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$31 million granted New construction of two buildings is underway Luis Montoya Staff Writer
Fall semester parking availability is remedied with Junell Center space Alora Ferrara Staff Writer
Since the housing process change on March 21 and a predicted record breaking student enrollment for the fall 2016 semester, students have expressed concerns about the amount of available parking. “I have not been told of any plans to build new parking lots, “ said Sandra Rosser, Director of OneCard and Parking Services. “However, we do have sufficient parking for [students].” Rosser said she thinks students may not be aware that there are many available parking spots around the Junell Center and the general usage lots. Drawing contributed by Kinney Franke Architects “Admittedly, they might not be around the building that The proposed drawing features the Hunter Strain Engineering Labs that include aesthetic landscap-
ASU will start constructing the Archer College of Health and Human Services and the Hunter Strain Lab this summer with two grants combined for $31 million. “With the new buildings being constructed, it will definitely attract students to ASU, especially in those fields of nursing, civil engineering and physical therapy,” President Dr. Brian May said. “However, there will be a lot of departmental shifts with the new construction.” One grant of $26 million will come from the state and the other $5 million from the Archer Foundation. The Archer College of Health and Human Services building will be a 52,000 square-foot facility with PBK Architects Inc. from San Antonio serving as the architect
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Theater student excels again Josiah Hernandez wins Arts Leadership Fellowship for the second time Miguel Luna Staff Writer After impressing the National Chair of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, senior Josiah Hernandez received the Arts Leadership Fellowship to attend the KCACTF for the second year in a row, which will be held in Washington D.C.
The KCACTF is a theatre program that focuses on the improvement of college theater. The national festival takes place at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Hernandez received the fellowship through his excellence in arts management this past year. “One of the main initiatives of the fellowship is to encourage women and people of color in these leadership positions,” Hernandez said. “I am very honored to be given the
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Josiah acts, designs and manages in the University Theatre Program. opportunity once again and excited to be headed back to D.C.”
Hernandez served as the Assistant Host of the Regional Festival last month, where
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Today in history, April Fools’ Day Alana Edgin Managing Editor
Today is April 1, the 92nd day of 2016 and also April Fools’ Day. In 1700, April Fools’ Day became an annual and popular tradition and is still not a recognized national holiday. The
origin of this holiday is highly debated, with theories ranging from this being the original New Year date to a jester being allowed to prank a king and it became a holiday. Companies and the media have celebrated this holiday by making their own entertaining pranks on their customers and
viewers for almost a century. In 1957, British Broadcast Company aired a story on Switzerland spaghetti harvests. The story had pictures of women picking the harvest from trees, which can still be found on the internet. Chaos ensued when BBC was flooded with calls from viewers want-
ing more information on the harvest. In 1986, the New York Times released a first ever press release for the NYC April Fools’ Day Parade. They have done this every year since and even have a website. For their 31st parade, guests are to be North Korean President Kim
Jong-un dressed as the Pied Piper straddling his Ballistic Missile Float, Kanye West as the host and all presidential candidates for this year speaking to the parade crowds. The event is actually set for today. Joey Skaggs will be the parade
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NEWS
Page 2 Continued from PARK page 1 they’re class is in,” Rosser said. “But ASU is an easily walkable campus, and it’s a beautiful campus to walk on.” Rosser said if enrollment continues to grow, the matter of new parking lots will have to be re-evaluated, but at this time there isn’t an issue with sufficient parking space. “A lot of the enrollment wasn’t necessarily freshmen,” Rosser said. “A lot of it was spaced out. There were a lot
of online students and grad students. Also, it’s important for [students] to keep in mind how many students are actually going to be living on campus versus how many are commuter students.” An estimate of over 4,000 students will be purchasing parking permits next semester. However, that number will be spread out amongst several different categories like commuter permits, year-long per-
mits and semester permits. “The B zone parking permit is the most commonly bought permit,” Rosser said. “Again, those are all students that live off campus, so to clarify, parking is not an issue.” Due to all the new changes, some students were confused about the upcoming alterations. “I mean, it makes sense that they can’t just plop down a new parking lot or residence
Continued from DAY page 1 planner this year. Check out the festivities and other guests at aprilfoolsdayparade.com. In 1996, Taco Bell ran a full page ad on how they bought the Liberty Bell and they would rename the Taco Liberty Bell. Two years later Burger King wanted in on the corporate mischief and began an ad campaign for their new left-handed Whopper. As for important, official, non-prank news, Apple owners should rejoice. In 1976 Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne began Apple Computers. Their first item sold was a computer kit for $666.66.
