'Falling Leaves' Author to Speak

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INDEX The INSIDE Calendar & Briefs 2 SOFTBALL: Titans O p i n i o n 4 take one of two from No. 14 Long Beach Sports 5 Daily State. See Sports page 5. VOLUME 66, ISSUE 38 TTiittTUESDAYanan APRIL 28, 1998 Sliding into first place ‘Falling Leaves’ author to speak n COMM WEEK: O.C. resident and author Adeline Yen Mah will speak today.

Adeline Yen Mah spent her childhood ostracized by her wealthy Chi- nese family. But as an adult, she tri- umphed over the abuse through her best selling book, “Falling Leaves: The True Story of an Unwanted Chi- nese Daughter.” Though it is a Chinese taboo to reveal family “ugliness” in public, Adeline Yen Mah Yen Mah will reveal her childhood herself, “I yearned desperately to be deprivations and indignities today at accepted.” 1 p.m. in the Titan Theatre. It was not until her stepmother’s Following her mother’s death two death that Yen Mah felt compelled weeks after her birth, Yen Mah was to write the book. “It is everything shunned by her family as she bore I wished to say to her as a child but the double burden of being blamed dared not.” for the death and for being the The book was released in England youngest stepchild. in March 1997 and became an inter- She endured beatings from her national best seller. It soon soared to stepmother and was sent to boarding No. 1 in both Hong Kong and Aus- school where she was rarely visited tralia and hit the top five in England, by family members. When her father New Zealand and Singapore. died in 1988, Yen Mah’s stepmother Before her success as a writer, Yen robbed her from inheriting any of the Mah’s career in the medical field family’s $30 million and made her flourished. She served as chief of

MYLES ROBINSON/Daily Titan other children her co-conspirators. anesthesia at West Anaheim Com- Titan center fielder Reed Johnson steals third base during Sunday’s final victory of a three-game sweep of Long Beach State. Such abuse inspired Yen Mah to munity Hospital and medical director write an autobiography exposing the of an outpatient surgical clinic. drama of seven children striving for She lives in Huntington Beach the love of their parents. with her husband and two children. Ex-alien reveals secrets of movie magic “All my life,” Yen Mah wrote of —compiled by Julie Harden n COMM WEEK: David talk about his work. He played “gag” Morris shares his 10 years of reels and outtakes of films such as experience on everything “101 Dalmatians” and “Mars Attacks,” Sports event for allowing the crowd to see some of from “Star Wars” to music the behind the scenes work that takes videos. place. Morris also gave out ILM T-shirts and a hat to students who By JOE FLORKOWSKI answered trivia questions correctly. disabled planned Daily Titan Staff Writer After Morris’ presentation, he was n EVENTS: “Special Games” the developmentally disabled, in the followed around campus and to his for disabled students began following nine weeks. David Morris was in “Star Wars: hotel by students who watched the with a class project. “We wrote letters to companies, Special Edition.” OK, so, maybe, he presentation and were interested in asking them for blue ribbons, and was an extra in the Mos Eisley scene learning more about the effects field. drove all over the place, picking up and didn’t have a speaking part, but Morris said students may have to By LAURIE SCHULTZ donations,” Whaley said. his “acting” role was a result of his take several different career courses. Daily Titan Staff Writer After pulling the event off, the three students almost forgot that they work at Industrial Light and Magic. “I think you have to figure out JEFF CHONG/Daily Titan In 1986, students Dan Faley, Lisa needed to write a paper about it for Morris is a computer effects art- what you’d like to do. There are a lot David Morris of Industrial Light and Magic answers questions for the audi- Whaley and Tom Bohen were strug- a grade. ist who has worked for ILM for six of people who started in the creature ence during Communications Week. years. Sometimes ILM employees shop who like doing puppets,” Mor- gling with an idea for a group project “We had a wonderful time. We are called upon to become extras for ris said. ILM does so many movies per year visual effects field. In addition to the in their Public Relations Manage- felt the event was a part of who we the effects that are put in, such as in Films such as “Titanic,” “Starship that each time he comes he brings afore-mentioned films, Morris has ment class. They were assigned to were. It touched us. We had to do it the re-released “Star Wars.” Troopers” and “The Lost World,” newer and newer stuff,” Doggett worked on several eclectic projects, analyze a business or campaign. again,” Whaley said. “The report and ILM is the special effects com- impressed Morris with their inno- said. “He’s a tremendously popular including Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped “We sat in the group at the end of slide show on the event were only an pany