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Baseball take one over Olivet Tigers

By Melanie Koto
STAFF WRITER

 

On Saturday afternoon, the Hawks baseball team played a double
header against the Tigers of Olivet Nazarene University. The Hawks
lost the first game 2—4, but won the second 2—1. In the first game the
Hawks took an early lead in the second inning, with runs scored by
sophomore Ion Celestino and junior Reid Matsumoto. The Tigers
took over in the fifth with four runs and held onto the lead through
the end of the game.

In the second of the two games, neither team was up on the board
until the fourth, when senior Mat Bednarz scored on a single by se—
nior Miguel Gallegos. The Tigers answered the Hawks run in the
fifth to tie up the score until the bottom of the seventh. With a few
strategic hits, the Hawks loaded the bases one hit after another — first,
junior Nick Wise, then Gallegos, followed by sophomore Jack Kosar.
Senior Bill O’Toole singled, bringing Wise home for the game end—
ing run. On the defensive, Bednarz pitched a complete game, giving
up only three hits.

Earlier in the week the Hawks played, and unfortunately lost,
three other games — a double header on Tuesday against Purdue
University—North Central, and on Wednesday a single game against
Judson College. Their overall record is now 7—16.

On Wednesday, the Hawks will play at home again against the
University of Saint Francis. The double header will start at 1 pm.

 

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[Photos by Melanie Kata]

 

||T Soccer teams volunteer at St. James Food Pantry

By Ashlie Ingold
STAFF WRITER

On Saturday morning, Illinois Institute of Technology’s
Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams volunteered at St. Iames’s
Catholic Church Food Pantry. The IIT Athletics Department is
continuously striving to give back to the local community and
the teams spent the morning at the pantry, which has distin—
guished itself as a beacon of hope for numerous families.

The St. James Food Pantry, which has been in existence since
1972, is a service that provides people of the local area with the
basic food necessities. The charity has constantly grown since
its creation and now provides to an average of 1500 households
monthly

The IIT student athletes prepared and distributed provisions
to a number of people that cannot afford food on a regular ba—
sis. “It was great to see the local community coming together
to provide for each other.” commented junior Women’s Soccer
player Samantha Cosenza. “It was wonderful to see the amount
of smiles and happiness a small amount of help can produce.”

“It was good to get out and get involved in the local commu—
nity” stated junior Men’s Soccer player Sam Winstanley. “It’s a
fantastic project and I’m sure a number of us will be going back
in the near future.”

The project runs every second Saturday of the month
throughout the morning, with any volunteer helper welcome.
The soccer teams had a fantastic morning and it’s certain that
this is only the start of the athletes outreach to the community.

 

The Men's and Women's teams at the St. James's Food Pantry [Photo courtesy Graeme Port]