During a tough match between Villanova and Georgetown in the 1985 NCAA March Madness Championship, Villanova took the win. Villanova has returned again this season in the Final Four, but Georgetown did not make it. This year, the Ram Page would also like to warn the Ram Fam that the spaghetti crops are suffering, so change the pasta plan. Burger King is still selling the very successful left-handed Whopper. Sadly, Taco Bell relinquished their hold on the Taco Liberty Bell and it is just the Liberty Bell again. NYC’s April Fools’ Day Parade is also going to be a huge hit.
Continued from BUILD page 1 s for the new buildings. In the near future, an occupational therapy program and a doctoral degree program for nursing will be added, May said. Funding for the nursing building, a total of $26.5 million out of the $31 million, will be used for construction. The new building will be located west of the Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building and north of the Ben Kelley Center for Human Performance building, making it the first classroom building to be built at ASU in 20 years. Along with the with the nursing building, which will be the home for the nursing and physical therapy programs, is the Hunter Strain Lab. The new engineering lab was made possible through an anonymous donation of $4 million to ASU’s civil engineering program. The Hunter Strain lab will be a sin-
gle-floored, 9,000 square-foot building located on 2333 Vanderventer, between the Vincent Nursing-Physical Science Building and Roscoe’s Den. “With construction expected to start in the summer, I will be serving as a local representative for the construction process,” said Cody J. Guins, director of facility planning and construction. “It can be expected that the engineering building will take less time to be built compared to the nursing.” The building will include five fully equipped engineering labs: a Geotech lab, a hydraulics lab, the water and waste lab, a material lab for concrete and steel testing and a students’ lab. “The new buildings will be extremely beneficial and will enhance the students’ experience,” May said.
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hall because of the sudden enrollment increase,” freshman Connor MacLean said. “But some things are a bit confusing. Like what was the purpose of taking down the water tower?” Rosser said the removal of the water tower by Mary Massie Hall has been in the works for years and it needed to be removed since it was no longer in use. It has no relevancy towards new parking
lots. “That was a city water tower,” Rosser said. “And the land is also city owned. Now, whether we will be able to work something out to purchase that land and possibly make it into a new lot will be up to the president most likely. We just have to wait and see how everything works out.”
