Sports Editor
Peter Hockaday
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Monday, April 21,2003
-Oregon Daily Emerald
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Holliday breaks her school record again
The pole vaulter highlights the women’s
entries, while Sarnie Parker runs well for
the men at the Mt. SAC Relays in California
Track and field
Peter Hockaday
Sports Editor
Becky Holliday is having a holiday-like outdoor
track season.
It’s been all good.
The senior pole vaulter broke her own Oregon
record once again at the Mt. San Antonio College
Relays in Walnut, Calif., on Saturday, capping a
weekend of success for the Duck men and women.
Holliday hit 14 feet, 5 1/4 inches in the Mt. SAC
pole vault, finishing second only because defend
ing national champion Tracy O’Hara of UCLA also
cleared 14-5 1/4 but had fewer misses.
Holliday came into this season as the Oregon
record-holder in the vault, and she broke that
record at the April 12 Pepsi Invitational by jump
ing 14-3 1/4. But that mark was short of her per
sonal best of 14-4, which she achieved while at
Clackamas Community College. Saturday was the
first time she bested that CCC mark.
“Overall, it was a good weekend,” Oregon
women’s head coach Tom Heinonen said.
It was a good weekend for the Oregon men as
well. Sarnie Parker ran into the NCAA West Re
gional meet and onto the Ducks’ all-time top-10 list
by running Saturday’s 100-meter dash in 10.43
seconds. It was actually Parker’s second 100 race
of the day — competing close to his home in Long
Beach, Calif., Parker ran the University section of
the 100 early in the day and finished sixth in 10.72
seconds. But he shaved some time off that mark
and off his personal best in the Olympic Develop
ment section later on Saturday. Parker now ranks
seventh all-time at Oregon.
Freshman hurdler Eric Mitchum continued to
have success, taking sixth in the Olympic Develop
ment Section of the 110 hurdles. Adam Kriz also
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Mark McCambridge Emerald
Becky Holliday broke her own school record and personal best at the Mt SAC Relays.
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Alyssa Laux (5) and Lynsey Haij (16) accounted for three of Oregon's four RBIs on the weekend.
Softball splits weekend
but claims Civil War Cup
Oregon beats Oregon State on Friday despite
coach Kathy Arendsen’s ejection in the game
Softball
Mindi Rice
Sports Reporter
When the Ducks beat Oregon State 2-1 on Friday,
regardless of Saturday’s 7-3 loss, the softball team
captured the 2002-2003 Civil War Cup for all sports.
“I’m proud we won the Civil War Cup,” head coach
Kathy Arendsen said after Saturday’s game. “I didn’t
even know there was one — I was informed yester
day that softball clinched it for Oregon, so that’s awe
some. We’re glad we could contribute to that.”
Friday’s 2-1 win over the Beavers wasn’t the
smoothest of rides. In the top of the third inning,
Oregon State (26-22 overall, 2-10 Pacific-10 Confer
ence) hit three singles and scored a run before the
Ducks got the Beavers out twice.
In the bottom of the third, Oregon (24-14,4-8) re
sponded with two runs. After two quick outs, fresh
man shortstop Breanne Sabol safely made her way
to first on an error by Oregon State’s shortstop. On
the next pitch, senior designated player Amber
Hutchison singled, advancing Sabol to second.
Senior third baseman Lynsey Haij followed with
a single to right field. Sabol scored and Hutchison
advanced to third on an error by the Beavers’ right
fielder. Freshman right fielder Beth Boskovich drove
in Hutchison on a single to left field, giving the Ducks
a 2-1 lead.
“They really stepped up,” Arendsen said after
Friday’s game.
Freshman Amy Harris and senior Andrea
Vidlund combined to keep the Beavers scoreless
for the rest of the game — allowing just three hits
and two walks.
The win was the first home win in their careers
against Oregon State for six seniors on Oregon’s squad.
“Our players really showed great intensity and de
sire,” Arendsen said after Friday’s win. “It was a well
fought batde — what you would expect from Oregon
State. Harris and Vidlund both showed a lot of heart.”
