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Bulls Take Two from UCF Game One Boxscore Game Two Boxscore ORLANDO, Fla. (May 7, 2004)-The University of South Florida softball team was led by seniors Holly Groves and Leigh Ann Ellis has the Bulls took both games of a doubleheader against UCF Friday afternoon, at the UCF Softball Complex. The Bulls took the first by a score of 8-1 and then used a four-run sixth to comeback and win 8-6 in the series finale. In game one, USF (53-10) took advantage of six UCF errors to push across eight runs in the game off of nine hits. In the first inning, Kattrina Dowd led off the game with a double down the left field line and then scored off of Shelly Riker’s bunt single. USF added another run in the second inning courtesy of UCF’s first error of the game, with two outs and two on Samantha Ray reached on an error by shortstop Stephanie Best allowing Krista Holle to score. The Bulls blew the game wide open in the fourth scoring five runs off of four UCF errors in the inning. Tiffany Stewart started things off with a single through the ride side and then advanced to third on a throwing error by the first baseman. Stewart then scored on another Best error off a line drive by Sarah Watson. Holle scored off the third UCF error of the inning by the first baseman on a Dowd grounder. Riker then loaded the bases by reaching on a bunt single, Carmela Liwag then reached on a fielders choice. On the play Watson scored on a throwing error by the second baseman, the error allowed Dowd to score from second. Holly Groves knocked in her 77th RBI on a sac fly to centerfield that Riker scored on. After the five run fourth, Danielle Urbanik took over for USF starter Leigh Ann Ellis, who improved her record to 36-4 on the year. Ellis pitched four shut-out innings, striking out eight and only surrendering one hit. USF added another run in the seventh to push the lead to 8-0 with an RBI single by Holle down the left field line that scored Christie Chapman. The Golden Knights were able to push a run across in the bottom of the seventh but Urbanik was able to close it out for the Bulls and pick up her first save of the season. In the second game, Dowd led off the game with another extra base hit, tripling off the top of the left field wall. Riker followed with a walk and then Liwag singled to right field scoring Dowd. Chapman then laid down a sac bunt advancing Riker to third and Liwag to second. Holle then singled to center field scoring both runners, giving the Bulls an early 3-0 lead. UCF quickly struck back tying the game at 3-3. Cici Alvarez followed with a walk and then stole second. She advanced to third on a sac bunt and then scored on a Best single through the right side. Jania Shinhoster followed with a double down the left field line that advanced Best to third. Crystle Krafft then doubled to right center scoring both runners. The Bulls picked up another run in the second inning off of Liwag’s 18th double of the year that scored Samantha Ray to give the Bulls a 4-3 lead. Ellis came in relief for the Bulls starter Kasey Cash in the third inning with two runners on and one out and was able to get out of the inning. USF had the lead until the bottom of the fifth when UCF exploded for three runs with two outs. Kraft doubled to center field scoring Best from third. Shinhoster scored on a passed ball allowing Kraft to reach third, who then scored on a Rachelle Schmidt RBI single. The Bulls responded back in the top of the sixth with four runs. Liwag singled to right field scoring Ray from third. Groves knocked in her 78,79,80th RBI with a base clearing double down the left field line, her second double of the day. Ellis (37-4) was able to close out the game for the Bulls picking up her second win of the day. USF returns to the USF Softball Complex on Sunday for a doubleheader against Setson starting at 1 p.m. The Bulls will say goodbye to seniors Holly Groves, Leigh Ann Ellis, Shelly Riker and Rena Rodriguez.

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We dropped the first game 7-3. > Hopefully we will pick up the split tomorrow. GO BULLS!

You must have read my mind as that was the same thing I was thinking.

Former St. Bonaventure AD Throws Hat In Bulls' Ring Published: Apr 20, 2004 TAMPA - Gothard Lane, who resigned last year as St. Bonaventure University athletic director in the wake of a basketball eligibility scandal, has applied for the vacant AD position at the University of South Florida. St. Bonaventure's men's basketball program was stripped of six victories and banned from the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament last season after junior-college transfer Jamil Terrell was ruled ineligible. Instead of an Associate of Arts degree, Terrell was admitted to St. Bonaventure with a welding certificate. Additionally, St. Bonaventure president Robert Wickenheiser resigned and men's basketball coach Jan van Breda Kolff was fired. Lane was placed on administrative leave before offering his resignation. USF is seeking to replace Lee Roy Selmon, who stepped down in February. The school has received 31 applications through Monday, including NBC Sports vice president of communications Kevin Sullivan. A consulting firm is expected to narrow the list to five finalists by mid-May. USF HONORS LADIES: The South Florida women's basketball team announced its award-winners at its inaugural awards banquet on Sunday. Freshman forward Jessica Dickson was named offensive player of the year and junior guard Anedra Gilmore won the defensive player of the year award. Sophomore center Sharon Cambridge was the most-improved player and freshman guard Rachael Sheats won the Golden Bull award - given to the player who exemplifies academic and athletic achievement.

