2008 Woodie Awards
Baseball Under the snow on the USM baseball field there is dirt and there is grass. And the Huskies are ready for it. On March 20, the University of Southern Maine Huskies baseball team will run onto a field without snow, facing William Paterson in sunny and warm Chandler, Arizona. Coach Ed Flaherty, in his 23rd season at the helm, is optimistic about the start of this 2008 season. "I feel very good about this team," Flaherty says. "It is a bit young as there are only two seniors and a handful of juniors.? I feel offensively we will be extremely potent, have decent team speed and good power." The two seniors, Eddie Skeffington (Everett, MA) and Adam Ross (Rockland) will be called upon to provide the leadership in the dugout-both have been named captains.
Emily Artesani knows something about efficiency. Whether it's in the classroom or running the ever-grueling 400 meters, she is adept at managing her energy and coming out on top. A sophomore psychology major in the university's honors program, Artesani recently broke one of the university's longest standing track records in the 400 meter event.
Winning in college sports is hard enough, but things are about to get even more difficult for coaches and players at USM. While I was in New York City this past week at a journalism convention, Columbia University revealed their plan to do away with student loans.
2/27 - In the annual Little East Conference coaches preseason poll, the Huskies were ranked 3rd of 8 in the conference, below Eastern Connecticut, ranked 6th in the nation, and Keene State College, ranked 30th in the nation. They open their season in Arizona over vacation, and have their home opener on April 1 versus Bowdoin College.
