The Sting: Summer 2002

I SPRING SPORTS Recap I Cagers Set Three NAIA Records Junior first baseman Sarah Tsermengas batted a team-high .357 and was named to the NCCAA All-America First Team as well as to the All-Midwest Region Team. She was also tabbed an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete. Freshman righthander Natalie Fox was the# l hurler in the pitch– ing rotation. Her 19-6 record led the AMC in victories and she ranked second in ERA (1.30) and strikeouts per 7 innings (6.45). Fox was an NCCAA All-America Second Team selection, an All– AMC First Team pick, and she grabbed a spot on the All-AMC Freshmen Team. Senior third baseman Debbie Krick ended her stay at Cedarville with a .320 career batting average. She repeated as an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar– Athlete. Sophomore shortstop Ashley Smith was named to the All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team despite an injury-plagued season. Sophomore center fielder Ginger Keithley established a new CU single-season stolen base record with 43. Baseball Debbie Krick The Yellow Jacket baseball team struggled to a 15-30 overall record and a 4-18 finish in the American Mideast Conference. Cedarville nearly won the NCCAA Midwest Region title by defeat– ing No. 2 seed Spring Arbor, 6-3, but losing an 11-10 decision in 10 innings to host and top seed, Indiana Wesleyan . Sophomore righthander T.J. Couch was voted to the All-AMC Second Team as a reliever. He made a team-high 20 appearances with a 1-4 record, a 4.60 ERA, and seven saves. Couch was named to the All-NCCAA Midwest Region Team along with junior first baseman Jameson Adams and senior catcher Ben Saturley. Adams and Saturley tied for the highest team batting average with identical .338 marks. Senior pitcher Scott VanDerAa had a 5-4 record and again led the team with 54 1/3 innings pitched. He fini shes his career as CU's all– time leader with 269 1/3 innings pitched. Senior Drew Bennett was honored as an AMC Scholar-Athlete. Men's Golf Craig Bennington finished 4th in the American Mideast Conference championship to earn All-AMC honors and the Yellow Jackets placed 6th out of 11 teams. Bennington carded rounds of 78- 75-73 for a 226 total which was two shots off of medalist honors. He is the first all- conference golfer for Cedarville in 12 years. Bennington, a junior and three-year letter winner, led the squad with a 77.8 stroke average per 18 holes. Nine of his 13 rounds were in the 70's including a pair of season-low 73's. Junior #3 player Tom Simon, who carried an 81.2 average, was recognized as an NAIA and NCCAA All-America Scholar-Athlete. The honor recognizes juniors and seniors who maintain and mini– mum 3.50 cumulative grade point average. The Yellow Jacket men 's basketball squad completed an out– standing season with a third- place finish at the NCCAA National Tournament at Gardner-Webb University in North Carolina. Cedarville copped the NCCAA Midwest Region title and finished 21- 16 overall and 10-8 in the American Mideast Conference. The Jackets' long-range attack produced three NAIA national records for a single season among Division II schools. Cedarville established new marks for most three-point field goals made (428) , most three-point field goals attempted (1,219) , and most three-point field goals attempted per game (32.9). Josh Gast Sophomores Josh Gast and Barry Chamberlin were both named to the NCCAA National All-Tournament Team and to the All– NCCAA Midwest Region Team. Freshman point guard Jason Weakley was also selected to the Midwest Region squad. Gast, who was tabbed the team's MVP, was an All -AMC Second Team pick. Rossotti named NAIA All-American Cedarville forward Kirsten Rossotti was named to the NAIA Division II All-America Second Team in women's basketball for the 2001-02 season . She is only the sec– ond Lady Jacket basketball player to ever earn the honor. Rossotti, a six– foot senior, who will return for her fourth year of athletic eligibility next season, came back to the hardwood after taking a year off from basketball to average 19.5 points and 10.4 rebounds per game. Rossotti was voted the American Mideast Conference Player of the Kirsten Rossotti Year after leading Cedarville, 23-10 overall, to the most victories in school history. She was also named to the National Christian College Athletic Association All-America First Team after being tabbed the NCCAA Midwest Region Player of the Year. Selected to the NCCAA All-America Second Team was 5-6 sophomore guard Julie Stauffer, who averaged 14.4 points per game. In just three seasons, Rossotti is Cedarville's sixth all-time lead– ing scorer with 1,515 points and she rates eighth in rebounding with 819 boards. The only other Lady Jacket to be named an NAIA All– American was Amy Zehr, who earned a spot on the First Team fol– lowing the 1992-93 campaign. STING