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slugger Greg Sain led the NWL in
extra-base hits and slugging per
centage. Sain also took over the
home-run crown with his ninth
blast of the season Monday night.
Ems shortstop Jason Bartlett,
meanwhile, was second in the league
in hitting with a .346 average and was
second in on-base percentage.
Needless to say, the Ems have had
no problems getting on base. How
ever, the Ems have a habit of strand
ing runners when they get on the
basepaths. Eugene stranded five
runners in the top half of Monday’s
doubleheader.
The Ems have also been weak on
the mound. Eugene is sixth of eight
teams in pitching in the NWL and
tops the list in such categories as
home runs allowed.
None of the statistics deter the fans,
however, as the Ems obviously make
an impact as the only professional
sports team in Eugene. The Ems are
second in the league in attendance
and trail only Spokane in that catego
ry. In 17 home games the Emeralds
average 3,840 fans per game.
In the end, the Ems’ record speaks
volumes about the team. Eugene was
last in the league heading into Mon
day’s games, but trailed Everett by a
mere half-game. With series against
Everett and Vancouver—the second
place team in the NWL’s west division
— the Ems have a chance to climb
back into the hunt for a division title.
The Ems play Tri-City again
tonight at Civic Stadium at 7:05 be
fore taking an off day and then head
ing to the Tri-Cities for a five-game
series.
Jessie Swimeley Emerald
Eugene pitcher Geoff Jones is a typical Ems hurler. He has a low ERA but leads the league in home runs given up.
NWL Batting Leaders
(through Sunday)
1. Anderson, Syketo (Boise) .413
2. Bartlett, Jason (Eugene) .346
3. Slavik, Corey (Boise) .336
4. Meyer, Robbie (Salem-Keizer) .336
5. Figueroa, Eduardo (Everett) .336
Home Run Leaders
1. Sain, Greg (Eugene) 9
2. Nichols, Kyle (Yakima) 8
3. Slavik, Corey (Boise) 7
Johnson, J.J. (Boise) 7
Allegra, Matt (Vancouver) 7
NWL Standings —
West Division
1. Salem-Keizer, 24-16
2. Vancouver, 21-18
3. Everett, 17-22
4. Eugene, 16-22
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Advantage, Oregon.
All this means that the Duck men
will face one of their toughest sched
uling tests of recent memory in
2001-02, while the women will
catch a scheduling break in their first
season under new coach Bev Smith.
This is exactly how the Pac-10
and CBS higher-ups want things.
“We are delighted to have the op
portunity to showcase the return of
the Pac-10 Tournament, providing
increased national exposure to the
conference prior to the start of the
NCAA Tournament," CBS Sports’
Mike Aresco said.
Right, Mike. You mean the in
creased national exposure of Stan
ford, Arizona and UCLA. Only the
championship game of the tourna
ment will be broadcast on CBS,
while the early rounds will be
broadcast on Fox Sports Net.
This will benefit only the big
name programs of the Pac-10,
while conferences like the ACC
have their entire tournaments
broadcast on ESPN and the like.
Of course, the women are also
out of luck, in a way. While the
men haye at least a shot at the na
tional spotlight, the women have
no television contract at all, not
even a Fox Sports contract.
So, as you head down on that
road trip to Los Angeles next
March, remember the rattler. Per
haps you won’t need to, but re
member the bite of that evil confer
ence tournament.
Peter Hockaday is the sports editor for the
Emerald. He can be reached at
phockaday@dailyemerald.com
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