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Companies and celebrities
raising Hope for Haiti
Reaching out in the wake of massive tragedy
BY KRISTINA MARTINEZ
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Tragedy struck Port-au-Prince,
Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010, when a 7.0
earthquake killed hundreds of thousands of people and injured many
more. People from all over the
world have expressed heartfelt help
in the wake of this massive tragedy,
doing their part to assist in relief
efforts. From companies accepting donations to last Friday's "Hope
for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for
Earthquake Relief' telethon, people
are finding creative ways to help in
the wake of this disaster.
According to the CIA World
Factbook, Haiti's population is
9,035,536. It is also one of the most
densely populated and least developed countries in the Western
Hemisphere. According to Haiti's
ambassador to the United States,
Haiti's infrastructure was among
the world's worst even in the best of
times. Many believe that this poor
infrastructure led to the catastrophe. Calculations to determine the
final deal toll on the island are pending, and authorities still do not know
how many people remain buried in
the rubble. According to the United
Nations, more than 121 people left
the rubble alive.
Celebrities came together for a
telethon on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010
in order to help raise money for
Haiti. Celebrities like George Clooney, Alicia Keys, Jennifer Hudson,
Stevie Wonder, Zac Efron, Robert
Patterson, Julia Roberts, and many
other big names volunteered their
time to answer phones and receive
donations towards the Earthquake
Relief Fund for Haiti. Rather than
using their own names, they used
the names oflocal Haitians who had
been injured or lost in the tragedy.
Many songs were performed that
help people to cope with the events
that happened and told a story of the
process of dealing with loss. The
telethon included performances of
popular songs such as "Let it Be"
sung by Jennifer Hudson, "Bridge
Over Troubled Water" performed
by Stevie Wonder, "Lean on Me"
by Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban and
Kid Rock, and "Hard Times No
More" sung by Mary J. Blige. Other
performers include Sting, Shakira, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera,
Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay,
Jay Z, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Bono,
Justin Timberlake, Madonna, and
The Edge of U2 .
According to USA Today, the
"Hope for Haiti Now" telethon set
a new record at $58 million and
counting with donations via the
Internet, text, phone, or mail. The
entire album can be downloaded on
iTunes and according to MTV.com
According to MTV.com, viewers
may purchase the entire telethon on
iTunes. In fact, the "Hope for Haiti
Now" album is currently the #1
iTunes album in 18 countries. For
more information about the telethon
or how to donate, please visit www.
hopeforhaitinow.org.
Other companies are doing their
part to aid in the relief efforts by
donating money to the Haiti-relief
organizations and allowing customers to donate money through their
stores. For example, Starbucks began
accepting donations at all local stores
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Red Cross. According to Starbucks,
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donate $1 million to the Red Cross in
addition to what it is able to collect
from customers at its stores. Bank of
America is also accepting donations
for the Red Cross. Phone companies
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Haiti collecting "gently worn men's,
women's, and kid's shoes," as part
of Sport Chalet's Soles4Souls drive.
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Office FCB5-103, Women's Center
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UVA. The fundraiser is going on
now through Friday, January 29
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T H E CIPRIDE
EDITORIAL STAFF
C O-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF
A MY SALISBURY
S ANDRA CHALMERS
N EWS EDITOR
BEN ROFFEE
C OPY E DITOR
A MY SALISBURY
LAYOUT EDITOR
R UDY M ARTINEZ
D ISTRIBUTION M ANAGER
A RIANNE SCHULTZ
BUSINESS M ANAGER &
SALES REPRESENTATIVE
K RISHNA LAWLER
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BILL R HEIN
P RIDE STAFF W RITERS
JAMES R OCHE
BY BILL RHEIN
Senior Staff Writer
Less than a month
into a new decade, the
world experienced an
outrageous tragedy. The
infamous earthquake in
Haiti that toppled buildings and left a devastating amount of people
dead is a bleak start to the year.
The fresh feeling that came with
the start of 2010 may feel disturbed
already, but the outreach of people
around the world is astounding. The kindness shown here in
America from ordinary
people and celebrities is
remarkable and nothing
short of inspiring. The
earthquake could have
left the world feeling
hopeless, but I believe
that if current efforts
continue,
humanity
may come out of this
situation with a resolution of unity.
