SPORTS Softball wins 3 of 4

Robinson choosen UCO wins three out of four

All-American Robinson to play in All-Star game U CO basketball star Eddie Robinson has been named a first team pick to the Daktronics, Inc. NCAA Division II AllAmerican Basketball Team for 1998-99.

Robinson, a 6-9 senior forward from Flint, Mich., led Division II in scoring this season with a 28 point average while adding 9.5 rebounds, 2.2 blocked shots and 2.2 steals a game for the Bronchos. He shot 55.5 percent from the field, making a school-record 305 field goals during the season, and 77.2 percent from the free throw line.

Robinson became UCO's first-ever national scoring leader this season and was the Player of the Year in the Lone Star Conference North Division. He scored 30-plus points in nine games and 40- plus points in four contests, topped by a school-record 52- point outing against Southwestern Oklahoma.

Joining Robinson on the first team were Antonio Garcia of Kentucky Wesleyan, Ajamu Gaines of Charleston (W.Va.), Jeff Broom of Seattle Pacific and Curtis Pass of West Georgia.

Robinson has also been selected to play in the National Assocation Basketball Coaches All-Star Game Friday in Tampa Bay, Fla.before the start of the Final Four.

Robinson will be one of two Division II players in the contest.

Robinson will be the second UCO player to to compete in the NABC All-Star Game. Alex Wright plaed in the 1993 game. - UCO Sports Information < By James Gutzmer Sportstilitos

The UCO Broncho softball team took Panhandle for two games Monday and split a doubleheader with Northwest Missouri on Tuesday. The Bronchos won the first two games 5-1 and 7-4 on Monday. Then the Bronchos fell short 2- 1 against NWMSU and wrapped up with a 3-2 win.

In the first game the Bronchos started the game by scoring in the first inning, UCO was held off by Panhandle until the fourth inning when the Bronchos took final control of

Changes in the penalties for holding behind the neutral zone and intentional grounding were among just a handful of adjustments approved by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for the 1999 season.

The committee met February 15 through 17 in San Diego, California. "This was the fewest number of rules changes approved during my seven-year tenure on the Football Rules Committee," the game, scoring two runs in two consecutive innings to put the Bronchos on top 5-1.

Chasidy Horton and Staci Dickerson led the Bronchos at the plate by belting homeruns.

Jami Akin picked up the win to improve to, 5-3 on the season. Akin pitched all seven innings striking out 10 Panhandle batters and allowing eight hits.

In the second game UCO fell behind 3-0 early but rallied in the third and fourth. UCO added a final run in the sixth to win 7-4.

Horton again took the ball for a ride over the fence to lead the Bronchos at the plate. Chairman Vincent Dooley said. "I believe that is a strong indication that coaches and officials are very satisfied with the rules."

The changes made include, holding behind the neutral zone will be penalized 10 yards from the previous spot of the ball. The current rule, which went into effect in 1991, penalized the offending team 10 from the spot of the foul.

Intentional grounding will result in a penalty of loss of While Staci Dickerson added a double to aid the Bronchos.

Laura Blain picked up the win to even out her season at 2- 2. Blain pitched the entire seven innings allowing eight hits, four runs, and struck out two.

Against NWMSU the Bronchos fell behind in the third but rallied to tie in the sixth. However, the Lady Bearcats scored a run in the seventh to put away the win.

In the second game Akin got her fourth straight pitching win. UCO took a 3-0 lead before NWMSU came back in the fifth, but the Bronchos held on for the win. down at the spot of the foul, rather than the existing rule of loss of down and a five-yard assessment from the spot of the foul. That rule has been unchanged since 1949.

Among the other changes are: 'Visible bandannas will be considered a uniform attachment, which is illegal; 'Teams may not break a huddle with 12 or more players; and •Dead-ball fouls by both teams that are considered to be part of a continuing action or of a aliatory nature and that are reported at the same time will be cancelled and the penalties disregarded, except that any disqualified player must leave the game.

In addition, the starting date for a previously approved rule stating that all gloves or hand pads worn by players must be gray was changed by one year to August 1, 2000. When the rule was passed in 1998, the effective date was set as August 1, 1999. - NCAA News Service NCAA changes football rules

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