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U.S. play an eye opener Continued from page 22 coaching and everybody was working for us. _ "It somewhat turned me of the experience. 1 always though that baseball was fun and it turned into a situation where nobody wanted to be "Even when we were there everything was a hasâ€" sle." But the experience gave him a sense of how imporâ€" tant leadership is in the team game. That‘s someâ€" thing he thinks he improved "I had to pick it up for all the stuff that was going on, and had to step up and be a leader," said Siddall. "When my coach went loopy, I defiâ€" nitely learned how to deal with people. "The guys on the team were awesome, and they helped make the experiâ€" Tigers‘ U.S. college experience makes them better allâ€"around ball players. Fitting in with the team was something that Tigers pitcher _ Mark _ Schmidt thought was important in his first year at Division 1 school _ called Winthrop located in South Carolina. "You go from being pretty good here to being a nobody," said Schmidt, who also played with the provinâ€" cial team. "There were seven freshmen and only one of us got into a game." _ _ But the redâ€"shirted freshâ€" men said the upper classâ€" men took them under their wing and help smooth the transition, letting them know what the expectations were. With all the the keys to success in place, including recognizing that extra pracâ€" tice sessions and spending spare time in the weight room was a must, Schmidt said he enjoyed the college experience. His eyes were really opened by what he saw on big college campuses like the University of Florida and University of Alabama. "That‘s a big experience playing in front of thousand of fans, and playing at that calibre," said the Tigers‘ rookie rightâ€"hander. "Seeing how high you have to bring your game to be a successful player there was important. "The intensity of all they guys for every one of our 56 game schedule was also important to see. Every game you have to bring your "A" game, that‘s the big thing I brought back with me. You have to be intense every game, and work hard." Tigers field boss Brian Bishop, who also coaches at the collegiate level for the University â€" of Waterloo Warriors, said he notices the difference in players who have had that postâ€"secâ€" ondary experience. "They come back in good shape, and are ready to jump in and play as soon as they get back," said Bishop. "They‘ve learned the game. ROW swimmers ; make top eight number of members A:‘); the Region of aterloo Swim Club had outstanding perforâ€" mances at the Junior Provincial Swim Championship, held July 12â€" 15 at the Etobicoke Olympiad. In the 12 years of age and under _ category, Lisa Mitchell placed fifth in both the 100â€" and 200â€"metre Butterfly in the women‘s division; _ while Derek Woodhall placed fourth in the 200â€"metre breaststroke in the men‘s division. In the 13 and 14 years of age category, Britney Scott finished in first for the 200â€" metre butterfly, and second in the 100â€"metre butterfly, the women‘s event in which she obtained a senior national time. "Every coach coaches them a little differently so they‘ve learned how to defence different situations. Sometimes they‘ve even been able to give me input in to what they do, and what we can do on the field." In the same age category for the men‘s division, David Hughes placed first in the 1,500â€"metre freestyle, sixth in the 400â€"metre freestyle, Being thrown into the crucible of college basebail, and the work that involves, just makes them better allâ€" around players said Bishop. "That‘s the biggest differâ€" ence," he said. Coleridge/Hiawatha/Marlowe (01â€"23â€"1700 Ridgeview/Thorndale (01â€"25â€"0100) Mayview Cres. 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