he University of Bridgeport baseball team, led by third-year head coach Matt Reed, is having a history making season this year with a current record of 17-13, and a New York Collegiate Athletic Conference record of 10-5. The 17 wins this season is the most wins UB has ever had in their 52 years of existence. The previous record was set in 1971 and 1973, both with 14 wins.

The Purple Knights have won 14 games and lost only six since returning from their Spring trip in Homestead, Florida, and are currently riding a five-game winning streak and have won eight of their last 10 games.

UB has been led offensively by junior short-stop Pete Rodriguez (.509 batting average with 15 doubles), senior third-baseman Matt Donahue (.387 batting average with 7 homeruns and 33 run's batted in), and junior 1B/RF/P Mike Clohessy (.370 batting average and 31 run's batted in). Rodriguez leads the NYCAC in hitting and is second in doubles.

The pitching staff has produced nicely for coach Reed and is getting stronger down the stretch. UB leads the NYCAC with a team earned run average of 4.88. Junior right hander Kevin Smith has a record of 4-3 and leads the Purple Knights in innings pitched with 52.1 and has an ERA of 3.27. Sophomore pitcher Robert Conte' has thrown 34.0 innings and was recently named NYCAC pitcher of the week for pitching a complete game in a 4-0 win over Saint Thomas Aquinas and earning a save in another win for UB. Freshman Lee Foo (4 wins and 2 losses) has a 3.72 ERA in 29.0 innings pitched, and junior right handed starter and reliever James Huestis has been effective hurling 40 innings with a record of 3-0 with five saves.

The women's gymnastics team coached by Lorraine Duffy once again has had a successful season, sending several gymnasts to the National Championships. At the National Championships in California, freshman Stephanie Pink was named an All-American on the vault, sophomore Joey Marie Kochanski took 15th in the country in the all around, 10th on the beam, 40th on the bars, and 45th on the vault. Sophomore Tracey Vassalluzzo finished 25th in the all around competition, 52nd on the vault, 50th on the beam, and 55th on the floor exercise. Freshman Korrinne Powelski finished 18th in the all around, 29th on the vault, 39th on the bars, 30th on the beam, and 39th in the floor exercise.

The women's softball team, led by first year head coach Shana Perry, currently has a record of 10-19 overall. The Purple Knights are led by senior pitcher Valerie Steen, junior OF/IF Courtney Hibbard, and junior catcher Rebecca Hicks. Hicks leads UB with a batting average of .426, while Hibbard is hitting .385 and Steen is hitting .301. UB has had contributions from freshman Sara Osborne (.289 batting average) and pitcher Larissa Treybig (five wins).