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Second annual Drag Rave entertains students, faculty
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Rugby’s California dreams come true Rams rebound in last half against Hoggies Kaitlin Trujillo Photo Editor
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Shangela answers a question asked by Brandon Olvera. Shangela interracted with students during the show as she moved around the room.
Pride Weeks ends with show at CJ Davidson Sara Gonzales Contributor The second annual Drag Rave took place last Thursday to a crowd of over 100 students who waited for up to an hour in line. “There were performances from professionals and ASU students,” former Rams Plus president Ashley Douglas said. “It was a very fabulous affair.” Drag queen Shangela gave a presentation about the importance of being yourself and embracing new experi-
ences. She described her life in Paris, Texas and her experiences in music and television. Shangela answered students’ questions and at one point walked over to a student to sing them happy birthday. “You never know where you’re going to go in life,” Shangela said. Performers danced, lip synced to the music and flipped across the stage. Their glittering outfits were stuffed with money given to them by audience members. Performers stepped off stage to interact with audi-
ence members, who cheered louder every time a performer would parade down to where they were. “Not everyone feels accepted, especially in this town, and this event is a way to show that the gay community is alive and well,” Mia Pitts, UCPC member, said. “It’s okay to be who you are.” The event was organized by UCPC, Rams Plus and Kappa Delta Rho as part of Pride Week. Preparation began at 3 p.m., several hours before Shangela and the other performers would step on stage.
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Ram Rugby made history March 25-26 by becoming the first team from ASU to win the Cowboy Cup semifinals at the University of Dallas in Irving, Texas. The Rams defeated the UD Hoggies on their home turf to win the tournament and advance to the quarterfinals in Claremont, California. “I’ve never been part of a team that’s made history before and it’s just so surreal,” Kevin Reid, junior wing, said. “We’ve wanted this all year.” The Rams’ first game of the tournament was against the Regis Rangers of Colorado.
Beau Waskom, senior fly half, started the Rams off strong with a try and Troy Knudsen, senior outside centre, made the conversion kick. Waskom, Knudsen and Derrick Clifton, senior wing, completed two tries each during the match. Tadeo Canon Masjoan, junior eight man, Brian Signorelli, junior flanker, and Tyshir Newsome, junior lock, also made tries for the team. The final score of the game was 63-15. “It was a relief,” Masjoan said. “We’ve wanted it for too long. We all wanted it so bad. Hard work paid off.” The win was especially sweet for the Rams because of last season. They were eliminated in
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Tadeo Canon Masjoan, junior eight man, receives the ball after the scrum and moves it closer to the Rams’ try zone.
Networking opportunity Students get into swing of things given for broadcasters with new organization Students gain chance to meet with big names in sports industry Taryn Ramsey Contributor Students interested in sports media and broadcasting will get a chance to network with some of the industry’s leaders Friday, April 7 in the Carr building. From 11 a.m. -1 p.m. in Carr room 101, students will be welcome to interact with top media experts from Texas and North Carolina. These experts will inform students on how to make connections, which will be helpful in and out of the sports media industry. “I am eager to hear the advice they have to give,” Mckena Peregrino, senior, said. “I am about to graduate and am not sure what kind of job I want to get, so I am hoping the workshop will provide a little bit of clarity.” Although students can enroll in a Sports Media class to learn the details, textbooks can only go so far. “Students will be able to learn about media convergence, production, social media and how
to get that first job and sell and market themselves,” Dr. Herman Howard, Department Chair of Communications and Mass Media, said. Howard planned the workshop and is hopeful of the knowledge students can gain from the experience. His main goal is that students learn tools such as how to network and present themselves in a notable way – and then apply those skills in the workforce. “This is not taught in class,” Howard said. “So that’s what we plan to do – we’ll bring these folks in, these great professionals, and that’ll give students [a better chance] to learn their soft skill methods: showing the experts why they are valuable and what they can bring to the table.” Local broadcasters, such as News Director for KLST/KSAN David Wagner, will talk to students about the industry and discuss what is going on within sports media on a smaller scale. Then, broadcasters such as Marc Vandermeer, the former voice of the Houston Texans, will talk to students about
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Ballroom dance club aims to compete Zelenia Vasquez Volunteer The Angelo State Social Ballroom Club gives students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of ballroom dancing, along with other types of dances. “Angelo State Social Ballroom Dance Club is an organization that teaches students, faculty and staff in
many forms of ballroom dancing with various partners,” freshman Andrew Russell said. “These include dances from ballroom, and social aspects, rhythm and smooth dances.” Students are learning several dances including: swing, waltz, two-step, salsa, tango, foxtrot, rumba and merengue. “Any participating member may request either a dance, move, or dance vari-
ation as long as it meets our safety and view requirements,” Russel said. Dr. John Osterhout, departmet chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was asked to sponsor this club because he is an officer of the San Angelo Ballroom Dance Club, the oldest organization still going on today in the city. “My wife and I are longtime ballroom dancers, so
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Andrew Russell shows off moves he teaches members of the BDC.