The destruction of Haiti was
a dismal sight, especially in an
already impoverished nation. Yet
the selfless worldwide response
saved move lives from ending and
provided the necessary supplies to
keep survivors alive.
However, the work is not done
yet. If you have not donated the
relief in Haiti, I wonder what you
are waiting for. Sure, it is easy to
ignore something that seems so far
away in another country. But right
now, any money that you can give
is seriously needed. Ten dollars is
a good start and you will not even
notice it is gone in a week.
Yet, that money will go so far to
provide food, water, and other supplies to people who are dying right
now. This is your opportunity to
make a difference, and thanks to
donations via cell phones, it is even
easier.
Hope can also come from the
rebuilding process. Once the mess
has cleared, continued support
in Haiti can aid in establishing
an infrastructure stronger than
before in an effort to eliminate
poverty. From there, more can be
done to eliminate poverty, starvation, and homelessness around the
world.
I know it is an idealistic proposal, but it is not going to change
any other way. Now is the perfect
time to start waves of change. The
ball is in your court.
D uring my f irst few weeks of
Senior E xperience, I w as i ntroduced to t he idea of a Group
C ontract. Basically you lay out
all the s trengths and weakness
of t he individual group members, assign roles and expectations, and work out communication p lans and c onflict
resolution. Start the process
by t hinking about t he worst
g roup you have worked with
and the b est. Explain why. This
was probably the most u seful
t hing I have learned thus f ar,
and I f ound myself w ondering
why t his i sn't t he f irst t hing
that you get assigned t o do as
a group. I t hink it would be a
great tool, not only for g roup
p rojects but f or student clubs
and o rganizations as well. How
many of us have been f rustrated with t he g roup member
t hat d oesn't do t heir share of
t he work, but gets t he same
grade and i sn't held a ccountable for h is/her actions? I know
I have had my f air share over
the y ears. T his s emester The
Pride w ill be u sing t his concept as we c ontinue to move
forward as an o rganization we
are always looking f or ways to
make the process even b etter.
So the next t ime you have t o
work with a group or r un a student organization I challenge
you t o develop t his group contract t ogether and l earn exactly
what it is that you want to
achieve and sign it. Then you
have l iving proof of t he ideas
and e xpectations t hat were laid
out and can go back and s ee if
you achieved what you set out
to achieve. I thought this was
u seful knowledge and should
be passed on to you the s tudents. More u seful tidbits to
come in f uture issues so watch
out.
2 0 1 0 m ake it count
2010. A New Decade has
begun and f or many of u s it
will be t he s tart of our lives
away f rom college. But l et's
back up for a second b ecause
although t here are 108 days till
g raduation (who's counting)
t here is still one last semester
f or us seniors t o make it count.
Being t he B usiness M anager for The P ride for t he last
2 y ears has been a t ruly a mazing l earning e xperience. It h as
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CSUSM campus.
Sports
b een both r ewarding and at
t imes f rustrating because it can
be very d isheartening when
you work hard for something
to have your work d iscredited
without any c onstructive comments t o help make it b etter.
Overall, being a p art of The
Pride has been one of the most
r ewarding e xperiences in my
college career and I have been
involved with many d ifferent
o rganizations on campus. It is
my hope that in my f inal semester here at The P ride I can do
something t o help leave behind
a paper that CSUSM s tudents
are proud of, but we need the
help of you, t he campus community b ecause a fter all t he
paper is w ritten f or you. Many
of you may not know t his, but
anyone can become involved
w ithrThe Pride. All it t akes
is some spare t ime, the desire
t o be involved, and a passion
f or something you could w rite
about. Really, it is that easy. If
you are interested in b ecoming
involved or have c onstructive
criticism that you would like
t o share with us, p lease email
us at c susmpride@gmail.com.
We'd love to hear f rom you.
My suggestion f or t he semester: Develop G roup C ontracts.
Hello from the EICs!
