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Kentucky Kernel

Board may accept Crosbie as student trustee

By GREGORY A. HALL
Senior Staff Writer

Student Government Association
president Sean Lohman called off a
student trustee election because he
said he believes UK’s Board of
Trustees will accept president-elect
Scott Crosbie’s residency.

In addition. Crosbie tried yester—
day to establish Kentucky residency
so that he may serve on the BOT
when his term begins on July 1.

"As far as I’m concerned, Scott is
a resident and will serve on the
Board of Trustees," said Lohman,

who is also the current student trus-
tee.
Crosbie, a na-
tive of Hunting-
ton, W.Va.. pre-
sented his
Kentucky driv-
er's license and
voter registration
card to UK ad-
ministrattrs.
State law re-
quires a special
election for the
student trustee when the SGA presi-
dent isn’t a full-time student or

CROSBIE

Kentucky resident.

TheBO’l‘willdecideatitsApril
30 meeting whether Crosbie may be
considered a Kentucky resident,
said UK Chief General Counsel
John Darsie.

Since the state statute regarding
the student trustee does not define
residency, Darsie said parliamen-
tary procedure would allow the trus-
tees to define residency as it per-
tains to the student trustee.

If the trustees do not accept Cros-
bie's residency. the election would
take place after the April 30 trustees
meeting, Lohman said.

Crosbie said despite paying out-
of-state tuition, he considers himself
a Kentucky resident.

Hesaidhehmspentthelasttwo
years in the state, as a student at
UK, at Fort Campbell last summer,
and in Jenkins, Ky.. at the home of
his grandparents in the summer of
1989.

“I‘ve lived here for the past two
years straight,” Crosbie said. “I feel
that I am a resident.”

Crosbie added that he is “just
glad that it's all over.”

Both Crosbie and Lohman said
they have spoken with trustees and

that the board members have been
supportive of Crosbie.

Lohman’s term on the board ends
July 1. Crosbie would be sworn in
at the next meeting, should the trus-
tees accept his residency this
month.

A similar situation occurred in
1971 when Scott Wendelsdorf was
elected SGA president. He was an
out-of-state student, but he estab—
lished residency in order to serve on
the Board of Trustees.

Lohman said he will write state
Attorney General Fred Cowan to
see if SGA is following proper pro-

 

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Student effort ‘major step’ in long road for library

By NICK COMER
Staff Writer

During the process of raising
funds to restock UK's library, Uni-
versity officials are working toward
an even bigger dream — a much
larger, state-of—the—art library facili-
ty that will be the heart ofthe Uni-
versity and a “symbol of excel-
lence" for Kentucky education.

“The key to this project is that it
is a service to the whole common-
wealth,” UK President Charles
Wethington said.

Wethington said the drive to build

a new library reflects UK‘s role in
improving the quality of education
in Kentucky and is a “physical sym-
bol of our commitment to academic
excellence.”

Nonetheless, a long road lies
ahead for the library-building pro-
ject.

Sue Feamster, executive cam-
paign manager for the National En-
dowment for the Humanities fund
drive, stressed the importance of re-
cruiting students. faculty and staff to
build support for the project once
appeals go forth to the business and
private sectors for donations.

“We want a show of strength that
the academic community supports
the new library,” Feamster said.
“When corporations and founda-
tions see students, faculty and staff
involved in the effort, it excites
them as donors."

Wethington said students have
taken a leading role in the effort,
like the “Pack the Stacks" cam-
paign, sponsored by the Student Li-
brary Endowment Committee.

Sean Lohman. endowment com-
mittee chair and Student Govem-
ment Association president. an-
nounced at last week’s University

Day that the committee is aiming to
raise $1 million during the next
three years to benefit the book en-
dowment fund and the library-
building project

Wethington called the student
campaign a “major step“ in the
fund-raising effon.

The next step, he said, is to foster
leadership for the drive from staff
and faculty.

Once support for the project has
been solidified on campus, fund-
raising officials will direct their ef-
fons at soliciting donations from the
private sector.

An imponant part of the drive.
Feamster said, will be to “secure a
‘lead gift’, a multimillion-dollar gift
that will encourage everybody to
give."