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NEWS
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Bill passed for statues to get plaques Student body president, vice president hopefuls present resolution Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Student Government passed a bill that was composed from two members who are running for student body President and Vice President. Tristan Fielder and Emily Hecox presented SGA with Resolution - No. 88.04; which conducted for more informational plaques for prominent campus amenities. The resolution passed the senate in Monday’s meeting. “Basically, how I came up with this idea is that I proposed to my fiancé in front of the gum tree,” Fielder said. “Unfortunately, the gum tree is a tradition on our campus but a lot of students don’t know what it is.” Fielder said he talks about how he proposed to his fiancé at the gum tree and people don’t understand the significance of it. He gave other examples of amenities that students don’t know about such as “Kinesis”, the ribbon in front of the CHP.
He said most students wonder what it is and what it means. “I think the background is important; it’s crucial for us to be able to appreciate those things,” Fielder said. Fielder said that a lot of money is spent on the artwork on campus and he wants everyone to appreciate them. He thinks it is a really simple and cheap idea to “drastically improve the way we experience these amenities.” Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Dr. Javier Flores presented in the meeting and talked about the resolution. “Apparently they are already in the works of doing some of what is in this bill,” Photo by Alana Edgin Fielder said. “Evolving Helix,” a 20-foot tall stainless steel The plaques have been ordered and were constructed sculpture, combines the simplicity of a ram’s for “Kinesis” and the “Evolv- horn with the complexity of the DNA helix. The legend of the gum tree is that after ing Helix”. Photos by Kaitlin Trujillo “This made it known that placing his gum upon the bark a man pro‘we’re going to do this right we want the same sort of posed to his girlfriend and when she said yes now, we are doing this and we things everywhere at all the he attributed his luck to the tree. “Kinesis,” will work with you in the fuamenities so we can appreci- a red ribbon of steel, symbolizes movement ture.’ ate all of these things,” Fielder through its arching loops and swirls. “That was his statement on said. it, so apparently it is going to Fielder said some of the and the gum tree. background on it,” Fielder happen very soon, very quickthings they have not addressed “Basically, it would be nice said. yet are the Ram carving that is to walk up to any of the camFielder said Flores basical- ly,” Fielder said. by the sand volleyball court pus amenities and get a little ly told the members of SGA
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Students at the College of Business job fair receive information on future employment opportunities. The job fair was primarily for those majoring in accounting, business, finance and marketing.
Writers Jerry Craven and Terry Maxwell prepare for their talks at the annual Writer’s Conference.
Events Calendar FRIDAY 3/31 Field Fair Noon CJ Davidson
BROADCAST page 1 sports media on a larger, national scale. Eugene Robinson, a former NFL player and the former voice of the Carolina Panthers, has done it all in the field. Not only did Robinson win the 31st Super Bowl, he also went on to broadcast many others. Howard is sure that Robinson can reach students through his experiences and explain how they too can get started in sports media. ASU will host many other successful broadcasters for the workshop in order to get the best information to the most students. “I also love to watch football with my fam-
ily, so this will be such a fun experience in that
sense,” Peregrino said.
UCPC: Springfest Concert featuring Anthem Lights 7 p.m. Pavilion
SUNDAY 4/2 Centennial Village: Mud Volleyball Tournament 9 a.m. ASU Lakehouse and Facility
MONDAY 4/3 SGA Committee Meeting 7 - 8 p.m. A007 & A013 ASU Symphonic Band Concert 7:30 p.m. ASU Auditorium
TUESDAY 4/4
Contributed by Dr. Herman Howard
Teacher Job Fair 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Junell Center
Texas Veterans Commission Program 10 - 11 a.m. and 1 -2 p.m. VETS Center, UC Research, Write, and Cite 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. (daily to April 6) Porter Henderson Library
WEDNESDAY 4/5 2017 Summer and Fall Pre-Registration begins for currently enrolled Juniors All day
THURSDAY 4/6 UCPC: Crossroads Live featuring Raquel Lily 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. UC Angelo State University Track and Field vs ASU David Noble Multi 12-3 p.m. LeGrand Stadium Student Who Serve 1:30-4 p.m.