BY SANDRA CHALMERS &
AMY SALISBURY
Co-Editors-in-Chief
Hello, my name is Sandra
C halmers and I am c urrently a
j unior p ursuing a double m ajor
in C ommunications and Mass
Media. I have been p art of t he
P ride newspaper s taff since the
f all of 2008 and it f eels like
home. My l ife t hrives with
t he c urrent, t he c urrent news,
t rends, music and places to be.
In working in t he j ournalism
f ield it allows to me to keep
up with t his c onstantly changing current and help o thers be
in t he know. My C ommunications and Mass Media experience gives me t he tools t o
e ffectively deliver the most
s triking and relevant i nformation to our student body and
c ampus. I enjoy b eing a media
m aker and p roducing news that
a ffect our r eaders. I previously
held t he position as A rts and
E ntertainment Editor f or The
P ride, where I explored the
muses and noises of our community and t he a rtistic sparks
of CSUSM and brought them
t o our r eaders. In my f irst
semester w orking as a p art of
t he s taff for the P ride I held t he
position of assistant F eatures
Editor. I worked side by side
with Amy S alisbury in l earning how t o manage F eatures
a rticles and content f or our
section. This semester I will
be working closely again with
Amy as we both t ake t he Pride
n ewspaper u nder our w ing as
Editors in C hief. We will be
b ringing new changes t o the
P ride by b ringing back a News
section that will be f ocusing
on CSUSM news, c ommunity
news and world c urrent events.
As Sandra said, she and
I have s uccessfully worked
t ogether on the F eatures section f or The P ride. I am happy
t o call her my coworker again
as we t ake on the position
of Editor in Chief together.
Spring 2010 is my f ifth semester with The Pride, and my
f ourth semester as an editor.
As a L iterature and W riting
major, my a ssignments generally involve a nalytical w riting.
Happily, with The P ride, I am
able t o explore creative w riting
while r esearching i nteresting
developments relevant t o my
classmates. My f irst e xperience as a section editor helped
me u nderstand t he v iewpoints
of CSUSM s tudents w hile I
oversaw t he O pinion s ection. I
then worked as F eatures E ditor
with Sandra b efore e xploring
t he f ascinating world of t he
A ssociated P ress's Stylebook
as Copy Editor in f all 2009.
Though I p articularly e njoy t he
A rts and E ntertainment section, I have yet t o serve as t he
s ection's editor. My c ontribution t o A&E was a c olumn I
w rote f or two s emesters called
Hits of S unshine. Sandra r an
t he section e fficiently and
creatively, and I 'm excited t o
b ring her a rtistic t ouch t o t he
whole of The P ride.
We have a few Senior S taffers
t hat c ertainly n eed mention, as
they have all c ontributed enormous a mounts t o T he Pride.
T his s emester, we welcome
back Ben R offee as o ur News
Editor. He h as worked closely
with t he e ditorial s taff in past
s emesters, and we a re looking
f orward t o h aving t his t alented
j ournalist be on t he s taff again.
K ristina Lawler M artinez, our
long-time B usiness Manager,
is b ack w ith her h usband and
Layout E ditor Rudy M artinez.
The c ouple m arried in October,
and t heir dual e nergy p romotes
a s ense of p roduction and progress w ithin t he s taff. Finally,
Bill R hein r eturns as a Senior
S taff Writer. With his quick
wit and s harp eye f or e ntertainment, Bill b rings timely i nformation and o pinions to The
P ride.
Spring 2010 did not hesitate
t o b ring exciting and evolutionary c hanges t o The Pride.
Yet our goal r emains t he same:
t o p roduce a q uality student
n ewspaper.
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THE PRIDE
Haulted healthcare reform
Has Massachusetts stopped progress?
BY JAMES ROCHE
Pride Staff Writer
On Jan. 19, 2009, the people
of Massachusetts took to the
polls to elect either Republican
candidate Scott Brown or the
Democrat Martha Coakley into
the Senate.
This particular seat had
become available due to the
death of Democratic Senator
Ted Kennedy last year and the
history of this state has made
the result even more surprising.
The assumption of Massachusetts as a traditionally Democratic state changed with a victory for the Republicans in the
f orm of Scott Brown.