Such a donation makes it easier
to approach other possible donors,
she said.

“Say company X agrees to give
us so much money." Feamster said.
“Then we have a pitch to make to
othercompanies."

Wethington said although the
University has not yet approached

See FUNDS, Page 2

Ousted senator-elect to appeal disqualification

By KYLE FOSTER
Senior Staff Writer

David King will appeal the dis-
qualification of his election to the
Student Government Association
Senate before the Judicial Board
Thursday.

The SGA Elections Board voted
to disqualify King in a closed meet-
ing last week because he missed the
deadline to turn in his expenditure
form by 45 minutes, Elections
Board Chair Greg Watkins said.

King submitted his expenditure
report at 6:45 pm. He said he was
not informed by the board that his

election was under question, nor
was he invited to attend the meeting
to defend himself or have witnesses
attest to his innocence.

King said he found out about his
disqualification by reading an arti-
cle in the Kentucky Kernel Friday.

”1 wish 1 could have had a chance
to give a defense." said King. a his-
tory junior. “1 think the situation is
unfortunate. The violation doesn't
really affect the outcome of the
election." This is the point former
SGA president Cyndi Weaver, who
is assisting King in his appeal, will
try to prove to the Judicial Board
this week.

“The constitution of SGA pro-
vides that you cannot disqualify a
candidate unless the violation af-
fects the outcome of the election
. There is no way that turning in his
papers an hour late affected the out-
come of the election.” Weaver said.

Weaver. a second-year law stu-
dent. served as president during the
1987-88 school year. She will sub-
mit a written brief outlining the ap-
peal to theludicial Board today and
then present oral arguments to the
boardThursday.

She said she will show the Judi-
cial Bord that bylaws conll'adict
the SGA Constitution and that the

SGA ‘91 election rules contradict
the bylaws to the constitution and
the constitution itself.

The 1991 Election Rules and
Regulations call for the submission
of candidates‘ expenditure forms to
SGAnolaterthan6p.m.on thelast
day of voting. and the SGA bylaws
call for submission of the forms by
8 pm. on the last day of voting.
Failure to submit the forms on time
results in immediate disqualification
under both rules.

However. Article X. Section 4,
(D) and (E) of the constitution
states: ”To disqualify a candidate. it
must be proven beyond a reasonable

 

 

doubt, that the candidate or an agent
of the candidate acting on the candi-
date's behalf, violated the election
nrles. Further, it must be clearly es-
tablished that said violation likely
affected the outcome of the elec-
tion.”

Weaver said the bylaw prescrib-
ing a definitive time fa submitting
expenditure forms contradicts the
amendment to the constitution that
provides that a candidate may only
by disqualified if a violation Ins oc-
curred that likely affected the out-
come of the election.

See KING. Page 2

INSIDE: UK PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE PERFORMS TONIGHT

ccdure.

The board is composed of20 trus-
tees, 16 of whom are appointed by
the governor. There are two main
campus faculty members, one com-
munity college faculty member and
the student representative.

Lohman's announcement to call
of the trustee election came almost
a week before the Apr. 17-18 elec-
tion; it places candidates for the po-
sition — Scott Damron. Cyndi
Weaver. Erica McDonald and She-
ryl Beasley —— in limbo.

UK selects
Richard
Edwards
A&S dean

By GREGORY A. HALL
Senior Staff Writer

The economics department chair-
man at the University of Massachu-
setts-Amherst has been chosen to be
the new College of Arts and Scienc-
es dean.

Richard Edwards, 47, will head
UK’s largest college, pending the
appointrnent’s approval by the UK
Board of Trustees at its April 30
meeting.

“I consider the University of Ken—
tucky to be a very strong school and
I’m excited about the possibility of
being a pan of it," Edwards said.

He said the college at UK has a
“very strong faculty" but that it is
“not as appreciated in the national
and international spheres as its qual-
ity merits."

Chancellor for the Lexington
Campus Robert Hemenway said
that out of the five finalists for the
position. Edwards had the most sup-
port among the faculty and students.
And he said Edwards has been very
successful as a department chair-
man. The economics department at
Amherst educates about 4,000 stu-
dents each semester.

