ThurSday, May· 9, 1991 The· Aquinas 7 Ba~OnS drOp four straight :'•lfl'tj-'; 2:~:t-,Hf('J§S'-: I By BILL H~WARD Rick Schu has also been a pleasant swpnse for :=:::: :;::::... :·· :::· ..•· ~> :: :-:·.: _ -·:·:,_::',:, : ::··· .. < ,, , -..,_ -. :,.'·:. ,~::~~~;:==J~ ?:E~~~= lfiriishiSS --l:toytdS'''' roller coaster ride because, after losing nine of their last leading the club with his .291 batting average, 12 . ~ .· -·· · ·. :· .. ·: . · · . ' :-.- · · ·· · .: . -· . · ' _: :·<. .. :' .: ·. .· ; .: _: .. -: ·':: -:· :. w. they_ are better suited to call it afreefall. walks, threehomeruns,fivedoublesand22hits in23' . ·"as··-e· ··b' ·a·... _,,,, .. _.. _s· :· ·-e· _.. a··-:,s·' ·'A-n Leading 3-1 in the seventh inning of Tuesday's mati- games. Schu would probably be on the Phillies' u· ' .. ': : ' .''. ' . . ·. u I': I :: nee matchup with the Toledo Mudhens, the Red Barons roster if Jim Fregosi did not have to juggle · · ·· · · · · · · · · ' · seemed to have finally found a curve in the track that his already overloaded infield ·. By STEVE MOR~N could lead to a rest from a nauseous dive. But an ei~t:. While Schu and Steve Scarsone, .. Staff Writ~r : seventh inning for the Mudhens, capped by hom- who homered against Toledo on May 1 in his frrst . . . _. enms from Mitch Lyden and Randy Kutcher, suddenly AAA a.t-bat and owns a .296 average, have been The Royals' bW.eball team lost all hopes of obtaining a .s(>o forced the Red Barons and their fans to race for the doing what they can to help the team, the Barons, as record Tuesday as: the: Albright-College :Lians himded ·them axd~-5 nearest Dramamine. The Mudhens went on to win their a whole, cannot escape the basement of both the team loss. ,, · tenth of eleven games, 9-3. batting and pitching rankings. Albright's six-run third inning hammered ·the final nail on. the· After starting the season 6-8, on par with the previous With the loss of Ritchie and Fletcher, the Barons coffin. . . two seasons, the Red Barons find themselves at 7-17, are left only to do some serious soul searching. S~on broke a'}.:. i tie ill the top of the. third on a RBI doubl~ by eight games out of frrst and scratching their heads won- After Ritchie, Steve Ontiveros and Rocky Elli senior·thirdbaseman Dan Cbieffalo··and a RBl single by senior:out- · dering how a team with so much potential lay at the hold the next best ERAs at 3.00, while the Barons' fielder Rob Wa~ ·- · · · · · · basement of the International- League. starting rotation holds a collective ERA of over 5.00. However, Albright bit right back in the bottom-half of' the ·inning The few and far between highlights have kept enthu- RED BARONS NOTES- The Barons will try to with siX runs to tak~ a 7~3-lead. Lions' Raymond Framan ignited the siasm up, primarily with the pitching of Red Barons' break out of the slump when they travel to Richmond rally with· a two-nlxi single. . player of the month, Wally Ritchie, who places sixth in through Friday and Tidewater through Sunday be- .·JUnior outfielder Tun Mohan and junior secondbasenian Mike the league with his .242 earned run average and third fore returning May 13 for a nine-game homestand, Mti:rphy each had two hits for the Royals. overall with 25 strike-outs. But with the car accident beginning with a 7:30 p.m. game against the Jnterna- Fresbrilan Alan McTague was credited with the loss. injuries to outfielder Len Dykstra and catcher Darren tional League-leading Columbus Clippers (New York He threw two and two-thirds innings. McTague's game statistics Daulton in the majors, Ritchie and starting catcher Dar- Yankees affiliate)... The Red Barons will host an totaled eight hits, seven earned runs, four base-on balls, and two ren Fletcher have been called to the Phillies. Fletcher was exhibition game against the strike-outs. hitting .250 and led the Barons with nine runs batted in 7:30p.m. on May 20. Tickets are still available as of before replacing Daulton. press time and will be the nonnal $3, $4 pricing.

