For the week of May 4-10Back to Athletics Home Page Back Issues SoftballMay 7, 1998 STOUT'S FENHOUSE, BARE, PINNOW NAMED TO ALL-REGION TEAMS MENOMONIE – UW-Stout's Cara Fenhouse (So, Superior), Carolyn Bare (Sr, Superior) and Angie Pinnow (Fr, Bruce) were named to the National Fastpitch Softball Coaches (NFSC) Great Lakes all-region teams. Fenhouse and Bare were named to the first team and Pinnow was a third team selection. Fenhouse, the teams' second baseman, hit at a .431 clip - ranking fourth on the Stout single season list - smacking out 47 hits in 109 at-bats. Generally the team's lead off hitter, Fenhouse scored 25 runs, collected 10 RBI, a team high 10 doubles, three triples and two home runs. Fenhouse also led the team in stolen bases, picking off 15 in 17 attempts. In only her second collegiate season, Fenhouse climbed to second on the Stout career list for stolen bases with 26. She also ranks fifth in career doubles with 16. This season, Fenhouse fielded at a .911 pace. Bare is a repeater to the all-region first team, this time being named as a utility player. On the mound, Bare was the Blue Devils' number one pitcher and posted a 15-8 overall record on a team that finished 21-20 overall and won the West Division title. A hard thrower, Bare set a new school single season mark for best ERA (1.00). Bare is tied with Karen Lien as the winningest pitcher in Stout softball history, winning 53 games. Bare finished her career with an ERA of 2.45. At the plate, Bare hit .330, going 35-for-106, with 20 RBI. Bare also became the career leader in most RBI (85) and most games played (167). The first baseman when not pitching, Bare finished the season with a .947 fielding percentage and ended her career fielding at a .966 pace. Pinnow found a home in the Blue Devil infield, starting at shortstop, then moving to third. A powerful hitter, both of Pinnow's home runs were over-the-fence, including a grand slam against Mt. Senario. Pinnow finished second on the team in batting average, hitting .366 going 45-for-123, but leading the team in RBI with 23. Pinnow had eight doubles, three triples and tied Fenhouse for the team lead in stolen bases, nabbing 15 in 20 attempts. Fenhouse and Bare are now eligible for All-America honors. MAY 7, 1998 CARA FENHOUSE EARNS BLUE DEVIL SOFTBALL MVP AWARD MENOMONIE – UW-Stout softball coach Cyndi Raymond named the following team awards. The Blue Devils finished the season at 21-20 overall, and in first place of the WIAC's West Division with a 7-1 record.
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BaseballMay 12, 1998 TROY GUSTAFSON, RYAN HANSON NAMED TO ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's entire starting outfield was named to the All-Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball team. Leftfielder Troy Gustafson (Sr, Grand View) and centerfielder Ryan Hanson (Jr, Austin, Minn) were named to the first team, while rightfielder Andy Guden (So, Medford) was an honorable mention pick. Gustafson was named to the first team for the third consecutive year, while Hanson and Guden were first time choices. The left-handed batting Gustafson led the team in runs batted in with 37 and finished the season batting .396, collecting 53 hits in a team-high 134 at-bats and played and started in all 38 games. Gustafson collected 13 doubles, one triple and four home runs for a slugging percentage of .597, best among starters, and finished with 80 total bases. In the outfield, Gustafson was nearly perfect, picking up only one error in 66 chances (.985). Gustafson also proved his worth as a relief pitcher, collecting a team high three saves, good for third in the league. In working seven innings, Gustafson allowed four hits, one run and finished with an earned run average of 1.23. Gustafson fanned seven batters. Hanson finished with a team high batting average of .413, smashing out 52 hits in 126 at-bats. Hanson became a very familiar name on the WIAC conference stat sheet, finishing in the top five in: batting average (fifth); stolen bases (16 stolen bases in 22 attempts, second); triples (three, second); and doubles (13, fifth). On the team, Hanson was in a three-way tie for doubles and led the team in most runs scored (29). Hanson was flawless in the outfield, recording no errors in 81 chances. Guden earned the starting right field spot after plattooning last year, and responded by batting .339 with 24 RBI and five home runs. Guden stole six bases in seven attempts and fielded at a .965 clip. The Blue Devils finished with a 19-19 overall record and were 5-9 in the WIAC. May 7, 1998 TROY GUSTAFSON EARNS BLUE DEVIL BASEBALL MVP AWARD MENOMONIE-UW-Stout baseball coach Terry Petrie named the following team awards. Stout finished the season at 19-19 overall, 5-9 in the WIAC.
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Men's & Women's Track & FieldMay 9, 1998 WYATT SETS CAREER BEST IN 400 AT MINNESOTA MEET MINNEAPOLIS, Minn- UW-Stout's Troy Wyatt (Sr, Byron, Minn) continues to show improvement after returning from a leg injury early in the indoor track and field season as he finished fourth in the 400-meter dash at the Maroon & Gold Open at the University of Minnesota Saturday, May 9. Wyatt clocked a career-best 49.99 seconds in the event, finishing behind three University of Minnesota runners. Corey O'Donnell (Jr, Chippewa Falls) provisionally qualified in the discus with a 162-2.50. Chris Stevens (So, New Richmond) was third in the 3000-meter steeplechase in a career best 9:46.96 and Josh Webb (Fr, Chippewa Falls) was fourth (10:34.40). Sean Fagan (Sr, Janesville) was fifth in the long jump (21-8), Steve Quackenbush (So, McFarland) was fifth in the high jump (6-0.75) and Aric Hanusa (Fr, Baraboo) was sixth in the javelin (139-9). No team scores were kept. The Blue Devils are scheduled to participate in the UW-La Crosse Last Chance Meet Wednesday, May 13 and the University of Minnesota Last Chance Meet Saturday, May 16. May 6, 1998 LEHMAN ESTABLISHES NEW SCHOOL MARK IN DISCUS LA CROSSE -The discus record was already his, but Jason Lehman (Sr, Bruce) just wanted to put another stamp on the UW-Stout track and field record book. Lehman easily took first in the event at the UW-La Crosse Eagles Open Wednesday, May 6 when he threw the discus 172-feet, 0.5-inches to break the school record by four inches. The mark also positioned Lehman slightly higher for the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, were he is presently seeded second. Lehman also took a first in the shot put with an automatic qualifying distance of 53-2.75. Lehman has already thrown more than 55-feet this season. No other Stout performer matched a national qualifying time or distance. No team scores were kept. Eric Hanson (So, Winona, Minn) led a quartet of Stout runners in the 3000-meter steeplechase in a top four sweep. Hanson paced the field in a time of 9-minutes, 56.23-seconds. On the women's side, Michelle Abramczak (Fr, Stanley) came up short in her attempt to nationally qualify in the 400-meter hurdles, coming in third at 1:07.12. UW-La Crosse Eagle Open men's individual results
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