Edwards said that the "ans and
sciences are really the center of the
modern university," and that he
wants to “create a sense on the cam-
pus that the ans and sciences are a
center of intellectual excitement"

Edwards, who is from Virginia.
near Washington, DC. said he is
hoping for a joint departmental ap-
pointment. initially in the socrology
department but also in the history
department.

He said his research is “in the are-
as of economic history and the so—
cial and political as well as econom-

ic dimensions of industrial
relations."

See EDWARDS, Page 2

Pint Party '91. the annu-
al spring blood drive,
will be held today and
tomorrow at UK's Kir-

wan-Blanding Complex

Commons from noon to
10 pm. Prizes will be

given to donors.

Bat Cats
win.

Story,
page 3

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 2 — Kentucky Kernel, Tuesday, April 9, 1991

Relocating assistance a factor
in recruiting top-notch faculty

By TRACEY BOYD
Stall Writer

Glenn West recently made a
unique career decision. He resigned
his job in Georgia so his wife, Kar-
en, could seize “a good professional
opportunity” at UK‘s College of
Dentistry.

While Dr. Karen West settled into
her new position at UK, her hus-
band continued to search for the
right job. Along the way. he fell
prey to the frustrations involved in
job hunting.

“Once l’d given up my position, I
realized that my selfconcept was
wrapped up in being a college pro~
fessor.” said West, who now works
with the Kentucky Literacy Com-
mission. “It was a near feeling of
humiliation. It’s an ego-destructive
situation."

Like the Wests, other couples are
experiencing increased complexities
when relocating because not just
one partner‘s career is at stake. The
percentage of households that in-
clude two full-time workers is 60
percent and rising. This increase has
both employees and employers
studying dual-career issues to im-
prove the recruitment and relocation
process.

At UK, officials are finding that
relocation assistance is becoming a
top priority in the highly competi-
tive recruiting arena for top faculty
and administrators. The University
has responded with a trend-setting
Partner Relocation Program de-
signed to provide employment as-
sistance to the partners or spouses

of new personnel.

“We had individuals turning
down positions if they felt partners
did not have good career opportuni-
ties," Program Coordinator Diane
Kohler said.

The new relocation program
“makes us a little bit stronger when
trying to recruit"

UK's program, established in Oc-
tober 1990, is one of only five for-
mal university programs of its kind
in the United States. and the only
one in Kentucky.

As pan of the Career Center in
the Student Affairs Division, it
serves both the Medical Center and
the Lexington campus.

Kohler emphasized that the pro-
gram is for all “significant others"
— whether they are male or female;
married, unmarried or gay couples.

“These are exceptional people
we're recniiting — they have ex-
ceptional, talented partners,“ she
said.

Kohler said many people assume
the program is only offered to wom-
en. But she said she currently is
working with 21 clients —-— 12 men
and nine women — from eight
states.

Kohler describes her role as being
the eyes, ears and legs for the out-
of-town recruit. As a one-woman
staff, she compiles packets of infor-
mation tailored to each person’s
needs.

Other assistance is available to
enhance interview skills, improve
resumes and collect information
about employers, professional or-
ganizations and the Lexington com—

munity.

Kohler faces the everyday chal-
lenges of being a one-woman de-
partment trying to develop and de-
liver the services. “I have to juggle
between doing office work and be-
ing out in the community strength-
ening ties with employers," she
said.

Besides providing employment
assistance. Kohler studies other is-
sues related to households with two
full-time workers.

“We recognized that the dual-
career issue is important and grow-
ing." she said. “They're such neat
couples because neither partner is
dependent on the other. They want
to support and enhance each other‘s
careers. Some are willing to leave
very good positions so that their
partners can take a new job.”

However, Kohler explained that
leaving a job to follow a partner's
career move is often not as easy it
seems when first proposed.

“Some battle with a loss of pro-
fessional identity," she said.

For many couples, there are not
only the uncertainties involved in
job hunting, but also an added fac-
tor of distance when both are unable
to relocate at the same time.

“There’s a lot of stress when the
(UK) employee is here and their
family is elsewhere.” Kohler ex-
plained.

