Baseball falls in league opener
First-year coach Steve Mrowka's Atlantic 10 career did not start as he had hoped, as the GW baseball team dropped two of three games to Rhode Island last weekend at Barcroft Park.
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Stories from the March 28, 2005, Print Edition
Softball splits with Rhody
After a plethora of cancellations, the GW softball team was finally able to hit the field Saturday, splitting a home doubleheader against Rhode Island. GW was able to squeak one out against the Rams 4-3 in the first game but lost 13-12 in extra innings in the nightcap.
Preparing for D.C. baseball’s return
VIERA, Fla. - Amid the smell of sunscreen under the blistering heat of a Florida sun, a D.C. team is playing professional baseball for the first time in 34 years. Though the Nationals have taken the field nearly every day for the last month, most area fans have not seen the team with their own eyes because the club had been training 873 miles from downtown Washington.
Column: Ignorance is bliss for MLB
Who could blame them, right? It was the summer of 1998, and everywhere you turned, there it was. Fans watched Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire chase history. Balls were flying into the stands, hot dog sales were up and eyes were glued to television sets around the country.
Players consider NBA draft
When the GW men's basketball team ended its season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last weekend, junior forwards Mike Hall and Pops Mensah-Bonsu expressed optimism that the Colonials would only get better next year. But there is a chance that neither player will be a part of the 2005-06 team, as both players told The Hatchet last week that they will enter the upcoming NBA Draft.
