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Students gather in front of the courthouse to Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
Photos by Summer Almaguer Members of the Student Social Work Association led the mile walk while carrying signs with anti-rape messages. Participants were encouraged to dress up and wear high heels for the cause.
Student Social Work Association raises money for Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center Martina Dalla Zanna Staff Writer
Student Social Work Association invited students to “Strut Yo Stuff ” on Thursday, April 23 in the University Center to collect money for donation to the Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center. Allison Pruitt, president of SSWA, said that during “Strut Yo Stuff ”, students got to walk and strut their stuff on the red carpet. “We hoped that men would come here, wear heels and walk on the red carpet,” Pruitt said. “It was great to see students get together to support sexual assault awareness month.” Pruitt said the goal of this event is to raise donations and awareness about sexual assault since April is Sexual
Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. SSWA raised $134 during the event and donated it to the CVRCC on April 25 during Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, which took place at the courthouse. Walk a Mile in Her Shoes is an event organized by the CVRCC in which men wore heels and walked a mile around Tom Green County Courthouse. “The objective of this event is to raise awareness about the serious causes, effects and remediation to men’s sexualized violence against women,” Savannah Skodak, president Student Nurses Association at Angelo State, said. Skodak said there was also the
Members of Pi Kappa Alpha gather to support the anti-rape message and prove that they are man enough to walk a mile in women’s shoes.
Earth Day raises awareness for the growing need of water conservation
Students gathered together for Earth Day event to learn how to better the environment with tips from SEE and physics students Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
Students make bird feeders with recycled water bottles, peanut butter, string, and bird seed as they learned how to better the environment on Wednesday, April 22 during the ASU Earth Day event. Earth Day is used to inform students of the steps they can take towards conservation. Many student organizations, including the Student Energy Empowerment, brought examples of methods that can be used to better the planet such as the bird feeders. “All of these organizations came together to show how conservation efforts can be used to better the ASU campus,” Maggie Smith, SEE representative, said. Smith said students can make proactive changes by using conservation efforts such as taking shorter showers,
turning lights off while leaving the room, and monitoring air conditioning usage. She said one way students could support water conservation is by taking a bucket and collecting the water that drips out of the shower head while it’s heating up. This water can then be used to water plants. Alex Garcia, junior, said he thinks conservation efforts are important because there is only one Earth and it should be handled with care. Garcia said water conservation is one of the biggest challenges the community is dealing with in San Angelo. Students also participated with different equipment brought by physics students that can help with pollution efforts by encouraging the usage of bicycles.
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Another era begins for Rambelle basketball
Kevin Baker accepts role as new women’s head basketball coach Erika Walker Staff Writer
Rumors and speculation were finally put to rest Thursday, April 23 when Kevin Baker was announced as the new women’s basketball head coach in an official press conference. “I am honored and grateful to be here,” Baker said. “This is one of those things when you’re a young coach starting out, you don’t really know what your career is going to bring you to. You really don’t know–right now it’s pretty surreal that I’m standing here before you.” President Brian J. May Ph.D, said he believes ASU has the best cadre of coaches not only in the Lone Star Conference, but in all of Division II. “I can tell you when I met Kevin, and you look at his record and what he’s done as an assistant coach at West Texas A&M University; he was the head recruiter there–they put up an amazing record,” May said. “WT is of course a powerhouse in women’s basketball.” Baker’s career record does not stop there, and he is no stranger to Division II basketball. Following his time at West Texas A&M University, he was a head coach at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he put up conference championships and won coach of the year. “He brings the right stuff, and he does it the right way,” May said. “Not only did he do that, but he’s extremely accomplished at the high school level where he got coach of the year at several different classifications.”
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Read about the awards received by students working for Ram TV and the Ram Page on page 4 Check out some pictures of Ram baseball as they took down the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas on April 24-25 on page 6 Learn how to donate to multiple San Angelo nonprofits on page 3 Read how the Rams earned their 401st win on page 6
NEWS
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Our year in review... Fall
All the controversy and tragedy in Ferguson happened.
We had a great football season, with the Rams advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Beards are in! Soccer had a historic year, with the most successful season in program history, making it to the second round in the NCAA Division II tournament.
George P. Bush visited ASU. The iPhone 6 and 6+ came out.
Kappa Sigma was colonized as a fraternity.
We got turf intramural fields!
Volleyball made it to the quarterfinals in the NCAA Division II South Central Championships.