Danny Bridges was recently hired
as the Associate Director of Patient
Accounts for the UK Medical Cen-
ter, and he is working with Kohler
to help his fiancee, Gina Porter. re-
locate. He said it's hard to leave “an

 

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BECOMING A TOP PRIORITY: Diane Kohler, oI UK's Partner Relocation Program, works in her office
in the Career Center in the Matthews Building.

area you’re accustomed to with fam-
ily and friends.”

“(Diane Kohler) has been an en-
hancement to our own efforts to ac-
climate professionally and personal-
ly," Bridges said. “Diane did work
that would have taken us longer
since we’re not familiar with the

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area.

Charlene Gray, a relocating part-
ner who has been with UK's pro-
gram since January, said: “It's dis-
concerting not to have a job.” But,
she said the program is a wonderful
idea because of the encouragement
she received from Kohler.

Kohler admitted that she finds it
hard to separate herself from her job
and clients. “It's a feature of my
personality. I agonize and worry
about each individual.”

She said she plans to address
dual-career issues and reach more
people through a newsletter that
will be published once per semester.
Another way is to establish a VIP
(Very Important Partners) network
comprised of UK personnel and
their partners who have experienced
the relocation process. Kohler be-
lieves they can provide additional
support and insight to help ease the

transition for newcomers.

“We want to make them feel wel-
come,” she said.

Overall, new clients are not sur-
prised about the idea of a relocation
assistance program. However, they
are somewhat surprised to find that
the Univu'sity has such a program
and is offering it free of charge.

“I didn’t expect (UK) to do what
they've done through Diane,” West
said. “I deeply appreciate the sup—
port so far. Essentially, Diane and
thepeoplein herofficeare anemo-
tional oasis in wlnt otherwise has
been a desert.”

 

Funds

Continued from page 1

individuals for specific contribu-
tions, he said he was optimistic
about the possibilities.

University officials are in the pro-
cess of contacting two individuals
to pledge lead challenge gifts and a
major Kentucky corporation to do-
nate a challenge grant, Feamster
said.

In early 1992, UK officials will
go before the Kentucky General As—
sembly to seek approval for the
building project.

UK also will seek approval from
the Assembly to issue bonds in or-

der to fund the building project,
Wethington said.

“That is the best way to fund a
project of this size," he said.

Once UK acquires adequate fund-
ing and approval for the project, the
actual building of the library will

begin.

John Gaines, who along with
Wethington co-chairs the funding
drive, said the University is com-
mitted to building a state-of-the-art
facility.

“We are going to build a building
which, if anyone else wants to build
a library, they will have to come
here to see how it‘s done,” Gaines
said.

The new facility will be designed
by an architectural firm to be deter-
mined by a library architectural
committee, chaired by Elvis Stahr,
former dean of the UK Law School
and former president of Indiana
University.

Gaines said the committee will
contact about 80 firms nationwide
and 10 to 12 international firms to
submit plans for the facility, and the
committee then will choose the firm
with the best design.

Current plans call for a 420,000
square-foot facility, including a life
sciences wing which will house col-
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ter libraries. Each of these libraries
is working with its respective col-
lege to present a list of recommen-
dations to Wethington on how it can
best be served by a centralized li-
brary.

“I believe the life sciences will be
best served in this facility,” Weth-
ington said.

By centralizing collections and
combining services and facilities,
the library system can “cut costs by
not duplicating costs," especially
with journal and periodical collec-
tions, he said.

Wethington stressed that, because
the library will benefit the commu-
nity college system as well as stu-
dents on the Lexington Campus, it
is a “service to the commonwealth.”

He also pointed out that the drive
to build the library and stock its
shelves is an effort to unite the Uni-
versity as a community.

"These library projects — both
the endowment drive and the build-
ing project -— are efforts that are
easy for the community to get be-
hind,” he said.

The Doggy Bag by Kenn Minter

Edwards

Continued from page 1

The deanship is not Edwards’
first educational experience in Ken-
lucky.

He spent a year and a halfas a
student at Berea College.

Edwards said his time at the non-
denominational college which edu-
cates many students from Appala-
chia had a much bigger impact on
him than his number of years there
might suggest.

All five finalists visited the carn-
pus, but one withdrew immediately
after visiting.

