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Volume 82, Issue 26
Student headed to Goldman Sachs
Christian Garcia recieves prestigious internship in Dallas
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takedown New parking lot to be built near residence halls Alora Ferrara Staff Writer
Miguel Luna Staff Writer ASU honors student Christian Garcia has received a summer internship at the Goldman Sachs offices in Dallas. Garcia, a junior double-majoring in accounting and finance, searched for an internship that would allow him to gain experience in his career path. “Goldman Sachs came up as one of the best firms,” Garcia said. “I thought, now wouldn’t that be a good goal?” Before the applications for the internship began, Garcia applied and was accepted into the Goldman Sachs’ Diversity Day, which serves as a fasttrack into the internship program. Garcia flew out to Dal-
Water Tower
ASU has acquired a plot of land from the city to build a new parking lot before the Fall 2016 semester. The parking lot will be built near the Massie, Vanderventer and Plaza Verde residence halls. “The lot and water tower belonged to the city,” said President of ASU Dr. Brian J. May, Ph.D. “We owned some land behind the cemetery that’s in the corner. They wanted some land to build a chapel behind the cemetery. So I traded them that land for this land but when I did it, I also told them they had to tear down the water tower because it’s been empty for years.” Photo by Summer Almaguer
Junior Christian Garcia takes a break from preparing for his internship for a photo opportunity.
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Annual Rammys give awards The event recognizes students, faculty and staff for hard work Luis Montoya Staff Writer The annual Rammys awards took place on April 14 in the C.J. Davison Center. The Student Government Association hosted the ceremony and SGA President Jarett Lujan and Vice-President Haley Rhodes lead the event. An attendance record was set with over 400 attendees at the event. SGA and the Student Life Office joined together to recognize and congratulate all students, faculty and staff involved with registered student organizations that influence, give back to student life, give back to the community, demonstrate leadership development and school spirit.
“There is something great about every school organization in Angelo State and all deserve to be recognized,” said Heather Brown, Assistant Director of Student Life. “It’s important to celebrate students and school organizations.” 16 awards were given out, the Culture Exchange and the Association of Mexican American Students (AMAS) tied with three awards. The Honors Association took home the Dr. E. James Hindman Award and Kappa Delta Rho took the Greek Life Award. “Being able to host was an amazing experience,” Lujan said. “Showing students what SGA is all about, honoring organizations and students, and hosting was an awesome experience. As a whole, student organizations are a big asset to retention at ASU and keep our numbers up in enrollment, give students the opportunity
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Women’s Rugby proudly pose for a group photo after winning club sport of the year. to be involved and allow them to gain experience with others students while keeping them
afloat in college.” Although the Rammys were not an open event for the pub-
lic, school organizations, staff
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SGA welcomes new president Student Government Association swears in new members Miguel Luna Staff Writer
Former SGA President Pro Tempore Peyton LeBauve and Parliamentarian Alfredo “Freddy” Felipe have been elected and sworn in as the
2016-2017 SGA President and Vice President, respectively. LeBauve and Felipe both hope to increase SGA’s authenticity. LeBauve and Felipe both served on the Students Services Committee. As they worked in the committee to improve the quality of life for the students, their interests towards helping the student body began.
“SGA is very formal and pointed,” LeBauve said. “By allowing us to have these informal discussions prior to our meetings, SGA will become more authentic.” A new senator suggested to LeBauve and Felipe to have socials that would include all of the student body. “That is great idea, one which we had not thought of,”
Felipe said. Through the SGA’s budget, Chartwells could host the event. “At these mixers, students can communicate with the senators on issues on campus that SGA may not be aware of,” LeBauve said. “We can also have theme discussions, such on campus utilities.” Since SGA is a student or-
ganization, by bringing in the student aspect to include all on campus, the formality of SGA and the meetings will decrease. “I am all for being more inclusive not just in SGA but all over campus,” LeBauve said. Changing the method of communication is another issue LeBauve and Felipe want to address.