director George Lucas founded vation. He is also looking forward speaker.” Box” video, a Sun Diamond Walnuts the deadline when we had to have afterthought.” while he was making the “Star Wars” to “Godzilla,” expected to be this Morris has always loved movies. commercial, and Mattel’s Computer the idea for the project. We told each Their class project has turned into films. It has created effects for eight summer’s box-office behemoth. He began filming Claymation at age Warriors. other to come back with three ideas an annual event. Forty athletes par- of the top 15 box office hits of all “Everything looks great on nine in his family’s backyard. The CSUF student Sam Yap said he for the project tomorrow. All three of ticipated and 50 people volunteered time. ILM has also won 14 Acad- ‘Godzilla,’” Morris said. 33-year-old also worked in a movie is interested in computer effects and us came back with ideas to help the in the first Special Games. Last year, emy Awards for best visual effects, Susan Doggett, an advisor for theater when he attended college. would like to work in Morris’ field. handicapped,” Whaley said. over 1,723 athletes participated in in addition to six technical achieve- Communications Week, as well as a Morris earned a bachelor’s degree “I want to work with the comput- With the help of the Special Olym- the event and almost 1,200 people ment awards. friend of Morris’, asked him to come in television and film at Oral Rob- ers and models. I don’t want to work pics and Disabled Student Services, volunteered in it. Morris was on campus Monday and speak. erts University. Since then, he’s been with the cell animation or Disney the students created Special Games, Whaley and Faley planned the as part of Communications Week to “Every show is different because working behind the scenes in the stuff,” he said. a non-competitive sports event for see GAMES/ 2 Poets win with Shakespearean style n CONTEST: A local book- Books and Music in Brea. the 1997 contest received only a few poets while looking for inspiration is store encourages writing in The listeners included some 147 more. an ancient literary tradition. the style of a literary great. entrants who had submitted 170 son- Gibb, a CSUF graduate and 1971 Although his formal training is nets to the competition. The object editor of the Daily Titan, attributed in philosophy, King said poetry has was to write a poem with as Shake- the high response to the involvement been his long-standing hobby. King spearean a feel as possible in cel- of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. listed Thomas as one of his greatest By JASON M. TAYLOR ebration of Shakespeare’s April 23 This year, the Faire provided a free poetic influences. Daily Titan Staff Writer birthday. pair of tickets to every entrant, along Carol Celeste, of Orange, won Susan Tally, an English teacher with more tickets and VIP park- second place in the competition, and A pair of men in ermine capes and who judged the competition, said ing for the grand prize, which also Roslyn Nelson, also from Orange, knee-length breeches spilled Eliza- that form was the main consideration included a $100 Border’s gift cer- took third. Cal State Fullerton bethan tunes from their recorders in selecting the 10 winning sonnets. tificate. anthropology professor Susan Par- and a crumb horn, a bizarre curved A Shakespearean sonnet follows a Fifty-dollar and $25 certificates man placed sixth in the contest. reed instrument that sounded like a strict pattern of 14 ten-syllable lines were given to the second and third Although most of the winners warped kazoo. with specific rhyme schemes. place winners; other runners-up were in the 30-and-over category, After a few sets, they made the After that, she said, crite- received poetry books. 12-year-old Caitlin Orr proved that announcement that the expected ria included word choice, rhythm, “I can’t believe I . . . won,” said authors of any age can be competi- master of ceremonies, Sir Francis imagery and the overall ideas in the Kenneth Callen King, the first place tive. Her sonnet, “Not Time’s Fool,” Drake, had been waylayed by ban- poem. winner. King’s winning entry was won fourth place. dits and would be late. The judges read more than dou- titled “In St. Martin’s Churchyard,” a Orr said her exposure to Shake- The two men, actors from the ble the number of sonnets entered sonnet he wrote after visiting Dylan speare came from her father, who Renaissance Pleasure Faire, never in past years, said Mike Gibb, the Thomas’ grave in Dyfed, Wales. read Shakespeare, and from an inter- broke character as they worked the store’s community relations coordi- King, carrying an armload of Greek est in acting. room at the annual “Write Like nator. The first sonnet contest, held literature he bought with his prize, “I just did it,” she said. “I just DORATI KAN/Daily Titan Shakespeare” contest at Border’s in 1996, received only 80 entries; said that visiting the graves of great wanted to have fun.” Kenneth King reads his sonnet at Borders Books and Music in Brea.