Edwards was the only candidate
to make a follow-up visit, Hemen-
way said.

Former dean Michael Baer left
UK last spring to become provost at
Northeastem University in Boston.
Brad Canon, former chairman of the
political science department, served
as acting arts and sciences dean dur-
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The amendment was the result of
a bill sponsored by 1984-85 SGA
President Tim Freudenberg.

Weaver said the bill was written
—-— and the section later added —
about a year after two senators were
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ture forms late.

“This provision of the constitu-
tion was added to address exactly
this situation,” she said.

Weaver said the constitution pre-
vails because SGA can only pass
bylaws consistent with the constitu-
tion.

“The Student Senate may, by
two-thirds majority, adopt or amend
bylaws, consistent with this consti-
tution." SGA Constitution, Article
V. Section 6, (B) states.

The Elections Board also will
submit a brief to the Judicial Board
today outlining its reasons for dis-
qualifying King, and the Elections
Board chair will present those argu-
ments to the board Thursday.

Three of eight members on the
Elections Board are members of Phi
Kappa Psi social fraternity. And if
King‘s appeal fails, Phi Kappa Psi
member Chris Poner — who fm-
ished 16th and out of the running
for a senator at large position —
would take King‘s place.

Sean Lohman, SGA president and
also a Phi Kappa Psi member, said
he considered that scenario before-
hand “'l'hat in no way reflected
upon their decision." he said.

 

 

  

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Kentucky Kernel, Tuesday, April 9, 1991 - 3

Gibson, Reed hurl while MTSU whirls to loss

Freshman striking new path

Fortunate Bat Cats
beat Blue Raiders 6-3

By BOB NORMAN
Sports Editor

After dropping two of three cru-
cial games at Vanderbilt University
this weekend, the UK Bat Cats were
sure of what had to be done last
night.

They had to
beatMiddle Ten-
nessee State Uni-
versity like the
Blue Raiders
from Chattanoo-
ga had beaten
them last season.

“Two things.”
associate coach
John Butler said
of the reason last
night's game was GIBSON
so important for UK. “We needed to
get our confidence back after Van-
derbilt and second, (MT SU) beat us
last year twice.

“I'm not talking about revenge,
we just needed to beat them.”

The Bat Cats, with a little help
from the poor fielding by Blue Raid-
ers, did what they had to do and
won 6-3 last night.

The victory raised U K‘s record to
27-8 overall. It is 6-6 in the South-
eastern Conference.

If the Blue Raiders would have
made every routine play, the score
easily could have been in MTSU's
favor. Only one of the six UK runs
was earned.

“If they didn’t make those errors
we might still be playing," Butler
said.

After UK starter Brian Gibson de-
nied MTSU after an offensive threat
in the bottom of the second inning,
UK went to work and MTSU lost its
gloves.

Manny Cervantes opened the top
of the inning with a routine ground-
er to MTSU shortstop Phillip Ed-
wards. Edwards, however, bobbled
the ball and Cervantes found him-
self standing on first with no outs.

Then UK clean-up hitter Rick
Norton singled to center, which
somehow got through Blue Raider
Jeff Browning’s legs and nearly
made it to the wall. Browning’s er-
ror allowed Cervantes to score the
first run of the game, and Norton
wound up on second. Still no outs.

After MTSU pitcher Doug Philpot
struck out Billy Thompson, Greg
Mercer popped a fly high to left

field to score Norton on a sacrifice.
Then Steve Clark hit a fly to center
to end the inning with UK on top 2-
0.

After Gibson, who picked up his
fourth win last night, retired the or-
derinthethird,UKsteppedbackup
and MTSU fell back down.

Max Reitz opened the inning with
a bunt single down the third base
line and promptly was advance to
second on Philpot's bad throw to
first.

Leadoff hitter Mike Harris
touched a slow grounder to first and
beat the tag for an infield single.
Reitz made his way to third. Jeff
Abbott, with runners on the comers,
poked a base hit to right that scored
Reitz, and Harris rounded his way to
third on the hit and run.

The run proved to be the only one
UK got, as John Houseman would
say, “the old-fashioned way.”

