SPORTS BRIEFS
Soccer alumna
now coaching
Alumna Robi Thayer received the
head coaching job for the girls soccer
team at Kent-Meridian High School
in Washington, replacing Rick Malloy.
Thayer, a former Duck soccer play
er, was a two-year Oregon standout
at defense, finishing her eligibility in
the 2002 season. Prior to being a
Duck, Thayer played her first two
collegiate seasons at the University
ofTexas-El Paso.
Thayer graduated in 1998 from
Auburn High School, where she was a
standout player. She graduated from
Oregon with a degree in sociology.
Ducks make the grade
In the recent week, many Oregon
athletes have been awarded Academ
ic All-America honors and Pac-10 All
Academic honors.
Oregon men's track and field ath
letes Ryan Andrus, Santiago Lorenzo
and John Stiegeler were named Veri
zon academic All-Americans by the
College Sports Information Directors
of America on Friday.
Announced Thursday were six
Duck softball players who were
named to the Pac-10's all-academic
team, including four starters during
the Ducks' run to the NCAA Region
al final.
Those honored include center field
er Janell Bergstrom and first baseman
Alyssa Laux, both named to the first
team. Second baseman Erin Goodell,
utility player Amber Hutchison and
reserve infielder Mari Lyn Petrick were
all named to the second team. Pitcher
Lindsay Kontra earned honorable
mention status.
On the women's golf team, senior
Annie Davis has been named to the
Pac-10 All-Academic first team, which
the conference announced June 18.
Davis graduated with a cumulative
grade point average of 3.6. The award
marks the sixth straight year that a
Duck women's golfer has made the
league's all-academic first team.
Also on the golf team, redshirt
sophomore Jaime Seefried earned her
second straight all-academic honor
able mention award.
Women's hoops team
adds coach
The Oregon women's basketball
team hired former Duck Peg Swaden
er as an assistant coach on June 19.
Swadener, a 1994 graduate of the
University and a Eugene native, spent
last year as the lead assistant at Idaho
State. FTior to that she assisted at Boise
State for five years. „
"Peg has excellent credentials and
experience as an assistant coach in the
Northwest," third-year Oregon coach
Bev Smith said. "The fact that she is a
Duck is icing on the cake for us. We
are very excited to have her back on
board in Eugene."
Swadener, 32, will begin her ap- i
pointment July 1, where she will be
involved in recruiting, as well as in
dividual and team skill work,
Smith said. <
Swadener began her coaching ca
reer in 1995 at her alma mater, Marist j
High School, where she led the girl's
junior varsity basketball team to a 42
0 record in two seasons and coached i
the varsity squad to 3A champi- j
onships in 1996 and 1997. 3
Swadener replaces Dan Muscatell,
who in May accepted the head coach- 1
ing position at Sacramento State. J
Football tickets selling
at near-record pace
As of June 19, Oregon football sea- ;
son ticket sales topped 38,700, i
leaving about 1,000 more for the !
2003 season. ;
The number of tickets sold is the i
second-highest total in school histo
y, said Dave Heeke, senior associate
director of athletics.
The sales of season tickets — passes
ror all six of Oregon's home games —
:all just short of last season's record
Df40,207.
Oregon has averaged more than the
3er-game Autzen Stadium capacity for
seven of the last eight seasons.
Season ticket holders have the first
diance to purchase additional single
Same tickets for all of Oregon's home
james, making it unlikely that indi
4dual game tickets will be available
or the Sept. 20 Michigan game or the
'lov. 22 Oregon State game. Any re
naming single game seats will be
ivailable to the general public July 28.
All reserved season tickets are avail
ible for $228, with adult general ad
nission seats costing $112, child and
senior citizen tickets selling for $68
ind family plan packages — tickets for
wo adults and children — for $305.
— Jesse Thomas
Emeralds
continued from page 9
can see, and the bottom line is the
pitching is outstanding. You play that
basic type of baseball, you can win a
lot of baseball games."
The second inning didn't go any
better than the first for the Dust Dev
ils as second baseman Duke
Sardinha flew out to center to start
the inning. After another out at first
and a strike out by right fielder Joe
Gaetti, the Dust Devils still found
themselves scoreless.
By the start of the fourth inning,
the Ems still led 1-0 as neither team
batted any bases all throughout the
third, and three quick outs on both
sides moved the game along.
Pitcher Sean Thompson continued
with his no-hitter through the fourth,
earning another strikeout as desig
nated hitter James Sweeney of the
Dust Devils went down swinging.
"I felt like I was in the game,"
Thompson said. "We got the win and
that's all that's important."
The bottom of the fifth inning
found the Ems with their first hit as
third baseman Greg Bochy drove the
ball into center. Leise followed,
knocking out a single and advancing
to first. In the process, Bochy was
thrown out at third base.
Leise moved over to second with a
stolen base, and Ramos stepped up to
the plate and drove one to left that al
lowed Leise to round third, scoring the
Ems their second and final run of the
game. The Ems ended the fifth with
Ramos being thrown out at second.
"At that point in the game it's a
one-run game, and you got to try and
get extra bases and get runs in the
best way you can," Leise said on scor
ing the Ems' final run.