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The Theatre and Dance Darden will address the cam- Wedding,” a free seminar, will Southeast Asian financial crisis, Department presents “Vani- pus community on the legal take place today at noon in the the downward trend in unem- ties,” a bittersweet comedy profession today at 7 p.m. in the Education Classroom Building, ployment and the rapid growth exploring the friendship of Education Classroom Building, room 32. A free tote bag will be in housing. three southern women, running room 32. For more information given to the first 25 participants. The cost is $30 per person. through Sunday. For information contact Susan Metzler-Katsaros To make reservations, call page call 278-3371. at 278-4854. Associated Students Pro- Ginny Pace at 278-2566. ductions presents an early The School of the Arts The Department of Math- celebration of Cinco de Mayo The Deputy Consul Gen- presents “Romeo and Juliet” ematics presents a panel dis- with El Mariachi Zacatecas eral of France will hold a free A GUIDE TO WHAT’S HAPPENING through May 3 in the Little The- cussion on teaching mathemat- Thursday at noon in the Pub. lecture on the new European atre. Admission is $8 ($6 with ics in high school and middle Admission is free. Currency the “Euro Dollar,” on twoBRIEFS advance Titan Discount). For school on Wednesday from 4-5 May 5 at 11:30 a.m. in Titan information on running times, p.m. in Langsdorf Hall, room The mid-year economic Student Union Titan Theatre. Congressional Budget Debaters win at national contact the Performing Center 402. For further information, call update is scheduled for Thurs- For more information, contact Director to speak tournament Box Office at 278-3371. 278-2728. day at 7:15 a.m. at the Sutton Linda R. Andersen-Fiala, pro- Place Hotel in Newport Beach. fessor of foreign languages and June E. O’Neill, director of Laura Heider, 21, an Attorney Christopher “Planning a Low Cost The discussion will cover the literatures, at 278-2137. the Congressional budget, will extended education student, and speak Friday, May 8, at 1:30 Demetruis Lambrinos, 22, phi- said volunteers are affected by the taken for granted.” p.m. in the Ruby Gerontology losophy major, placed in the top disabled athletes. Gene Murphy, a A football toss, a basketball hoop Center-Mackey Auditorium. She 10 at the 52nd annual National GAMES • from page 1 football coach at Fullerton College, toss and track and field races are is expected to deliver a 90-min- Debate Tournament at the Uni- told him that his players stopped some of the activities they partici- ute speech on “Dealing With versity of Utah. first five years of the Special Games. complaining during practice after pate in at this event, which concludes Surplus: A New Set of Budget Heider placed sixth while Faley’s sister, Kathleen, who vol- volunteering at the Special Games. with a barbecue lunch. Problems.” Lambrinos followed in ninth unteered in the first Special Games, “When non-disabled people spend CSUF students can volunteer to was killed a year after them in a car O’Neill has worked in the place, both earning a berth for the day at the Special Games and coordinate the activities and interact accident. The event was named in observe what is happening, they with the athletes at the next Special Congression Budget Office since the National Tournament. They her memory. walk away with an appreciation of Games on May 1. Sportscaster Ed 1995 as a senior economist will compete for National Cham- Paul Miller, the director of Dis- life,” Miller said. “Many also walk Arnold will be master of ceremonies. on the staff of the President’s pion of the Year by having an abled Student Services and one of away learning new things about dis- Volunteers may sign up at the Dis- Council of Economic Advisors overall good debating record the executive directors of the event, abilities and realizing what they have abled Student Services office. and served as director of the over the course of the year. Office of Programs, Policy and They were one of 16 teams to Research with the U.S. Commis- receive a first round at-large bid. sion on Civil Rights. For more information on the For more information on debate team or questions in gen- O’Neill’s speech, contact Eric J. eral, contact K. Jeanine Congal- Solberg, professor of economics, ton, co-director of forensics and at 278-2237, or the Economics associate professor of speech Department at 278-2228. communications, at 278-3575. Marketing Professor to