Harris immediately scored on a
pass ball let through by MTSU
catcher Cale Lawson. With one out,
Steve Phillips grounded out to sec-
ond, moving Abbott to third. Cer-
vantes promptly hit a fly far enough
out to left to score Abbott on the
sacrifice. Norton flied out to end the
third with UK up 5-0.

The fourth inning belonged to the
Blue Raiders, whose record fell to
15-16. Chris Price led off the inning
with a walk.

That set the stage for MTSU’s
stroking of the edges. Powder on the
lines puffed into the air, declaring
“fair ball.” First, Gary Myers dou-
bled hard down the first baseline
into the comer scoring Price. Mike
Severance followed that smash with
a line shot of his own into the left
field comer that scored Myers and
left Severance standing on second
base.

Lawson bounced out to first, ad-
vancing Severance to third, and Ed—
wards followed the sacrifice with a
single to right field that brought
Severance home, making the score
5-3. Ken Hamilton grounded into a
double play to end the inning.

The next innings saw a few
titreats, but nothing that both Gibson
and Philpot couldn’t handle. Both
pitched themselves out of jams ad-
mirably.

“Gibson competed strongly,” UK
head coach Keith Madison said. “He
got into a couple of jams and really
showed character to get out of

 

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UK pitcher Brian Gibson throws one in last night's game. Gibson
pitched 7 1/3 innings to pick up his fourth win of the season.

them."

After UK cushioned its lead on
Rick Norton’s single to right that
scored Phillips (who reached on an
error), MTSU threatened for the lat
time in the top of the eighth.

After Myers hit a fly to left, Sev-
erance nailed a double — his third
of the game — to right-center field.
Then Lawson popped a fly to right,
with Severance tagging up and
zooming to third.

Madison went out to the mound,
took out Gibson and put in Boy
Wonder Brian Reed.

Reed, who entered the game with
two saves, a 0.00 ERA, and 19
strikeouts in eight innings pitched,
promptly struck out “Mudcat”
Brewer to end the inning.

In the ninth, after Reed had struck
out one and gotten one to line out to
the infield, the freshman had control
problems. He walked out two before
he struck out Dwight Robinson to
end the game.

“Brian Reed came in and shut the
door again," Madison said of his up-
and-coming stopper.

BEG: 11391 ‘U'IIIIE [I

As of April 8111

By AL HILL
Senior Staff Writer

A cut fastball, one that acts like a
sneaky slider, has freshman Brian
Reed mowing down opposing bat-
ters out at Shive-
Iy Field this sea-
son.

After he shut
down the Middle
Tennessee State
Blue Raiders in
the fiai 1 1/3 in-
nings last night
to pick up his
third save along
with three more
strike outs. Reed REED
has struck out 22 batters in only nine
and one third innings pitched this
season.

Not bad, especially for a walk-on.

“He's throwing it in a super posi-
tion," UK coach Keith Madison
said. “He just drops that thing in
there and the batters just fish at it."

Last night, Reed came in to pitch
the top of the eighth inning. With
two outs and a runner at third base
and the score in UK's favor 6-3,
Reed came in and shut the door on
the final real MTSU threat.

Reed promptly struckout the first
batter he faced to end the inning.
Then he came back in the ninth to
strike out two more batters including
MTSU‘s Dwight Robinson to end

the game.

So what’s it like to face the un-
likely UK stopper?

‘His pitches are changing planes.
making it difficult to pick up the ball
especially at night," UK assistant
coach John Butler said.

What also is unique about his late
success is that, unlike most pitchers
who have had years to work on their
trade, Reed has only had two. His
first year of pitching came in his
senior year at Henry Clay high
school. Up until that point his two
prior tries at making the team failed.
No one thought the skinny kid could
pitch strikes.

His only moment in the spotlight
came late in his senior year in high
school when he pitched two shut out
games in a row in the Connie Mack
Tournament in 1989.

But until Reed gets more experi-
ence, his time on the mound will be
limited to mostly non-Southeastem
Conference batters.

“I don’t want to throw the fresh-
men into the fire too quickly," Madi-
son said. “l've been fortunate to
bring him in in non-pressure situa-
tions.”

