Sports

I was born on April 22, 1991. It was Earth Day, and it was the day after Ian Woosnam won The Masters. Hence, my first name. While my pain in the ass was making my mom’s life a living hell during a 30 — yes, I said 30 — hour delivery, she found patience while watching golf’s most prestigious tournament and the green jacket ceremony.

BASEBALL: UCI had three solid pitching performances in taking two out of three games against Cal Poly.

CHANGE: David Kniffin spent seven years at UCI and will now move on to the University of Illinois.

Matt Summers has known what he has wanted to do since he was in elementary school – play Major League Baseball. When his career is all said and done, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound ballplayer might have to be dragged off the diamond, because he sure as hell won’t walk away.

Bob Yoder’s retired No. 15 jersey hung high in the rafters of the Galen Center among USC elites like Cheryl Miller, Lisa Leslie and Paul Westphal.

Over the last year and a half, the Irvine faithful has grown accustomed to career-bests and record-breaking performances. In the Asics/Scott Steve Invitational, the trend continued; however, this time none were set by junior Charles Jock.

The ’Eaters opened up a three-game series against Cal State Bakersfield on April 29. In the opening game, Matt Summers led the charge, pitching eight scoreless innings, striking out four and walking one. Going into the bottom of the ninth, Summers looked to record his first complete game shutout, but the Roadrunners had other plans.

FUTURE: Senior Stephen Stege thinks his way through a sport that he calls “90 percent mental.”

The UC Irvine men’s basketball program recently experienced two crucial separations. Junior forward Eric Wise walked out on the family, metaphorically serving Head Coach Russell Turner with divorce papers. Losing freshman center Maxime Chupin and UCI stings in a different way; the promising Chupin has not played a single minute in an Anteater uniform in his college career.

GOLF: Lalita Patipaksiri will travel to Asia and compete with the NCAA All-Star Team.

ARC: Club and recreational sports can inspire camaraderie for those who miss being on a team.

CORTNEY: The senior water polo player hopes to end her career with a bid to the NCAA Tournament.