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THE BATTALION
CoU*c« Station, Taxaa Wadnesday, April B, 1948
Sports Aplenty
Stingy Pitching
Hefty Hitting
By GARY SHERER
Pitching Stats
8WC PITCHING
Moat baaeb&ll expert* agree that pitching ia truly the
name of the game.
Thia year's Aggie pitching staff proves this without
a doubt. In fact, in the Aggie nine’s recent seven-game
streak, the pitching has been top-notch. Add to this, an
improvement in hitting and you have the whole story of
the win streak.
Statistics prove far more than words the improvement
of Coach Tom Chandler’s 1968 baseball team
In this streak, the Maroon and White pitchers have
turned in five shutouts and of the five runs given up, only
two of them have been earned.
Last season, the American League’s perennial team
pitching leaders, the Chicago White Sox, finished with a
club ERA eamed-run-average of 2.38. The Aggie staff
makes that figure look large! Eight pitchers have seen
duty, for the Aggies this year and their combined ERA is
1.66.
Six of them, led by Rick Schwartz’ 0.59, are under 3.00
which is downright stingy with runs.
The five shutouts that have come in this streak give
the Aggie staff six for the season (Texas fell 1-0 earlier).
One of baseball’s greatest figures. Branch Rickey,
Pitcher
G
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CG
W-L
IP
R
ER
H
BB
Benesh
1
0
9
1-0
9
0
0
•
4
Walker
1
0
0
0-0
H
0
0
0
0
Schwarts
3
1
1
2-0
17
6
l'
10
8
Thompson
3
2
0
1-1
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8
8
IS
4
Rau
1
0
0
0-1
2
1
1
4
2
Larson
3
1
0
0-0
7%
6
6
8
8
Sanders
3
0
0
0-0
1*
8
8
1
0
1 Totals
6
4
1
4-2
62
17
IS
40
22
Opp.
- 4
2
1
2-4
61
86
18
46
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SEASON PITCHING
.
Pitcher
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CG
W-L
IP
R
ER
H
BB
Schwarts
6
2
1
. 2-1
31
9
2
18
IS
Walker
3
1
1
1-0
8%
2
1
6
4
Rau
5
1
1
t-2
21H
a
3
14
4
Thompson
4
5
0
2-1
22*
4
4
16
8
Benesh
4
0
0
1-0
18%
6
4
16
6
Larson
6
2
0
1-0
17
6
6
18
10
Sanders
6
0
0
2-0
6%
8
3
2
1
Varvel
2
1
0
0-0
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3
2
4
2
Totals
15
11-4
129
36
24
88
60
Opp.
16
4-11
124%
64
40
94
43
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GAMK LOSES HUNTER
DENVER CA — Colorado
lost one df its mors aptly
officials. Gilbert Hunter
as state came manager for
Colorado Game, Fish and
Department. T
■JHB
RICK SCHWARTZ
Top Aggie in ERA depart
ment.
APRIL 6 DEADLINE FOR
Make-Up*
For AH
Sophomores
and
- Juniors
UNIVERSITY STUDIO
Proofs to be returned by
April 21. J
Spring Sports
Fish Pace Ag Cindermen
vyiie ui LMinrucui b greatest ngure», oraiicn nicacy, w /'’VI* "l S' m
always used to judge a pitcher by comparing hits given up |nX(|i I ft I pom r
to innings pitched. His rule of thumb was that if a pitcher “ v/1. A v m. v (till EjtvIIIo
had more innings worked than hits given up, that pitcher
was getting the job done. The Ajrtfie j>it< hers qualify for
this rule with flying colors. They have given up 88 hits in
129 innings.
But don’t give up on the hitters!
The Aggies’ team average has come up some 40 points
in this winning streak. In fact, the team batting average
for the last three games has been .300.
Outfielder Bob Arnold is now leading the team in both
season and Southwest Conference hitting with .364 and .500
marks, respectively.
SWC hitting took a big upsurge for Aggie batters in
Friday’s clobbering of Texas Christian. In the 16-3 victory,
Aggie bats punished the Homed Forg pitchers with 16 base
hits.
