Softball team eo inaugerates new diamond ce SE By Nan Holyoak Asst. Sports Information Director The Lady Wildcat softball team finally inaugurated its new softball diamond on campus this spring after three frustrating years of over their heads,’’ so to speak. drainage problems and for fourth place in conference play with a record of 7-7. Having earned unpredictable weather. The Lady Wildcats hosted six a berth in the Regional Softball Tournament held in Albuquerque fighting rising construction costs, doubleheaders in their home park this season and drew great crowds along with warm, sunny days--a crowds. Located on the southwest corner of the WSC campus across the street from Promontory Tower, hitting 27 out of 79 attempts for an clear out to Sunset Park and sparse the Lady Wildcats in batting Mechell Fowden average of .342, followed by senior named to All- hillside and provides a grassy knoll along the first base line where outfielder Mechell Fowden with a .337 batting average (35 out of Conference team sunshine and have a great view of the game. Although the fencing, infield dirt and outfield grass is completed, the dugouts have no roofs and there are no bleachers along the third base line. As a special project, the softball team rented lawn chairs to spectators this year in an effort to raise money for the dugout roof and to eventually obtain a scoreboard for the field. They still have a long way to go before they “‘get a roof 104). In conference play, Fowden and Hacking each had a batting average of .333 followed by sophomore Shanna Taylor at .324. Taylor, who plays catcher and first base, led the team with a season fielding average of 1.000, going errorfree on 66 put guts and four assists. Diana M. Van led the pitching staff with 7 wins and 9 losses and an ERA of 0.78. Van pitched 117 innings for 52 strike outs and 13 earned runs. By Nan Holyoak Mechell Fowden, senior leftfielder on the Wildcat softball team, has been named to the Intermountain Athletic Conference All-Conference Softball Team. The all-conference team was selected at the Regional Softball Tournament held in Albuquerque May 7-9. In addition, Fowden was nominated as an All-American candidate from Region 7. Fowden maintained a batting average of .337 this season and led the Lady Wildcats with 18 rbi’s, 12 stolen bases and six homeruns. In her fourth year of varsity softball at Weber State, Fowden has a career batting average of .277 with 46 rbi’s, 40 stolen bases, 33 base on balls and nine homeruns to her credit. Out of Hillcrest High School in Midvale, Utah, Mechell was also a member of the Lady Wildcat basketball team for four years and started at the guard position her last two seasons. This is the second all-conference honor for Fowden during her softball career at Weber State. She was previously named as an All-Conference Outfielder in 1979. Lady Wildcat Softball team front row sitting (left to right): Jodi Smith, Barbara Nielsen. Middle row: Annette Johnson, Trainer Michele Wolle, Shanna Taylor, Kathy Lewis, Cindee Secrist, Diana Van, Coach Chris Thornock, manager Diana Rich. Back row: Raleen Silva, Mechell Fowden, Tammie Williams, Mary Kay Riley, Lisa Condie, Julie Hacking, Jean Loveland. Page 10 4 finish fifth Tr by Brad Larson the diamond is arranged next to a fans can spread blankets, get some and field on May 7-9, the Lady ‘Cats were eliminated by defeats to New Mexico State 4-3 and the ‘University of Utah 5-0. On the statistical side, senior third baseman Julie Hacking led vast improvement over driving Men's track The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 15-23 (winning 12 out of their last 14 games) and tied Others named to the All-Conference Team include Tammy Goff (C) and Tippy Borrego (P) of New Mexico; Julie Jackson (3B) of New Mexico State; Joanne Ackerman (SS) and Mel Kent (CF) of Utah; Mary Lou Ramm (P), Yo Avizu (2B) and Robin Petrini (SS) of Utah State; Mary Faure (3B) and Brooks Swanson (OF) of Northern Colorado; and Terri Schneider (OF) of Wyoming. Susan Craig of New Mexico was named as Coach of the Year in the Intermountain Athletic Conference. _ OUTDOOR TRACK: Weber Stat outdoor track and field team finished fifth in the recently completed Big Sky Track and Champions, Fi held in Moscow, Idah DOUG FRIEDLI, a senior from Hooper, Utah, was the Wildcat’s only first place winner. He won th 3,000 Meter Steeplechase ina — Conference record time of 8:50.20, eight seconds better than the oln mark. Friedli also finished thirdin the 1,500 Meter Run in a time of 3:50.28, RON DAVIS and PAUL PILKINGTON : finished third and sixth, respectively, behind Friedlii the Steeplechase. Davis’ time was "i ~ 8:56.2 and Pilkington was 9:06.40, Other outstanding performances in the Meet for Weber were: ELBERT GRAY (Long Jump), 22-7 % Fourth Place; TERRY ELTON (800 Meters), 1:51.59, — Third Place; SHAWN DORR ar DON ROBERTS (400 Intermediat Hurdles), 53.33 and 53.95, Third and Fourth, respectively and in 100 and 200 Meter Dashes, BRUC PERRY did an outstanding job, considering he was in some pain due to a muscle pull. Perry fini he fourth in the 100 Meters in a time of 10.63 and then came back to — inished second in the 200 Mete a time of 21.32. j Both the 400 Meter Relay Tea (41.78) and the 1,600 Meter wol Relay bac Team (3:17.44) finished Fourth, F +a In the grueling 10-event = Decathlon, Weber’s STEVE DIG firs | ‘nar ended in third place, scoring 6,190 points, beating his personal best) the contest by more than 200 7 points. ‘ gift ad a Two Weber State track athlete will be going to the NCAA Outdo Meet at Louisiana State Universi in June. DOUG FRIEDLI and © BRIAN APPELL will both be ~ entered in the Steeplechase. Frie broke his own school record this” season with a time of 8:43.2, whit is the second fastest by an AMERICAN collegiate a steeplechaser this season. Appell time of 8:44.4 qualified him by three seconds.