PRICELESS!!!!!! ;D

We're getting plastered 7-0 right now, but on a positive the softball team is up by the same score in the 5th inning.

You also can't leave out the new Southern Miss coach.....Larry Eustachy! ;D

Way to go ladies. They are truly awesome!!

To Serena's backside! ;D

Atlanta Alumni Chapter Chapter Homepage: Chapter President: Barbara **** Class: 1982 Home Phone: 404-728-1570 Business Phone: 404-562-8923 Fax: 404-562-8896 E-mail: ****.barbara@epamail.epa.gov

USF Tampa Alumni Chapter Upcoming Events Thursday, April 22nd Channelside Mixer/Meeting 615 Channelside Drive Tampa, FL 33602 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Join the Tampa Alumni Chapter for a Networking Mixer and brief meeting for elections. Appetizers and a cash bar will be available. After the meeting, USF Alumni Association members - including those who sign up that evening - will receive a discount card for various venues at Channelside. For more information, please contact Tony Holbrook at 813-546-8905. Saturday, May 8th Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay 2004 "Grade Improvement" Shopping Spree Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Volunteers are needed to staff booths at this flea market-style event where the kids will spend "money" they earn during the year based on performance in school and attendance. There will be more than 700 children shopping for items that have been donated by local businesses. If you would like to volunteer, please respond ASAP to Tony Holbrook at 813-546-8905. Saturday, May 22nd 2004 Tampa Bay Soap Box Derby Sycamore Drive USF Tampa Campus 8:00 am Come join the Tampa Alumni Chapter for a day of downhill gravity-powered competition between drivers, ages 8 to 17, who will be racing Soap Box Derby cars. Each driver will participate with a parent or mentor in building a car from a standard kit. The event is coed and winners will travel to Ohio to compete in the international finals. This event will provide an opportunity for young people to work with an adult on a project that requires focus, self discipline and is fun. The event requires a number of volunteers. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For information contact Tony Holbrook at 813-546-8905. Not a Member of the Alumni Association? Join today by contacting Patrick Santoro at (800) 299-BULL or at psantoro@admin.usf.edu, or join online at www.alumni.usf.edu.

I really hate having to share a stadium with the Bucs and will really be glad when we get a stadium of our own!

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I don't believe it, a positive comment from a Knight! ???

Isn't the Miami-FSU game scheduled for Monday night?

The Softbulls won 11-3

Here's your answer Smaz........... ODDS AND ENDS: Vice president Michael Rierson said an associate athletic director to replace Bobby Paschal, who retires April 15, won't be determined until the new AD is hired. USF, however, will add an additional assistant AD by June 1 to run the business office, associate AD Rick Costello said.

This is softball not baseball!

Bulls' AD Search Continues By BRETT McMURPHY bmcmurphy@tampatrib.com Published: Apr 7, 2004 TAMPA - Connecticut Associate Athletic Director Tom McElroy and Orange Bowl Chief Executive Officer Keith Tribble met with South Florida officials in San Antonio during the Final Four about USF's vacant AD position. McElroy and Tribble are considered to be among the top candidates. Neither returned telephone calls Tuesday from the Tribune. Chuck Neinas, hired by USF to provide finalists to the school's search committee, and USF Vice President Michael Rierson, a member of the search committee, were in San Antonio but would not disclose with whom they spoke. ``I only talked to individuals that may have interest in the position or that USF may be interested in,'' Neinas said. ``It's just a process, like mining a vein.'' Rierson estimated he spoke with at least 40 individuals - either prospective candidates or intermediaries. ``Other than Oklahoma State, UConn, Duke and Georgia Tech, USF had to be the most talked about university in San Antonio,'' Rierson said. ``There was a lot of buzz. I thought there would be a lot of interest in [the AD job], but I was amazed at the extraordinary interest in it on a national level.'' McElroy worked for the Big East Conference from 1981-2001 before being named an associate AD at UConn in August 2001. From 1993-2001, he was the Big East's senior associate commissioner. He also was the Big East's director of communications and executive producer of the league's television network. Tribble, named the 12th most powerful person in college football by Sports Illustrated last year, has been with the Orange Bowl since 1993. He was promoted from executive director to CEO in 2000. He also spent two years as a senior associate AD at UNLV in the early 1990s and was at Florida from 1981-89, advancing to the position of associate AD. Of USF's six official applicants, Michigan State Associate AD Mark Hollis and LSU Senior Associate AD Dan Radakovich appear to have the strongest credentials. ``My mission is to make the USF search committee's job difficult by providing a number of quality candidates,'' Neinas said. ``I think they'll have a strong field to review.'' Neinas is to present finalists to the search committee by mid-May. After interviews, the committee will forward its comments to President Judy Genshaft, who will select the new AD.

