TC baseball takes four from Ottawa

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:59

Shaun Reid slides into second in an attempted double but was called out. The Bluejays won 5-0 in Game 1 of Tabor’s sweep of Ottawa. The Tabor College baseball team swept its four-game series with Ottawa last week to improve to 9-1 in the KCAC and 18-8 overall.

The Bluejays opened with a 5-0 victory in Game 1 Thursday at home. Kevin Seeger knocked out two hits in three at-bats, including a double. Seeger also had two RBIs.

Grant Silva recorded two hits and one run in three at-bats and also had two RBIs.

Keenan Chanin added one hit and scored a run in two at-bats, while Shaun Reid recorded one hit and one RBI.

On the mound, Josh Stone (5-1) was Tabor’s winning pitcher. He pitched six innings, allowing two hits and no runs or walks while striking out eight batters.

Tabor followed with a 3-1 victory in Game 2. Ottawa scored its only run in the top of the first...

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Bluejay tennis teams top Hesston

Written by Janae Rempel Tuesday, 02 April 2013 11:57

Karly Lindroth-Yates returns volley at the net during the Tabor women’s No. 2 doubles match against Hesston Thursday. Lindroth-Yates and Anna Friesen won, 8-6, on a day when all Bluejay doubles teams, both men’s and women’s, defeated their opponents. Following a spring break trip to Texas, the Tabor tennis teams returned home victorious, with both the men and women winning Thursday’s home contests against Hesston.

Hesston—Tabor swept Hesston Thursday, with the women winning 8-1 victory and the men, 7-2.

“We have been playing tough competition, and the team is showing steady improvement,” coach John Ruder said. “We have not been winning enough of our doubles matches, so we changed our teams, and as a result, both the men and the women swept the doubles matches.”

For the women, Becky Faber and Meredith Voran led the way in No. 1 doubles with an 8-2 victory over Samantha Aeschliman and Savannah Mitchell.

Anna Friesen and Karly Lindroth-Yates defeated Narumi Hayano and...

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Three TC athletes earn NAIA honors

Written by Janae Rempel Friday, 29 March 2013 15:03

Janelle Rust Three Tabor College basketball players have earned NAIA All-American honors: Janelle Rust, Nikki Lewis and Ryan Chip­peaux.

Junior forward Janelle Rust earned recognition as a Third Team All-American. Although she missed the last quarter of the season with an ACL injury, Rust led the KCAC in scoring at 15.38 points per game.

She also led the conference in field goal percentage (46.2) and three-point percentage (42.9), the latter placing her sixth in NAIA Division II.

Rust led the Bluejays with 7.62 rebounds per game and finished with five double-double performances this season.

Other honors Rust received this year include a unanimous First Team All-KCAC selection, KCAC Player of the Year and conference newcomer of the year....

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TC baseball splits games with Saint Mary

Written by Janae Rempel Friday, 29 March 2013 15:01

The Tabor baseball team recorded a 1-3 record over spring break, dropping two non-conference games early in the week, then splitting two games with the University of Saint Mary Wednesday.

Saint Mary—Tabor defeated the Spires 2-0 in Game 1, but fell 3-0 in Game 2.

In the first game, Tabor’s starting pitcher, Josh Stone, pitched seven scoreless innings to propel the Bluejays to victory.

Stone (4-1) allowed two hits the duration of the game while striking out nine hitters and walking two.

The feat earned Stone recognition as KCAC Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Third-baseman Troy Torres led the Bluejays with one hit and two RBIs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

In Game 2, the Spires scored two runs in the...

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