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California State University, Fresno
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1989
Carpenter sheds sister's shadow
By Steve Fountain
Sports Writer
She used lo be "Terry Carpenter, younger sister of
Texas A&.M standout Julie Carpenter."'
Now she is Terry Carpenter, Fresno State Uni¬
versity starting pitcher."
But her teammates just call her T.C."
That in the bnclesl of words, is the history of
idcnuficauons of 18-year-old pitcher Terry Carpenter
She played high school softhall in the shadow ol
her sister Julie. 21. who was a standout pitcher at
Texas A&M.
Carpenter said dial from her fust year at Edison
High School in Hunungton Beach, her name was ued
to her older sister's by the media, opposing players
and fans.
"I didn't pitch my first year, but even if I got a hit.
it was sister of Julie," said Carpenter. 'But basically
when I started pitching at Edison that's when, and
when she left, it was always younger sister"
Carpenter accepted the situation.
I In a way, it didn't really
bother me. But I always
wanted to make a name for
myself on my own.
—Terry Carpenter
"There is no way I can really change it." she said.
"In a way, il didn't really bother me. But I always
wanted to make a name for myself on my own."
FSU Head Coach Margie Wnghi said she was
impressed with die way Carpenter handled having a
older sister successful in softball.
"I have seen a few umes where such a situation was
negative," said Wnght "A player can push themselves
harder. But I never thought Terry was in Julie's
shadow. Terry has always done her own thing."
Carpenter said her sister's success helped her by
making colleges aware of her But, Carpenter said she
would have made u on her talent alone.
But the more important lesson Carpenter learned
from her sister came from her sister quitting softball
softball following an Ail-American season and with
one year of eligibility remaining.
Please see TERRY, page 10
Mark Mtrko/Daily Collegian
Tarry Carpenter (left) shads her sister's shadow and helps carry on Fresno State's one-two pitching punch
with veteran Carle Dever (right).
Media leave minor sports sidelined
Jennifer Konze
If it's not men's basketball, baseball
or football, chances are that they are
not well covered by the media—both
print-and television.
They used to be referred to as "minor
sports"— cross country, golf, soccer,
softball. swimming, lennis, track and
field, volleyball, water polo, women's
basketball and wrestling.
Granted that in some parts of ihe
country some of these sports also share
the trio's spodighl—but at Icasi in
California a majonty of the media
views these sports as less than the mo
of "money makers."
Some altitudes expressed imply that
that's ihe way il is.
Not me.
Although I must confess thai I let
track and field fall to the wayside. 1
have always tried to gel in as many
If it happens on campus or in Fresno
u gets pnonty.
If it happened more recently il gets
pnonty.
Yes. ihere are exceptions. WresUing
and baseball are examples of exceptions
that happened this weekend.
Wresding's Pac-10 championships
were Sunday and Monday and, although
they were in Arizona, I put them in front
of women's basketball.
In turn. I pul baseball in front of
women's basketball (sorry coach) because
of timeliness.
I'll confess thai sometimes I stray
from my own criteria for some reason or
another. But. I try to sei ihem as close to
granite as possible.
The idea is that just because it's die
baseball team or men's basketball does
not mean that it gets automatic priority.
This semester's sports staff docs not
see the dollar signs nor the auendance to
judge the quality of ihe sport
I fail to see the justification for die
big play of the tno when I use my
priority criteria.
t r_:i.j ,,. ,.,»» ,„h,( lad ermester The
Fresno Bee earned non-California game
stones on the front page over the Big
West Championship wins of die men's
and women's cross country team.
Although they did give it about five
inches and put u under sports briefs—all
sarcasm intended.
just because it's
the baseball team
or men's basket¬
ball does not mean
that it gets
automatic priority.
Giving credit where credit is due, The
Bee did give the FSLTs softball. No. 2.
defeat of No. 1 UCLA lop play in
Monday's paper (and winning pitcher
Carie Dcver was a guesion Channel 47s
Sports Sunday).
This brings to light the positive
rlirw-iion thai is being taken bv die
media.
The outcome of last year's NCAA
rcgionals and World Series for softball
pul the sport into the gray area between
the "minor" status and the tno.
Then again, ihe lack of women's
sports rccogmuon is a whole other
issue.
This illustrates dial there is hope not
only for women's sports but also for
minor sports.
Women's basketball is not far behind
and neither is soccer.
However, when looking at the
broadcast media, ESPN and KMPH m
particular, all three sports fall to the
wayside during the regular season.
Continental Cable should be
commended for their coverage and
supports of ihe minor sports.
ESPN and KMPH should be
reprimanded for letting the regular
season fall to ihe wayside.