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NEWS
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4.22.2016
Today in History, April 22
Alana Edgin Managing Editor
Today is April 22, the 113th day of 2016 with 281 days left. It is also Earth Day. April 22 was a big day in baseball history. Babe Ruth, one of America’s most loved baseball players, debuted with the Baltimore Orioles as a pitcher in his first ever professional game in 1914. During his time later with Boston and
the New York Yankees, Ruth struck out 488 players and maintained a career win loss record of 94-46. Ruth was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1936 and remains as one of the greatest players of all time. In 1945, an outstanding win for the world happened when Adolf Hitler admitted defeat. He learned from one of his generals that no German defense was offered to the Russian assault at Eberswalde.
Hitler finally gave up on his massacre and committed suicide a few days later on April 30. Earth Day was first celebrated nationally in 1970. The holiday became a remarkable unifying moment on the first day. By the end of 1970, the first Earth Day had led to the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts.
ASU’s Multicultural Center and American Chemical Society will hold a festival for Earth Day today from 11 a.m.3 p.m. between the library and UC in the canopy area. The 37th president of the United States, Richard Nixon, died in 1994. During his two terms, he made steps towards the fight against drugs, helped the planet and opened relations with the then People’s Republic of China. He is most known for the Water-
Events Calendar
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Saturday 4/23 UIL 2016 Regional Spring Academic Contests All Day UC Baseball vs West Texas A&M 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Softball vs Cameron 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Sunday 4/24
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Members of Kappa Delta Rho win Greek Life Registered Student Organization of the year. and faculty that are involved within the organizations were invited to the event. “Anytime we can recognize hard work is very important,” Brown said. “Without student organizations and their leaders and members, student life would not be same.” The selection committee consists of Brown, Selene Corcino, Lujan, Haley Rhodes, the Rammys’ liaison, the faculty senate liaison and the previous winner of the Advisor of the Year award and a faculty or a staff member that has a direct connection with a certain category.
gate scandal that caused him to step down in his second term. Watergate began with a robbery. A few burglars were attempting to wiretap phones and steal secret documents and they were connected to Nixon’s reelection campaign. Nixon was covering up their crimes and when the cover-up came to light in 1974, he stepped down. His replacement, Gerald Ford, cleared him of all charges.
“I felt honored to co-host this year’s Rammys alongside Jarett,” senior Vice President Rhodes said. “The highlight of the night was seeing organizations or people win an award that they didn’t expect to win.” With an event such as the Rammys, it took many people and administrations to organize it. Help came from the Director of Student Life, SGA President and Vice President, the Rammys’ liaison, SGA senators, Special Events, Chartwells and the print shop. Without them, the Rammys would not have been possible.
Recital by Symphony Violist 2:30 p.m. Eldon Black Recital Hall, Carr Education-Fine Arts Building
Monday 4/25
Great War Lecture Series: “In Sarajevo’s Shadow” 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. C.J. Davidson Conference Center
Wednesday 4/27 Air Force Recruitment 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Mathematics-Computer Science Building: Blue Canopy Outside UCPC: The 33rd Annual Student Talent Show 7 p.m. C.J. Davidson Conference Center
Thursday 4/28
Women’s Happy Hour & Diversity Dialogue 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Multicultural Center UC 114
The Real Deal Soul Food: African-American Culture 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Multicultural Center
How to juggle it all: stress/ anxiety, studying, work & sleep! 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Rassman Building, Rassman 263
Symphony Orchestra: “Beethoven vs. The Barber” 7:30 p.m. ASU Auditorium
Tuesday 4/26
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Staged Reading of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” 7 p.m. ASU Auditorium
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Continued from SGA page 1 “We need to find the problem in order to discuss a solution,” LeBauve said. Although email is the method the school uses to get messages and news across, not all students pay attention to their inboxes. Improving other forms of communication like social media may be a solution to the issue. “Freshmen leave because they weren’t engaged enough,” LeBauve said. “There is always something to do and maybe we need to fix how to get that across.” “It’s the small things of the
students’ quality of life we hope to improve,” Felipe said. As vice president, Felipe will be the presiding officer and will run the meetings. “It’ll be exciting,” Felipe said. “It’s something new but I’m ready to learn.” LeBauve also wants to allow students to get exposure in the work force they plan to enter. “There are so many resources through the Texas Tech System and I hope to get these professional opportunities to ASU students,” LeBauve said.