Whether or not you follow
politics, you are probably aware
one of the main issues over the
last 6 months has been healthcare r eform. Democrats have
been t rying to push through
a bill to radically change the
country's health care system.
The hope that this bill will transition into a law diminished
following Republican Scott
Brown's victory.
President Obama has remained
calm about the situation despite
the Democrats losing their
60-seat majority in the Senate.
This means the Republicans can
now block any potential bills. He
told ABC News: "The Senate
certainly shouldn't try to jam
anything through until Scott
Brown is seated. People in Massachusetts spoke. He's got to be
part of that process."
Due to the Democrats losing
their majority, this allows the
Republicans to have a greater
influence on healthcare reform
then they would have had if Scott
Brown had not won. According
to CNN.com some Democrats
are planning to focus on less
controversial aspects such as
stopping insurers from banning
people based on pre-existing
conditions.
Healthcare reform is still
very high on the public's
minds with 36% of people
naming it the top story they
follow in the news and 44% of
people saying they follow the
debate closely according to a
survey by the Pew Research
Center.
This debate rages on past
the 6-month mark, and has
gone through so much discussion f rom President Obama's
speech to the well-publicized
public town hall meetings.
The main point is that America has never been closer
to changing its healthcare
system.
Regardless of senatorial
support, lowering the costs of
health insurance and stopping
insurers from refusing service
to those with preexisting conditions reads like a good idea.
Spring semester commences in
the midst of severe rainstorm
BY BEN ROFFEE
News Editor
ing throughout San Diego county.
Flooding in certain parts of San
Marcos forced road closures at varCal State San Marcos rang in the ious points throughout the week.
The most notable trouble
start of the Spring semester withquite the splash as students entered spot in the area was the roughly
the first week of classes under- mile-long stretch of land runheavy rainfall. Though certainly ning between San Marcos Blvd.
not the worst storm San Diego and Discovery St. At the storm's
Countyhas seen, the week long worst points, access on South Bent
storm that passed through was the- Ave (becomes Craven Rd.), Via
most severe of this winter season. Vera Cruz, and Discovery was
Reuters reported last weeks storm restricted, forcing drivers to take
to be the worst the state had expe- long detours through the surroundrienced in the last five years, with ing residential areas.
rainfall in San Diego county rangOne positive aspect of the storm
ing from three to six inches.
was the heavy snowfall recorded
The storm was the result of El in areas of higher altitude, leading
Nino, a shift in the Pacific Ocean's to speculation that the snowfall on
climate patterns that can cause dis- Southern California's mountains
turbances in weather patterns. The could eventually help relieve the
shift occurs roughly every five severe drought that has plagued the
years and has been the cause of region for three years.
According to San Diego Gas &
some of the worst weather the WestElectric, roughly 100,000 customern United States has experienced.
Heavy rains persisted through ers experienced power outages over
much of the week, causing flood- the course of the week long storm.
As the main provider of electricity and natural gas for San Diego
County, the company is gearing
up for the next round of heavy
rainfall expected later this week1.
In a news release last week
SDG&E's Vice President, David
L. Geier, gave greater insight
into why these outages have
occurred. "Wind gusts up to 50
miles per hour inland and even
stronger gusts in the mountains
have blown tree branches and
other debris into our lines causing outages." The company
mobilized as much of its available staff as possible in response
to last weeks storm, highlighting
the severity of the last round of
rain to pass through.
Students can anticipate more
rainstorms over the next few
months on account of the El Niño
climate shift. The next storm is
expected to arrive on Tuesday
but should only last partly into
Wednesday before relenting.
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be
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San Diego, January 21,2010 local chapter, designating Haiti
The American Red Cross has Relief to: American Red Cross
received such an amazing out- of San Diego/Imperial Counpouring of support from the ties, 3950 Calle Fortunada, San
local community in an effort to Diego, CA 92123, by visiting the
alleviate the suffering of those website at www.sdarc.org, or by
affected by the devastating calling 858-309-1200. Donors
may also text "HAITI" to 90999
earthquake in Haiti.