Events Calendar Saturday 4/2 Annual Rock Climbing Competition (ARCC) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Softball vs Midwestern State University 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 4/3 Greek Life: Greek Week Chili Cook-off 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. Pavilion
Monday 4/4 Summer and/or Fall 2016 Pre-Registration begins for all currently enrolled Seniors, Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate students. All Day
Tuesday 4/5 Teacher Job Fair 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Junell Center/Stephens Arena Carr Scholarship Signing Days 5:30 p.m. C.J. Davidson Conference Center
Wednesday 4/6 Air Force Recruitment 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. MCS Building: blue Canopy Outside Research, Write, & Cite 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Porter Henderson Library Presenting with Professionalism 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Business Resource Center
Thursday 4/7 Track & Field vs David Noble / ASU Relays - Multi Event All Day CRI Seminar: “Managing Employee Performance in Nonprofit Organizations” 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. UC Ready… Set… Go… Essentials to Business Startup 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Business Resource Center Brass Ensemble: “Night of Brass” 7:30 p.m. San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts
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Art students take gold Seven artists earn multiple awards for their artistic entries focused on advertising Luis Montoya Staff Writer Seven ASU art majors were recognized for their creative excellence on Feb. 26 in advertising at the American Advertising Federation-San Angelo ADDY Awards The AAF-San Angelo’s mission is to offer programs to promote fellowship, communication, career enhancement and education among members of the advertising industry. “I was ecstatic to know I was one of the winners,” said Allison Romo, junior from Hereford who took home gold for her poster design. “My poster was initially designed to celebrate positive international reggae culture through the Reggae Poster Contest, who welcomes any digital prints around the world. I designed a lion out of geometric shapes wearing headphones in the red, yellow and green color scheme to portray the reggae culture. It took me four weeks to design this digital print.” Another Gold Award winner was junior Armando Mendoza who also won Best in Show for his piece “Typography Self-Portrait.” The Del Rio native also took two Bronze Awards for a reggae-themed contest in Brazil and a poster advertising for ASU’s Fright Night. Senior from Austin Adrian Dominguez, took home a Gold Award for his magazine cover. He was also recognized
Photo contributed by Edwin Cuenco
Adrian Dominquez, Allison Romo and Armando Mendoza hold their Best of Show awards with Professor Randy Hall and Department Chair Chris Stewart. with a Silver Award for his poster themed on animal rehabilitation and a bronze for a nutritional ad campaign. Winning silver for her reggae-themed poster “Rastafarian Lion” and a second silver for her poster “The Eyes of Ben” advertising Graphic Communication Week was junior Taylor Seaton from Big Spring. “It feels really good to be
recognized for my work,” Seaton said. “I put a lot of work into the pieces that won awards. Both of the posters created feature symmetrical compositions with a strong central focal point of a highly saturated image in the foreground with high contrast to the background. I would attribute my influence to Milton Glaser.” Jennifer Fischer, a senior
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from Ballinger, won silver for her Graphic Communication Week poster. Karra Aguilar, a junior from Lubbock, won two bronzes, one for a “No Nukes” and “Sleepers.” “It was a great feeling being recognized,” Aguilar said. “I’m specifically proud of my “No Nukes” artwork.” Desiree Marshal, a junior from Ozona, won bronze for
a poster created for ASU’s Holland Symposium Contest “Space Exploration and American Values.” “This contest helped students with their professional resume,” said Edwin Cuenco, assistant professor of art who specializes in graphic design. “Students also developed networking skills and developed their portfolio.”
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website revamped University simplifies MyFuture for new students Alora Ferrara Staff Writer ASU’s Web Team updated the MyFuture Admissions website to provide students with a more efficient way to navigate and gain access to information. The new admissions website will be better in terms of appeal, easier navigation and better access to information that is needed by prospective students. “The MyFuture Website has been in use for several years now and needed to be updated,” Director of Admissions Sharla Adam said. “It is the goal of Admissions and the Office of Communications and Marketing to create a site that is easy to navigate and targeted to the needs of our prospective students.” Adam said juniors in high school seek out university information early in their college searches and want to learn more about academic programs, financial aid and scholarships. Seniors in high school are more task oriented and are focused on how to apply, what are the next steps after being admitted, where to
find housing information and so on. “Admissions is continually working to improve our processes and service,” Adam said. “From research provided by a national renowned higher education research company Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, we know that prospective students and their families utilize university websites for their primary research on college searches.” Next year the Admitted Student page will be adding a process for admitted students that is personalized through Ramport and will again provide an even better service for prospective students, Adam said. “Admissions Enrollment Management Operations and the Web Team met to determine and prioritize needs for the website,” Adam said. “The Web Team did a fantastic job of creating the vision and navigation we were seeking.” Adam said ASU has an incredibly talented web service team that allows Admissions and EM Operations the best opportunities to provide exactly what prospective students need. “If you haven’t seen the new MyFuture website,” Adam said. “You should take a look and then share it with any [future] students or ASU alumni! They’ll love it!”
