THE STUDENT, Thursday, April 10,1986, Page 11

Sean Flanders Award Chiefs Start senior Sean towards Medical School. 5-8-2 Total Flanders, a two-time 1st team Flanders has been an Honors Academic All-American, received student in Biology/Pre-Med and By Vic Miller pull off a controversial 3-2 victory standoff in the nightcap. The game the DeOrmond “Tuss” McLaughry currently holds a 3.68 academic in­ Correspondent over the Westfield State Owls (1-9). was called after six innings be­ Award here last Tuesday night dex (out of 4.0). Last fall he was The 1986 edition of the Spring- With Springfield trailing 2-1 in cause of darkness. Williams and from the National Football Foun­ among the top defenders for the field College Baseball team started the bottom of the ninth and one out, senior shortstop Doug Hajjar dation and Hall of Fame—Western football Chiefs, collecting 84 its season by traveling to Pennsyl­ pinch-runners Steve Smith and (Methuen) had two hits each. Mass, chapter. The prestigious tackles (62 unassisted), four vania and Maryland, while most of Chris Mayhew (Eastford, CT) Junior C/OF/DH Ric Jackson award was presented by former quarterback sacks, one inter­ us were tanning in Florida. The scored from first and second via a (North Adams) singled in SC’s lone President and noted football of­ ception and a team high four fum­ Chiefs took on Shippensburg, Salis­ Gary Ley fly out. Westfield second runs in the third. 1B/OF/P Wil­ ficial Ron Abdow at the Founda­ ble recoveries. Sean was voted All- bury St., Spring Garden and West baseman Edward Burns lost the liams (Utica, NY) finished the day tion’s annual banquet. New England in Division II for the Chester. SC headed home with a relay throw in the sun. First base- with five hits. The Newburyport, MA native, second time by the region’s head 1-4-1 record, having crushed man Tom Larson then threw er­ SC finished its busy slate last who plans to attend Medical School coaches and was cited on several Spring Garden 17-1 for its lone vic­ rantly to home. By the time the Sunday with a doubleheader split in the fall, was chosen from among All-Academic teams. tory. Junior hurler Steve Smith Owl’s catcher retrieved the ball, at . The Chiefs lost all college seniors in Western Mas­ Flanders became the first from Millis picked up the win. Two Mayhew had crossed the plate with the opener 4-0 on the strength of a sachusetts. Eligible schools in­ athlete at Springfield to be named of the Chiefs’ losses were by one the winning run. Mark Kane one-hitter. (Doug Haj­ clude Springfield, Amherst, twice to the GTE Academic All- run. Westfield head coach Howard jar had Springfield’s only safety). UMass, Williams, WNEC, AIC and America first team, selected in Springfield’s home and northern Burns protested the game. He Smith (2-2) 2.57 ERA had the Westfield State. The award is nationwide balloting by the College opener with Lemoyne was washed claimed that the Chiefs’ bench had complete-game loss. Stonehill presented annually to the region’s Sports Information Directors of out. SC travelled to Bridgeport interfered with his catcher. The scored all of its runs in the sixth. outstanding football scholar- America. He was an Academic All- (CT) on March 29th to take on the April Fools Day victory put SC at Springfield captured the second athlete in memory of Tuss District selection and was UB Purple Knights. The Chiefs had 4-5-1. Kevin Greer pitched a strong game 5-3. Doug Hajjar had two McLaughry, the former coach at presented the Norman C. Keith little trouble sweeping both ends of game for the losers. hits, including a clutch home run in Amherst, Brown and Dartmouth Award as the top senior scholar- the doubleheader, 19-0, 8-0. The New Haven Chargers (5-0) the top of the seventh, opening up and longtime Executive Secretary athlete on the Springfield College The Chiefs pounded out 22 hits in invaded Springfield Thursday. The the Chiefs’ lead. Sophomore sec­ of the Coaches football team. the first game. Freshman catcher charged-up Chargers rolled over ond baseman David Feldman Association. Sean is a graduate of Newbury­ Matt Maguire, also of Millis, had a SC 17-3. UNH scored in six of the (Sharon) had a crucial run-scoring Flanders, a 6’0”, 205 lb. defen­ port High School, where he was a memorable northern debut, con­ nine innings, while banging out 14single later in the inning. Junior sive end, was honored for the sec­ standout in football, hockey and necting for a three-run homer in a hits. The Chiefs committed eight Hugo Dauo (Aruba) earned his ond time this year by the National baseball. In football he was an nine-run third inning. He had four