Robin Williams passed away.
San Angelo got a new The Rams played their first game Chick-fil-A, as well as a in the new football stadium, Cavender’s, Popeye’s, and LeGrand Stadium at 1st an additional McAlister’s. Community Credit Union Field.
We got a Subway on campus.
Gas prices got to be under $2! It was the last semester for the photography dark room.
Spring Which Wich opened up in town. Joggers are in style!
Basketball had the most successful season in program history, ending it at the NCAA Division II South Central Championship finals.
Track and Field had the women’s team move up to the No. 2 spot in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association, while the men’s team jumped to No. 6.
The Kylie Jenner lip challenge happened... and people are still amazed by their lips swelling up.
Snapchat was updated and now you can watch snaps from ESPN, CNN, Food Network and more.
The Ram Tram is now operating on the weekends.
The Ram Page staff had a successful year with three of its members being recognized in the TIPA contest.
Both head coaches from the women and men’s basketball teams resigned after two seasons at ASU.
We had three bad weather days due to ice and snow- so no school!
Man buns also known as “muns” have made an appearance on campus this semester!
We mourned the passing away of three beloved students: Aaron Allen Tanya Mcalister Ethan Turner
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Online fundraiser will raise donations for nonprofits in San Angelo
The San Angelo Area Foundation has organized for donations to be made during a 24-hour period Martina Dalla Zanna Staff Writer San Angelo Gives is a 24-hour completely online fundraiser during which patrons can donate money to many organizations in San Angelo, including four ASU nonprofit organizations. The event is organized by the San Angelo Area Foundation, and will take place on May 5, starting and 12:00 a.m. and ending at 11:59 p.m. Four ASU organizations are taking part in the event. Organizations include: ASU Foundation, Ram Club, the ASU Alumni Association, and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. “San Angelo Gives is a day for alumni and friends of the university to give and support the university with an opportunity for their gift to be amplified by a pro-rated match,” Kimberly Adams, Director of Development and Alumni Service at ASU, said. Adams also serves as the university contact for the San Angelo Gives day. In addition to ASU’s organizations, donors will have the chance to make a donation to other nonprofits, choosing from over 100 organizations in the San Angelo area, Adams said. The ASU Foundation is a nonprofit whose goal is to provide financial help to the university through donations from private donors and earnings from endowed funds.
Adams said the foundation accepts gifts for all colleges, departments and programs at Angelo State. The Ram Club, formerly known as the Athletic Foundation, raises funds for the athletic programs. The ASU Alumni Association strives to keep alumni and friends connected to the Alma Mater by organizing events like Ram Jam, the Graduate Fair and the Ring Ceremony. The Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health is an organization that works to provide help to women in need and to support education, outreach and research. Adams said that although these are not the only nonprofit organizations at ASU, they are the only ones within the ASU foundation. In addition to the four ASU organizations, more than 100 nonprofit organizations from many areas are taking part in San Angelo Gives as well, ranging from cultural and educational to environmental and health and human services. Among the many organizations, some of the most renowned are the American Cancer Society, the Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center, the Concho Valley Regional Food Bank, the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, and the YMCA of San Angelo. Adams said the only two requirements to benefit
from the event are being a nonprofit organization and registering with the San Angelo Area Foundation. The San Angelo Area Foundation is a philanthropic organization which purpose is to attract and manage endowed gifts from donors and match them to the needs of the San Angelo community. “We are excited to have this opportunity to help give back to the countless nonprofits in our area that are doing great work in our community,” Janet Karcher, Development Director of the San Angelo Area Foundation, said. The gifts donated on May 5 will be amplified according to a pro-rata system, distributing the $100,000 that SAAF has already raised, Karcher said. “The pro-rata share of the amplification funds that each nonprofit will receive will be determined after May 5, and is based on the amount each nonprofit raises compared to the total amount raised by all,” Karcher explained. Adams said she believes the event is an important one, especially due to the town’s hometown feel. “San Angelo is a very giving community, and this is an opportunity for a donor to support an organization and their donation to be amplified,” Adams said.