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Letters: apathy wins in CSUF elections EDITORIAL POLICY You can’t spell “apathetic” without p-a-t-h-e- It proves one thing to me: it is nearly impos- Even with all my disadvantages, I still man- care.” t-i-c. sible of get your message out when you run as an aged to make it closer than a 2-1 vote. Of course, If I hear any of you complain about what the Columns are the personal opinion of the That's the equation of this election, ladies and independent. Maybe I should have run for presi- I would have been happier if it had been even Associated Students is or is not trying to do next authors. They do not reflect the views of gentlemen. If there is one thing my experience dent—I wouldn’t have won that one either, but at closer, but then again, I suppose I was far too year, remember this: When they try to raise your the Daily Titan or CSU Fullerton faculty, having been a candidate for the A.S. Board of least the Daily Titan might have spelled my name foolish. I was a fool to think that NSM students fees, you had a chance to stop them last week. staff or student body. Directors has proven to me, it is the near impossi- right and written more than one paragraph about would care. Oops, I forgot, NSM students don’t When they fail to improve the parking situa- Editorials are the opinion of the Executive bility of getting elected to that board without being my campaign before the actual election. even know what NSM stands for. Sorry. Natural tion, you had the chance to tell them, “Hey! Just Board. an undergraduate and a fraternity member. Maybe I should have put up Poloroids of Sciences and Mathematics. because we don’t get staff parking doesn’t mean No, this is not a slam against my opponent myself... after all, issues don’t seem to matter to Yes, I’m talking to all the Biology, Biochemistry, there’s no problem!” Letters should not exceed 350 words, Jared Brummel. He did nothing to me; in fact, the students.But I digress. Geology, Physics, Math and Chemistry majors out When the campaign rolls around next year, and must include the author’s legal he ran a clean campaign and he got more votes. Some 200 or so of you actually DID vote and there who didn’t bother to vote at all. and nobody honest is willing to run, don’t be name, major, class standing or staff Period. that’s a start. Of course, many of you voted for the One memorable individual told a group of us surprised--it’s because of YOU that they don’t position (if any), and a phone number. Simply, so few of you, especially you science wrong reasons, or didn’t know both sides of the who were campaigning (myself and two of the want to run. Letters are subject to editing. majors, cared enough to learn about the candidates, story, but still, at least you took the 20 seconds to people from both presidential teams) to “get a Yes, I failed to get more votes than Mr. Send letters to: or God forbid, vote. Sadly, 200 votes is probably make two x’s and be on your way. life.” Well I think that would make a great motto Brummel, but the real losers are the students who Letters to the Editor historic for the School of Natural Sciences and I got almost 70 votes and I am satisfied with for NSM. Or perhaps an epithet. failed to vote. May you all get what you deserve. Mathematics, and that is just pathetic. that, given my disadvantages (I’m not an under- Note to the wise: Learn from my mistake. Until you make an effort to become involved in The Daily Titan I went out there, I told people what I stood for, grad, I’m in a relatively small major, I’m not It’s just not worth it to but your ass for two days, the process, nothing will ever change...except of 800 North State College Blvd. and I simply talked to them. In return I got all but in a fraternity, the Titan “forgot” to publish the unless you’ve got no opposition or are endorsed course to get worse. Fullerton, CA 92834 slapped in the face (and if I hadn’t ducked a couple campaign platforms for my race, and oh, yes, I by the Sigma Nu presidential slate. The students Or e-mail us at: [email protected] of times, I probably would have