Baseball, basktball and football have
all headlined on these two stations but
that's about it
When KMPH covers a regular season
softball game, then we're half way there.
Object Description
| Title | 1989_03 The Daily Collegian March 1989 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | March 1, 1989, Page 13 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | Sports California State University, Fresno WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1989 Carpenter sheds sister's shadow By Steve Fountain Sports Writer She used lo be "Terry Carpenter, younger sister of Texas A&.M standout Julie Carpenter."' Now she is Terry Carpenter, Fresno State Uni¬ versity starting pitcher." But her teammates just call her T.C." That in the bnclesl of words, is the history of idcnuficauons of 18-year-old pitcher Terry Carpenter She played high school softhall in the shadow ol her sister Julie. 21. who was a standout pitcher at Texas A&M. Carpenter said dial from her fust year at Edison High School in Hunungton Beach, her name was ued to her older sister's by the media, opposing players and fans. "I didn't pitch my first year, but even if I got a hit. it was sister of Julie," said Carpenter. 'But basically when I started pitching at Edison that's when, and when she left, it was always younger sister" Carpenter accepted the situation. I In a way, it didn't really bother me. But I always wanted to make a name for myself on my own. —Terry Carpenter "There is no way I can really change it." she said. "In a way, il didn't really bother me. But I always wanted to make a name for myself on my own." FSU Head Coach Margie Wnghi said she was impressed with die way Carpenter handled having a older sister successful in softball. "I have seen a few umes where such a situation was negative," said Wnght "A player can push themselves harder. But I never thought Terry was in Julie's shadow. Terry has always done her own thing." Carpenter said her sister's success helped her by making colleges aware of her But, Carpenter said she would have made u on her talent alone. But the more important lesson Carpenter learned from her sister came from her sister quitting softball softball following an Ail-American season and with one year of eligibility remaining. Please see TERRY, page 10 Mark Mtrko/Daily Collegian Tarry Carpenter (left) shads her sister's shadow and helps carry on Fresno State's one-two pitching punch with veteran Carle Dever (right). Media leave minor sports sidelined Jennifer Konze If it's not men's basketball, baseball or football, chances are that they are not well covered by the media—both print-and television. They used to be referred to as "minor sports"— cross country, golf, soccer, softball. swimming, lennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo, women's basketball and wrestling. Granted that in some parts of ihe country some of these sports also share the trio's spodighl—but at Icasi in California a majonty of the media views these sports as less than the mo of "money makers." Some altitudes expressed imply that that's ihe way il is. Not me. Although I must confess thai I let track and field fall to the wayside. 1 have always tried to gel in as many If it happens on campus or in Fresno u gets pnonty. If it happened more recently il gets pnonty. Yes. ihere are exceptions. WresUing and baseball are examples of exceptions that happened this weekend. Wresding's Pac-10 championships were Sunday and Monday and, although they were in Arizona, I put them in front of women's basketball. In turn. I pul baseball in front of women's basketball (sorry coach) because of timeliness. I'll confess thai sometimes I stray from my own criteria for some reason or another. But. I try to sei ihem as close to granite as possible. The idea is that just because it's die baseball team or men's basketball does not mean that it gets automatic priority. This semester's sports staff docs not see the dollar signs nor the auendance to judge the quality of ihe sport I fail to see the justification for die big play of the tno when I use my priority criteria. t r_:i.j ,,. ,.,»» ,„h,( lad ermester The Fresno Bee earned non-California game stones on the front page over the Big West Championship wins of die men's and women's cross country team. Although they did give it about five inches and put u under sports briefs—all sarcasm intended. just because it's the baseball team or men's basket¬ ball does not mean that it gets automatic priority. Giving credit where credit is due, The Bee did give the FSLTs softball. No. 2. defeat of No. 1 UCLA lop play in Monday's paper (and winning pitcher Carie Dcver was a guesion Channel 47s Sports Sunday). This brings to light the positive rlirw-iion thai is being taken bv die media. The outcome of last year's NCAA rcgionals and World Series for softball pul the sport into the gray area between the "minor" status and the tno. Then again, ihe lack of women's sports rccogmuon is a whole other issue. This illustrates dial there is hope not only for women's sports but also for minor sports. Women's basketball is not far behind and neither is soccer. However, when looking at the broadcast media, ESPN and KMPH m particular, all three sports fall to the wayside during the regular season. Continental Cable should be commended for their coverage and supports of ihe minor sports. ESPN and KMPH should be reprimanded for letting the regular season fall to ihe wayside. Baseball, basktball and football have all headlined on these two stations but that's about it When KMPH covers a regular season softball game, then we're half way there. |