NEWS
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RUGBY page 1 the first round. “What it boiled down to is we had more heart than they did,” Waskom said. “We really wanted it.” Knudsen, president of Ram Rugby, was awarded “Man of the Match” for his role in their victory. The Rams’ next challenge was UD, the host of the tournament. The stands were filled with Hoggies fans, but that didn’t stop the Ram Fam from cheering for their boys from start to finish. “Last year, it felt like it was just us supporting each other,” Reid said. “To see all these people, our fami-
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lies and our friends, come out and support us means a lot.” The Hoggies proved to be close competition for the Rams, with the score teetering between both teams, leaving the Rams down 20-19 at the half. The Rams, however, came alive in the second half, scoring three tries in a row. Austin Vandiver, senior scrum half, boosted the team morale by running over 80 meters to successfully land in the try zone. Vandiver was awarded the “Heart and Soul” award after the match.
The Rams defeated the Hoggies, 40-34. “We pride ourselves on the heart that we have and to come out here with my brothers and make history as the best team that’s ever played for ASU is a blessing,” Reid said. The Rams will now begin preparing for the quarterfinals. “We’re going to keep on doing what we do: play The Rams lift their Captain Beau Waskom in the air to celebrate ASU rugby,” Reid said. their historic win. The team remains undefeated at 20-0 this season. “We didn’t come to take part,” Masjoan said. “We came to take over.”
Austin Vandiver, senior scrum half, runs over 80 meters to the try zone to score. Vandiver was awarded the “Heart and Soul” award.
Beau Waskom, senior captain, kicks Tyshir Newsome, junior locke, outthe ball to start the play and move the reaches UD to win the ball in the line ball closer to the Ram’s try zone. out. DRAG page 1 Balloons were scattered across the floor, DJ Shots began playing music to fill the room, water was set on a table and rows of seats were placed all over the C.J. Davidson Conference Center. Outside, students began to line up. “Our first priority was to ensure the conference center was safe for the drag queens and students,” Douglas said. “We also wanted everything to be lively and festive.” After the event, performers took pictures and gave autographs to the students. During the intermission, students had the opportunity to take pictures with their friends in a photo booth. Photos by Kaitlin Trujillo
In addition, UCPC member Nick Ellis, who put together the event’s festivities and guests, created an exclusive filter on Snapchat that students could use to promote the event and show their support for the LGBT community. “We all have different thoughts and opinions, but what’s important is coming together to support each other,” Kappa Delta Rho member Rylan Haecker said. Students applauded as the performers came together on stage to close the show. Flowers were given to each of the drag queens by members of Kappa Delta Rho.
Troy Knudsen, senior outside centre, kicks the ball for the extra two points.
Derrick Clifton, senior wing, tries to avoid a UD player while running up the field.
NEWS Civil engineers in training compete in PASCE 3.31.2017
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Students participate in contest for first time, take third place Patrick Fleming Staff Writer Student members of the Pre-American Society of Civil Engineers, Pre-ASCE, visited the Texas-Mexico Regional Student Symposium in El Paso to compete in the annual Concrete Bowling Ball Challenge for the first time. “It gave me a chance to make new friends within our organization and to feel more involved in our engineering program,” Joshua Pirkle said. “Overall, I am very thankful for the opportunity to take part in this and look forward to doing it again for the duration of my time in the program.” Put together by the Texas section of the ASCE, the Concrete Bowling Ball Challenge has a relatively simple concept. Each team is required to create a spherical ball that weighs less than 18 pounds and is seven to nine inches in diameter. The teams also have to create a poster presentation,
Photos contributed by Dr. Daniel Castaneda showing what they did to cre- right technique ended up ate the ball. taking the students an enWhen creating this ball, stu- tire month to complete, all of dents had to work at the most which was voluntary. They did basic level, even having to cre- not receive any extra credit for ate their own concrete mix for it. construction. This step was Competing against six othvery important, considering er teams, the team managed to the fact that at least 60 percent take third place. This becomes of the ball had to be made out even more impressive with the of concrete. knowledge that most of the “This competition allowed team consists of first timers. students an opportunity to “I was really pleased, not apply the theory and lab prac- necessarily in them placing, tices discussed in their courses that was really no concern of to a real life project,” Deyton mine,” David Castaneda, asRiddle, senior, said. “Overall, I sistant professor of civil engicouldn’t be more proud of my neering and faculty advisor for teammates.” the Pre-ASCE chapter, said. In order to do this, the “What really encouraged team needed to show ability me is that in this new proin communicating as well as gram, students are beginning cooperating with one another. to develop confidence that The process of finding the they can envision themselves
as engineers.” Yet, this is only one of many challenges set forth for engineering students, including a functioning concrete canoe challenge and the steel bridge challenge. This required students to construct a working
bridge over a fictitious river, which the organization hopes to compete in next year. The hope is that this experience will help students in thier classes and future careers.
