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Catcher turned pitcher Hildreth leads baseball to Monmouth win

Catcher turned pitcher Hildreth leads baseball to Monmouth win

In the top of the eighth inning yesterday, the baseball team needed an arm. In the bottom of that inning, it needed a bat.Facing Monmouth at Clarke Field, the Tigers got both from junior Casey Hildreth.Hildreth, who started yesterday's game as the designated hitter, singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth after pitching in the top half of the inning, earning the victory in baseball's 7-4 win over Monmouth.Depleted by two injured pitchers, sophomore Tommy Crenshaw and freshman Scott Hindman, the Princeton pitching staff had to call on someone else.

SPORTS | 04/06/2000

Bartges completes four-year journey from novice to leader

With the physique of a tall, athletic-looking woman, senior Kristen Bartges was lured to women's open crew at Dillon gym her freshman year.Originally, she thought she'd just check things out.

SPORTS | 04/06/2000

Petite Poniatowski paces softball

"Though she be but little, she is fierce." Helena's description of Hermia in Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is meant as an insult, but with regards to softball's Lauren Poniatowski, it would be nothing but the highest of praise.At five feet, two inches, the starting third baseman for the Tigers is the shortest player on the team.

SPORTS | 04/05/2000

Hockey team shocked by Cahoon's departure for UMass

Around 10:30 yesterday morning, members of the men's hockey team received what most considered an unexpected phone call.

SPORTS | 04/05/2000

Women's lax deep fries Blue Hens for seventh-straight win

Whitney Miller went shopping Tuesday and bought an Oven Roaster chicken. The next night, before the women's lacrosse team left the locker room to confront No.

SPORTS | 04/05/2000

Q & A with Megan and James Milam of women's and men's golf

Sophomore James Milam and freshman Megan Milam play for the men's and women's golf teams. They recently sat down with senior writer Peyton Bowman.'Prince': How long have you all been playing?Megan Milam: Forever.

SPORTS | 04/05/2000

Women's water polo captures second-straight ECAC championship

Knocking things down is beginning to become a habit for the women's water polo team. Last weekend it was the goal post, this weekend it was the competition.

SPORTS | 04/04/2000

Baseball's bats begin to come alive thanks to different hitting approaches

Two completely different styles of hitting have led the way for the baseball team so far this season.The Tigers (7-12 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) knew there would be a hitting void after the graduation of Matt Evans '99 ? they just weren't sure who exactly would step up to fill that gaping hole or in what manner it would get done.So far this season, two juniors ? Jon Watterson and Max Krance ? have proven to be the most consistent at the plate for the Tigers, with batting averages of .395 and .381, respectively.

SPORTS | 04/04/2000

Men's volleyball stops skid, defeats Rutgers-Newark, 3-1

A four-match losing streak came to a stop last night at Dillon Gym, as men's volleyball rebounded to defeat visiting Rutgers-Newark, 3-1.The Tigers (8-11 overall, 4-9 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) defeated the Scarlet Knights, 15-10, in the first two games, dropped the third game 15-9, and then smoked the visitors in the fourth and final game, 15-5.Princeton used a balanced attack to defeat Rutgers (7-16), with four Tigers registering kills in double digits.

SPORTS | 04/04/2000

After splitting time with Mettler '99, Field finds home in goal for w. lax

Seven separate players scored in the last two games for the women's lacrosse team. This depth on the offensive half of the field has been a key aspect of Princeton's early-season success.But at probably the most important position on the field ? goalie ? such depth is almost nonexistent.Having only one returning goalie with any experience in lacrosse, the Tigers are placing all their expectations on senior Laura Field.

SPORTS | 04/04/2000

Men's lacrosse tops visiting Penn, 10-4

A dropped ball, an errant pass, a poor shot ? there are several ways to lose possession in a lacrosse game.

SPORTS | 04/04/2000

Crews start season off with mixed results

One team raced the defending champions. Another was able to jet past the leading boat of the race, which had caught a crab and came to a standstill.

SPORTS | 04/03/2000

W. lax flourishes despite doomsday predictions

When we last left the women's lacrosse team last season, things weren't exactly looking up for the Tiger program.

SPORTS | 04/03/2000

Depth of women's golf propels team to third place at William and Mary invite

In Jamestown, Va., in 1612, John Rolfe produced the first Virginia tobacco crop, the taste of which the English actually enjoyed.

SPORTS | 04/03/2000

Errors prove costly for softball against Massachusetts, St. Peter's

With a runner on second, no outs in the bottom of the eighth, and Princeton softball leading by one, a short sacrifice bunt made sophomore shortstop Kim Veenstra think the Tigers could nail the advancing runner at third ? hoping to destroy the game-threatening rally right at its heart.The resulting throw, however, traveled a bit too high ? allowing the runner to slide right under the tag ? capping an error-filled weekend.

SPORTS | 04/03/2000

Track teams score well at Sam Howell Invitational

Sometimes, seemingly insignificant events can be microcosms of the bigger picture. Two events at this weekend's Sam Howell Memorial Invitational at Weaver Stadium ? hosted by the men's and women's track teams ? encapsulate the seasons of both squads.On the men's side, in the first heat of the 100-meter dash, Princeton entered five of the six runners.

SPORTS | 04/02/2000

After dropping three straight, baseball salvages a win in first Ivy weekend

After three straight league losses, the baseball team's back was against the wall. Needing a victory in the last game of the weekend, the Tigers were bailed out by their bats.Saturday against Dartmouth, Princeton (6-12 overall, 1-3 Ivy League) lost the first game, 4-2 in extra innings, and the second, 13-4.

SPORTS | 04/02/2000

Men's lacrosse stomps over visiting Yale in Ivy League opener

Think of it this way: If the men's lacrosse team had pulled its goalie at the opening face-off Saturday, and every shot by opponent Yale had been on the mark, the Elis would have topped the Tigers by just one goal.There would be no such luck for visiting Yale (3-3 overall, 1-2 Ivy League) at 1952 Stadium.

SPORTS | 04/02/2000

Women's lax defeats No. 8 Virginia, No. 17 Cornell

After Cristi Samaras '99 graduated, women's lacrosse had no established scorer who could take over a game by herself.Eight games into this season, the Tigers still have not found any one player who has taken over the role as the team's main scoring threat.Instead, Princeton has four or five who can step up to dominate a game at any moment.That balanced attack was at work this weekend at 1952 Stadium as the No.

SPORTS | 04/02/2000

Weekend Wrap-up

CrewThe Princeton heavyweight men opened their season Saturday with a win in Annapolis, Md., against Navy.

SPORTS | 04/02/2000

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