received a nice was outnumbered approximately 20-1 as far as in NSM (look above if you forgot what that stands Mike Bourdaa shiner). Absolutely pathetic. campaign staff). for already) have voted, in their apathy: “We don’t Graduate student, Chemistry SportsSports Tuesday, April 28, 1998 Titans leave no Softball leads the doubtn atfrom LBSUthird. BASEBALL: CSUF finishes off convincing sweep over With one out in the top of the seventh way in win the 49ers at Blair Field. Ryan Moore walked, and pinch hit- n SOFTBALL: Team splits ter Steve Chatham sliced a double into with tough Long Beach By BRIAN DIERIEX right field. David Trentine followed with State squad. Daily Titan Sports Photo Editor a walk to fill the bases. Reed Johnson then smacked a hard grounder to short- By Jeff Howe LONG BEACH—On Sunday Titan stop Justin Hall, who bobbled the ball and Daily Titan Staff Writer baseball proved it is a team on the way up could only get Trentine at second. Moore crossed the plate to give the Titans a 3-2 by finishing off the sweep of Long Beach When a team’s leadoff hitters get on advantage. State at Blair Field. base, generally that signals a win. The “I smoked that ball real hard,” Johnson Not even during the Nevin or Kotsay Cal State Fullerton softball team did just said. “I knew if he came up clean they eras did the Titans pull off such a feat in that, placing six of seven leadoff batters could get a double play. I just kept my Long Beach. on base to defeat the Long Beach State The sweep over the 49ers—the first head down and ran as hard as I could, I knew if I beat it out we’d get a run out 49ers 2-0 in the second game of a Big since 1988— improved the Titans’ record West Conference doubleheader Saturday to 36-12 and 19-4 in the Big West Confer- of it.” Hall redeemed himself in the bottom afternoon at 49er field. ence. But more importantly, it vaulted the The Titans (27-24, 11-13 in confer- Titans three games ahead of the second half of the inning with a solo home run to ence) lost the opening game 1-0 on a place 49ers. tie the score at three. suicide squeeze bunt by Deidra Oliver in After taking the first two games, the Pitching coach Dave Serrano quickly the bottom of the fourth. Titans knew LBSU would come out replaced Jacobs with Kirk Saarloos, who “They (LBSU) did three things in a wanting a win on Sunday. retired the next two batters he faced to end row successfully,” said Titan Head Coach “This series is all about the unpredict- the inning. Judi Garman. “They had a double, then a ability,” Titan Head Coach George Horton Jacobs led off the eighth inning with said. “It’s about motivation and who’s a single to right and Rowand then ham- sacrifice to third, then a perfect suicide.” going to do the best job tomorrow regard- mered a double to right field. LBSU coach LBSU (32-13, 13-8), challenging for less of what their names are.” Dave Snow saw the trouble brewing and a conference championship with Cal The 49ers scored first on a balk by replaced reliever Dennis Kordich with State Northridge and the University of Greg Jacobs. Daryl Grant. Pacific, boasts the top-ranked defense in Jacobs, 3-for-4 in the game, put the Grant struck out Kevin Duck, but hit the nation. However, the 49ers did not Titans on the board in the sixth with a Chad Olszanski to load the bases. Chris live up to that billing in this contest, com- two-run double to left field. Beck then drilled a grounder that caromed mitting four errors. In the bottom of the sixth Paul Day off second baseman Sam Monroy into “I didn’t know they were the No. 1 knotted the score at two with a single to right field, scoring Jacobs and Rowand. defense until (Garman) told us after the left field, that brought in Chuck Lopez see SWEEP/ 6 game,” said second baseman Nikki Hart. “I was surprised because they didn’t look like it.” By the numbers Hits were sparse in the first contest. In fact, both teams were hitless until the CSUF versus LBSU fourth inning. Wendi Griffin led off the top of the 26 10 fourth for CSUF by reaching on an error. CSUF runs scored LBSU runs scored But Griffin got caught trying to advance too aggressively and was gunned down 25 8 at second. Christa Saindon followed CSUF series RBI LBSU series RBI with a single and was also nailed at second after Brenda Iglesias hit an infield 7 24 grounder. Titan earned runs given up 49er earned runs given up The Titans threatened when Stacy MYLES ROBINSON/Daily Titan Pierson reached on another error. Christy 3 10 Reed Johnson is called safe while stealing second. Shortly after, Johnson made matters worse for the 49ers as Sears stepped up and drove a single into CSUF games up on LBSU CSUF game winning streak he went on to steal third. The Titans moved up to 10th in the Collegiate Baseball Poll. see SOFTBALL/ 6 Baseball Big West Miracle needed crown in sight Falling for postseason LANDON NEGRI By Jeff Howe Daily Titan Staff Writer Daily Titan Staff Writer

