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28 - The Canadien Champion, Fnday, May 29, 19979 Roller coaster ride caps Ridley s season twilight as well as playoffs By STEVE LeBLANC The Champion Heroics and heartbreak. That pretty mucb summed up the iast week of ieremy Ridiey's sophomore season at Bail State University. In just a six day stretch the former Milton District High School siugger it botb ends of the emotional spectrum in a major way. His rouler coaster ride began on May 9 with BSU battiing arch rivais Central Michigan for a firsi-piace regular season finish in the Mid- American Conference (MAC). With is Cardinais needing to win the second haif of a Saturday afternoon doubieheader to regain top spot, Jeremy stepped to tbe plate in the bottom of the eighth with two outs, nobody on base and tbe score tied at five. Recalled tbe switcb-hitting second basemnan, "I remember thinking ail 1 had to do was get any fit- tie bit. 1 had one of the best itters in MAC (Larry Bigbie) coming up behind mie so I knew if 1 got on base we stood an excellent chance of winning." History made with RBI Jeremy wouid indeed end up scormng, but by is own design. He ciobbered Kevin Smoot's first offening into the teeth of a 20-mph wind and over the fence in left centre. 'Me game-winning RBI gave BSU its irst-ever top spot finish in MAC. Tbey closed out the regu- lar season at 23-9. hait a game abead of Centrai Michigan. It was the biggest homer of my life and just an unbeiievabie feeling," said Jeremy of is May 9 beroics. However, that's wbere the fun would end for Jeremy, twin brother Shayne and the rest of the Cardinals. AIeCNITIe Jer.my Ridley Their best-ever regular season finish quickiy tumned into their worst MAC playoff sbowing in over a decade. BSU dropped 7-4 and 3-2 decisions to Miami, Ohio and Westem Michigan respectively and were the first teamn eliminated from the doubie-knock- out championsbip toumansent. "We juat didn't have it at the end," said Jerernv. who bad two singles in tbe piayoffs while Shavne chipped in one. -We beld an 11-2 record ()Ver Westemn Michigan beading into our second game. It's tough to keep beating a teamn like that. "We had quite a few its but just couldn't string tbemn together. That happens in basebaîl some- times." Jeremny was one of tbe star sluggers in MAC al Shayne Riaiey season long, tinishing third in home runs with 12 and ninth in total bases with 113. He played in ail but one of' BSU's 55 games, recording a .323 batting average, 63 bits and 38 RBI. Somewhai otff bis usual mark this spring, Sha' ne bit .237 with three homers and 19 RBi Jcremy will now spend the summer playung for Lexington, Kentucký in the Bloce(Grass Collegiate League while Shavne wiIl compete in the Great Lakes Collegiate L-eague with Selina, Ohio. We'cve sijl go( our sigbîs set on playing pro ball« said Jeremy. Three or tour guys trom BSU are expected Io be (raI ted next rnonth. "As juniors, ýwe' Il be eligible next year. l's going to be a very big season f'or us." Merchandise and Fixtures *Skate grinder-3 head *Lacrosse gloves *Large selection of skates and equipment mio Pro Sports 42 Bronte St. Unit 8 FWMUyM» Smodoy May3O» 4t0-SOOpn9.3O -5tm M.A.R.C.H. *Water Fumnace Sysierna - Gas Propane1 *Heal Pumps - Air. Ground Efeciric Fuma( & Waler Sources - igh mEfficiera *Cenral & Roor Air & Humidifiers 785 Main Street East 876-1138 Sendoce) 875-27C eand iy Air Piliers DO(afs 1 AR e DTIOIe \!iY~MJ ~QM3~ dU 1 . . . 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