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Club soccer kicks off Ram FC breaks ground with first game of the season in Denton Miguel Luna Staff Writer Rams Soccer Club, established last fall, had their inaugural game on March 26 at 2 p.m. against the University of North Texas. “Since there is no men’s soccer team, we are aiming towards representing ASU as that,” junior player Jayson Zamora said. Although the team faced a loss against UNT, senior Sam Fowler, goalkeeper and president had 25 saves, freshman striker Daniel Cevallos and freshman Chris Gregg both had three attempts. The final score was 7-0. “We were pretty excited,” Photo by Sam Fowler freshman player Brent Blinka said. “It was definitely an The soccer team hangs out before their game against University of North Texas in Denton on March 26. The players will play their eye-opener and shows were first home game on April 30. we stand.” After Fowler was elected, are expected to join in the fall es of the club, the team had to experience gained on Satur- they’re our university’s rithe team had a revival that in- of 2016. Although the team is use cones as the goal. How- day, they now know what to vals,” Stuart said. cluded more cooperation and young, the club hopes to grow ever, UREC has helped them work on. The team hopes to get a commitment from all the play- with more exposure and im- acquire equipment. Rams Soccer Club will face small shuttle bus for the Tarers. Former president Miguel prove their overall quality of All of the players coach Texas Tech on April 9, Univer- leton game since they not only Torres stepped down earlier play. Regional and national each other, since there is no sity of the Incarnate Word on expect a big turnout but want this semester. tournaments are held for club official coach. April 16, Tarleton State Uni- the school to show support. “We’re hoping for more or- soccer, which the Rams Soc“It’s really great, there’s versity on April 23 and TarMandatory practices and ganization in the future for the cer Club hopes to compete at. no internal conflict,” Zamora rant County College on April conditioning are required club as a whole,” Vice Presi“The team has really taken said. “We all know what’s best 30 as the home opener. from the players. Practices are dent Matthew Stuart said. off and the UREC has helped for us as a team.” “The game against Tar- held Monday through Friday, One of the team’s goals is to us a lot,” Zamora said. There are currently 19 play- leton is definitely going to be with conditioning on Tuesday become part of the Texas ColDuring the beginning stag- ers on the team and with the a big one, especially because and Thursday. legiate Soccer League. They
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Climbers set to compete
The annual UREC Rock Climbing Competition will test endurance Miguel Luna Staff Writer
Photo by Josh Lopez Josiah Hernandez hopes that this fellowship will help him further his career and gain networking contacts. ment earned him recognition by the KCACTF National Chair. “We are very proud of Josiah and our students,” Director of University Theatre Bill Doll said. “He has found his career goal and chosen to commit to learning, experiencing and developing himself to be a success.” Only four students from the United States are chosen for the fellowship to participate, Hernandez said. “There are graduate students from much larger universities who are recognized in this way, so it is a real honor to be selected, and very impressive that he has been invited two years running,” Doll said. Hernandez will be able to work with professionals in the field and make contacts to further his career. At the festival, Hernandez will also meet with some of the nation’s top arts administrators. They will be able to converse and make connections that will help him in the future.
Last year, Hernandez was introduced to the Managing Director at the Olney Theatre Center located in Maryland, which is one of the nation’s oldest regional theatres. Hernandez kept in contact and was influenced to apply for their professional apprenticeship. “I was just made an offer to join them,” Hernandez said. “So I will be moving to Olney this September. I never would have known about this opportunity if I had not met her last year.” Hernandez believes that the KCACTF looking at ASU students shows how great the program is. “I think it means that ASU is able to provide many opportunities for our students and ASU has many outstanding students with skills, dedication and the wherewithal to stand out,” Doll said. “ASU is able to provide more opportunities for each student than many of the larger institutions can.”
