BaseballWith Tuesday’s home openeragainst Albertson Collegebehind them, the U baseballteam will head east to NorthCarolina to face the UNCWilmingtonSeahawks in thethree-game series beginningtonight at 7 p.m.Unlike the fi rst few non-conferenceseries, the Utes havea good chance of winning thisseries. UNC-Wilmington is 7-9and is 1-8 in its last nine games.The Utes, on the other hand,are on a three-game winningstreak and have won fi ve oftheir last seven.Improvement is key for theUtes and Bill Kinneberg knowsthey have to work hard in orderto contend with the teamson their schedule.”We have to work hard andif we don’t, then we will notwin,” Kinneberg said “Thisteam knows it’s not laced withtalent.”The Utes have worked hardthus far and it has shown intheir results. They started theseason off 0-6, but are now 6-8.”We have improved a lot sincethe beginning of the seasonbut we still have a long way togo,” Kinneberg said.Ute pitching ace Jason Pricewill take the hill tomorrow,while Ronald Hill will take themound for the Seahawks.Women’s tennisThe U women’s tennis teamwill take on No. 24 BYU in Provotoday at 4 p.m.BYU (7-2) is the fi rst conferenceopponent the U hasplayed on the season. The Cougars’only losses have comeagainst No. 12 Washington andNo. 21 Clemson. The Utes are8-5, and will hope for a boostin Provo before they head toFlorida next week to take onJacksonville, Stetson, and Miami(March 15-17).SkiingThe U ski team fi nishedfourth in diffi cult conditions atday one of the NCAA championshipsin Stowe, Vt.Vermont’s Greg Hardy deniedU junior Ben Thornhill’squest to win three straightgiant slalom titles. His ninthplacefi nish still secured himhis third straight All-Americandesignation, however.April Mancuso also becamea three-time All-Americanwith a fi fth place fi nish in theGS in her fi nal year of eligibility.Today’s action will featurethe cross-country team in the10K/5K classical races.