Swede baseball team wins two this weekend Lindsborg News- Record:  Thursday, March 19, 1998-  Volume 120 Number 33, Page 8

    With arctic weather sweeping across the state of Kansas, baseball games in early March have become a rare occurrence.  The Bethany College baseball team has postponed multiple games already this season, and last Saturday they were forced to rent a field in Wichita to squeeze in a quickly-scheduled non-conference doubleheader meeting with Sterling College.
    "I hate to play a home game away from home," said coach Mike Waldie, "but we needed the innings.  Wins are great, but right now we just needed the games before our conference play," Waldie added.
    Game one against Sterling was a tight contest, but the Swedes prevailed, 5-3.  Junior Clay Witt was the winning pitcher for Bethany.
    Game two proved to be a showcase for the Swedes at the plate.  Bethany racked up thirteen runs, while allowing only five, to complete a sweep of the doubleheader.  Freshman Clint Strassburg was the winning pitcher for the Swedes.
    "For practice being inside all week I thought we played quite well last Saturday," Waldie said.
    Bethany, now 5-4 on the young season, will travel to Chickasha, Oklahoma, next Saturday to face the University of Science and Arts "Eagles."  Then the Swedes will travel into Texas for games against St. Edward's University in Austin, and St. Mary's College in San Antonio. Return To Articles Page