It may be too soon to sign, seal and deliver this Cal State Ful- At this point in a season, teams turn their thoughts to the lerton baseball team to the College World Series, but unless a total into post-season. For some, making “season two” will be automatic. meltdown is awaiting in the final two weeks of the season, the For others, it will be a little tougher. Titans at least appear to be on the correct path. Cal State Fullerton’s softball team finds itself in the latter In terms of playoff implications, things took a hefty turn for the category. With a 27-24 overall record and an 11-13 mark in the better this past weekend as CSUF (20-4 in the Big West, 36-12 Big West Conference entering tonight’s game at home versus overall) swept conference foe Long Beach State (17-7 in the Big Fresno State, the Titans need more help than seems possible to West) in a three-game road series. make regional play. Going into the weekend, both teams were tied for the Southern “I don’t think there is any chance in conference any more,” Division lead, but now the Titans hold a three-game lead over the Place said Titan Head Coach Judi Garman. “We’d have to win all 10 49ers with six conference games left. of our remaining games and (Cal State) Northridge would have The margin is sizeable, but almost insurmountable considering The season to lose four of six for us to tie as conference champs.” the Titans play three-game sets against Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Garman added that in this scenario, CSUN would still and UC Santa Barbara, teams CSUF owns a 6-0 record against is coming to receive the automatic bid to regional competition by virtue of its and has outscored by a 66-23 margin. an end, and the four wins over CSUF this season. Still, CSUF coach George Horton is careful not to over- Each conference champion automatically makes regional look the remaining games. playoff picture is play. The remaining teams are considered based on their "The real important part of the season is still ahead of us," Hor- records, difficulty of schedule, play against ranked teams and ton said. "We've showed that at this point of the season, we're play- beginning to clear performance against other teams in the region. ing pretty good. But there are some areas we need to shore up and for “We’re hoping to get four teams from our region and it may get better at. baseball and softball help if we get to No. 5,” Garman said. “(New Mexico State) is "The task is not over yet," he added. "We have to continue to in front of us in the region and we’re 2-2 against them. NMSU work hard and get better." will have to lose some games. If CSUF can hold off LBSU, it will lock up the top seed in the “We’d have to win almost all our games to even have a Big West Conference Tournament, which begins May 14 at Titan chance,” Garman added. Field. The Titans have the opportunity to get themselves into stron- The Titans can advance to the NCAA Regionals (begins May 21 ger contention by winning some crucial games ahead. at a site yet to be determined) in one of two ways: They can gain an Fresno State, who struggled recently against NMSU, comes automatic bid by winning the conference tournament, or hope their to town tonight, followed by the University of Pacific tomor- record is good enough for a berth via the selection committee. Both row. UOP is directly in front of CSUF in the standings. Fol- tournaments, like the College World Series, are double elimination. lowing those matchups, UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San How has CSUF put itself in such a prime situation? The Titans Luis Obispo come in, both unranked in conference. Then, in the have won 10 consecutive games 16 of