At this time, what we need the and a donation of $10 will be
most are financial contributions given automatically to the Red
- whether by check, online or by Cross to help with relief efforts;
phone. The Red Cross and other the charge will appear on the next
organizations leading the efforts cell phone bill.
in Haiti most needfinancialgifts
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ing these items to Haiti. One a charitable organization and not
good way to turn clothes into a government agency, the Red
cash is to have a garage sale and Cross depends on volunteers and
then donate the money to the the generosity of the American
relief efforts.
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items will be donated to other half of the nation's blood; teaches
local organizations and will lifesaving skills; provides interbe used for local charitable national humanitarian aid; and
programs and services; they supports military members and
will not be transported to their families. The local chapter
also provides nutritional counselHaiti.
The American Red Cross is ing through the Women, Infants
accepting monetary donations and Children (WIC) program.
to support earthquake relief F or m ore i nformation, p lease c all
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THE PRIDE
Mee-fc - t U e s * t a i i
Sometimes the best place to be is right back where you started. For
those that might remember, I started here as News Editor back in 2007
and moved up to the Managing Editor spot for most of 2008. After
taking a year off to serve as President of the Great Zeta Beta Tau fraternity in 2009,1 was asked to resurrect the News section. It's what I
do best and I couldn't be happier to be get back to where my love for
journalism first came to fruition. I'm eager to shake off the dust and
step back into this exciting and volatile atmosphere so r eadyfor a big
turn around in 2010!
Welcome back! This is my fourth semester as your Business Manager here at The Pride and my last. I will be graduating with my Bachelors in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing on
May 15,2010 which is exactly 108 days from now. (not like I'm keeping count or anything) I am married to the guy who has the same last
name as me.. ..hmmm which one of the editors could it be? We have
been married just about 4 months now, it's crazy how time just flies
on by. We have the most awesome dog, Harrison, he's a Westie and for
those of you who don't know what a Westie is.. .well you are definitely
missing out! I am a really compassionate person and enjoy talking
with people...so if you see me around campus say hi. Let me know
what you want to see out of YOUR Student Newspaper because at the
end of the day we are here for you, the students.
My name is Amy and I'm the Editor
in Chief with the lovely Sandra Chalmers for my fifth (yes, fifth) semester at
The Pride. I'm in the second half of my
junior year as a 21-year-old Literature
and Writing major, but I've yet to convince my professors to teach any of
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's work, which
is astounding considering how fantastic the man's poetry is. I like cats,
Qoffee, and cosmology, but hate
driving and leaving voicemails.
And I think listening to (and
. enjoying) Radiohead should
be a law. I also think Ben's
bio is way better than mine.
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H elf|l My name is Sandra Chalmers and I am working
closely with my friend Amy Salisbury as we together are the
new Editors in Chief for The Pride Student Newspaper. I
have been working with The Pride since the fall of 2008 as a
staff writer then progressed as an assistant Features editor to
my most recent position as Arts and Entertainment editor last
semester. Writing and journalism is one of my favorite things
along with coffee, muffins and Panera.
Bill
This is my sixth semester with The Pride, and if everything
goes well, I will be graduating this spring with a degree in
Literature and Writing. From there I hope to get my teaching
credential and teach high school writing, as well as writing
non-fiction on the side. For now, I look forward to continuing
my weekly column and writing for art and entertainment.* On the more interesting side, I grew up in Buffalo, NY, but
moved here to start college when my dad got a job transfer.
Thus, I have an affinity for chicken wings, or as the locals call
them, just wings. In my free time, I enjoy watching Western
and sci-fifilms,being with my beloved girlfriend of more than
three years, and preparing for the zombie apocalypse.
Rudif
Well hello there. My name is Rudy. I'm your Layout Editor. You're probably thinking "Wow... this looks like a kindergartener drew this! I think my dog (or cat, hamster, turtle, elephant, fish) could have done a better job!" Did I nail it? No? oh well...
guess I should give up my other job as a psychic. Anyways, this is my final semester,
that means I get a fancy piece of paper that says I graduated with a degree in business administration with an emphasis in Management Information Systems in
2010 from Cal State San Marcos, or something like that. Either way I'm way
stoked. I also work on campus in the IITS department and hope to pursue
a career^in^either doing graphic design (hey don't judge me on my stick
figured t teve other work!), or something in the IT field. Last semester
I got married to Kristina (yes, that one right [well, left] over there) last
semester in October, I also can't wait until we graduate so we can finally
go on our honeymoon! In my free time I enjoy taking random day trips
to various places in So Cal with Kristina and our dog Harrison, going
to Disneyland and playing video games (add me on Live Rudyx760).
