Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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NO SLOWING DOWN BASEBALL CONTINUES TO EXCEL UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP ■■■■■■■ he 1986 baseball team was a prime example of u college baseball at its best. The Tigers, under first- ■Hl year Coach Brian Baker, showed no signs of slow- ■ ing down. Their 29-18 overall record proves that H f ac t- O ne can understand this when looking at their schedule and realizing that most of their losses were at the hands of some big time baseball programs like Northwestern, St. Francis and St. Xavier. Coach Baker and his Tigers proved that they can play with and over many major universities. The Tigers did lose some key players in Scott Bricker and Kevin McKay to graduation; but they still have the power of Eric Durbin and the talent of Scott Goselin along with many other quality ball players to remain a threat to any team they come up against. By Bill Burdine Jr. ■ SCOREBOARD U. of Cincinnati L Judson W Taylor Univ. W-3 Blackburn W-2 Dort College W McKendree W-2 Huntington W Rockford W-2 Mt. Vernon W-4 L-l St. Xavier L-2 Union College L Chicago St. W-2 King ' s College L Marion College W-2 Greenville W-l L-2 Northwestern L-2 St. Joseph W-2 l.l.T. L-2 Northeastern III. W-l L-l St. Francis L-2 Millikin Univ. W-2 NAIA District W-l L-2 Aurora Univ. W OVERALL 29-18

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SPORTS A Greg Harrell ► Eric Durbin 24 Baseball

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BEST EVER MEN ' S TENNIS HAS BEST SEASON EVER he 1986 men ' s tennis team enjoyed its best season ever. The team compiled a 13-4 overall record and took third place in the district tourna- ment, its best finish ever. Heading the list of the tennis Tigers was MVP Tom Rodriguez, who showed strong stability and leadership while earning the role of number one player. Playing at the number two spot was senior Jeff Schim- melphennig, who teamed up with number three Kerry Mumma to form the top doubles team. Strengthening the middle was number four player Jeff Arnold. The number five player was Jeff Whiting, who led the team with a 13-4 individual record. Whiting also made it to the district semi-finals but was knocked off by the tournament number one seed in a tight match. Finishing off the team were Jeff Lingle and Dave Hair, each with winning records. Despite the resignation of Coach Mark Fleming, the Tigers should continue to improve and dominate for years to come. By Bill Burdine Jr. IS ▲ Jeff Schimmelphennig ► Jeff Arnold 26 Men ' s Tennis