Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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First sceatsconms silttorric 3 sweet The last stride to first base, Valarie Patterson makes it before the throw. The women's club softball team played two games against McNeese and LSU in its first year. Cheryl Huffman connects for a hit as the club team won its first game over McNeese. Some of the other women's intercollegiate sports also began as club sports. in-s3'3c72 ff Q g 2gf,v,w...4'f ij , '--. ww , . ' 4 ., tm f-A ' F- . -v 'O V A l N r ' 1 ,tt t ' ' .-. . ' . rr V 4' J ' ' . ,QQ , ,-, .. ' -' 1 fu' A , ':'TT'7f ' , ,, . ' A. 'v , L ff ,--H + ' ,. ,V 1 3' M' . 'f ' ,R ' qw , , , f t , - ' I-e . ' rr. f 'Q X- 4' -mv f :fl .- ' T' Q V 'X K -, f .I , ' 1 , . 'I 11 .. - A large team, a short schedule and plenty ot enthusiasm marked the start of another sport at Nicholls. Each sport for women which came before it was in the same position. First a club sport, a limited schedule, transportation to away games nearly nonexistent and financial help always in question. Still, the first women's softball club team got off to a good, although abbrevi- ated, start. Marion Russell, coordinator ot women's athletics, served as the coach for the team. At the end of the spring semester she said plans would be made to make it an intercollegiate sport in the future, the fourth womens sport. The team played only two games, Rounding the bag, the first base coach signals Ann Percle to go for second on her hit to the outfield. Percle got four hits out of five turns at bat. 134 Club Softball ' T ' nw' 1 An .. 1 T 7' Qt -9 X ,-,, of .9 Cuenca

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