Staff members at the UREC’s Rock Climbing Wall are preparing for the 5th Annual Rock Climbing Competition on April 2 to test climbers of all skills. “It’s a lot like a puzzle with your body,” UREC worker Grant Hill said. To prepare for the competition the entire Climbing Gym was closed from March 25 to April 1. Workers washed the tower and boulder wall. All of the current routes and problems are removed and replaced with brand new routes that have not been seen before. “10 to 20 tower routes and about 20 boulder problems are set up,” UREC worker Barrett
Pace said. Registration for the ARCC began on March 1 with a price of $5 for ASU students, $10 for UREC Pass Holders and $15 for the rest of the community to participate. After March 31 the fee increases $5 for everyone. Competitors can still register on the day of competition. “We usually have 25 to 50 participants,” Pace said. There are three men’s and women’s divisions: recreational, intermediate and advanced. “We invite everyone to come out even if you’ve only climbed once or have never climbed,” Pace said. Check-in will begin at 10 a.m. followed by a welcome speech at 10:45 a.m. Open climb will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. During this time, climbers will have to complete a mixed format of climbs. Competitors are required to climb at least two tower routes,
two boulder problems and one of the climber’s choice. All the climbers will be ranked based on point value of each route or problem. The harder the climb, the more points they can get. The UREC workers will then tally up the score cards to determine the finals bracket. Finals will begin at 5 p.m. where the top three men and women in each division will compete against each other. The final three will have one attempt to climb as high as possible. Awards and door prizes will be at 6 p.m. “It’s a lot of fun to find out who the better climber is and who has the better climbing style,” Hill said. Throughout the event music and healthy snacks will be served. “I am excited to see how it goes,” UREC worker Chelsea McGinns said.
Photo contributed by Ian Brown A competitor uses the hand grips to climb his way to the top of the tower during the annual rock climbing competition.
OPINIONS Batman vs. Superman Steven’s Spins Dawn of Justice 4.01.2016
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atman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice is the latest blockbuster superhero movie. Henry Cavill reprised his role as Superman and new to Zack Snyder’s vision of the DC Universe is Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. The movie takes place roughly a year after the events that took place in Man of Steel. The first half of the movie focuses on the fear of the sheer power that Superman possesses and finding a way to “control him.” This half of the movie plays out more like a political thriller rather than a superhero movie and it kind of works, but the second half has a huge tonal shift. I don’t want to tread into spoiler territory, but this is where the movie goes downhill. Jesse Eisenberg plays a unique take on the classic villain Lex Luther along with Ben Affleck in his controversial role as Batman. They both do
a pretty stellar job with what they were given. The action in this movie, like the storyline, is all over the place. There are some fight scenes in the movie that are utterly boring, followed by some others that are moderately interesting. The Computer Generated Imagery in this movie also leaves something to be desired. You think a Hollywood action blockbuster that has been in development for three years would have at least mediocre CGI, but that is not the case. I had relatively low expectations for this movie and I was still disappointed. Being a big comic book fan, I felt like this movie was more than underwhelming. I give Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice a D-. While the first half of this movie is great, the second half leaves you lost and with a handful of questions. The poor action scenes and limited CGI definitely contributes to the awfulness of the second half. One high note is the acting in this movie, especially Ben Affleck’s performance. I am no longer interested in a Justice League movie unless Zack Snyder and Warner Brothers make huge changes in the direction they want to go with this franchise. If you go in with low expectations, you may have fun, but I would recommend a circumvent of this movie.
