Cardinal & Cream

Steven Aldridge, Union University sports information director, received the Clarence “Ike” Pearson award for 2012, which honors the outstanding accomplishments of a sports information director in the NAIA.

Union’s search for a new volleyball head coach ended April 18 when the university announced Christy Mooberry will take over the reins of the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team.

The Bulldogs baseball team knocked off Blue Mountain College 2–1 Thursday to complete an undefeated TranSouth Conference Tournament run and claim their second straight tournament title. Benjie Fesmire, junior business administration major, earned the win, and Danny Grimm, senior political science major, brought home the winning run with a base-loaded walk. The Bulldogs will kick off national tournament play May 10.

The Bulldogs baseball team knocked off Blue Mountain College 2–1 Thursday to complete an undefeated TranSouth Conference Tournament run and claim their second straight tournament title. Benjie Fesmire, junior business administration major, earned the win, and Danny Grimm, senior political science major, brought home the winning run with a base-loaded walk. The Bulldogs will kick off national tournament play May 10.

Brent Fronabarger, Bulldogs head baseball coach, said the season is particularly busy because of organizing students’ schedules for practices. Accommodating students’ schedules is far from an easy challenge, and Fronabarger said the team will frequently practice in groups according to their positions before or after group practices. Every day, Fronabarger also takes anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour developing a practice schedule for his team.

Although golf coach Andy Rushing has held his position for seven seasons, golf is not the only sport he coached at Union or other schools. He played baseball from 1972 to 1976 at Union.

Fesmire and the Bulldogs answered that question decisively, and they will head to their national tournament regional matchup May 10 with a chance to go out on top in their final season of NAIA play.