USCB names new Athletic Director

Mark Massari has been named to replace longtime athletic director Gary Cunningham at UCSB.

Massari has been at Oregon State since 2002, most recently serving as senior associate athletic director for external affairs - directing revenue- generating, external marketing and communications activities.

“This is a special place,” Massari said. “As an athletic director, you want to be at a place where you can win and this place can win.

“We compete against the best schools in the country academically and win and we will athletically.”

Cunningham served as the Director of Athletics at UCSB since 1995. He announced that he was stepping down last January.

Duffy wins again for Burlington Bees

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Cabrillo alum Danny Duffy had another outstanding outing, earning his eighth win against four defeats for the Burlington Bees.

Duffy pitched five scoreless innings, surrendering two hits as the Bees defeated the Quad Cities River Bandits 1-0. The game was preserved by Zach Peterson, who went four innings allowing one hit.

With the win, Burlington extended a five game winning streak and have taken the first three games of a four-game set in the Quad Cities.

They lead the Midwest League Western Division by three-and-a-half games over Cedar Rapids with 13 games to go.

Duffy went five innings walking one, hitting one and striking out seven. A hit batter, single, wild pitch and walk loaded the bases in the second with no outs in the second inning, but Duffy got out of the inning with two strikeouts and a fly to right.

On the season, Duffy is now 8-4 with an earned run average of 2.20. He has 102 strikeouts in 81.2 innings.

California Velocity tryouts

The California Velocity girls fastpitch travel softball is holding tryouts for three teams on Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Cuesta College Softball Fields in San Luis Obispo County.

The team has openings for players on its 14-and-under, 16-and-under and 18 Gold squads. Tryouts for the 18 Gold team will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Tryouts for the other two teams will be held from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Registration begins at 1:30.

For more information, call team administrator Bill Filippin at 748-9873.

Free soccer coaches clinic

The Orcutt United Soccer League (OUSL), in cooperation with Cal Poly soccer, will present a free coaches clinic on Thursday, Aug. 21 at May Grisham School.

Open to all levels, the clinic will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and be led by former MLS player and current Cal Poly men's head coach Paul Holocher. Current players from the Cal Poly men's and women's soccer teams will be on hand to assist in demonstrations during the clinic.

For more information: www.ousl.org.

Joe White Dinner coming up

The 8th annual Joe White Memorial Dinner and Auction will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Santa Maria Fairpark.

Presented by the Hancock College Booster Club and led by the Joe White Memorial Fund Committee, the dinner and auction raises much needed money for the Hancock athletic programs and athletic facilities.

The evening includes a no-host cocktail hour, New York strip dinner, a silent and a live auction.

For tickets or more information, call 345-5858.

August 19, 2008