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Jamin Goecker, SEE president, said he hopes students will leave the Earth Day event being more aware of what they can do to monitor resource usage. “Earth Day is really just a time for students to
possibility to donate money to the CVRCC to support its work in the San Angelo area. “During this event, men wear high heels to actually be able to ‘walk a mile in her shoes,’” Skodak said. Members of SNA participated in the event and walked around the courthouse to raise awareness about men’s sexualized violence
be aware that every little thing we do does have an impact, especially when there are so many of us,” Goecker said. “This is an excellent time to learn those habits that are going to make a big impact on the Earth.” The SEE organization has already made big changes on campus, one of the most noticeable being the five $100 scholarships that are awarded to the residents of the dorm that conserves the most energy for a given month. Texan Hall saved the most energy during February and March, and the winners from last month were announced at the event. “This gives students a chance to get involved in creating a culture of educational consumers and good stewards of our environment,” Goecker said. SEE aims to make ASU more environmentally safe, in order to make the campus and the planet a little better. “We want to get our Photo by Summer Almaguer campus more sustainable Sarah Droegemeier, sophomore, tie-dyes a pair while also saving our of her socks at the Earth Day event. The Ameri- energy to make Earth a can Chemical Society hosted the tie-dye booth. better place,” Smith said.
against women. Shodak said she thinks this is a great opportunity to bring awareness to San Angelo about this cause. “Sexualized violence is a major problem in this country and throughout the world,” Shodak said. “The only way to stop this from happening is to speak up and bring awareness to the problem.”
FUEL UP FOR FINALS
Friday 5/1 Final Installment for Spring 2015 due by 5:00 p.m. SWK Field Education Field Fair Softball vs. Cameron University at 1:30 p.m. in Canyon Baseball vs. Eastern New Mexico at 6:30 p.m. in San Angelo University Theatre presents ‘Rabbit Hole’ at 8:00 p.m. in Modular Theatre, Carr EFA
Saturday 5/2
Baseball vs. Eastern New Mexico at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in San Angelo University Theatre presents ‘Rabbit Hole’ at 8:00 p.m. in Modular Theatre, Carr EFA
Stop into Freebirds and enjoy great-tasting burritos, nachos, salads, tacos, quesadillas and bowls, all made from scratch with the freshest ingredients. Bring your computer and stay a while. We’ve got free Wi-Fi to keep you online.
Sunday 5/3
University Theatre presents ‘Rabbit Hole’ at 2:00 p.m. in Modular Theatre, Carr EFA
Monday 5/4
“San Angelo Gives” at 11:59 p.m. (ends 5/5 at 11:59 p.m.)
Tuesday 5/5
Graduating Seniors Art Exhibit in Gallery 193 in Carr EFA Therapy Dogs visit the Library from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday 5/6 “Angelo AGvocates from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Therapy Dogs visit the Library from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Thursday 5/7
Track and Field vs. Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships in San Angelo “Angelo Speaks” at 7:00 p.m. in Plaza Verde
3204 Sherwood Way San Angelo, TX 76901 Free Wi-Fi
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Ram TV and Ram Page students are awarded for their hard work
Collegiate press association recognizes the hard work and creativity of students at ASU Cameron Niblock Staff Writer
Seven students from Ram TV and Ram Page received awards and acknowledgments on April 11 from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association. There are many different categories for the contest, with all of the students placing or receiving honorable mention in the Division 3 school rankings. Awards included: • 2nd Place Feature Photo - Marsalis Mahome • 2nd Place headline - Sydney Wegner • Honorable Mention Sports Action Photo Summer Almaguer • Television production 2nd place - Taylor Price, Zandra Pillai • Television Public Affairs 2nd place - Blair Hitch, Kelsey Merritt Marsalis Mahome, Ram Page photographer, said he holds himself to a high standard regarding his photography. He said he is disappointed that only one out of the many pictures that were entered in the
contest won. Mahome said working on the Ram Page staff for the last two years has helped him grow as a photographer, especially in regard to setting up good compositions with his photos. “I think Ram TV works on creating projects that will definitely get awards,” Kelsey Merritt, graduate student, said. “It’s really beneficial to get this kind of feedback.” Merritt said Ram TV helped improve her time managing skills by directing others to be on time to recording sessions. “I think it’s really encouraging to see all of our hard work come together,” Sydney Wegner, Ram Page editor-in-chief, said. “The staff put their best efforts into writing, editing and taking photos all year long.” Wegner said she has learned a lot about time management and how to deal with people while working as the editor for the newspaper. “I’ve seen a lot of improvement, especially from
Students show off their talent at Lone Star Images spring concert
our writers,” Wegner said. When Wegner first started as an editor, she requested the help of her staff to help with editing of news stories. Now, at this point in the semester, the managing editor and Wegner have an easier time with the editing process despite the fast paced environment. Wegner will be returning as the editor for the fall semester of 2015. Regarding the TIPA contest, she will now have writers and photographers focus on the many different submission criteria regarding the contest. She said she thinks this will improve ASU’s standing in next year’s competition. TIPA is the oldest collegiate press association in the nation according to the official website. The association continues to award scholarships to students attending two-year and four-year institutions in different categories such as magazine, radio, television, and yearbook.
