 2004 NAIA Region XIV Championships May 6 at the Diamond Plex in Winter Haven, Fla. The Bees ended their season at 23-16. The Bees took a 1-0 lead in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by senior Neelum Tiwari, who went 2-for-2, which scored senior Kelley McKnight, who led off the inning with a double. SCAD, which outhit St. Thomas 9-6, added another run an inning later on RBI double by Charity Graham. The Bobcats rallied for five runs in the sixth inning as they took advantage of two SCAD errors. Kristyn Miranda’s two-run single off SCAD pitcher Sarah Areheart (14-11) tied the game at 2. Milena Eakes, who went 2-for-3, gave St. Thomas the lead at 4-2 on a two-run single to left field. The Bobcats added another run on Mendi Stemmer’s sacrifice hit. SCAD rallied in its half of the seventh. Christina Queen drove in a run on a ground out to close the margin to 5-3. Senior Lisa Donofrio, who went 2-for-4, got the Bees to within a run at 5-4 on her single. With the game-tying run at second base, St. Thomas pitcher Jessica Millar got out of further damage as Graham grounded out to end the game. A day earlier the softball team split two games on the first day of the tournament. The Bees defeated Edward Waters College 12-2 in five innings before falling 2-0 to Webber International University. In the opener, SCAD took advantage of 10 walks by Edward Waters pitcher Tina Williams as they jumped out to a 12-0 lead after three innings. SCAD broke the game open in the third inning as they sent 12 batters to the plate and scored eight times. McKnight and Greta Snodgrass each had two-run singles in the inning. Graham, who also drove in two runs, Areheart and McKnight each collected two hits in the victory. Pitcher Alex Alcott improved to 8-5 as she allowed just four hits and struck out three. In the nightcap, the Warriors broke open a scoreless game with two runs off Areheart in the sixth inning. Reannin Brown led off with a single to center and later scored on a two-out triple to left field by Melissa Maiel to give Webber International a 1-0 lead. Maiel added an insurance run when she scored on a passed ball by catcher Kayla Timulak. Webber International pitcher Christina Dovale earned the victory as she allowed two hits and struck out 11. Graham and Katherine Elloy, who led off the third with a triple, had the hits for the Bees. Four softball players named to the NAIA All-Region XIV team Four softball players — Areheart, McKnight, Timulak, and Tiwari — were named to the NAIA All-Region XIV team. Areheart rewrote the SCAD pitching record book this season. Areheart set school records for appearances (26), games started (25), complete games (20), wins (14), innings pitched (148.0), and strikeouts (119) in a season. The junior pitcher from Lexington, S.C., is second on the career list in strikeouts (223), innings pitched (345.2) and complete games (46). Areheart also pitched two no-hitters this season, including a perfect game against Wesleyan (Ga.) College. Offensively, Areheart finished second on the team with a .392 batting average (47-of-120), 13 doubles, three home runs and 27 RBI. McKnight finished fourth on the team with a .363 batting average (41-of-113). The senior outfielder from Tallahassee, Fla., finished second on the team with 12 doubles, five home runs and 36 RBI. Timulak led the Bees with a .404 batting average (44-of-109). Over half of her hits went for extra bases, including a school-record 12 home runs, this season. The junior catcher from Coraopolis, Pa., led the Bees with a .881 slugging percentage. She added 10 doubles and a team-leading three triples. Timulak, who also holds the school’s career home run record with 15, also set a school record with 43 RBI in 2004. Tiwari, a senior first baseman from Kanata, Ontario, Canada, finished third on the team with a .377 batting average (43-of-114). Tiwari also was third for the Bees with 27 RBI and added four doubles. Men’s tennis finishes 19th in NAIA top 25 ratings The Savannah College of Art and Design men’s tennis team moved up two positions to No. 19 in the final NAIA top 25 ratings of the season. The Bees finished the season at 9-9 after they did not earn one of the 11 at-large berths to the 2004 NAIA National Championships. All nine losses were to teams ranked in the top 25 in their respective division (eight in NAIA, one in NCAA Division III). MacEachern is sports information director at SCAD. Soccer, softball teams brawl in finals By Jennifer K. Levo The short, sweet and sometimes wet spring season of Savannah College of Art and Design intramurals came to a close May 8-9. With soccer semifinals May 8 and finals on May 9, everyone who participated had at least one more chance to burn some extra energy they won’t have in a few days. Because of the rain the previous week, May 9 featured the match up of the Darkness vs. Bacardi. The two teams have similar records, playing styles and energy levels. This energy enabled both teams to counter each score until after the regulation time. Bacardi finally came out ahead, winning 5-4, and would play in the final May 9. May 9 carried the same theme of the day before with two very close matches. In the first game, team Kengo matched the Po Boys evenly with a tied score of 3-3. Then, in the second game the Darkness rebounded from their previous loss and stuck it to Yo Momma with a final score of 6-0. The last soccer game of the day was a championship match-up with the undefeated Unbwogable playing Bacardi. The game was a heated contest between the two teams who displayed excellent ball-handling skills and speed. While both teams had some opportunities, it was Bacardi that scored in the first half and then mostly played defense the rest of the game. Team Unbwogable had several strong chances to score, but was unable to meet the back of the net. At the end of regulation time, team Bacardi came out ahead and won the soccer finals 1-0. Final results Bacardi (4-1) Unbwogable (3-1) Darkness (3-2) Yo Momma (2-3) Po Boys (1-1-3) Kengo (0-1-3) In softball, several teams got the chance to rectify their previous records and end on a good note. In the first match-up, BYOB met the Mad Cows who milked BYOB for a 11-7 win. Then, the undefeated Dynasty met the undefeated Shockers. In a battle of the victors, someone had to lose. It ended up being the Shockers who were handed a 14-2 defeat. In the third game of the afternoon, the Flaming Burritos met the Special Sauce who shared the same record, 0-3. Inning by inning it was a close match, but by the end of the time restriction, the Burritos overcame the Special Sauce 13-10. Next, the Shockers faced the Eichberg Bruisers and came out ahead, winning the game 15-10. The Softbrawlers and CSA, who both shared a 2-1 record, took the field next. The Brawlers got out to an early lead, but the CSA fought back and narrowed the margin. After the dust settled, it was the Softbrawlers who won 9-5. The final game of the night was a championship battle of the undefeated Your Mom facing the undefeated Dynasty. The Dynasty came out of the dugout swinging and hitting and Your Mom’s defense looked like swiss cheese. The Dynasty won the game 11-3 and was crowned the softball champ. Final results |
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