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Mental toughness a hurdle for Scots in last matches
Shelley Grostefon Contributing Writer This season, both the Wooster men’s and women’s tennis teams have a set of accomplished individual players who work well as a team and garner conference awards. The men’s team spent spring break in Orlando, Fla., where it left with a record of three wins and five losses. On March 14,…
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Women’s golf rallies together for a fourth place finish at Invite
Isabel Abarca Senior Sports Writer The College of Wooster women’s golf team is nearing the end of the spring season with only two more weekends of competition. This past weekend, the women hosted 12 teams for the Wooster Spring Invitational at Mohican Hills Golf Course in Jeromesville, Ohio. On Saturday, April 16, during their first…
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Coady, Nahas over par at All-Ohio
Ben Taylor Sports Editor The College of Wooster’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the All-Ohio championships last Saturday. The women placed 10th while the men placed 17th in two 18-team fields. The high bar for Wooster was set by Hilary Coady ’16 and Paris Nahas ’16, both of whom received All-Ohio…
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On the limitations of sabermetrics in baseball
If you haven’t seen Money Ball, you ought to. It’s an extraordinary biographical film that traces the ascendance of Billy Beane, the present general manager of the Oakland Athletics, from player to his current occupation. He is recognized as one of the inaugurators and promulgators of analytics in baseball. Perhaps overdramatized, the movie depicts Beane…
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Softball’s resolve strong as team enters second half
Shelley Grostefon Contributing Writer The Wooster women’s softball team has had a back-and-forth start to their 2016 season with a record of 10-12. Jeff Bricker, acting head coach, envisions a successful end to the season, especially with defensive improvements and better weather. During March 14-24, the team played in the Gene Cusic Collegiate Classic for…
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Lackner gets to second base, sets NCAA Div. III on-base record
Alex Downs Contributing Writer ner reached base safely for the 61st consecutive game, breaking a 13-year-old NCAA Div. III record. During a stretch of 60 consecutive games from 2001-03, Salve Regina’s Damian Costantino reached base at least once. Lackner finally eclipsed the record after its 13-year duration, but he is not the only Scot to…