Nurses raise money and host a LemonAide Stand
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What: “Rabbit Hole” When: May 7-9 at 8 p.m. Where: ASU Modular Theatre in the Carr Education Fine-Arts Building Cost: General public $8, $4 or non-ASU students, $3 for ASU students and Admission for Arts of ASU subscribers and ASU activity card holders is free.
Photos by Marsalis Mahome Kristen Escalona pours lemonade for students in between classes accepting donations.
Photos by Marsalis Mahome Above: Alfredo Bonilla, international student from Mexico, performs on bassoon during the Wind Ensemble concert on April 20. Left: Caleb Lenard, senior, performs on xylophone during one of the pieces. Right: Before the concert began, Director of Bands Constance Kelley arrives on stage while the ensemble members show a sign of respect at the Lone Star Images concert.
13th annual pops at the pavilion emphasizes the importance of happiness in life
ASU vocal ensemble and chamber singers join with community singers to put on a concert with songs focused on happiness in many forms Jessica Tharp Managing Editor
The ASU chamber singers and vocal ensemble put on their 13th annual Pops at the Pavilion concert titled “Get Happy” on Thursday, April 23. The event included works spanning a range of decades, from one made popular by Judy Garland in 1957 to another from the 1993 movie “Sleepless in Seattle.” A group of community singers, Voices Unlimited, were also there to perform a few songs from their own repertoire. The student singers were decked out in bright neon shirts and silly top hats, which they used throughout their performance, doffing them to the audience during the songs. The theme of the night, as reflected by the title of the concert, was about letting go of worries and being happy, a notion which college students may often forget about when working hard to obtain a better future. “There is already enough negative out there,” Araceli Hernandez, sophomore, said. “It’s easy to get caught up in your own world when going to school. It’s important to remember to enjoy life and learn how to be happy.” The first song performed was titled “Get Happy”, and was made famous by Judy Garland in 1957. The performance started with the students snapping in beat before they began singing, with the lyrics emphasizing the need to forget troubles and just be happy. A work from Bye Bye Birdie, “Put on a Happy Face” by Charles Strouse, was the second song performed. The third song was “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life” which was first seen on Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” and is also performed in the Broadway musical “Spamalot.” The performances garnered laughs from
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the audience when a singer ‘collapsed’ and needed to be resuscitated to continue with the performance. Luckily, after some attention from his comrades, he jumped to his feet good as new. Open 7 days The community singers performed a few songs a week during the middle of the concert, which included “On the Sunny Side of the Street”, a jazz number which 6 a.m. - 2 p.m. such notables as Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra performed, and a James Taylor song titled “Your Smiling Face” among others. The students also performed such numbers as “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” and “A Wink and a Smile” from the 1993 movie “Sleepless in Seattle.” Another song they performed, “Singing in the Rain” included a fascinating performance with umbrella-twirling. The night ended with a visit from Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities, Dr. Pamela Lee’s, basset hound and a medley of songs emphasizing the importance of finding happiness. The community was present to support the students throughout the night, and also to be reminded about what is really important in life: being positive in life and finding ways to be happy, no matter what. Araly Gutierrez, sophomore, said it is important to retain a positive outlook because optimism can help create motivation and a willingness to not get put down by the little things. At the beginning of the concert Lee said that happiness is life’s most cherished goal. The most popular answer people give when asked what they want in life is happiness. How to find happiness is unique to each person, but the words of Charles M. Schulz give a good starting point: “Happiness is anything and anyone at all that’s loved by you.”