Arendsen showed her intensity as well. When
Hutchison hit what appeared to be a fair bunt down
the third base line, it was called foul — after the ball
was picked up and Hutchison had reached first safely.
After a bit of disagreement from Arendsen, home
plate umpire Steve Arnold ejected her from the game.
The Beavers picked up that intensity on Saturday,
as Harris’ first pitch sailed over the center field fence
for a 1-0 lead for Oregon State. In the second, the
Beavers’ right fielder hit a solo home run in the second.
Junior catcher Jenn Poore led off the bottom of
the second with a first-pitch solo home run, but Ore
gon didn’t score again until the sixth — when the
Beavers were ahead 7-1, after a four-run fifth and
one run in the sixth.
The Ducks’ two runs in the sixth came when sen
ior first baseman Alyssa Laux drove in Boskovich
with her third home run of the season — a shot to
right-center field.
“This was probably the poorest game we’ve played
in a while,” Arendsen said after Saturday’s game.
“Every part of our game struggled. Usually our pitch
ing is on if our defense is struggling, our defense is
picking up if our pitching is struggling. Not one part
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In a rush: Ducks run 36 times at second scrimmage
Chris Vincent turns in
the most impressive of
the Oregon running back
performances on Friday
Spring football
Hank Hager
Sports Reporter
Run the ball, Oregon head coach
Mike Bellotti told the offense before
Friday’s scrimmage, and run the
ball they did.
With a receiving corps thinned by
injuries, the spotlight of the Ducks’
second spring scrimmage shone
brightly on the team’s running
backs. And the group, given the op
portunity with 36 rushes compared
to 19 total passes, didn’t disappoint.
“They told us we were going to be
carrying the ball a lot, but I didn’t ex
pect it to be that much,” Chris Vin
cent said. “The ‘o’-line did a good job
of blocking and everything. We
picked it up a little bit. You could tell
on the field everybody knew their as
signments and the good thing is
we’re getting better as a team.”
Vincent led the quartet with 15
attempts, gaining 57 yards and
breaking into the end zone twice.
The first came on a two-yard
plunge, then Vincent broke tackles
late in the workout on a seven-yard
run for the second score.
Ryan Shaw, considered the front
runner for the starting spot, had 28
yards on 10 attempts, also getting
into the end zone once. Terrence
Whitehead ran the ball nine times
for 22 yards, while Kenny Washing
ton, who suffered a sprained shoul
der on his first carry — a 53-yarder
— carried the ball twice for 58 yards.
“I think we’ve got some backs
that can play,” Bellotti said. “I was
very pleased. Chris Vincent obvi
ously has some dimension to him
that is exciting. Terrence White
head ran the ball very well. He ran
for tough yards. And Ryan Shaw ran
for tough yards. Kenny Washington
had the best run of the day.”
About the only thing the backs
didn’t do with success was throw the
ball. Vincent attempted a halfback
pass that was intercepted by Aaron
Gipson near the goal line. But then
again, the way the defense was
swarming to passes, that shouldn’t
come as a surprise. Of the 19 passes
thrown, three were picked off.
Anthony Trucks grabbed a lame
duck pass from Johnny DuRocher
early in the scrimmage, running it
back 18 yards for the score. Later,
Jerry Matson read Jason Fife per
fectly, and out-ran his opponents
for 45 yards.
“Obviously, I'm not happy with
the turnovers but I'm excited for the
defense that they got those
turnovers,” Bellotti said. “They
made some plays.”
Matt Toeaina stood out defensive
ly, claiming the group’s only sack, a
three-yarder with quarterback
Adam Hazel behind center. Justin
Andrews, battling for a backup line
backer spot, pounced on the only
fumble of the day when DuRocher
couldn’t hand the ball off cleanly at
the team’s one-yard line.
“I thought we had a pretty good
scrimmage overall,” Gipson said.
“We’ve just got to get better on
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