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■ Oregon proves its mettle
by taking third at the
Cleveland Southwest
Intercollegiate
By Peter Hockaday
for the Emerald
For the first time this season,
the Oregon men’s golf team is
thinking postseason instead of
practice on the plane ride home
from a tournament.
Oregon finished third overall at
the Cleveland Southwest Invita
tional in Westlake Village, Califor
nia Tuesday, the best result in a
major tournament for the Ducks
so far this year.
In another important first for
Oregon, senior co-captain Ryan
Lavoie became the first Oregon
nlaver to win a tournament this
season. His win was the first indi
vidual crown for the Ducks since
Adrian Burtner won the Oregon
Duck Invitational last spring.
Lavoie shot a two-under par
211 to win the tournament by a
stroke over Oregon State’s John
Lepack.
Junior T.J. Duncan continued to
shine for the Ducks. After a strong
pair of rounds on Monday, Dun
can shot a one-over par 72 Tues
day and finished in a four-way tie
for eighth.
Head coach Steve Nosier cited
Duncan’s play as a bright spot for
his entire team. Duncan’s effort
was “infectious,” Nosier said.
“It’ll be a confidence builder for
everyone.”
Senior co-captain Andrew
Tredway elevated his play on the
final day of the tournament,
shooting a one-over par /z lues
day after a two-round, 10-over par
effort Monday. Tredway, with an
11-over par 224, finished 37th
overall.
Other Oregon finishers were
sophomore Brandon Hamden (224,
tied for 37th) and
junior Matt Gen
ovese (231, tied
for 67th).
Oregon is fi
nally playing to
their potential
as a team,
Nosier said. The team’s new to
getherness could be contributing
to their improved play.
“There is a great deal of compat
ibility among this group,” Nosier
said of his starting five golfers. Al
though it would seem as if he has
found his lineup for the rest of the
season, Nosier insists he will con
tinue to rotate in younger players
like sophomore Aaron Byers and
freshman Chris Carnahan.
The competition in California
was among the toughest the Ducks
have faced all year. Nine top-25
teams played in the Southwest.
Seven of them lost to Oregon.
Only No. 8 Arizona State (279),
who won the tournament, and No. 7
Brigham Young (862), placing sec
ond, finished in front of the Ducks.
The competition, and Oregon’s
performance, prove that the
Ducks are ready for the postsea
son, according to Nosier. Only
three tournaments, including the
Oregon Duck Invitational, remain
before postseason play begins at
the Pacific-10 Championships in
late April.
Other Pac-10 teams to finish in
the top ten at the Southwest were
No. 21 Washington (6th overall,
880), host and No. 16 Southern
California (tied for 8th, 886), Ore
gon State (tied for 8th, 886) and
No. 12 Stanford (10th, 889).
While the tournaments now
don’t directly affect the team’s
chances for the postseason, Ore
gon’s play at the Southwest is a
sign that the team should im
prove as the year progresses.
If last year is any indicator, the
Ducks should be jumping up and
down about their next tourna
ment. The Oregon Duck Invita
tional, held at Shadow Hills
Country Club in Junction City,
was the site of Oregon’s only team
win last spring.
Oregon’s only tournament this
month, the invitational, will be
held March 20 and 21.
Now the spotlight falls on different Atlanta reliever
By Paul Newberry
The Associated Press
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Kerry Ligtenberg
spent most of the past year in relative quiet.
He fished. He hiked. He skated. He went to
the movies.
Then, John Rocker opened his mouth —
and everything changed for the soft-spoken
Ligtenberg.
Suddenly, his comeback from Tommy
John elbow surgery became a major issue at
spring training for Atlanta.
Would Ligtenberg be able to fill the clos
er’s role while Rocker was suspended for of
fensive comments against much of the hu
man race? More important, would
Ligtenberg show he was healthy enough to
allow Atlanta the option of trading Rocker
once the suspension was served?
These are weighty issues for someone
who has not pitched for nearly 17 months
in a game that counted.
“I’m not here trying to replace John Rock
er,” Ligtenberg said. “My approach is the
same whether he’s here or not here. I just
want to make sure I’m healthy, so when
opening day rolls around I’ll be ready to go.
Ligtenberg was Atlanta’s closer two years
ago, becoming the first rookie in a dozen years
to save 30 games. He was an inspiring story, a
would-be chemical engineer who just could
n’t walk away from the game he loved.
With a tip from former catcher Greg Ol
son, Atlanta discovered Ligtenberg in the
lowly Prairie League. Within two years, he
was pitching in the big leagues. In 1998,
when Mark Wohlers could no longer throw
strikes, Ligtenberg became closer for a team
that reached the NL championship series.
The following spring, Ligtenberg felt a
stinging pain in his right elbow, the result
of a tom medial collateral ligament. His sea
son was over before it began. His career was
in jeopardy, too.
“It hurt a little extra for a guy like him,”
manager Bobby Cox said. “He had never
made much money, and he was on the road
to it. But it set him back only one year. I
think he’s still going to have a great career.
Ligtenberg is the antithesis of the man
who replaced him as closer. Unlike the
bombastic Rocker, he speaks in a quiet mon
otone with little hint of emotion. He is a cou
ple of inches shorter than Rocker, whose de
votion to weight lifting gives him the upper
body of a linebacker. Ligtenberg’s strength
is concentrated in his waist and legs.
This spring, Ligtenberg’s every move is
being monitored. For the first week, he
could throw only fastballs. After getting
clearance to throw sliders, he felt stiffness
in his arm. Atlanta ordered a couple of days
off, even though this sort of pain is consid
ered normal in the comeback process.
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