DANCE page 1 when I was asked to be faculty sponsor, I couldn’t turn it down,” Osterhout said. At this point, the club is not requiring fees for those who want to join. “Since our organization wishes to reach out to as many people as possible, we are not collecting dues; therefore, anyone may join by showing up to a club meeting,” Russell said. Now that the club has been established, forming a dance team and competing is one thing they are working on. “We are a new organization, so funds are nonexistent, which makes competitions difficult; although, with hopes of fundraising next semester,
I have intentions of forming a competition and performance team,” Russell said. Just like all clubs that are established, they have a goal in mind. “The club’s mission is to reach as many people as possible and help them to learn and grow comfortable dancing in many environments,” Russell said. The club meets every Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. and Sundays from 4:30-6 p.m. “As the instructor for the dances, I enjoy seeing the growth and joy of other students as dancing starts to ‘click’ and how moves begin to flow together,” Russel said.
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Andrew Russell and Taylor Chandler twirl together during a dance.
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Students prepare to play a game of Kahoot at the UCPC superhero mixer. The game required them to answer trivia questions about superheros or movies.
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Nick Ellis waves to the crowd at the Drag Rave while they applaud him for his efforts in putting on the event. Ellis is the Art and Film chair for UCPC.
OPINION Explore while you can
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Rebekah Wortham Photographer Is it wrong to want to explore? If the answer is yes then you shouldn’t be reading this because that is all I am going to talk about. Exploring seems to be the only thing I want to do as of late. I can never seem to sit still, which is saying something coming from someone who really has to work on motivating myself. My degree is all fine and good but being in a classroom, a library, a gym and my room day in and day out gets old real fast. I’m in constant need to do something
and go somewhere that isn’t the university. I want to go on some long road trip and see parts of the country that I have never seen before. If I had an RV of some sort I would probably never come back ever again. Sadly, all I have is a tent so I guess I’ll have to come back sooner or later. Being an adult has its ups and downs. Some days it seems to have no ups what so ever. Yet, one thing that comes with being an adult is the freedom to go (when you have the money for it that is). So my little piece of probably useless insight is a person should go on trips whenever they have the chance. It is always a good break from the same old routine. Take a break, go somewhere, move around, do something different and go see something new. Well I’m done talking your ear off. I’m going back to class.
Alana Edgin Editor- in-Chief People are confusing. I have this best friend from Midland who is an awesomely kind person. He can play the guitar, is always there for his friends and is a generally good guy. He confuses me because he just has the worst luck with girls. I met him when I worked at Hastings, and we worked together on the Midland College newspaper. The third member of our trio, another coworker, and I agree that our buddy has bad luck or bad taste. The reason we think this is because, for the few years we’ve
known him, he has dated some girls who were just bad. His first girl lived with her ex. Am I the only one who thinks that’s a sign? His next girlfriend was this real sweet 18 year old coworker. Now, you are probably thinking it’s all good. I mean, she is sweet and small and can’t be that bad. WRONG! This girl, let’s call her M, had this horrible friend who would constantly bully my friend. This friend of M’s would hit him, shove him and be a general nightmare. Yes, guys do get bullied by girls. It was so bad that I told my friend I would get involved if I saw her hit him again. M kept apologizing for her friend’s behavior, but made no move to stop it. She didn’t even try to talk to her. This says something about her. Fast forward a year, and my friend has dropped off the face of the Earth. Apparently, M had told him not to talk to anyone she didn’t like, i.e. anyone who thought she was act-
ing poorly, i.e. everyone. My friend obeyed the command and I didn’t hear from him for months. Now he has broken up with this girl who was mentally abusive. But, and this is where it confounds me, he still misses her. He wants to be with her again and still talks to her, and she still gets furious that he talks to any other girl, including myself. I understand jealousy, and love, but this is all simply too much. She was poisonous to him. M tore him away from his family and friends. This is a sign of abuse. I want to make a public statement here. Men get abused. Men get bullied. Men get hurt. Society seems to shove this under the rug and ridicule any men who step up about these issues. Let’s stop this. Male and female abuse exists, and they are devastating to the abused. We as a society need to open our eyes to this issue.
