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It was a historic night at Fenway Park as Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester no-hit the Kansas City Royals - the first for Lester and the 18th in Sox history. Prior to the game, UMass men's soccer coach Sam Koch was honored for guiding the team to the 2007 NCAA College Cup by the organization with the first pitch of the game. Koch, his family and assistant coach Jon Davy were given a private VIP tour prior to the game, collected a few autographs, and watched the game from the stands behind home plate as the game, and history, unfurled pitch-by-pitch.
2008 Pond Club/UMass Hockey Golf Tournament Registration
The University of Massachusetts Hockey Team and the Pond Club would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our 8th Annual Pond Club Golf Tournament to raise funds for our hockey program. We are proud to announce that this year's event is again being held Monday June 9th at the Orchards Golf Club in South Hadley, site of the 2004 Women's US Open Golf Tournament. Every golfer will receive a complimentary gift for participating in this year's event. Each golfer will also receive a sleeve of UMass logo golf balls, pre-tournament breakfast, post tournament dinner, and mulligans & string - all part of this package. Prizes will be awarded to winning teams, for the longest drive (men and ladies), and closest to the pin contests on selected holes. There will also be an opportunity to compete directly against Coach Don "Toot" Cahoon on the par-three tenth hole.
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The UMass track and field teams traveled to Princeton University over the weekend where the men competed in the IC4A Championships and the women competed in the ECAC Championships. Sophomore Lisa Wilson (Holden, Mass.) had the top performance of the weekend after placing sixth in the discus throw. Wilson broke the UMass school record with a throw of 155 feet, 9 inches. Wilson surpassed Natalie Hart's throw of 153 feet, 8 inches that was set back in 1993. In addition, Wilson now qualifies for the NCAA Regional Meet in two weeks.
UMass senior defenseman Sean Krygier was named to the Ninth Annual Division I All-New England Scholar Athlete team. The NEILA recognizes all graduating seniors who earned better than a 3.0 GPA. Krygier was a double-major in Sport Management and Finance with a 3.6 GPA.
To honor UMass men's soccer coach Sam Koch for guiding the Minutemen to the program's first-ever NCAA College Cup appearance, the Boston Red Sox have invited the Concord, Mass. native to throw out the first pitch against Kansas City on May 19. The game is set for a 7:05 PM start and will be televised on NESN. With a 17-8-1 record, the UMass soccer team enjoyed its best season ever winning the Atlantic 10 Tournament title advancing to its second-ever NCAA Tournament. The Minutemen won four-straight NCAA Tournament games before falling to Ohio State in the National Semifinals.
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After a thrilling 2-1 win to force a game seven in the NCAA Softball Amherst Regional final, the 20th-ranked Massachusetts softball fell to eighth-ranked Stanford 6-0 in the second final game on Sunday. The Cardinal used a three-run top of the first inning and tough defense to move onto the NCAA Super Regional. UMass couldn't manage any offense in the game as Stanford pitcher Missy Penna tossed her second no-hitter of the season. The Minutewomen complete their tremendous season with a 42-13 record, their seventh 40-win season in school history.