The mighty Gayturds didn't want to play in the same tournament as the other Florida Schools and wound up paying the price according to this blurb from today's St. Pete. Times............ ;D GOLF: The USF women finished second in the Ryder/Florida Championship in Miami Lakes. The Bulls shot a final-round 306 to finish at 923, seven shots behind winner Rollins, in the 14-team event. Miami was third at 924 followed by FSU at 927. Fernanda Rivera led USF, tying for fourth with FSU's Katie Quinney at 228. ... The Florida women finished 10th out of 18 teams in the Bryan Park National Collegiate in Brown Summit, N.C.

Although it's way across town, Champions Bar at the Marriott Westshore gets a very nice crowd.

NCAA infractions alleged at Southern Mississippi By Timothy R. Brown, The Associated Press JACKSON, Miss.  The father of a former Southern Mississippi player says documents he has given to an attorney show the school's men's basketball program blatantly violated NCAA rules, including making alleged payments to players. James Pattman Sr., the father of former USM guard James Pattman Jr., told The Associated Press he obtained handwritten statements from players on the 2002-2003 team, some detailing alleged payments and claims of verbal and physical abuse by USM coaches. A former player confirmed to the AP that he attended the 2003 meeting, during which the elder Pattman received the statements. The player, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the closed-door meeting addressed what some players thought was harsh treatment by coaches. New USM coach Larry Eustachy and university officials have refused to comment on the allegations. Lee Gore, the attorney for the university, also declined to answer questions about a lawsuit filed by one of the former players. Southern Miss compliance director Don Oberhelman, who also would not go into detail about the claims, said last week the school was investigating. He said Southern Miss has not reported any violations to the NCAA, but has made the governing body aware of the internal investigation. Pattman said he met with the players last year after a meeting to discuss his concerns with athletic director Richard Giannini. Pattman said he became concerned about the program after watching several athletes leave Southern Miss while James Green was coach. Green resigned March 5 after eight seasons and was replaced by Eustachy, the former Iowa State coach, last week. Green did not immediately return calls placed to his cell phone Thursday. Pattman said he started asking his son and other players how they were treated by Green's staff. After hearing their answers, he documented the statements to relay the players' concerns to Giannini and Green in a follow-up meeting. "I told all the players that felt (that) what was going on was wrong, to meet with us in my hotel. And they all did. Every one of them," said Pattman. He said he gave the statements to an attorney representing former player Ben Lambert, who has a suit pending against the university. "There were some stories that were just ridiculous," he said "They wrote statements telling me all the kinds of things." Pattman said the statements were presented to Green and Giannini during a March 24, 2003, meeting in Giannini's office and all parties agreed "to move forward and accept coach Green's statements that he would attempt to change his inappropriate conduct." The player statements include an allegation that Green lost his temper in the locker room and slapped a player at halftime of a game against Tulane on Feb. 2, 2002, Pattman said. Pattman also alleges that Lambert was given $970 in cash for rent, about $600 to pay for summer school and his school work in an online correspondence class was done by a member of the coaching staff. Pattman said in a letter to school officials that Lambert had alleged the coaching staff routinely adjusted transcripts, paid junior college players money until they were accepted into the university and completed correspondence courses for transfer athletes. School officials confirmed they had received the letter. Last year, USM declared two transfers from Lee College in Baytown, Texas, ineligible after a transcript for one of them was found to have been falsified. Green was cleared in the ensuing investigation, but assistant coach Luster Godwin was fired for his involvement. USM reported last year's violations to the NCAA as secondary in nature, saying the transcript was allegedly changed by someone at Lee College and that the players were no longer enrolled at Southern Mississippi. In Lambert's lawsuit, he claims he left school in January 2003 because he suffered verbal abuse and hazing by the school's coaching staff, including Green. Lambert's attorney, John R. Reeves of Jackson, said that while he couldn't comment on any evidence in the case, "we believe he can prove his allegations. He tried to settle the matter before filing suit and we continue to hold out hope the matter can be settled." Lambert is seeking reinstatement of his scholarship and a return to the team. The 6-foot-9, 230-pound center from Prichard, Ala., averaged 2.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game before leaving school 12 games into his senior season. In June 2003, guard James Pattman Jr. was dismissed from the team after Green said a crowded backcourt would have limited his contributions. Pattman's father immediately accused the coach of wrongly dismissing his son from the squad. Pattman Jr. has since transferred to Florida A&M. He appeared in all 29 of USM's games during the 2002-2003 season and averaged 1.4 points a game.

Stop crying over spilled milk! ;D

I'll be front and center routing on my Cowboys to victory! GO 'BOYS! GO BULLS!