As a result, five players are over the .300 mark in SWC
play.
Yesterday’s cancelled game with Missouri will not be
rescheduled. The Tigers, like Minnesota were on a whirlwind
tour and didn’t have time for a make-up game.
Tomorrow afternoon, the Aggies will be in Houston to
meet Houston Cougars in a 3 p. m. game. Chandler will
send Schwartz to the mound for the Maroon and White.
Coach Lovette Hill’s Cougar nine is currently 9-7 for the
season.
Next week, the Aggies will host Baylor Monday and
Tuesday in two important SWC games. The Bears are
currently tied with the Aggies and XTexas for first place in
the conference.
With two big games like this coming up, the completion
of the baseball field bleacher construction this week, would
be just what the doctor ordered. *
By JOHN PLATZER
Two school records hare been
established by the Agrie track
team thus far this season.
Martin Rollins, a senior from
A la bams, set the AAM standard
for the pole vault at 14-1 Vi in the
team’s first meet of the year
March 1 in Collage Station.
The new record mile relay time
of 3:10.1 waa sat by the team of
Mike Boyd. Curtis Mills, David
Dolton and Steve Bancroft.
GEORGE RES LEY. who has
had a personnel war with team
mate Ronny Lightfoot in the shot
put all yaar, currently leads the
team in the event with a top ef
fort of 67-4.
Freshmen have really made
their presence known on Coach
Charley Thomas’ squad this sea
son as they have participated in
eight team bests of the 14 events.
Curtis Mills has made the big
gest splash among the freshmen.
He is tied with Jack Abbott for
the beet time in the 220 at 21.4
and leads in the 440 at 47.2. He
also is a member of the Aggie’s
best sprint and mile relay teams.
OTHER FIRST year men to
lead the team in their respective
specialities are Kelvin Korver in
the discus (142-8), Marc Black in
the javelin (193-4), Rookie Woods
in the high jump (4-4) and Pat
Boyle in the 100-yard dash (9.9).
The Texas Relays in Austin will
provide the tracksterm with their
next competition Friday and Sat
urday. The relays will pit many
of the beet college team’s in the
nation as well aa such individuals
as Aggie's Randy Matson and Jim
Hines of Texas Southern.
SOCCER
Defending champion Tunisia
will face South America in the
championship game of the AAM
spring soccer tournament Sunday
at 3 pm. on the drill field acroes
from the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
In a 1 pm. preliminary con
test. the Corpe-Asians will take
on-the North America team.
In league action last week. Mex
ico beat the Corps-A sis ns 9-2
while Central America defeated
North America 8-2.
MOE DRABOWSKY
'Hiis veteran righthander
has taken over as the Balti
more Orioles senior relief
specialist with the trading
of 40-year old Stu Miller to
the Atlanta Braves. (AP
Photo
Sprint Champs
Top JC Field ‘
At least 10 sprinters who have
been clocked in less than 10 sec
onds for the 100-yard dash are
among entrants in Hi e Texas
AAM Junior College Track A
Field Meet scheduled for Kyle
Field Friday.
Clifford Branch of Wharton has
run a 9.4 this year and heads the
field of speed merchants. San
Jacinto’s Robert Mitchell has run
a 9.4 while Edwin Johnson of
Dallas Baptist Gentry of Odessa
and .Doug Pennington of San Ja
cinto both have 9.7 clockings. In
addition there are two 9.8 run
ners and a trio at 9.9.
Eleven teams are in the one-
day meet They are Wharton JC,
Blinn JC, Victoria JC, Dallas Bap
tist, Lee College of Baytown,
Odessa College, Temple JC, San
Antonio JC, Saa Jacinto of Pasa
dena, Schreiner Institute of Kerr-
ville and Hill JC of HilUboro.
Preliminaries are scheduled for
10 am. Friday and finals get
under way at 3 p.m.
Both individual and relay events
will be scored on a 4-4-3-2-1 point
basis.
The meet is free to the public.
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