Wolfpack sets Apps back as they sweep 6-0 
Brian  Meadows Varsity Sports 

The Appalachian State University men’s tennis team was no match for North Carolina State last Saturday at the Wolfpack Tennis Complex in Raleigh. 

The Mountaineers were looking to bounce back from a 5-3 loss suffered at home in their first match of the year against Lees-McRae, but were stalled in their attempt to do so, as they were shut out by the Wolfpack 6-0. 

N.C. State won all of their singles matches, and lost one of three doubles matches to the Mountaineers. 
The singles match between the squads’ number one seeds was not held due to rain. 

Appalachian’s number two seed, John Cunnigham, lost in straight sets 6-2, 6-2 to Devang Desai. 

Doug Ornsby and Craig Rice fared slightly better for the Mountaineers, though also losing in straight sets. Ornsby won four games in his second set (6-1,6-4), and Rice managed four games in his first set (6-4, 6-2) against the Wolfpack. 

Appalachian’s Will Kiser and Derrick Boone both suffered losses, 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0, 6-1 respectively. 

The lone bright spot for ASU on the day was the tandem of Rice and Cunnigham. They won 8-2 over their opponent in the second doubles match of the day. 

Appalachian (0-2, 0-0) will look for their first win of the 2000 season when they travel to Spartanburg, S.C., on Saturday, March 11, to challenge Wofford at 1 p.m. 

The Mountaineers will attempt a repeat performance of last season’s match versus the Terriers, when they defeated them 6-1. 

The match against Wofford begins Appalachian’s hopes of improving on last year’s 3-6 Southern Conference standing. 
 

Men finish seventh 
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One of three teams tied for the lead with identical scores of 300 after a windy first day of play at the William & Mary Invitational, Appalachian placed seventh at the 24-team tournament. 

The Mountaineers were paced by Bern Gregory, who earned 17th place with a two-round total of 152. Gregory fired a final-round 74 to finish three-over par. The 17th best score at the tournament, Gregory shot 10-over for the event. 

Matt Riddick posted the lowest single-round score for the Apps. Riddick finished the first day one stroke behind the leaders, tied for third on the leader board. Riddick posted a two-day total of 157 and tied for 48th. 

Nick LeRow notched the second-best score for Appalachian with a 153 for the two days. LeRow concluded the tournament tied for the 28th position. Joe Baigas was the most consistent scorer for Appalachian. Baigas registered a pair of 78’s to place 39th overall. 

Adam McLaughlin tallied a two-day total of 162 to wrap up the ASU scorers. The Mountaineers are in action again on March 13-14 at the Citadel Invitational, in Charleston, S.C. 
 

Tourney tickets update 
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Once the NCAA Tournament pairings are announced, the following ticket plan will be utilized for sale of NCAA Basketball Tournament tickets. 

Beginning Monday morning at 9 a.m., the ASU Ticket Office will accept ticket orders via telephone at 1-800-919-APPS (2777) or 262-2079. 

First priority will be extended to Yosef Club members who are basketball season ticket holders. These persons may purchase four tickets. 

Second priority will be extended to Yosef Club members who are not season ticket holders. These persons may purchase two tickets. 

A block of tickets will be set aside for student purchase. An ASU Student ID must be presented for these ticket purchases. 

Deadline for priority orders is noon on Tuesday, March 14. 

Orders after the noon deadline will be open to the general public and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. 
 

Women drop match to Winthrop 
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The Mountaineer women’s tennis team won two of the three doubles contests, but lost all six singles competitions en route to a 7-2 defeat at Winthrop. 

The number one tandem of Vanessa Manicom and Tonya Eberhart battled to win by a score of 8-5 in the top contest. The number two team of Alex Chong and Allison Lane utilized an impressive performance to win 8-2. 

The team of Fayad and Donna Altenburger just missed giving the Mountaineers a sweep of all three doubles contests. Fayad and Altenburger lost 8-6. 

On the singles side, Manicom jumped out to an early advantage and won her first set 6-1, she lost the second set in a tie-breaker 7-6. Manicom’s third set saw her lose 7-4. 

Eberhart lost 6-3, 6-3 in the second singles position. Lane and Chong each lost in straight sets, 7-5, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 at the number three and four spots, respectively. Jennifer Fayad claimed the first set at the fifth flight by a score of 6-1 before dropping the second and third sets 6-2 and 6-3. April Fitzsimmons lost at the sixth position by the scores of 6-2 and 6-4. 

The Apps take to the courts again on Saturday, March 11, at Charleston Southern. Match time is scheduled for 10 a.m. 
 