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Senior Peyton LeBauve and his running mate Alfredo Felipe shake hands after swearing into position as SGA president and vice president.
Continued from INTERN page 1 las for two days. “There were a lot of Ivy League schools,” Garcia said. “I had to do four interviews and I handled them pretty well.” Approximately 10 to 15 students who were selected to intern in Dallas will also be competing against each other. As Garcia was selecting ASU as his school, he noticed all of the Ivy League and bigger universities on the list.
Potential interns are required to take several courses which involve basic accounting, finance and security analysis. The program will run from June 2 to Aug. 10 with all expenses paid. After the internship, Goldman Sachs will award an intern a full-time position, which is Garcia’s next goal. “I’ll do well, I think my work ethic will be what allows
me to stick out from the other interns,” Garcia said. A full-time position will further allow the student to work with experts in the finance industry. “This internship at a top investment company is a great start to the right path towards Christian’s career,” Department Chair of Accounting, Economics and Finance Dr. Chuck Pier said. Garcia’s father worked with
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real estate and this is where his interest toward accounting and finance began. “I’m hoping to turn it into a business,” Garcia said. Garcia wants to gear his majors towards real estate. “With my majors I’ll be able to read financial statements with ease,” Garcia said. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree, Garcia plans to attend graduate school. “With Fulbright, I hope to
go to school at the London School of Economics,” Garcia said. Goldman Sachs also awarded Garcia with a $15,000 Scholarship of Excellence. “Take any opportunity that comes your way,” Garcia said. “Don’t be afraid to take a last chance opportunity and don’t ever fear failure.”
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FEATURES
4.22.2016
Professor ready to research abroad Dr. Karen Cody selected for research program in Africa Luis Montoya Staff Writer A professor of French and Spanish in the Department of English and Modern Languages, has been selected for the Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program this summer. Dr. Karen Cody will conduct research in the West African Research Center in Dakar located in Senegal for a six to eight week period. “It is humbling and fascinating to be named a Full-Bright Scholar,” Cody said. “I am still in shock.” The trip to Senegal will focus on the question of diversity and its contribution in the culture of Senegal. Research will include looking at the country as a whole and how the democratic country was once a French colony. Factors that Cody will per-
sonally research will include the education system and ethnic identity of different groups that inhabit Senegal. “At Senegal we will get to meet many important people from the government, policy makers, ministers and native villagers,” Cody said. “Getting to know people from Senegal will be essential to the research.” From the many applicants, only Cody and 15 others from across the nation were granted to participate in the summer seminar. “The application process was very long and overwhelming,” Cody said. “There’s just simply too many people to thank that have contributed to the chain event that resulted in this opportunity, but it does start out with my parents.” Cody learned about the program through many avenues ASU offers, one being the Foreign Speakers Program at ASU, where Cody is a member and invites foreign speakers to
campus to talk about foreign affairs. “This opportunity will help me as a professor by giving me additional anecdotes,” Cody said. “Everything a professor teaches inside and outside the classroom comes from life experiences and I will definitely have new fresh experiences that will help me in teaching, such as the relation between language and society.” Senior Cesar Amezcua, who had Cody for psycholinguistics, says he enjoyed her class due to her passion in teaching and her creativity. “I am very happy for Dr. Cody for being granted this opportunity,” Ameszcua said. “There is no other person more passionate about her career than she is.” Born in San Angelo, Dr. Karen Cody has been in ASU since 2001, teaching French and Spanish. While she was in high school, she was an exchange student and travelled to France.