For the time being Reed will need
to wait until his time comes.

“I‘m just fortunate to be on this
team," Reed said. “I not worried
about getting a scholorship I just
want to ready when the coach calls
on me."

[WHEEL—39

 

17’ [its Furious-3

Team SEC Overall
31-8
27-7
27-7

22-1 1

24-15

27-8

21-14

19-16

19-14

18-17

'LSU 1 -
‘Alabama
'Tenn.

‘Miss. St.
*Fiorida

Kentucky
‘Georgia 5-7
'Auburn 5-7
'Vanderbilt 4-8
'Ole Miss 1—11

1 o
7—4
7-5
6-5
6-5

6-6

'Does not include last night‘s
game

 

 

‘U [313 Doug

HITTING (Top Five)
Player, school, AVG.

Mike Harris, UK
Joe Vitieiio, UA .439
Greg Thomas, VU .438
Doug Radziewicz, UG .398
Brian Silvia, UM .391

.461

HOMERS (Top Five)
Piayer,schooi, G HR

38
36

13
12
12
11
11

Herbert Perry, UF
Doug Hecker, UT
Rick Norton, UK 34
Mike Harris, UK 33
Greg Thomas, VU 33

 

 

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Pitching (Top Eight)

Player, School, w-L, ERA
Dennis Walsh, UA 7-0 0 92
Mike Sirotka. LSU 5-0 1 97
Joe Vitieilo, UA 2-3 2 04
Chad Ogea, LSU 5—3 2 38
Chris Kelly, UT 5-1 2 48
Kenny Carlyle, UM 6-3 2 56
Mark LaFiosa. LSU 5-1 2.56
Tracey Wildes, UG EM 2 59

Strikeouts (Top Four)
Player, School 50
Chad Ogea. LSU 80
Paul Byrd, LSU 66
Ron Scott, UP 65
Mark LaRosa, LSU 63

 

 

Reds show Astros championship form

By JOE KAY
Associated Press

CINCINNATI —- The Cincinnati
Reds turned the traditional National
League opener into a championship
party yesterday.

The Reds got shiny new World
Series championship rings in a pre-
game ceremony, then showed the
Houston Astros how they won them.
Tom Browning pitched a five-hitter
before needing relief in the ninth
and doubled home three runs in a 6-
2 victory.

Browning, the Reds' top winner
last season at 15-9, gave up a solo
homer in the fourth to Craig Biggio
and another run in the ninth on Eric
Yelding’s triple and Steve Finley‘s
sacrifice fly. He left with one out af-
ter Biggio singled and Randy Myers
walked Ken Carniniti and Luis Gon-
zalez.

Rob Dibble then got Jeff Bagwell
to line to shortstop Barry Larkin for
a double play and the save.

Browning now has won nine of
his last 10 decisions against the As-
tros for a 12-8 career mark.

Browning also doubled with the
bases loaded to highlight a five-run
fourth inning off Mike Scott

The Reds' ninth straight opening
day win allowed them to hold first
place for exactly one year. Cincin-
nati began last season by beating
Houston on April 9, and led the
West wire-to—wire —— the first NL
team to do so in a l62-game sched—
ule.

There were a few glitches to the
festivities. A downpour started just
as managing partner Marge Schott
started handing out the rings; a crew
of replacement umpires worked the
game; and fans had to sit through
two rain delays totaling 46 minutes.

Biggio silenced a capacity crowd
of 55,205 with his solo homer to put
Houston ahead in the fourth. It was
the first hit allowed by Browning,
and no real surprise —- the left-
hander gave up seven homers in his

last two spring training starts.

But the Reds batted around in the
fourth to restore the party atmos-
phere.

Scott, 15-7 lifetime against the
Reds, gave up a leadoff homer to
Barry Iarkin in the fourth. Paul
O'Neill doubled and scored on
Chris Sabo's two-out double for a 2-
1 lead, and Jeff Reed was intention-
ally walked.

Scott then hit Mariano Duncan in

the lower back with a pitch to load
the bases, and Browning pulled a 1-
0 pitch down the right-field line to
clear the bases. Browning.

The Reds scored another run in
the fifth off Jim Clancy. Larkin led
of