 

Around the Horn 
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Appalachian State lost to Campbell 12-5, in baseball Feb. 29 in Buies Creek. ASU dropped to 0-9, while the Camels are now 5-2 overall. The game was tied 5-5 in the sixth inning when the Camels broke the game open, scoring six runs. Ryan Kelly (0-2) got the loss for Appalachian in relief. Centerfielder Kevin Jones had two hits for the Mountaineers. ASU collected eight hits on the afternoon.. 

Karl Morris scored the winning run on a Ronny Marmol sacrifice fly, capping a ninth-inning comeback as the College of Charleston defeated Appalachian State 6-5 in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday in Southern Conference college baseball action at Remley’s Point. 

The Cougars started the scoring in the bottom of the fourth inning when Tom Perrin reached first on a wild pitch after striking out. Perrin then stole second and went to third on Marmol’s single. After a walk by Hank Stepleton, designated hitter Greg Alden also walked, bringing in Perrin from third. Rene Perez singled after a Mitch Miggenburg strikeout, driving in Marmol. 

Appalachian State answered in the top of the fifth as Chris Behne’s double down the left field line scored Randy Trumbower and Nick Baughn. After Ryan Duke walked, Behne scored on a Michael Lee single to left field. 
 In the bottom of the sixth, Alden doubled down the right field line, and after a Miggenburg single to left and Rene Perez struck out, Alden scored the tying run on Brett Spivey’s single. 

The Mountaineers took the lead again in the top of the seventh when Trumbower, after singling to center field and advancing to second on a fielder’s choice, scored on Duke’s double to right center. Brett Davey came in for starter Lucas Hocker and got the final out of the inning on a grounder to first base. 

CofC answered in the bottom of the eighth with a single by Marmol and a double to right center by Josh Edgeworth. 

Appalachian State got on the board one more time in the ninth when Trumbower singled and, after two Cougar errors, scored on Behne’s sacrifice fly to center field to make the score 6-5. Duke grounded out to second base and Lee struck out looking to end the inning. 

After Spivey singled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, Morris singled and Adam Smith was hit by a pitch. Perrin walked, bringing the tying run across the plate. Marmol then flied out to right field, driving the winning run home. 

Davey (3-0) pitched 2 and one-third innings, giving up just one hit and one unearned run for the win. Ben Hager (0-4) did not record an out and gave up one hit and two earned runs for the loss. 

Ronny Marmol went four for four, scored two runs and drove in three, while Ashley Farr had four RBI’s and a triple leading the College of Charleston to a 13-6 win over Appalachian State and a sweep of its three-game Southern Conference college baseball series at Remley’s Point Field on Sunday. 

In the completion of Saturday’s second game, which was suspended in the seventh due to darkness with Charleston leading 10-1, the Cougars added six more runs and held the Mountaineers to just three runs for the victory. In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Cougars scored six runs off three hits and one error, and the game was called because of the 12-run advantage rule. 

Charlie Wentzky (3-0) pitched six and two-third innings, giving up just one unearned run on four hits, while Tyson Blocker (0-2) pitched just one and two-third innings for Appalachian State, giving up seven runs on 10 hits. 

In the final game of the series, the Cougars started the scoring early. With two outs, Tom Perrin had a bunt single, and after designated hitter Tradd Denny walked, Marmol singled to left field, driving in Perrin. 

 In the top of the third, Mountaineer Randy Trumbower walked after catcher Nick Baughn grounded out to shortstop. After a Wes Timmons single to right field and a balk by Travis Parker, which moved the runners to second and third with one out, Trumbower was thrown out at home on a fielder’s choice. Chris Behne then drove Timmons home with a single to right. 

 In the top of the fifth, after Baughn walked and Trumbower was hit by a pitch, Timmons grounded out the third, advancing the runners. Kevin Jones then grounded out to second, driving Baughn home. Appalachian State scored another run when Behne singled to left field, bringing Trumbower across the plate. 

The Cougars took control in the bottom of the inning, utilizing three hits and three Mountaineer errors to grab a 6-3 lead. After Appalachian State scored one run in the sixth, CofC added another five runs in the sixth to extend the lead to 11-4. Farr drove in three runs on a triple to left center, and after Mitch Miggenburg walked, Josh Edgeworth smashed a double into center, driving Farr and Miggenburg across the plate for the Cougars’ other two runs of the inning. Each team scored two runs in the seventh, bringing the score to 13-6 before the offense would end. 

Aaron Black (2-1), who came into the game in relief of Travis Parker in the fifth inning, pitched two and one-third innings, giving up three runs on four hits, and Ryan Mau finished the game for the Cougars, holding the Mountaineers to just one hit in two and one-third innings pitched. Rodney Lemonds (0-2) pitched four and two-third innings, giving up six runs on six hits in the loss. 
 

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