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OPINIONS
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Ram Page reflects on the past year and sets goals for the future Staff Editorial After a hectic year of deadlines and budgets, the Ram Page staff has taken some time to reflect on the past two semesters. We’ve come to the conclusion that we have learned a lot about journalism and communication during our short time on staff. We’ve learned to become more social—as a reporter it’s impossible to get good quotes or a good story line if you’re too afraid to talk to people and ask questions. One of the perks of being a reporter is the fact that you can be nosy and it’s okay, because it’s your job. Photographers on staff voiced that they have gotten more comfortable behind their camera lens. It can be stressful and feel like a lot of pressure to get the right shot at the right time, but when you can become more focused and less nervous, your shots will improve dramatically. It is important to feel comfortable going up to people to ask if you can take their picture, and also taking pictures of large crowds. After a few weeks of running behind we all learned to stop procrastinating and do things ahead of time. People aren’t always going to get back to you on time, so sometimes “stalking” them is the only way to do it. And by stalking, we mean waiting outside their office, calling 5 times a day, and emailing them until you get a response. From an artistic stand point, our cartoonist said that it’s hard to force creativity and you merely have to wait for it to flow. While that is true, as a publication, we have to make sure that creativity flows by the deadline.
Another thing we have all had to deal with at some point is turning in our time cards on time. Let’s be honest—we are college kids and need our money! For the future Ram Page staff: remember to turn in your hours on time so you don’t stress out Roselee Wilson, the office coordinator for the Department of Communication and Mass Media. The most important thing that we came to realize is that we learn from our mistakes. You have to make mistakes and fail to get better and grow. A college newspaper is a great place to push yourself because it prepares you for real world journalism. College is a great time for internships and to explore different career options to get a feel for what you would like to do in the future. The Ram Page is a good experience too, it is a weekly paper so there isn’t as much stress as a daily newspaper would be. It is a good job to test out the waters of journalism and see if you have what it takes to go up to people and ask them questions for a story. As the end of the semester approaches, the Ram Page will be hiring for a new staff. There are a few things that we want to do for next year’s paper such as branch out more. We want to cover more organizations around campus. It’s hard to cover groups that we don’t know about so if you want your club’s picture or event in the paper contact us at rampage@ angelo.edu. A lot of students don’t even know we have a paper so we would also like to get more publicity and be able to present the news to everybody.
Friendliness leads to extended stay
Martina Dalla Zanna Staff Writer I will go back to Italy, my home country, exactly 9 months after landing here. Going back will be the end of an experience that changed my life and I am sure will keep making the difference for many years to come. I can now say that studying at ASU was one of the best things of my life, for the people that I met, the things that I learned, the challenges that I faced and the experiences that I made. When I arrived, a couple of days before the fall semester started, the campus looked like a deserted place because there were no American students around, just international students from Korea and a handful of Brazilians. They were all here for orientation, intimidated and lost like me.
It didn’t take me long to understand that the outstanding Texan friendliness is not just a myth: every time I had a question - and I had many - nobody ever denied a smile and a polite answer. In just a couple of weeks, I met so many new people like never before in my life; they came from every corner of the world and had so many interesting stories. We spent hours talking about our different culture and traditions, learning to embrace and cherish diversity. I was supposed to study here just for the fall semester but after not even a month I wished to extend my stay for the spring semester as well. Even though I felt that my family was not very happy about it, I got to spend one more semester here, do an internship and work for the Ram Page. I was honored when I got hired because I am just an international student and English is not my first language. But I did my best and I was always able to get the job done, and reading my name every week under the headline made me very proud. While working for the Ram Page, I learned how to step outside of my comfort zone, turning the fear of the new into excitement. I also learned that you learn by making mistakes because making mistakes means that you are actually trying.
What is the most memorable moment from this academic school year for you? “Socially, I think I did a little bit more. I ended up getting a best friend this semester. Academic-wise I think it has been by far the best semester I’ve had since I’ve been here, and I’ve been here three years so far. It’s been one of my favorite semesters.” LaPrecious Dixon Junior “I’m a theatre major, so we had the regional KCACTF, the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, here on campus. And we had about 20 schools, like 800 students, here for theatre. It was really cool to have so many intense theatre nerds together enjoying good theatre.” Katharine Patrick Freshman
“My favorite part was probably hanging out and meeting new people.”
Nehwon Norkeh Sophomore “I really liked Springfest. I thought that was pretty cool. It was interesting to see and it was a nice little concert.”
Chasity Paxton Freshman
“I probably have to say late nights hanging out with the baseball team.”