This was actually much more than I had anticipated on writing, which is
fine for me, you don't have to keep reading. You could have stopped after
"hello," but thanks for sticking with it. I really enjoy laying out the news
paper, and look forward to doing the last issues. With that said, I am
looking for a replacement, so if you enjoy designing stuff
and at least are fairly familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator, email me at pridelayout@gmail.com or stop me
around campus.
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C al State S an M arcos Softball: 2 010 season preview
BY KYLE TREMBLEY
Cal State San Marcos softball is coming
home.
For the three years of its existence,
CSUSM softball has played and practiced
at Mission Hills High School. Though the
field is j ust a few minutes f rom campus,
and hundreds of f ans have showed up
for big home games, the team has never
enjoyed a t rue home-field advantage.
Until now.
Head Coach Dave Williams, who
joined the University last summer, made
completing the field on campus his top
priority f rom day one. With help f rom the
Athletics Department and generous contributions f rom parents, companies, and
community members, the long-planned
field was built f rom the ground-up in j ust
a few short months.
Located on campus j ust behind the
Clarke Field House in the University's
large dirt " front yard," the tentativelynamed CSUSM Softball Field will play
host to every softball home game this
year - 24 total games across 12 home
dates, s tarting on January 30th.
As for the team that will call the field
home, Coach Williams is confident that
this year's veteran-heavy squad has the
talent and experience necessary to earn
the program's first trip to Nationals. He
would know - a fter taking over as Head
Coach at Point Loma in 1998, his teams
posted seven 40-win seasons, t hree
50-win seasons, and two NA1A National
Runner-Up finishes. Under Williams,
Point Loma has placed in the top-10 at
Nationals every year since 2001, and took
f ifth last year.
For the Cougars, last year was the program's most successful to date. The squad
went 34-23, earning a trip to the A.I.I.
Conference Tournament and making it all
the way to the finals before being defeated
by the University of Houston - Victoria.
CSUSM finished the season ranked #20
nationally.
While the home game setting will be
entirely different in 2010, Cougar f ans
will recognize most everyone t aking the
field. T hanks to the youth on last year's
team, only two of the squad's sixteen
players are newcomers.
It's no secret that softball starts with
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pitching, and CSUSM is blessed with an
outstanding #1 starter: Brenna Sandberg.
The j unior righty throws with pinpoint
control and excellent movement. In 2009,
Sandberg went 11-6 with a 1.52 ERA in
110.1 innings pitched. She struck out 94
batters and surrendered j ust 8 walks, and
was an All-Conference selection.
"Brenna is a legitimate #1 pitcher,"
commented Coach Williams.
Perhaps Sandberg's most impressive
trait is that she rises to the level of competition. In 2009, she posted wins over #1
Cal Baptist and #2 Point Loma; and in the
fall, she allowed j ust one unearned r un
over seven innings to San Diego State, a
top-25 NCAA Division I team.
Joining Sandberg on the mound will
be a pair of veteran pitchers for the team.
Ciera Ashman, a top-of-the-lineup hitter
and everyday outfielder, showed signs of
tremendous talent last season in limited
work. The sophomore l efty was 3-2 with
a 2.44 ERA on the year in 37.1 innings
pitched.
"Ciera had moments of brilliance in
the fall," said Williams. "If she develops
consistency, she will be very good."
Junior Chanel Rose should also get her
first chance at extended playing time on
the mound. The j unior righty was 2-1
with a 2.47 ERA in 22.2 innings pitched
in 2009.
"Chanel's velocity has improved, and
she's working on her changeup," noted
Williams. "She j ust needs experience."
In the field, the crucial catcher position will be handled by j unior K imi Villalpando. Villalpando saw limited action
last season, but Coach Williams loves her
technical skills behind the plate.
