The Campus Chronicle

Volume 3, No. 20
April 18, 2003

Shortstop Lisa Donofrio makes a play in the April 13 doubleheader against Emory University at the Paulson Softball Complex. SCAD lost 3-0 and 5-0.
Photo by Wayne C. Moore

Areheart pitches no-hitter against Ferrum

By Michael MacEachern

The Savannah College of Art and Design dropped three of its final four games this season April 12-13. The Bees won the first game of a doubleheader at Ferrum College 6-0 as sophomore pitcher Sarah Areheart hurled her first collegiate no-hitter April 12 before being edged 5-4 in the second game. The Bees returned to Savannah April 13 and was defeated by No. 1-ranked Emory University 3-0 and 5-0 at the Paulson Softball Complex.

The Bees finished the 2003 season at 12-18.

Areheart (10-8) faced three batters over the minimum to pitch the college’s first no-hitter since Katie Davis’ game against Claflin University in a 10-2 victory on Feb. 28, 2001. Areheart struck out five and walked four.

The Bees got all the offense they would need in the first inning as SCAD jumped on Ferrum starter Sonya Francis for four runs. Neelum Tiwari, who went 2-for-4, drove in the first run on a single and Kendyl Scholz added a bases-clearing triple to give SCAD a 4-0 lead.

SCAD added an RBI ground out by Tiwari in the third and scored its final run in the seventh on a hit by Tonya Brock.

The Bees took a 2-0 lead in the third inning of the second game on a RBI triple by Brock and a RBI single by Lisa Donofrio off Ferrum starter Stacy Porter. The Panthers responded by clawing out five runs on six hits in the bottom of the fourth against SCAD starter Kelley McKnight (2-8) to break open the game.

SCAD rallied in the seventh for two runs on a Donofrio triple to get within a run at 5-4, but left the tying run at third base as Porter got Areheart to strike out looking to end the game.

Emory took a 1-0 lead on Mary Nichols’ leadoff homer off Areheart (10-9) in the second inning. The Eagles added another run on Melissa Roberts’ groundout that scored Tamara Boggs, who reached on a triple down the right field line.

Emory added an insurance run in the fourth on a Elizabeth Hampson’s double that scored Roberts who led off the inning with a double. Emory starter Nicole Kovski (13-2) no-hit the Bees until Tiwari led off the fifth with a single to center field. SCAD’s other hit came on a leadoff single by Angela Smith in the sixth.

In the second game, the Eagles took advantage of two SCAD miscues in the third inning to score four times (three of them unearned) off McKnight (2-9). Lauren Dix gave Emory a 2-0 lead on a two-run single to right field and moved to third when the ball went under Scholz’ glove. Dix scored on a bunt single by Allison Bouknight before Emory scored its final round on Roberts’ single.

Emory starter Christine O’Brien improved to 15-1 as she scattered seven hits. Senior outfielder Larissa Stec finished her career for the Bees as she went 3-for-4 against O’Brien. The game was also the final one for infielder Tonya Brock, who went 1-for-2 in the nightcap.

Baseball splits doubleheader
The baseball team won one and lost one April 13 in a doubleheader in York, Pa. The Bees shut out Villa Julie College 3-0 in the opener before the host York College of Pennsylvania defeated SCAD 11-2.

The Bees improved to 13-17 and they will next travel to Atlanta for a three-game weekend series at Emory University. The Bees, who won four of five games from their archrivals last season, will play a single game against the Eagles at 3 p.m. April 18 followed by a noon doubleheader April 19.

SCAD cruised in the opener behind the pitching of starter Brad Kempson. The Powder Springs native improved to 7-4 as pitched a three-hitter and struck out seven for his ninth complete game of the season.

In the second game, York jumped out the early lead as they touched up SCAD starter Harold Jones (3-6) for three first-inning runs.

The Bees started chipping away at the Spartan lead in the second as they got to York starter Scott Schlafer (3-2) for an unearned run in the second. SCAD tacked on another run in the third with a pair of clutch hits as Alex Cotto ripped a two-out double high off the 16-foot high right field wall. Rich Fallet followed with a single to center to score Cotto with the Bees’ second run.