Garrison Gibson Freshman
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SPORTS
Friday, May 1, 2015
Rams baseball reaches its 401st win after a three game series Rams beat the Javelinas after Graylon Brown struck out several of his opponents Henry Mahome Staff Writer
Rams baseball swept the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas in a three game series over the weekend of April 24 and managed to grab their 400th and 401st milestone wins on the same day. Friday’s game ended in a blowout with a score of 6-1, with the Rams taking what seemed like an easy win. Saturday the Rams kept the momentum going in the doubleheader, getting two hard-earned wins with great plays from Sam Kohler and Paxton DeLaGarza in game one to get the ball rolling. The first game of the day was all defensive all the way until the fifth inning, when Wesley Aguilar of the Javelinas hit a single to left field, giving Jimmy Roche the opportunity to put one on the board for A&M-Kingsville. The Rams were able to rally back quickly, and put three runs on the board in that same inning. They only scored in the fifth and sixth innings, but that’s all they really needed to walk away with the win, holding the Javelinas to one run in the fifth inning. The senior right handed pitcher from Lubbock, Blake Bass, struck out the Javelinas six times and scattered seven hits throughout the seven innings against A&M Kingsville. Bass is now tied with another ASU Ram pitcher, Steve Naemark with the most wins in a season, at 79 wins apiece. “It was a good day for all of us, not just me,” Bass said. “I didn’t really think about my stats during the game. The main objective for me was just to come out there and play how we practice. We all felt good from the win on Friday night. We carried the momentum over.” They ended the first game on a high note, and carried that on to the second game of the day to get their 401st win. The second game started off in the Rams favor, right out of the gate the Rams got on the board. In the third inning they put up two points back-to-back, thanks to Nehwon Norkeh and DeLaGarza. Norkeh doubled to center field, giving David Goggin the opportunity to score and put the first points on the board to give the Rams the lead. In that same inning Norkeh got on the board himself, after a double to center field from DeLaGarza.
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Paxton DeLaGarza tagged out a runner at second base and then threw it to first base to get another opponent out. Norkeh would find himself scoring two more times a 1-2-3 ninth inning which started with a groundout during the game, one of which was from a homerun and then finished with two strikeouts, according to in the fifth inning that also put Elias Aguirre on the angelosports.com. Brown said he doesn’t take any credit for the win; board, as well as giving the Rams a four to nothing he and the rest of the team were just on the field lead by the end of the fifth. The Javelinas went on a great run of their own in doing their job. “It was nerve-wracking to know that I literally had the sixth inning, scoring five runs to the Rams’ two. Key players for the Javelinas were Cline Andrews the game in my hands in the last inning,” Brown said. and Jimmy Roche, both of whom put two runs apiece “But we have a good coaching staff, and they help us a lot, not just in this game but the entire series. We on the board. The Rams went on a three to one run in the seventh knew what was on the line and played good.” The Rams play another three game series inning as they battled it out for the win. It was Graylon Brown, junior, who would snag this weekend against the Eastern New Mexico the win for the Rams when he struck out three in Greyhounds at Foster Field. The last time the two one and two-thirds teams met up was on the Greyhounds’ home turf, innings of relief, while where they won three games to one. The Rams have a chance to go four games to three, Kellen Rholl made the first save of his career and close out the series, and the season, at the top of after finishing off the the conference. They are currently one game behind final one and two-thirds TAMU Kingsville, who is the top ranked team in the innings, which included conference.
Photo by Marsalis Mahome Dillion Becker, junior, fires a pitch against Texas A&M Kingsville on Saturday, April 25. In the close game, the Rams defeated the Javalinas 9-8. Baker page 1 Baker said his career path was not an easy one, but there is nothing in the world he would trade it for. “I think your career is only going to go as far as the mountains you choose to climb,” Baker said. “Every time I climbed a mountain, I just found another mountain.” Baker said that people do not always get what they truly deserve in life, but it has helped him learn to be better and become an embodiment of his career. “A lot of times you are going to get turned down for a job promotion and things aren’t going to go your way,”
Baker said. “But you almost always get what you earn. We have to get back to earning it–plain and simple. That’s how you win in basketball, but that’s how most likely you’re going to win in life.” Baker said he is excited to be at ASU simply because it took him 21 years to reach this point in his life. “I think the first thing that you have to do when in any situation, any place, anywhere that you go, right off the bat, you have to establish a championship mentality,” Baker said. “Being a champion is not a part-time job. You have to be a champion everywhere.”