Ducks hope weather cooperates for important games
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Stahl quietly paves way to Oregon record book
By Chrta Hansen
Sfiam ftKpomr
As the spring showers continue to ruin
out game alter game for the Oregon soft
ball team, senior shortstop Kathy Stahl is
watching the final year of her stoned
career as a Duck trickle down the drain
Stahl is the Oregon tareer leader in five
major offensive categories including runs
(144). doubles (33), triples (16), home
runs (244) and walks (?lt) If the Duc ks had
been able to play alt of their games this
season, Stahl might already own the
career record for hits and RBI
A* tt «land« now, Stahl wilt need 23
more hit* and 13 more KH1 to surpass the
current leader* in tho«* two i ategoriet
With 14 regular season games ttiii left cm
lhe (chedule. both rec ord* teem attain
able, particularly with Stahl * potent tail
That I* where the problem lie* Stahl
could mat likely get the record if (he
were ju*t given the chance to hat But
apparently Mother Nature U enjoying a
little record breaking of her own. raining
out teven of the Duck*' last eight garnet
— games that will not be rescheduled,
“ft*# frustrating." said Stahl "The
game* that gut rained out were pretty
important *» far a* our Handing* in the
Pacific* 10 Conference. So it i* vary feu#
UltiRg*
It ha» «l*o made this weekend « home
(tame* again*! No 4 UCLA end No, I
Washington *11 the more important
game* that Stahl had hoped at the begin
ning of the year would not weigh *n hnav
ily on her team * chance for post aeason
pUy
“I figured If we could beat the other
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■ SOFTBALL: Oregon has played
only one game in the past two
weeks because o! the rain
oy vnn* nonivo
Spa* *******
Spring thowsrt have »i>i to bring May
flower* to the Oregon to ft ball team thit
year.
What they hav* brought, though, la a
*oggv. unplayable field and a tiring of five
consecutive rained out garnet
When the No t ranked Washington
Huskies and the No 4 ranked UCLA ttru
in* t twtvo to town ihit weekend, the Out k»
could be feeling the loll of having played
only cme game in the peti two week* and
the mounting pressure to win in order to
Cn the fourth spot in the Pacific 10 Con
na
"fTh* rainoutsl tako *
toll bacauao you can't
put lho loam togoth«r a*
a wholo." hmd coach
Taint Brown raid
~ Son Ultimo* tt takoa the
air out of your uilt.
Whon you play day in
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wio u«jr uui. i( ntup» >»u hi mui n iu iwi
•I mm with your game *
Saturday's doubleheadet against the
tliwkw (40-7 n*««ll. 11-3 In the Pac 10)
i« the first time the two teams Have met
this season Washington (<«>k over the top
spot in the nation after sweeping Arinina
last weekend
*ff we split with Washington, it would
be a Huge mountain we have climber).'*
drown said "Their team is solid, and they
t ome to play it is going to be a tough bat
tle *
Brown has loftier «*pm lations (or Sun
day a doubleheadet against the defending
national champion Bruins 130 8 overall.
11-7 in the Par-10). who narrowly swept
the thicks during a spring break trip to
law Angela*
Mentally we have the edge over
UCLA," Brown said "(The player*) know
they can compete against UCLA I know
we can hit their pitching, anti to do they."
The keys to the game are the same at
always We have to play consistently and
not beat ourselves We have to be pre
pared mentally and come out attacking
These teams are the upper echelon We
can't make any error* because they will
take advantage of every opportunity "
Saturday's doubleheader against Wash
mglon begins at I p in Sunday's double
header against UQA begun at noon
Ducks return to Drake Relays with fond memories of wins
■ TRACK: Oregon has had
successful outmgs at the
Des Moines. Iowa, meet m
recent years
By Andrea Oa Young and Pat*
Schneider
Omgon Dm* fmmma
After three straight weekend*
of having tha home field ad van
tage. tha Oregon track and Raid
teams are in Des Mo in**. Iowa,
this weekend to defend their
titles at the Drake Relays — a
meat the Ducks have won the
past four years.
This weekend, both the men
and women are taking teams
that have a good chance of con
tinuing the streak
"The Drake Relays are a pretty
good meet fair us to go to.” men's
coach Bill Dellinger Mid *W#
uukI lo Mod IMRU lo the Penn
Relay* (in College Station. Pa |
every year but we dacided to go
with the Drake meet because tt
la closer and more organized
than the Penn meet "
On the women * tide. Oregon
1* traveling with IS athlete*.
Among them are the utual
4x100 meter relay and 4x400
meter relay team*
In the short relay, freshman
Aiaha Wallace, junior Nicole
Gottumaaiong and senior* lantila
Godfrey ana LeReina Wood*
will be attempting to better their
season beat of 45.01 second*
The long relay team has yet to be
determined, but the four athletes
bum the short relay team, along
with freshmen Tiah Unties and
Sue Morris end }unior Tamara
SchOrch. will all be available to
compete
The Drake features a 4*000
meter relay, which will be run
by Morris, freshman Marie
Davis, sophomore Ksarin Knud
son and junior Vicky Reechnsr
Knudson and Resrhner are
returning from last year's team,
which won the event in a photo
finish.
In other events, senior Niamh
Zwagertnan will most likely
compete in the 10.000-meter
run. sophomore Jennifer
Thomas will be long Jumping
and throwing the Javelin along
with sophomore Katie
Pearmina, and Woods will be
running in the 100-meter dash.
At cording lo woman * bead
> Tom liotititiMin. the Drake
i» a chance (or some athletes to
try a new event
"Our emphasis in this meet is
the 4x100 and the 4x400*
Metncmen said "If the weather is
good, which is iffy, we hope to
get our fastest times of the year.
The other relays are (or fun and
competition and a break from
our regular scoring meet ached*
ule It gives our youngsters some
travel and national experience *
For the men's team, the Drake
Relays will be a time to expand
upon the team'* list of NCAA
qualifiers and an opportunity to
nurse injuries before traveling to
Seattle for the last dual meet of
the season against Washington
Oregon already boasts nine
individual* who have already
provisionally qualified fur the
NCAA i hampumthip*. and two
athlete* — junior Darnel Da*
Nhvm in the 1.000 mater steeple
cha*« and sophomore Mall
Davi* in the 10.000 meter nm
who have automatically quail
fled (or lh«m. Mora than 30
team* are »l*t»d to compete al
Drake, which wilt no doubt
account (or faster than average
limn*
The Duck* are about toady to
claim a healthy *qu*d going into
the moot thi* weekend, a* the
team competed at the Papal
Team Invitational with nearly a
hill contingent last weekend
The moot notable returnee* lea!
week for Oregon include senior
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