• In yesterday's action, the Royals hosted a doubleheader at Lacka- Softball falls 1n championship wanna County Stadiuni. . - Both William PatterSon College and Kean College were in town By JEN KELLY ''The pitcher for Muhlenberg did Ann Toner•s RBI single scored - to fare the Royals. Staff Writer a good job," said Coach John Cresho. Cathy Szalkiewicz bunted Saporito. "It was tough to score." Toner to second, put Toner was Scranton dropped tlie first game to William Paterson 9-2 while losing the second .game by a score of 9-7. Mflhlenberg College defeated Scranton put only two runners picked off as she rounded the base. . Senior outfieldet' Rob Walsh linked a significant laCk of defense the Lady Royals softball team, 1-0, on base for the game, while Miller Messiah scored its only run in the to the fu:st loss. in the :Middle Atlantic Conference held the Muhlenberg lineup to 7 sixth inning. "Errors plagued us early on during the game. We were constantly championship game Saturday, to hits. Scranton excelled on the de­ "Against Messiah, we did get an playing catch-up ball ... Walsh said capture the division title and to bring fensive front opportunity, and we made the most In the second game.versus Kean, the Royals lost hold of a 7-0 lead Scranton's season to a halt "1he girls played the best defen­ of that opportunity," Saporito said. into the sixth inning~ The Royals advanced to the fi­ sive ganie I've ever seen played," The Lady Royals' end the sea­ Junior pitchet' Drew Morano was throwing a no-hitter into the nal game holding the Northern said Assistant Coach John Granelli. son with an overall record of 20-11. sixth just before the Kean offense took charge. The rally caps were . Division Title, which they earned "But the hitting just wasn't there." "We started off slow from the on as Kean rambled off nine unanswered runs against Scranton. Scranton defeated Muhlenberg beginning, but we really turned our by knocking down Messiah Col­ This brings the Royals• seasot1 to an end With an overall team :rec- season around," added Saporito. lege in the first game, 2-1. last season, and so the loss on Sat­ ord of 14-19. · Sophomore Cathy Miller started urday was even more dishearten­ The loss to Muhlenberg ended on the mound for the Royals in both ing. the Royal's chances for an NCAA games. In the opener, Scranton scored bid. - In the championship match-up, two runs in the second inning. Senior "I feel bad for the seniors who Muhlenberg scored the only nm of Cheryl Zekas led off with a . are graduating that they didn't get a Volunteers Needed: the game in the first inning, off of a Cresho walked and stole second chance to make it into the NCAA," series of three hits. A strong per­ base. Zekas scored after a Messiah Cresho said. To give tours to school groups at: formance by Muhlenberg's pitcher, infielder dropped the ball, and Scranton loses two players to Elaine Gratoix, hindered the Roy­ Cresho advanced to third. graduation. als • ability at the plate, although Kathy Weiners had two hits. Gra­ ~o~}~ad 12 ~e-outs_for_ th~am~ Mulberry Bush f~--~------~ ~ 1402 Mulberry St. ~ ~ 969-2427 ~ Dinosaurs Alive! • All Medical Expenses Paid FRE~ Counseling tol:l! information provided • You Can Help Choose Corsages Boutonnieres Adopting Fam;ly • Direct Placement at the Everhart Museum No Foster Car~ • Confidential Care Presentation Roses Anytime on Weekdays BIRTHMOTHERS CAll COLLECT 7) 737-3960 call Rachel or Ken CAMP HILL I HARRISBURG .,Adoption Services 346-8370 ' Lirensed/Non-Profit For Your Snrin!! Formal