Continued from WATER page 1 May said the city had to get all of the concrete off and remove the building to make the lot ready to build. They are contracted for a year to begin clearing out the area to start construction, May said. “We just heard they’re going to remove the concrete and the building around that area between the May semester and the first summer semester,” May said. It took years for the trade to take place and it took an arduous amount of work to get the Photo by Josh Lopez land since anytime something This is where additional parking is to be built. of this sort takes place there’s a lot of legal documents, deeds and surveys, May said. ger have to park so far from the extra space is definitely a “I had to protect the inter- their dorms. must.” est of the school as well,” May “So many changes are hapConstruction of the new said. “So I wanted to make sure pening here at ASU,” freshman parking lot will accommodate the lot was properly cleared Heath Walker said. “This is the parking needs of students out before I made the trade.” probably one of the most im- and will supply them with The new parking spaces will portant changes. So many stu- comfort and ease instead of allow students to find easier dents are getting enrolled, so having to dread finding a spot. parking and they will no lon-
AMAS Family Day
Photo by Summer Almaguer
Members of the Association of Mexican American Students pose with their family next to Lake Nasworthy during family day. AMAS and the First Generation Host Family program provided food and games for the members and their families to enjoy. The goal of the event was to bring friends and families together.
Contributed photo “In that summer I learned French,” Cody said. “However, learning how to speak French and learning how to write
French are two completely different things.”
Lacrosse Club, officiated
Graphic by Charlotte Lin
New club aims to keep students active and involved on campus Alora Ferrera Staff Writer ASU’s Lacrosse Club became official early this semester by giving students another option to stay fit and stay active. Lacrosse Club President Dusty Ortiz said they hope to work with governing bodies to find the best league. When they do they will begin to compete against other universities’ lacrosse teams. “Currently there are 14 members,” Ortiz said. “Which is enough to field a team.” Though they have enough members for a team, Ortiz said they are always looking for more people to play and they are hoping to set up scrimmages in the near future. Encouraging students to stay motivated, fit and healthy throughout the semester betters their physical attributes and it can also better their mental attributes, improving their academic performance naturally. “It’s another sport to help get students involved and active,” Ortiz said. “Another thing I’ve
seen happen when students join a team is they get the urge to do better academically.” The Lacrosse Club held its first meeting in the CHP and will continue to meet there. The times of the meetings are a work in progress. “We’re currently working on times,” Ortiz said. “But as soon as we get everything hammered out we’ll be sure to let students know.” The Lacrosse Club sets its goals to encourage students to stay healthy and stay involved in the ASU community by providing the opportunity to play another form of sport. “The fact that there is such a large variety of sport clubs here at ASU really gives us students a large horizon of choices,” junior Deven Leonard said. “It gives us more range to discover what we’re good at and not so good at.” Students have the choice to join the Lacrosse Club to compete, interact, get fit and learn valuable team skills that are applicable to day-to-day life and create yet another tight family bond in the ASU community. “I’m just glad that we have the opportunity to bring a new club sport to ASU,” Ortiz said. “And to give our fellow students another way to enhance the college experience.”
OPINIONS Steven’s Spins Antarctica, melting? 4.22.2016
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“From start to finish, the 42-minute record is a beautifully dark and chilling ride that can best be described as a masterpiece by a very sentimental singer/ songwriter.”
Steven McKeown Contributor
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or those who might not know who Graham Nash is, he is well known as a member of the classic folk-rock group Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Nash just released a small handful of well-crafted songs since his last release 14 years ago with “This Path Tonight.” Nash’s work was and is praised because of his emotional and poetic approach to songwriting. “This Path Tonight” was written after 38 years of marriage to his second wife came to an end. The split however, has given Nash the inspiration to hand everyone a record of brand new material. With “This Path Tonight,” the lighthearted feeling we got from Nash’s 1971 album “Songs for Beginners,” is now scrapped and replaced with a sharp edge. The songs are haunting, and Nash’s weariness gives an ice-cold chill to the folk-rock album. Nash’s
style has matured and at the age of 74, he sounds like he is at the top of his game. His voice has aged from experience, not from time and his craft for writing songs has only enhanced. Every now and then, the album brings out a Van Morrison-like piano or a Bob Dylan-esque harmonica, but only rarely. This record does not kill any of its great moments. The album cover, depicting a wandering Graham Nash in the cold, is black and white, much like the songs themselves. This is a factor that brings out the best of Nash’s aged abilities. Throughout the record he talks of sinking ships, broken hearts and looking at the past. From start to finish, the 42-minute record is a beautifully dark and chilling ride that can best be described as a masterpiece by a very sentimental singer/songwriter.