The Spartans built the lead to 6-2 with the big blow coming in the form of a two-out, two-run triple from Erik Nilsen in the bottom of the third. York continued to build on the lead as they scored three more times in the fourth and two unearned runs in an inning later. The big hit in the fourth was a two-run double by Andy Puglisi that scored Swope and Mike Welch.

Cotto and Fallet each had three hits for the Bees, who banged out 13 hits, while Jarrod Norrell and Tirro contributed two hits each.

Tennis teams extend win streaks
The men’s and women’s tennis teams remain on a roll as they traveled to the Atlanta area April 11-13 and won all four matches played.

The men’s team, which has won eighth consecutive matches, blanked Oglethorpe University 7-0 April 11 and defeated Piedmont College 5-2 April 13.The Bees, ranked No. 9 in the Atlantic South Region, improved to 13-1.

The women’s team, which has won three straight, easily defeated Agnes Scott College 8-1 April 11 before sweeping Piedmont 9-0 April 13. The Bees, who are ranked No. 15 in the Atlantic South Region, improved to 7-5.

Both teams return to action with a 5 p.m. match against Vanguard University April 17 at the Landings. They wrap up regular-season play April 19 with a 10 a.m. match against Cabrini College at the Lake Mayer Tennis Complex.

Siegel advances to national championship
The equestrian program’s Jordan Siegel has advanced to the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association’s National Champion-ship by winning two titles at the Zone 5 finals held at Evermore Farms April 5 in Brooklet.

Siegel was the top rider at the zone finals in the Open Equitation on the Flat and Open Equitation Over Fences categories. With the victories, Siegel advances to the national championships to be held May 2-4 in Mufreesboro, Tenn.

The Bees had five other riders at the zone finals, but none qualified for the national championship. Nikki Makar finished third in Walk-Trot, while Natalie Cartner finished fifth. Patty Ormaza finished third in the Intermediate Equitation on the Flat, while Jessie Lambert finished fourth in the Novice Equitation on the Flat. Ashley Kelley received ribbons in both the Open Equitation on the Flat and Novice Equitation Over Fences events.

The equestrian program returns to action at the ANRC National Championships April 18-19 in Baltimore, Md.

Women’s golf finishes ninth at tournament
Junior Amber Weller shot a final round 79 and finished tied for ninth place at the 2003 Agnes McAmis Memorial Women’s Golf Tournament April 8 in Greeneville, Tenn.

As a team, the Bees, who were the only NCAA Division III institution in the 15-team field, finished in 12th place with a score of 716 after shooting a final round 365 on the par-74, 5,832-yard Link Hills Country Club layout. SCAD is ranked No. 22 in the latest NGCA NCAA Division III Top 25 poll.

Weller finished the 36-hole tournament with a score of 163 to finish in a ninth-place tie with four other golfers. The final round 79 was one stroke off the school record that she set earlier this season.

Freshman Ashley Warsaw finished in a tie for 19th place as she shot a final round 84 to finish at 166. Freshman Sarah Cobb finished with a 94 to finish in a tie for 56th place at 182. Freshman Caroline Yhap finished in 76th with a 205 score.

Fencing club competes at Wesleyan
The Fencing Club competed in its second tournament of the season when they traveled to Macon for the Wesleyan College Invitational April 12. The Bees competed against schools from Wesleyan, Mercer University and the Warner-Robins Fencing Club.

The format of the Invitational was team foil and individual épée. The Bees had four teams — two men’s and two women’s — in the épée tournament. The men’s “A” team of Ollie Perishic (team captain), Joe Charette, Teddy Hartle and Dan O’Neil finished in first followed by the men’s “B” team in second. Members of the team included Jacob Clark (team captain), Ron Corden and Karl Horvath.

The women’s “A” team came in third place while the women’s “B” team finished fifth. Members of the “A” team included Christine Phelan (team captain), Tiffany Borchardt, and Lianne Cruz. Tran Do (team captain), Nicole Cardiff, Tina Pratt and Sarah Logue made up the “B” team for the Bees.

The Bees had four of the top five teams in the Invitational and all four épée fencers finished in the top eight with Corden finishing in third place.

MacEachern is the SCAD sports information director.