Oregon DailyEmerS&d SpOftS Softball goes 6-4 in California By Steve Mims 0>W0on O&ty EffWWki The Oregon softball team start ed strong but finished slow dur ing (i 10-dav trip to California lor spring break The Out ks won five of their first six games on the trip before lieginnmg their t urrent four-game losing streak Oregon begun its trip vs ith a l • ll vit ton ov er eighth-ranked Cel iforuhi in extra innings The Dm ks beat the Golden Hears in I-' innings despite an NCAA rei ord 2ft strikeouts front Cali fornia pin lier Mil hole Granger I he two teams went st tireless lor II innings before the I )m ks took advantage of the NCAA liebreak er rule (or the vv in The tiebreaker rule allowed (begun to start the I 2th inning with a runner on set olid base, and tin* Dm ks broke the tie quit kly l.isa Preston vv as ( be gun'* runner and sophomore leanne Hrtxvks doubled her home to give Oregon a 10 lead that held up for the victory Hat belle Taylor pitched 12 scoreless innings and allowed only three hits for the vit torv. her fourth win in five games The Dm ks also had only three hits, but those were enough to heal Granger, who dropped to 114 Oregon started quit klv In the set ond game of the dnublehend er when Jennifer Piper singled in Kathy Stahl to give the Ducks a 1 -0 lend in the hrst inning < .ali foruia t amt* hat k with thus* runs in the third inning and went on to win the game 1-1 Taylor pitt fled her sei ond game of tin* dav and allowed six hits and only one earned run in pic king up the loss The Dot ks raised their ret ord to 3-1 in the Pat ifit -IO Confer mu e when they swept Stanford in ii doobleheader Man Ji 21 ()n son followed (he wins over Stan ford with 0 non < onferem e dou bleheailer sweep over St Mary's March 22 Oregon uit< her I .aura Schmidt was named Poo- 10 Player of the Week for her plav in the Dm ks victories Schmidt raised her twit ting average to .IH5 with her third home run of the vear against Stanford The Dm ks finished the Pony Invitational Sunday morning, winning their only game of the tournament. 2 1 over Cal Poly Pomona Oregon losi the first game of the tournament -t-3 against Utah, followed bv a a-2 loss against Oklahoma State The Dm ks lost ~ I against 12th-ranked UNL.V. their se< ond loss to the Rebels this vear Oregon (11-9. .1-1) lost its fourth game of the tournament 2-1 against Fresno Slate. Record-holder to compete at meet Sergei Bubka. the world-record holder in the poll! vault, has onnount «•<! In? will i omjtete in tilt* June 5 Prefontaino Classtt at Hayward Field Hnhk.i will hi! making Ins first ever outdoor nppeurani ti in the United Stales Mtilika, who is from Donetsk. Ukraine, has set a total of t-t world re< ords nod is the only man in history lot tear the 20-fool I terrier in the pole vault llis current world rei.ord si.intis at 20-2, which he set in his hometown lit the Ntke Pole Vault All Slaps moot «*s»rlit*r this year "Sergei intends to h« in lop form for the Pre fontnme Classu Mid Andruj Kulikowski, Hub kas manager We have heard mam good reports about historic Hayward Kndd and the people of Kugene. and look forward to pulling on a good show for the crowd Bubka set four world records in HW2 but faded to < lear a height al the ll)9i! Olvinpii s He stdl fin ished as tho lop pole sauller in the world Iasi year Women’s basketball coach gets the boot Elwin Hmny was fired March 15 a ft or 17 years as hood coach of tho Oregon women's basketball team The firing came only two days after the Ducks lost to Cali fornia. finishing the 1992-93 season 3-15 in the Pacific-10 Con lerence and 9-18 overall. Oregon had high hopes after winning six of its first eight non-conference games and was ranked 27th in the country. The season turner) sour quickly when the Ducks lost their first 10 Pan-10 games en route to their worst conference record ever. Heiny was one of Oregon's most successful coaches, as he entered last season with a (179 winning percentage, but he failin) to win more than half of his conference games for the last four seasons. The Ducks had identical 6-12 records in the Pac 10 during the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons before this year's disaster Only Oregon's third women's coach ever. Heiny took control of the team in 1976. the Ducks' fourth season of women’s bas ketball. Oregon had a record of only 10-33 during the three sea sons before Heiny was hired, but he led the team to winning records during his first six seasons Heiny advanced his teams to the NCAA Championships three times and won the National Women's Invitational Tour nament in 1988-89. He leaves Oregon with a career record of 310-150. Heiny led the Ducks in 20-win seasons eight times, and this season was only the second time Oregon has finished under .500 with Heiny at the helm. Oregon athletic director Rich Brooks is currently'in the process of selecting a replacement. The firing is the first of Brooks' tenure, which began in the fall. Men's basketball coach Don Monson was fired at the end of the 1991-92 season after his team finished at 2-16 in the Pnc lt) and 6-21 overall. Schedule of Activities-Spring 1993 MiN# ENTBV START MANAGERS UMiULS QiY BL&XfcBS CLALlM. DA1£ Bflilitifii £LL M'W'C' 10 "Apr* 5 Afxil 8 Apr* 1.4pm SIS Tennis. M W C 3 Apia 8 AptH 12 April 8 4pm S5/person Soccef* MWC 9 '"April 12 Apwrt I / AprH 8 4 30pm S40 Ultimate Fitsboe M W C 7 April 22 Apra 26 Apnl 22 4pm $30 Gross UoSeyOo# C 6 Apra 26 April 28 April 26 4pm $30 "SOFTBALL INSTANT SCHEDULING - APRIL S. 2 30pm, FIR ROOM, EMU '"SOCCER INSTANT SCHEDULING - APRIL 12. 2 30pm. RIM OFFICE QNLDAYLVmiS Soccer Scramble M W 9 April 6 Apra 7 Truck Meet M W 4 May 5 May 7 Swim Meet open M W C 4 Apra 72 3pm Apr* 23 international Aerobics M W 1 Apr* 29 Golf loom M WC 2 May 10 May 16 TWQ/lHRtJL DAY LYtMS Spring Tennis Classic 3x3 Baskeitxj* 1-2 3 Apra 20 May 6 M WC M-W * M* Men, W-Women, C-Coed ♦ Intramural sport-under IM regulations (See Handbook) I Cost tor Activity-check RIM office tor exact amount Apr* 23 May 8 & 9 NC $15/team $l5/teom NC NEW PROCEDURE: Mandatory Managers’ Meetings prior to scheduling Spring term. The meeting dates are: Sport Date Time Location Softball April 1 4pm 242 GerUnger Tennis Apra 8 4pm 242Gertmget Soccer April 8 4 30pm 242 Gertmger Ultimate Frisbee AprU22 4pm 246Gertnger Grass UoKeytxHl Apra 26 4pm 248 Gertnger For more information call x4113 or drop by 103 Gerlinger Hall. in Cultural Diversity Sfwinti ictm, l mw Mill <4Uf 4 tt'flO ill kxiufo flu# may br taken hf ilixhl JuJll / I op*i» MM IikIt : • <4 i. 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