Hanna Schindler Editor-in-Chief
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lobal warming has become an inevitable topic of debate over the last decade. With scientific reports proclaiming the polar ice caps are melting as the global temperature increases, most people have some sort of opinion on the topic. On Monday, two articles from rather large news outlets were published and stated somewhat contradictory things. USA Today published an article via GlobalPost titled “Report: Melting Antarctic ice could add 3ft to global sea levels,” discussing specifically the Western Antarctic Ice Sheet shedding an “incomprehensible amount of ice into the sea as global temperatures rise.” While adversely, NASA released results from a
recent study stating “that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers.” I read these articles wondering which was wrong, which seemed more trustworthy and which had an agenda. Usually a news outlet like USA Today that has a large readership should be a trustworthy source of information and I’m not saying it isn’t, but the way the information was presented in this article seemed misleading. Although the overall titles of the articles were contradictory, the research and information within them could coincide with one another. From the combined articles, I concluded that both the eastern and western ends of the Antarctic ice sheet are in a metamorphic state. The eastern to mid-western areas of the ice sheet are in fact thickening by 1.7 centimeters per year due snow fall accumulation that eventually solidifies into pure ice, strengthening what many say we are losing. So, although the eastern side of the continent is growing, the western areas of the ice sheet are melting and con-
tributing to rising sea levels. According to NASA, a new study conducted by geoscientists from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Pennsylvania State University, showed drastic sea level rise could occur within a lifetime. This time frame is much sooner than the many hundreds or even thousands of years that some scientists originally predicted. With this information from both articles I’m thinking, not only how is the world going to address the melting of the polar caps, but also why is this information presented so differently? My thought is that the USA Today could have angled the article in such a way in order to fit the narrative of the readership they were targeting, leaving out a possible upside to a seemingly drastic environmentalist issue. Decidedly, I would stick to the most scientific form of information when it comes to facts and go straight to the source. NASA is a government agency that is an unbiased platform of information, they conduct their own research and publish their findings. So, let’s stay informed the best way we can and hope Antarctica balances its freeze out. If only it were that simple.
What is a good way to give back to the planet for Earth Day and in general?
Michon Dunn
Jose Ayala
Junior
Freshman
Marcus Sims Senior
“I’ll be volunteering for Earth Day. We will be helping out with water disposal, and we will be sending people to Buffalo Wild Wings for more information.”
“Since the city water is already at scarce levels, if we collected the rain water from recent storms, we could use that water to water our plants and do other household tasks.”
“We could recycle more and stop littering, or we could plant a few trees or flowers. In my old neighborhood, my family and I used to go out and pick up trash for Earth Day.”
Alletse Hernandez
Martha Avila
Kailin Mundt
How often do you read the Ram Page?
Sophomore
“We could drive a more eco-friendly car. Exhaust emissions are hurting our planet everyday.”
Senior
“Students think that since we don’t pay for our bills we can leave our lights on in the dorm. We could be more concious of turning them off.”
Junior
“We could recycle more. We should set up more plastic recycle bins, especially in the dorms.”
* The Ram Page staff polled 50 students
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SPORTS
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4.22.2016
Baseball set for NCAA Rams tied for first in the Lone Star Conference Sam Fowler Sports Writer The Rams dropped two of three games in their April 1415 series against Texas A&M Kingsville. Game one saw the Rams unable to mount much offense as they scored their three runs off eight hits. The final score was 9-3. Senior pitcher Bryce Zak struggled on the mound for the Rams as he gave up seven runs on four hits with six walks in his four innings pitched. Game two proved the resiliency of the Rams with their 9-7 victory in ten innings. “The team bounced back in game two,” Head Coach Kevin Brooks said. “We made some plays when we needed to.” In the first inning, the Rams opened the scoring as sophomore Elias Aguirre came home on a Javelina wild pitch to put the Rams up 1-0 before the Javelinas scored three runs in the bottom of the inning. The Rams then scored six unanswered runs between the second and sixth innings to
bring their lead to 7-3 in the sixth. The Javelinas answered with four runs in the seventh inning to tie the score at seven. Sophomore pitcher Matt Shannon struck out nine in his six and two-thirds innings pitched, but gave up seven runs to the Javelinas before making way for senior closing pitcher Graylon Brown. In the 10th inning the Rams broke the deadlock as junior Tyler Coolbaugh drove in two runs with his single through the right side of the Javelina infield to make the score 9-7. On day two, the Rams fell 12-0 to the Javelinas. The Ram offense only notched two hits in the runrule loss. Junior pitcher Johnatan Del Rosario only saw one inning on the mound as he gave up four runs on two hits in the loss. With the series loss, the Rams are now tied for first in the Lone Star Conference with the Javelinas and West Texas A&M. The Rams face WTAMU April 22 and 23 at Foster Field in a pivotal conference series at their final home game of the regular season.