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oe Bonamassa’s “Blues of Desperation” was released on March 25, 2016. While Mr. B might be a new name to most, including myself, some consider him to be the Stevie Ray Vaughn of today. It could be said that if any man has the right to carry the blues in his hands, it is Joe Bonamassa. “This Train,” though repetitive, is a pretty good rocker. It opens up the album, but does not deceive listeners by any means, and serves as just a tiny slice of what Mr. B has concocted for this LP. The song “Drive” has a feel similar to the Santana hit “Black Magic Woman” in the beginning, with its trance-like guitar and evening drums but eventually gains more momentum as Bonamassa’s lyrics grow deeper. Following is “Mountain Climbing,” which is slightly reminiscent of the American rock classic “Mississippi
Queen.” This track is hard-hitting and sure to inspire anyone to head to the mountains. “At the top of the mountain/ you still gotta pay your dues,” sings Bonamassa, who offers meaningful advice to those who think that success is the end of the journey. “No Good Place for the Lonely” is a slower track on the record but still has Bonamassa’s groovy guitar riffs and passionate vocals. At 1 minute and 47 seconds into the song, listeners are given a little sugar to their black coffee as strings burst unexpectedly in. The strings come and go throughout the nearly nine-minute track, which could be identified as a blues-epic. As a whole, the song sounds as if it could have belonged on Bob Dylan’s Time out of Mind from 1997. The album’s title track, “Blues of Desperation,” opens with unique instrumentation that is not typical of a blues song, guitars come in and, as always, end up dominating the entire track. Sometimes it seems that these songs are made by the instruments themselves, and Bonamassa’s the one being played. The title track even has some moments where it nearly crosses Rage Against the Machine superstar Tom Morello territory. “The Valley Runs Low” is a bit more on the country side but stands as a more cheerful tune as it flourishes with its
positive and sometimes gospel vibes. Perhaps the most groovy song on the record is “Distant Lonesome Train,” which starts with a grinding guitar and haunting organ. “Well the devil is my driver/burning coal turns to flame,” sings Mr. B, and judging by his voice, he sounds just fine with the situation. The track “Livin’ Easy” interestingly combines blues with jazz, and serves as the biggest game-changer on the album. This blues-jazz fusion can also be heard on the closing track, “What I’ve Known for a Very Long Time.” Though his lyrics are mostly straight to the point, Bonamassa’s guitar solos are simply sweet and seem as if they could last forever. It’s a shame that cowboys nowadays think that beer and bulls are tough, when the content of Bonamassa’s songs are darker than the blackest pair of boots worn by any country boy. If country is for cowboys, then “Blues of Desperation” is for COWMEN. Though the LP is a primary example of the blues, it still manages to throw in surprises around dark corners. He may already be known as a god, but Joe Bonamassa will one day be known as a blues legend as well.
What’s the best April Fools’ Day prank you’ve done?
Dongchan Kim
Payton Hunter
Senior
Senior
“When my roommate was gone, we plugged her lamp, T.V. and some lights she had into one of those remote controlled power plugs. When she went into her room we would turn on and off her T.V., lights and lamp. She got really scared.”
Becca Nyul Sophomore
“My brother once jumped out of the closet to scare me. I acted like I was having a heart attack to get him back.”
* The Ram Page staff polled 50 students
Ram Page Staff
“In Korea we don’t play pranks on each other. I think that is an American tradition. Most people would get mad if you played a prank.”
Shalam Alexander “The seniors put the school for sale as our senior prank. And then we put $2,000 worth of small bouncing balls all throughout the school. That was one of the funniest pranks I ever participated in.”
