fun is good
From the editor
Looking at the calendar of Tech’s athletics events, it’s spring on campus with the baseball, softball, golf, tennis and track teams in action. The basketball teams, meanwhile, are doing all they can to make winter hang on a few weeks longer by extending their seasons into the post-season. It’s a little difficult to think that it’s actually spring, mostly because it never felt like we went through winter here in the mid-South. Very few days of cold weather, no measurable snow. Winter is supposed to include at least one blast of snow, a couple days when nobody ventures out on the roads, but slides down hills on sleds with their dogs giving chase. We never got that. Even a Christmas trip to Minnesota didn’t give us much in the way of winter. Yes, we got to walk out onto frozen Lake Minnetonka, but where was all the snow? We had to cancel our (first-ever) family snow-shoeing adventure because there wasn’t enough snow. So, we’ll move along into spring, which means a couple of our favorite days -- St. Patrick’s Day and April Fool’s Day. You will see in the pages of this edition of unlimited magazine several features that are just plain fun. The theme for this edition is borrowed from Mike Veeck, the son of legendary major league baseball owner Bill Veeck - remember his Chicago White Sox wearing shorts as their official uniform, or the infamous Disco Demolition Night in Comiskey Park? Mike is the owner of a couple of the most fun-loving minor league baseball teams in the country, the Charleston River Dogs and the St. Paul Saints. His team slogans (and the name of a book he wrote on the subject) is “Fun is Good.” We agree, so this edition features several pages aimed solely at fun -- there’s a listing of Golden Eagle student-athletes with the most Irish-sounding names, the story of organist Wally Sturgess that ran 15 years ago on April 1, 1998, and polls of Golden Eagles about their pets, their favorite Disney characters, their date choices from the movies and what they like that’s green. There is some substance to this edition, such as the continued introduction of some fresh faces and a listing of events on our radar. There’s also a look back at two big days in Tech baseball and softball history, and a couple of pieces on endowments that aid Athletics. And, as always, some examples of outstanding photography that we haven’t had a chance to share elsewhere. I hope you enjoy this magazine. Since you’ve found it, please tell others about it. And, please let us know your thoughts. Send your feedback to: sportsinfo@tntech.edu. And, of course, have fun! Rob Schabert Assistant Athletic Director / Editor
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After right fielder Zephan Guyear (2) made a sensational leaping catch at the top of the fence to preserve the shutout, he is joined by center fielder Austin Wulf (17) and pitcher Josh Bryant (26), all wearing smiles as they cross the infield grass on their run to the dugout. The Golden Eagles had plenty of fun in their 9-0 victory over Niagara, fitting with the theme of this edition that Fun Is Good.
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