Golf swings at NCAA
Photo by Summer Almaguer
Junior Jay Gonzales gets ready to swing while keeping his eye on the ball. Gonzales plays first baseman for the Rams.
Softball one win
away from regionals Belles to return home for final series in conference play Sam Fowler Sports Writer
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A Rambelle sets up on the green to putt.
Belles to play in NCAA selections Sam Fowler Sports Writer Belle golf finished sixth at the Doc Housewright Invitational April 11 and 12 and fifth at the Lonestar Conference Championship April 18 and 19 in Amarillo. The Belles shot 311 on day one and 309 on day two of the Doc Housewright Invitational to finish tied for sixth with Cameron University. LSC Freshman of the Year Kamryn Cummings highlighted the Doc Housewright Invitational with her hole-inone on hole number four. It was the only ace of the tournament. Cummings finished strong on day two as she finished the day one stroke above par at 73 strokes. Cummings recorded her
fifth top 10 finish with a two day score of 148 strokes that put her in seventh individually. Senior Liz Chavarria finished tied for 19th with a two day score of 153 strokes. The finish was the senior’s second top 20 finish in the last three tournaments. The Belles shot 313 on day one and 312 on day two at the LSC Championship to finish with a score of 625 to put them in fifth. Chavarria led the charge for the Belles as the senior finished with the second most par shots of the tournament with 21. The senior also birdied holes eight and 15. Chavarria finished tied for 13th with a two day score of 153 strokes. Sophomore Leah Meza finished tied for 17th with Cummings with a two day score of 158 strokes. The Belles will now wait for the NCAA regional selections on April 25.
Softball tumbled in a three game skid on April 15-14 against Texas A&M Commerce. Day one was a pitcher’s duel through both games as the Belles won the first game 1-0 before dropping the second 2-1. Sophomore pitcher Brandy Marlett dominated the Lady Lion batters in game one as she allowed two hits and tossed 13 strikeouts in her shutout win. Sophomore outfielder Brooke Mangold delivered the lone RBI for the Belles with her sin-
gle in the sixth inning to score Ambra Hill. Through the next three games, the Belles were outscored 12-5 by the Lady Lions. In game two, the Belles got off to a hot start as sophomore pitcher Kenedy Urbany launched a solo homerun to open the scoring for the Belles in the fourth inning. However, that was the only offense for the Belles in the game. The Lady Lions scored in the sixth to eventually forcing extra innings before a walkoff double off Urbany in the eighth inning giving the Lady Lions the game two win. Game three allowed for very little offense by the Belles as freshman Alexis Evans provided the lone run in the 4-1 loss with her solo homerun in the
sixth inning. Urbany started the Belles off on the right foot in game four with her second solo homerun of the series in the first inning. The Lady Lions then followed Urbany’s lead with two homeruns of their own for five RBIs in the bottom of the first. Despite Ambra Hill stealing home in the fifth and freshman Bailey Wallace’s RBI single in the seventh, it was too little too late for the Belles as they fell 6-3 in game four. The Belles are now 30-19 on the season as they return home for their final series on April 22 and 23 against Cameron University. If they win just one game of the series, they will head to the NCAA South Central Regional tournament set for May 6-7.
Photo by Marsalis Mahome
Junior Kenedy Urbany winds up to pitch. Last season Urbany was selected for the NFCA All Region Team and second team All-LSC.