their past 17. season finale, the Titans take on LBSU. One reason is the hitting of Aaron Rowand. He leads the team While tonight will be the first time CSUF will face Fresno with 12 home runs and 53 RBI, and ranks second with a .385 bat- this season, the Titans have had some experience against the ting average. For Rowand, a little more plate discipline has been a other teams in front of them. key. CSUF is 0-2 against Cal Poly SLO, losing at SLO on March "I'm being more patient at the plate," he said. "I'm not swinging 4. The Titans split a doubleheader against Pacific on March 13 at balls in the dirt. I'm also getting good pitches to hit and doing the and again against UCSB on April 15. most with them." “To make regionals would be slim,” Garman said. “If we But the CSUF pitching staff may have been the most impressive sweep LBSU and could sweep Fresno and UOP, it would give thus far. us a slight shot. Cal State Northridge transfers Benito Flores (10-0, 2.94 ERA) “If we could go 7-3 over our remaining games, who knows and Erasmo Ramirez (7-5, 3.68) lead a staff that tops the Big West see REGIONALS/ 6 in ERA. TheDaily 6 n SPORTS Titan April 28, 1998 TUESDAY

the lead to one with a double in the fifth REGIONAL SOFTBALL SWEEP inning that scored Pete Fukuhara. n from page 5 n from page 5 n from page 5 In the seventh inning Rowand added another double that scored two runs and Titans finish in if that would do it,” Garman continued. “It center field. Carrie Davis, pinch running CSUF added another run in the inning gave CSUF a 4-3 edge. would matter what the other teams did.” at second, rounded third but was called on a Chatham grounder to third baseman Chatham knocked a grounder past div- But whether the teams in front of the out at home in a controversial call. Scott Redfox who threw to second to get ing shortstop Hall to drive in Rowand. Titans win or lose, Garman emphasized “It looked like the tag was high on her Beck, but the play scored Olszanski. The Titans added three more runs in the that her team must continue to win for any shoulder and she slid in under the tag,” The Titans put one more on the board ninth and Johnson shut down the 49ers to bottom of pack in the ninth, and Adam Johnson closed the n TRACK: Despite impres- Deumka Langford did not advance to of these scenarios to matter. Garman said. ensure the 8-3 victory. He also picked up door on the 49ers to secure CSUF’s tenth sive performances by sev- the finals, but also earned personal bests “I told the team that all we can do is go LBSU took advantage in the bottom his fifth save of the season. half of the inning and strung three plays consecutive victory. eral individuals, Titans still in the 100m and 200m. out and do our best and that’s why I was In Friday’s 11-4 trouncing the 49ers, pleased with (Saturday’s game) at Long together to bring home a run on that Erasmo Ramirez, like Jacobs, kept Benito Flores pitched a complete game end up close to last. Omar Anderson, despite knocking the 49er offense at bay on Saturday. He over a hurdle in the 400m hurdles, ran Beach,” she said. “No one felt we played squeeze play. and picked up his 10th victory without a over our head. They all felt we could win In game two, the top-ranked 49er allowed only three runs, scattered 10 hits loss. a seasonal best with his time of 55.32. and fanned four, while walking none. By KERRY MURRAY Anderson was running in second, but both games.” defense faltered, committing an error in Only one of the four LBSU runs were The Titans have been playing well of both the third and fourth innings to help In the fourth inning Ramirez loaded earned, as the defense struggled and com- Daily Titan Assistant Sports Editor when he hit the hurdle he was forced to the bases with no outs and Hall then just late. The loss in the first game at LBSU the Titans out. mitted four errors. slow down, dropping him into seventh. missed clearing the fence for a grand slam snapped a four-game winning streak. CSUF threatened in the second. Igle- “He pitched in character and kept a Three Cal State Fullerton jumpers The men’s 4x400m team ran a sea- and instead settled for a two-run double, Over the past 10 games, CSUF has sias led off with a single and one out very good offensive team off balance all leaped into the finals of the Cal/Nevada sonal best