Coherent Insanity: Fear the toilet...
Patrick Fleming Staff Writer
Movies That Need To Be Made: PART I For anyone who has been reading this column for a while, you must be thinking, jeez, you’re really smart. You should be put in charge of stuff.” Well, I agree with you entirely, faithful reader, so I decided to tell Hollywood what
movies I want to see made. Because of my charm and utter disregard for human life, I am sure they will listen. I have seen those Planet of the Apes movies and they are pretty entertaining with some good action, acting and writing that helps show the darker side of humanity as well as what it means to be intelligent. Really, they are great except for one thing. Apes are not menacing. I have seen apes at zoos, we have already conquered them, but do you want to know who we have not conquered? Someone or something we trust entirely? Toilets. Have you ever had your guard up against a toilet? I mean, other than ones at gas
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stations? I think not. This makes them the perfect predator if they decided to attack us one day. Ever since I had this idea, I have stared at my toilet in fear. So I say, let this become something that everyone is terrified of. The story begins with a virus that suddenly breaks out from a secret government laboratory. The scientists are not so worried because humans cannot be infected by this disease. Two of them are in the bathroom when they laugh it off, but when these scientists leave, from the corner of the screen, the audience will see a single toilet shake for no reason.
Then, we get to see our main character, Joe Averageman, who is shown to be an everyday kind of guy who has a family of two, interchangeable kids and a beautiful wife who like, really loves him. Suddenly, on the news, there is some panic just as Joe Averageman starts to go to the bathroom. Then, he notices something is wrong. His toilet, that his family has trusted for so long now has giant, razor-sharp teeth. “Hm, that’s different,” he will say as the toilet lunges at his face. Of course, Joe Averageman fights his toilet to the death and barely wins. His family takes to the streets to see that the entire
Short on Everything April Fools Day Shenanigans Patrick Fleming Cartoonist
Student Spotlight
CANES VS. CHICK-FIL-A
Gabriel Johnson Freshman “I prefer Raising Canes because I like the sauce.”
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city of SomePlace is in complete chaos as the toilets take more and more control. Joe Averageman takes his family to hide in a tall building with some other survivors as they slowly go insane from not being able to politely go to the bathroom anymore. Then they realize that humans are the real monsters as each of the survivors turn on each other. They run out of basic needs like food and WiFi. Then, when all hope seems to be lost, the U.S. Army shows up in a helicopter and saves them. This also leaves room for four sequels, a spinoff and two reboots, so get on it Hollywood, or I will!
James Meador Junior “Raising Cane’s, but I don’t have it a lot compared to Chick-Fil-A”
Maddie Munsell Freshman “Chick-Fil-A because I’ve had it longer.”
Beatrice Ingabire Sophomore “Chick-Fil-A. I love their fries and the Chick-Fil-A sauce.”
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SPORTS
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Baseball shuts down Cameron Rams continue best start in history Deundra Smyth Contributor Ram baseball opened Lone Star Conference play with a series sweep over the Cameron Aggies, March 24-26. The four-game sweep over the Aggies boosted the Rams’ record to 22-4 overall and 4-0 in conference play, improving on their best start in the program’s history. ASU’s offense seemed to click on all cylinders as they outscored Cameron in the series by a final of 45-16. In the Friday opener, the Aggies striked first in the opening inning but would not score for the remainder of the game. The Rams, however, scored early and often, including a four-run fifth inning and two
runs scored in both the third and eighth innings. Junior pitcher Matt Shannon started on the mound for the Rams and gave up only one run and four hits in his eight innings pitched, as the Rams dominated for a 10-1 victory. The win earned Shannon his fourth victory of the season. First baseman Mitch Henshaw scored three runs and added four hits and an RBI to seal the win for the Rams. In the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader, the offensive explosion continued for the Rams as they scored 10 runs on 10 hits. The 10-4 victory proved to be historic, as it marked the fastest to 20 wins in the history of ASU baseball. Once again, the Aggies would find themselves the first team on the scoreboard. They
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Steven Pinales, senior outfielder, scoops a ground ball. Pinales had five assists against Cameron.