The Dust Devils got on base for the
first time in the top of the sixth in
ning as Gaetti got walked to first. Yet
Thompson struck out two of four
batters to enter the bottom of the
sixth and the Ems led 2-0.
Tri-City got its first hit in the top of
seventh inning as left fielder Trey
George got a double off a line drive
into left field. Prior to George's dou
ble, Thompson had struck out three
in a row. Thompson got pulled in the
seventh after 6 2/3 innings, allowing
only one hit.
The Dust Devils would score their
first and only run in the top of the
seventh as third baseman Randy
Blood got Tri-City's second hit.
Howell brought in pitcher James
Darby to close out the inning and
brought pitcher Jose Oyervidez to the
mound in the eighth to pitch the rest
of the game. Oyervidez pitched two
innings and struck out four batters,
allowing no hits.
Thompson nearly got his first no
hitter in the minor leagues, but al
lowed one hit shortly before he left
the game.
"He pitched outstandingly," How
ell said. "That's all part of his job is to
go out there and give us what he's
got. The/re all on a pitch count, and
when he got through his pitch count
— whether he had a no-hitter or one
hitter — he was coming out of the
game."
Pitcher Ching-Lung Lo guarded
the mound for seven innings for the
Dust Devils on the night, allowing
three hits and two runs. Lung (0-2)
got five strikeouts against the Ems.
"You've got to give credit to the
Jessica Waters Emerald
Eugene Emerald pitcher Sean Thompson allowed only one hit during Monday’s win.
men on the other side of the field; Lo
threw one hell of a ball game," How
ell said. "He pitched outstandingly.
Their staff pitched just as good as
ours, we just got one more break
than they did."
The Ems move to 5-1 on a solid
start to their season, leading the
West Division. Tri-City dropped to
1-6 overall.
The Ems face off with the Dust
Devils again tonight as they look to*
make it four straight before ending
the series Wednesday evening at Civic
Stadium.
Contact the sports editor
at jessethomas@dailyemerald.com.
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to use a shortened approach nearly
all season.
The Hillsboro native ranks second
all-time for the Ducks with her fresh
man best of 169-7, and was an All
American in her NCAA debut in
2002, finishing 12th,
Also in the USA Championships,
former NCAA champion John
Stiegeler finished ninth in the javelin
(234-5) with his second best mark of
the season, and finished fourth
among collegiates.
Stiegeler capped his Oregon ca
reer in a finish that came after a ma
jor knee injury in April 2002. The
school record holder (252-10) took
fourth (241-5) a week ago in his fi
nal NCAA appearance with a 13
foot season best.
In the USA Junior Champi
onships, which also occurred over
the weekend, Oregon freshman Eric
Mitchum finished third in Sunday's
final of the 110-meter hurdles.
Mitchum ran 13.81 seconds and
finished one spot out of a berth to
the Pan Am meet to finish his
rookie season.
Freshman Travis Anderson was
Oregon's other lone competitor to
make it to Sunday's final. Anderson
finished eighth in the 400 meters
at 47.48.
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HorOSCOpe by Linda C. Black
iuuhi a dim i riuAY (June 24). Let your
conscience be your guide this year, even
more than usual. An older person's
advice can help you stay on the straight
and narrow. It may be a little tough now,
but it leads to a greater reward.
To get the advantage, check the
day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the
most challenging.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) _ Today is a
5 _ You probably ought to balance your
checkbook and scan the bills that are
coming due. A shortage of cash won't
cramp your style. You're now lucky in
love.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) _ Today is an
8 _ You're stronger, but getting what you
want still requires tact. The best you may
be able to do is prevent something unde
sirable from happening. That counts as a
win, by the way.
GEMINI (May 21 -June 21) _ Today is a 6
_ Things are starting to settle down, but
don't become complacent. You'll soon
learn a new lesson. Don't learn it the
hard way.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) _ Today is
an 8 _ You've been struggling to reach
the top for so long, you may not realize
you've arrived. A friend helps you see
that your position is secure. Relax and
take in the view.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) _ Today is a 6 _
You're laboring under constraints, and
your enthusiasm is dampened. But you'll
emerge much stronger as a result, so try .
not to get too frustrated.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) _ Today is a 7
_ Get out so that you can be with the
ones you love, but don't stay away too
long. There's one thing in particular that
could go wrong if you don't give it your
attention.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) _ Today is a 6
_ The business part of your recent
endeavor demands more of your time.
Your creative energies will flow more
freely when you've accrued a little more
gold in reserve.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) _ Today is
an 8 _ You want to keep your mate
happy, but not at the risk of your job.
Spending more time together during off
hours averts a calamity.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) _
Today is a 5 _ You may fantasize about
distant lands, but don't take off on your
cruise quite yet. If you wait until Friday,
you'll have much smoother sailing.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) _ Today
is an 8 _ A deal that looks pretty good
now is likely to run into problems. Don't
do it for the money, because it might not
materialize.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) _ Today is
a 5 _ A little extra time at home will help
your disposition. Settle in for a quiet
evening. It'll help you think clearly tomor
row.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) _ Today is
an 8 _ Don't take on a tough job now.
You're not in the mood to work! Try not to
get into trouble, either. Better keep a low
profile. _