errors. first victory. Williams picked up Football Foundation and Hall of Agganis All-Star and earned All- ribbies in the game. Sophomore On the brighter side of an other­ the save. Fame. Earlier he was named one League and Division III honors second baseman Dennis Hajjar wise dark day for the Chiefs, junior Chief Notes: As of April 6th (15 of eleven Division II recipients under Coach Jim Stehlin. He hopes (Methuen) had three doubles, 3B/SS Bob Macaluso (Reading) games) the Chiefs were 5-8-2 (1-2-1 nationwide to receive the Founda­ to attend Medical School at either breaking the SC record of doubles had two hits while Williams hit a N-8). tion’s Post-Graduate Scholarship Tufts, University of Massachu­ in a game. Senior 1B/DH Steve two-run home run — his second of Williams, Nassa, Doug Hajjar Award. The award carries a $2500 setts, University of Vermont or Beneduce (North Kingston, RI) the season. Smith (1-2) absorbed and Maguire were the hitting grant, which will be applied UCLA. and senior 2B/OF Gary Ley (Old the loss. DH Mark Drew had four leaders with .412, .405, .378 and .361 Tappan, NJ) banged out four hits hits for New Haven. averages respectively. Williams apiece. Senior Dennis Williams also led the team in RBI with 13, : (.400 in ’85) had three hits and 3 Saturday, April 5, SC hosted the Bryant College Indians in their while Beneduce was second with RBI in the rout. Smith (2-0) pitched 12. Smith led the Chief with two first N-8 clash of the season. The five innings of two-hit ball. wins while Plaisted led the staff Chiefs lost the first game of the Sophomore Andy Plaisted (Hamp­ with a 1.80 ERA. Total Team Efforts den, ME) finished up. twin-bill, 9-4 in eight innings. The Chiefs were hitting .296 as a Williams led the Chiefs with three team while they boasted a .929 By Lisa Sidella The second game featured a first hits. Nassa and Maguire had two fielding average. The staff ERA hits apiece while Macaluso had a After dropping a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to the University of Lowell in inning mammoth three-run homer was 4.51. the season opener, the SC Women’s Softball Team bounced back to cap­ by Williams. The three runs pair of RBI. Ciaglo (1-3) was the “I’m very pleased with Dennis’ tough-luck loser. ture seven out of their last eight games. Wins include double header vic­ proved to be plenty, as junior Fred (Williams) performance thus far,” tories over Central and Southern Connecticut. Two wins over Ciaglo (Hadley) hurled five inn­ The two teams played to a 2-2 said head coach Charles Roys (18 Bryant and one over Stonehill wrap up the Northeast-8 Conference games ings of three-hit ball. Sophomore seasons). “He is hitting as well as up to this point. transfer Kevin Walsh (Lynnfield) can be expected, but one person The team has received tremendous leadership and enthusiasm from pitched the final two innings. can’t carry a team.” this year’s co-captains Jennifer Willson and Kathy Mangano. Willson, a Ciaglo improved his record to 1-2. Roys doesn’t feel that the Chiefs business major, is the team’s most experienced pitcher. strong The victories upped the Chiefs’ are working hard enough. “There games against Lowell, Central, and Stonehill, she maintains an ERA of record to 3-4-1. is no substitute for hard work.” 0.95. Mangano, a physical education major, has held up a .386 batting The Chiefs lost their next game SC’s next home date is Saturday average after seven games. Selected to the 1985 All-American Team, she at Division 3 powerhouse Eastern (doubleheader) v. N-8 rival St. continues to play a tough first base. Connecticut, 12-5. Beneduce and Anselm at 1:00. With the rest of the Northeast-8 Conference games yet to be played, the Ley had productive games. Bene­ Maroons are gearing up and steadily swinging the bats with great intensi­ duce had two ribbies while Ley col­ ty. Accompanying the strong offense and fine pitching is a solid defense in lected three hits. Sophomore Eric which the outfield and the infield combine to create a flawless diamond. Jackson (Perth, NY) took the loss. After playing on the road for nine straight games the Chiefs returned home to the friendly confines of Berry-Alien Field. A good crowd was on hand to witness the Chiefs Wheelchair Game Wed., April 16 7 : 0 0 p . m . BLAKE * free Admission * Western Mass Mean Machine vs. Connecticut Spoke Benders!! Brian Holloway, All-Pro Offensive Tackle for the AFC Champion New England Patriots, will be the guest U.C.P. Tigers speaker at Stepping-Up Day on Wheelchair Soccer Demo April 17 at 10 a.m. Don’t miss it!! EVERYONE WELCOME!!

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