drove in two first inning runs. However, starting pitcher Ryan Smith and the Rams would quickly turn things around in the bottom of the first inning, scoring three runs to take a lead they would not relinquish. A four-run third inning, led by junior outfielder Elias Aguirre, secured the win for the Rams. In the second game of the double header, Jake Matthys pitched his first complete game of the season and shutout the Aggies for his fourth win of the year. The offensive onslaught continued for the Rams, as they defeated the Aggies 12-0 behind a six-run sixth inning. Henshaw continued his stellar play on Saturday, finishing five for seven hits at bat on the day with four runs and an RBI, while teammate
Jay Gonzales, senior first baseman, runs to first after hitting.
catcher Matt Waller went four for seven, scored twice and brought home four runners. Matthys delivered a season high in strikeouts (6) and season low in walks (0), as he retired the first four batters he faced and continued his pitching dominance throughout the evening. “Honestly, I just let the defense do the work behind me,” Matthys said. “You saw [Tyler] Coolbaugh got a diving play, ‘Sobe’ [Jonathan Soberanes] was working hard out there. Everybody behind me was playing great, so I was just trying to throw strikes and limit the balls.” After the game, Head Coach Kevin Brooks spoke about the performance of his senior pitcher. “It doesn’t surprise me,” Baker said. “He’s really good. The biggest thing is building
him up, but he was able to keep the pitch count down. That was big for us and I’m really proud of him.” In the Sunday series finale, the Aggies jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but were unable to hold off a Ram comeback, allowing ASU to complete the series sweep with a 13-11 win. After falling behind 8-7 going into the bottom of the third, senior shortstop Tyler Coolbaugh delivered a tworun home run to give the Rams the lead once again. Senior pitcher Kenton Schroter tied a team high in wins, earning his fifth of the season while his relief, senior Joe Hauser, notched an LSC leading eighth save of the year. The Rams will hit the road in their next four-game series, heading to Stephenville to take on Tarleton State March 31 through April 2.
Mitch Henshaw, junior designated hitter, takes a swing at the ball. Henshaw scored three runs, his best for the season, against Cameron.
Softball wins secure top spot in nation Belles coach earns 700th runs, but if you only have two hits, those are the two you career win Rosanna Aguilera Staff Writer Rambelle softball defeated Texas Woman’s University in Friday’s game to gain Coach Travis Scott his 700th career win. The final score of the game was 4-2. Kenedy Urbany pitched most of the game. Courtney Barnhill hit the first homerun of the game in the first inning to bring in Madison Greenwell. This tied the game after TWU scored two runs. “It allowed us to breathe,” Scott said. Barnhill said that after the other team scored two runs, they responded very well. “I like how we respond; we always fight back,” Barnhill said. “I like being on a team that fights back.” Barnhill said they went out there and battled, but that they do have areas to work on. “Maybe a little more hits and be more consistent in the batting box,” Barnhill said. Scott said they came out and swung the bats well. Scott said overall it was a good win against a good Lone Star Conference team. Urbany scored the team’s second home run in the fourth inning. “We only had two hits, Scott said. They were two big home
want.” However, Scott said the team has to work on a couple things before they play again. “We need to hit the ball with more average and put more runs up there.” Scott received his 700th career win after this game. “It meant a lot to be able to go on the field and get that 700th win for him,” Barnhill said. “It was nice.” Scott said the win was very special to him considering it was his 700th. “I’m proud of what we have accomplished,” Scott said. “It keeps us with a three game cushion over the teams that are right behind us.” The Rambelles ended up winning the next two games against Texas Woman’s the Saturday after the 700th win. The first game’s score was 4-0 and the second one was 7-1. The Belles were unanimously voted number one by the National Fastpitch Coaching Association on March 29.
The Belles celebrate Head Coach Travis Scott’s 700th win as a coach.
Kenedy Urbany, senior, up to bat against Texas Woman’s. Urbany scored two runs and a home run in the games against Texas Woman’s. Photos by Rebekah Wortham
Courtney Barnhill, freshman, takes off for third base in the game against Texas Woman’s. Barnhill received one assist and two putouts in the games.