with a time of 3:21.34 and which gave the 49ers a 3-1 lead. won seven. But Garman conceded it may later, catcher Dara Marzolo added a hit night.”, Serrano said. Track and Field Championships on Sun- missed qualifying to the finals by one “I knew this game was going to be of her own. However, a bad baserunning CSUF scored in each of the first four day, but the rest of the Titans did not fare place. Elders said Anderson and Charles not be enough. pretty tough,” Ramirez said. “I expected blunder cost the Titans the inning. Linda innings in the game. The Titan shelling of as well. each ran sub-50 second times and anchor “That’s your goal each year—to make them to come out swinging. I just wanted Anderson, running for Iglesias, was LBSU pitchers was led by Reed Johnson In team scoring, the CSUF women Phil Sitner ran a seasonal best 50.4. regionals,” she said. “The only sure way is to keep them to three runs and that’s what caught off third on a botched squeeze who was 3-for-5 with three RBI and three tied for 18th place with UC Riverside out “All four guys should run under 50 to win the conference. I did.” play. LBSU third baseman Jaclyn Fred- runs scored. of 23 teams and the men took 19th place and improve their individual times by at “I feel bad because there’s players who Rowand, 6-for-12 in the series, cut rickson gunned the ball down to second out of 21 teams. least a second,” Elders said. came to this program who had expec- base to catch Marzolo off guard. Despite the disappointing team scores, In distance events, Erin Remy did not tations to make regionals. It’s good that “That was a suicide squeeze and our Elders said several individuals had note- run because she was sick and Elders said we’re playing well at the end but frus- batter didn’t do anything with that pitch,” worthy performances. the rest of the distance team had medio- trating that it took us all year to put it Garman said. TreShawn Banford, Quincy Simms cre performances. together.” In the third inning, Kristy Osborne and Gary Van Sluis each advanced in Sarah MacDougall placed seventh in Winning the rest of their contests is singled and was sacrificed to second. the highly competitive meet, and Ban- the 3000m. Elders said she made a tacti- important for another reason. One out later, another 49er error allowed ford and Van Sluis each set new CSUF cal mistake early in the race when she got “You can’t even be considered (for Hart to reach base and Osborne to score records. boxed in and opted to avoid getting out regionals) if you don’t have a winning for all the offense CSUF would need. Banford placed seventh in the tri- of the box. She got separated from the record,” Garman added. “Ours is going The Titans tacked on another score in ple jump with her 37-02.25 leap and leaders, but Elders said she ran a good to be compared against other teams in the next inning on a walk, two fielders- improved upon the CSUF record she had race at the end. other regions. It pretty much shuts the choice plays and a single for the 2-0 win. already held. Francisco Vasquez and Carrie Garrit- door if you only have a few more wins

Van Sluis got into the finals with his son, who each ran the 10000m the previ- than losses.”

16-3 1/2 pole vault, a new record, but ous weekend at the Mt. Sac Invitational, could not clear the starting height in the looked tired in the same race this past final. weekend according to Elders. “He had some good attempts, but “Overall, I was really pleased with our couldn’t clear it,” Titan Head Coach John performances,” Elders said. “We had a Elders said. few disappointments, but we also had a Elders said Deanna Mendibles and lot of personal bests.” Dominick Sturz were one jump away Up next for the Titans is the Steve from making the finals in the high jump Scott Invitational this weekend. and each barely ticked the bar to miss The meet, which is held at UC Irvine qualifying. on Saturday, is set to start at 10 a.m. In sprinting events, Gary Charles The Titans will then compete in three ran seasonal bests in the 100-meter and more meets the following two weekends 200m with times of 10.87 seconds and before the Big West Conference Cham- 22.12 respectively. pionships which are in Reno May 22-23. TheDaily Sept. 2, 1997 Titan SPORTS n 17 TUESDAY TheDaily 18 n SPORTS Titan Sept. 2, 1997 TUESDAY