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Pape 10 College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 13, 1970 THE BATTALION Menke leai Ag baseballers will be strong again next year Astros poi\ Dodgers, fij By CLIFFORD BROYLES Battalion Sports Editor The Texas Aggies will be back. Yes Coach Tom Chandler’s Aggie baseball club which just com pleted the best season win wise in A&M history will be back nearly intact and probably stronger. Only three seniors played their laet game with the Aggies against Texas last weekend. Dave Benesh ended his career with a 6-4 mark after being named to the All-SWC team last year with a 5-1 record and a 1.70 earned run average that was the third best in the conference. Benesh teamed with another of the seniors, Jim Raley when the two played for St. Thomas high school in Houston. Raley who had problems with the bat hitting only .195 this year was a valuable asset in the Aggie defense, one of the big differences between the Aggies of 1969 that had a 7-8 conference record and the 1970 team that lost only 9 games in 34 starts all year. He committed only 3 errors in 92 chances and at times his ac curate throws and flawless field ing made him seem like a polished machine. Boyd Hadaway one of the team leaders in home runs with five and runs batted in with 22. The silent senior finished his career with a .259 average draw ing six walks in the Texas series. The Aggies hopefully will have ample depth to replace Benesh as they have some good strength returning at the position includ ing several junior college trans fers who didn’t get a chance to start because of the effectiveness of Benesh and Doug Rau. Paul Czerwinski from San Ja cinto, Pat Jamison from Blinn and Hardy Frazier from Panola all have experience as starters from their junior college days but only Frazier was given a starting opportunity. Frazier had a 2-0 record with a 2.73 e.r.a. and Czerwinski a 1-1 ledger with a 1.59 e.r.a. Jamison who did not start a game had a 1-1 record with three saves. Charles Kelley will be at the front of the line for a starting job next season after finishing up this season without allowing an earned run in 19% innings. His four saves was the team high and after allowing an unearned run against Sam Houston in the Aggies first game of the year he did not allow another run all season. Bruce Katt put his name in the Southwest Conference record book this season by striking out 19 SMU Mustangs in one game but suffered from arm trouble in the Rocky Self and Charlie Jenkins two hard throwing righthanders saw limited action for the Ags with Self winning his only de cision while posting a 3.76 e.r.a. and Jenkins had a 1-0 record in 7 innings. But the Aggies still have one more returnee, a candidate for All-America honors, a sure bet for the All-SWC team and a top candidate for the e.r.a. crown in the conference, although official statistics have not been released, in junior southpaw Doug Rau. also surprises and any team that wins 25 games must have its share. Sans who hit .220 as a Freshman batted .282 and was well over the .300 mark until hit ting a late season slump against TCU and Texas. Englert, is the Rau went into his final appear ance of the year with the fourth best e.r.a. in the nation 0.26 but control bothered him for the first time this season and allowed five runs but still finished with a 0.86 showing. was OcuiteA. HADAWAY latter part of the season finishing with a 3-1 record and 4.26 e.r.a. as a sophomore. Catcher Billy Hodge pleasant surprise for the Aggies hitting .340 cracking five home runs and leading the team with 25 rbi’s. A year ago as a sopho more Hodge had batted only .171 but stepped into do a king sized job in his first year as a starter. RALEY First baseman Chris Sans and left fielder R. J. Englert were undeclared batting champion of the Southwest Conference batting champion with a .400 average although official statistics have not been released. Dave Elmendorf, did his usual steady job in center combining his speed and defense with a dangerous bat he hit .284 and knocked in 16 runs. He stole 13 bases to lead the club in that department. Butch Ghutzman, who proved his value in the opener of the Texas series when he scored four runs in four times at bat, what a good leadoff man is supposed to do hit .261 while holding down second base for the Aggies. Third baseman Danny Ragland came on strong late in the season to finish with a .245 mark after struggling most of the season. The Aggie bench was a essen tial part also with Rusty Howard and Larry Smith filling in in the outfield and both will be top candidates for the rightfield spot vacated by Boyd Hadaway. How ard batted .400 in part time ac tion. Jim Sampson could cause a shake up next year because the junior college transfer from Blinn batted only 24 times but hit .333 including 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in. David Van Houten filling in for Hodge at catcher and pinch hitting when called upon hit .286 and batting .333 before the final series. The shortstop spot is unsettled on, however, Ronnie LaGrone, the LOS ANGELES <#> -] Menke drove in four runsi home run and a single and &| Rader broke a 3-3 tie inthegT enth inning with a solo honia| power Houston to an 8-3 vic|( Tuesday night over Los Anj and enable Don Wilson toJ cord his first victory of the J >1 Menke’s first-inning homeij losing pitcher Alan Foster; lowed a single by Jim Wyid a two-out error by Bill Graijl kewitz which allowed Totl Davis to reach first base. % pr. Sy I’AH l RENESH Wes Parker singled /lomeJ ny Mota with the first run, | the third, Parker walked i Willie Crawford singled him third. Wilson, who wonlGga j a (t a iio last year but had arm tredf all spring, then balked to I Parker score and send Cra»!i to second. Crawford then third and scored on Ted more’s ground out. only returning prospect for that position had a .091 average but like Raley is great with the glove. 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