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Softball splits two day series Belle defense steps up, offensive struggles against Tarleton Sam Fowler Sports Writer Rambelle softball split a four-game series with Tarleton State March 25-26 in Stephenville. The Belles swept the first two games with scores of 5-4 and 9-4, but dropped the second two with scores of 5-4 and 4-3. Despite the 5-4 score in the series opener, there was little to no offense throughout most of the game. Through the first two innings, the Belles tallied their five runs. After sophomore outfielder Madison Greenwell reached base on an error by the TexAnn second baseman, freshman infielder Bailey Wallace moved Greenwell to second base on a sacrifice bunt. Junior pitcher Kenedy Urbany recorded the Belles first hit of the game with a single to left field that moved Greenwell to third base. Junior infielder Alexis Ev-
ans broke the scoreless deadlock as she reached first base on a fielder’s choice which enabled Greenwell to come across home to put the Belles up 1-0 in the first inning. With Urbany and Evans on base and two outs, freshman first baseman Becky Wilhelm laced a two run double to right-center field to cap the Belles’ scoring in the first frame. In the second inning, sophomore pitcher Morgan Hill reached on a single to lead off the inning. A fielder’s choice by senior outfielder Ambra Hill and an error by the Tarleton pitcher allowed Morgan Hill to move safely to second base. A ground out by Greenwell put runners on second and third for the Belles. Wallace plated another run for the Belles with a sacrifice fly that scored Morgan Hill and advanced Ambra Hill to third base. Urbany duplicated her first plate appearance with a single to left field that scored Ambra Hill to put the Belles up 5-0 in the second inning. The Belle bats went quiet after the second and the defense,
Track stays No. 1 Teams take down opponents in Arlington Sam Fowler Sports Writer Ram and Rambelle track and field competed at the Bobby Lane Invitational March 26 in Arlington. The No. 1 ranked Ram and Belle track and field teams took home five event titles at the meet. The men’s 4x400 relay team highlighted the team’s performance taking home first place in the event. Sprinters Lance Andrews, Edward Simmons, Anthony Yancy and Luis Perez posted the fastest time in Division II in their 4x4 victory with a
time of three minutes and 11 seconds. Sophomore distance runner Kamie Halfmann won the women’s 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11 minutes and 49 seconds. Sophomore distance runner Austin Watson took home the men’s 3,000 meter steeplechase with a personal best time of nine minutes and 55 seconds. Senior thrower Asrael Arad moved up to third in the Division II javelin with a distance of 205 feet and six inches. Sophomore Kami Norton tied for third place in the high jump with a height five feet and five inches. Next, the Rams and Belles will prepare for the Texas Relays March 31 through April 2 in Austin.
despite giving up four runs over the next four innings, stepped up to maintain the lead and win for the Belles. In the second win, the Belles went down 2-0 in the second inning before a couple of TexAnn errors made way for some blue and gold offense. The Belles did not even the score until a bases loaded walk
from Evans in the third inning brought Greenwell home to score. In the same inning, the Belles took the lead with a two run single by freshman catcher Taegan Kirk that scored Urbany and Wallace. After the TexAnns scored a run in the fourth inning, Kirk notched another run for the
Belles with another RBI single in the fifth. In the seventh inning, the Belles unleashed their remaining offense as they scored four runs to seal the 9-4 victory. Belle softball will return home April 1-2 to play a conference game against Midwestern State.
Photo contributed Marsalis Mahome Kenedy Urbany, junior pitcher, winds up a picth against Tarleton.
Baseball strikes out
against Cameron
Photo by Josh Lopez Rams take a knee for a team prayer before their game against Texas A&M UniversityKingsville.
Rams struggle in last game of Cameron series Sam Fowler Sports Writer
Photo by Josh Lopez Sophomore Morgan Rodgers soars as she attempts her long distance jump.
Ram baseball hosted the Cameron Aggies March 24-26 in a four game series. The Rams took three games of the four from the Aggies. In the first game, the Rams struggled through the first six innings as they fell behind 4-0 in the sixth inning. But junior outfielder Steven Pinales sparked the ensuing
Ram rally with a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to get the Rams on the board. In the seventh inning, junior first basemen Jay Gonzalez picked up where Pinales left off as he stroked another solo home run for the Rams to cut the lead to 4-2. Junior utility player Christian Abilla put the Rams ahead in the eighth inning with a three run single to give the Rams a 5-4 lead heading into the ninth inning where senior closer Graylon Brown shut down the Aggies for the comeback victory.
The bats got hot for the Rams in the second game as senior infielder Paxton DeLaGarza notched a pair of home runs which accounted for three of the Rams’ five runs in the 5-0 victory. In the third win for the Rams, the defense stepped up big time in a pitcher’s duel that saw the Rams narrowly win 2-1 after going down 1-0 in the first inning. The Rams are now 18-11 overall this season as they head to Stephenville to play against Tarleton on April 1-3.
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