For one reason or another, this program has never had a national publication.

It's just one of of those things you have to program yourself to not worry about. It's no reason to jump on our starting pitchers. We just have to go out and score more runs.

The logical prequel to the master's program was an undergraduate one.

It was very, very difficult for a program that was so competitive at the national level to look like it was going toward extinction. The lifeblood of a Division III program is having kids. We don't have athletic scholarships where you can replace players very easily. When those numbers dwindle down, you start worrying about whether you can field a team.

We had one goal here and that was to win a national title. When that goal was taken away, it was tough to come out the next day and play a basketball game. (The loss) is disappointing, but this was a tough environment to play in. But Central Arizona executed very well.

Getting students to participate in the school-lunch program is one of the key objectives,