"The number one j ob for a catcher is to
catch the ball, and Kimi is the best I 've
seen in years," said Williams. "Her hitting really picked up in the fall as well."
Also seeing time behind the plate
will be Tasha Stokes and Mimi K rutein.
Stokes, a senior, is "consistent, confident,
and a clutch hitter," according to Coach
Williams; while Krutein h as one of the
strongest arms on the team, and is working on her footwork and hitting.
At first base, multiple h ard-hitters
may see playing time. Junior Lauren
Nelson, coming o ff a breakout season
in which she hit .345 and was second
on the team with 25 RBI, figures to b e
an everyday presence in the middle of
the lineup. She was an A ll-Conference
selection in 2009.
Newcomer Erin Emde may play first
as well. The senior transfer batted in the
middle of the lineup for NCAA school
UC Davis last season, and should be
a big-time bat for the Cougars. A high
school pitcher, Emde may also see time
on the mound.
Fellow newcomer Sandra Rodriguez
will get her chance as well. The l efty
f reshman t ransferred f rom Cal State
Fullerton, and demonstrates excellent
athletic ability and maturity beyond her
years, according to Coach Williams.
And Alyssa Dronenburg, who may
play outfield or first base, will once again
provide the pop in the Cougar lineup. An
All-Conference selection as a t rue f resh-
man in 2009, Dronenburg led the team
with a .348 batting average, 10 home
r uns, and 33 RBI.
"Alyssa is a legit #4 hitter with tremendous power and good athletic ability,"
said Coach Williams. " I love her intensity - she is really serious when the game
is on."
At second base, super-steady Erica
Coelho will continue to patrol the spot
she's played since the program's first-ever
season. The senior started 50 games last
season, hitting .273 with 23 RBI. She
will likely be batting behind the big middle-of-the-lineup hitters, so expect that
RBI total to surge.
Junior Shanti Poston will b e moving
f rom third to shortstop t his season,
where she'll continue t o be a regular in
the lineup. Nicknamed " Hoover" for her
defensive prowess, Poston was a rock at
third base last season, and Coach Williams believes her skills will translate to
the crucial shortstop position.
"Shanti is a great all-around athlete
who fields the ball very well," noted Williams.
At third, then, will be Ashley Estepa.
The sophomore came to CSUSM as a
second baseman, moved to left field in
2009, and will now b e back in the infield
this spring. Though not necessarily an
imposing figure at the plate, Estepa packs
a surprising amount of pop, h itting .270
with 2 home r uns and 23 RBI last season.
Coach Williams likes her potential at t he
new position.
"Ashley has very quick feet and very
good hands," he said. " She'll develop
into a really good infielder."
In centerfield, Elizabeth Bush begins
her f ourth year as a starter for t he Cougars. She'll be a "good, strong, athletic p resence" in both t he field and at
the plate, according to Coach Williams.
Bush will j oin Ashman at the t op of t he
lineup, where Williams is calling on t hem
to combine to produce at least one r un per
game.
When f ans last saw Alicia I ngram, she
was playing shortstop and b atting right
handed. This year, t he sophomore w ill
be a left-handed slap hitter playing outfield. She brings tremendous speed t o t he
lineup, and excellent range and an accurate a rm to t he outfield.
Senior Lindsey Preovolos will play
in the outfield as well, moving f rom the
catcher spot she's been in since the p rogram's inception. A team leader, Preovolos has been a good clutch h itter for t he
squad for the last t hree years.
All together, this y ear's Cougar lineup
should be balanced nicely with speed at
the top and bottom (Bush, A shman, and
Ingram), power in the middle (Nelson,
Dronenburg, and Emde), and solid contact
h itters throughout. With so m any r eturners, Coach Williams expects the t eam to
gel quickly into a force in the N AI A.
"I expect to be in Decatur, A labama in
May for Nationals," stated Williams, "and
our goal is to compete in t he Elite 8 "
While the t eam will have t o e arn the
right t o travel to Decatur, they at least
know that t his season, for t he first t ime,
they have a field to t ruly call home.
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January 26, 2010
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