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Page 6 College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 14, 1972 THE BATTALION . ill Doubleheader scheduled today Katt’s no-hitter leads Aggies to doubleheader sweep By JOHN CURYLO Battalion Sports Editor Bruce Katt pitched a sparkling no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader Monday and Charles Kelley allowed five hits in seven innings of the second contest to give the Aggies 2-0 and 5-2 vic tories over St. Mary’s. Katt, a senior lefthander from New Braunfels, brought his rec ord to 2-1 in the near-perfect performance. The seven inning triumph saw him throw less than 90 pitches to the 23 men who went to the plate. Katt walked three St. Mary’s batters and struck out five. None of the opposing hitters were able to get the ball out of the infield, with only one hitting in the air. In the fifth inning, David Micha- Tec slapped a line drive toward third base, but Jim Hacker handled it to preserve the pitch ing gem. “I wasn’t conscious of the no hitter until the sixth inning,” Katt said. “That kind of thing slips your mind. I heard some body mention it, and then I real ized what I had going. “My curve was working best,” Four make All-SWC teams A&M placed two varsity and two freshmen on All-Southwest teams this past weekend. Jeff Overhouse made both the Associated Press and United Press International second teams while Mario Brown made UPI’s in the varsity selection while Cedric Joseph and Mike Floyd made it on the freshman unit. Joseph was the only A&M player to make first team. Coach Shelby Metcalf received votes for Coach of the Year honors but was beat out by SMU’s Bob Prewitt, who guided the Mustangs to a SWC co-title be fore losing to Texas in a playoff, 91-89. Larry Robinson, Texas’ sensa tional sophomore, gained both Sophomore of the Year and Player of the Year in this sea son’s balloting. Robinson, who averaged 21 points a game, was a unanimous choice to the All-SWC team as was Texas Christian’s Simpson DeGrate. Texas Tech’s Greg Lowery, who led the conference in scoring wtih an average of 24.4 points per game, was only one vote shy of being a unani mous selection. Other members of the first team include Arkansas junior guard Martin Terry and South ern Methodist’s Ruben Triplett. Along with Overhouse, Jim Ferguson of TCU, Roy Thomas of Baylor, Zack Thiel of SMU and Ralph Palomar of Tech were named to the second team. Joseph, 6-8 post man from Fort Worth Arlington Heights, who averaged 20.9 points per game and 14.9 rebounds, led the first freshman basketball team of the SWC. Other first team players were Russell Bourguein of SMU, William Johnson, Texas Tech, Rickey Medlock, Arkansas and Kim Moriary, Rice. Medlock was the highest scorer with a 33.4 points per game. Mike Floyd, Jimmy Murphy, SMU, and Bill Marcellus of SMU were picked on the second team. he explained, “but I had to go with the fast ball when I walked two men in the seventh. I pitched two no-hitters before, one in high school and one in American Legion ball.” A ground ball in the fourth inning looked like trouble, but Katt leaped into the air to spear the high bouncer. He later said second baseman Jim Langford had him backed up. Katt han dled five of the 14 ground balls hit off him. “I’d just as soon catch ’em as anybody else,” he said. The first base runner for the Rattlers was Darryl Fischbeck, who walked in the sixth inning. A double play five pitches later ended the inning wtih no threat. A&M, meanwhile, got four hits in the game, two of them leading to a first inning run. With two out, R. J. Englert, the center fielder, got one of his patented doubles, and Hacker popped a two-bagger into left-center field to drive him in. The other Aggie run came when Hacker walked, stole second, and then scored on Karl Bystrom’s single to right field. Hacker got two hits in two official trips to the plate, scoring the time he was walked. The sophomore figured in the tallying of both A&M runs, in addition to his glove work on the dangerous line drive. In the second game, every Aggie starter except first base- man Butch Ghutzman and catcher Mike Frazier got hits, with Sandy Bate, playing third, and Carroll Lilly, playing second, getting two base raps each. A&M got on the board early, picking up a pair of runs in the first frame. Jim Atterbury singled and took second on an error by left fielder David Camacho. Englert and Hacker walked to load the bases, and Bate unloaded a two-run double down the third base line. With two out in fourth, Andy Reininger got a base hit, and Michaelec doubled to left field. Darryl Acker singled to left to bring them in. Michalec’s double came after a fluke error pre vented an inning-ending out. Ghutzman caught a pop fly in foul territory behind home plate, but Bate rushed in from his third base position in an attempt to make the play. Ghutzman dropped the ball as he fell to the ground, keeping the Rattlers alive. Kelley and Mike Reaves com bined to shut them down the rest of the way, with Kelley giving up two more hits and Reaves blank ing them. A&M scored in the fourth when Bate walked and took second on a botched pickoff play. Lilly drove him home with a single to right-center. The Aggies put it out of reach in the ninth after two men were out. Bate singled to left and made it to second on another miscue by Camacho. Gene Reinarz ran for him, scoring on a ground double by Lilly. Langford, his pinch runner, dented the plate on a base hit by Mike Schraeder. The Aggies, now 6-4, are in action today against Lamar in a 1:00 p.m. doubleheader. A&M’s Diamond Darlings make their second appearance today, having debuted Monday in the twin® with St. Mary’s. First Game St. Mary’s 000 000 M A&M 100 100 x-2 Winning pitcher — Bruce Katt (2-1) ; Losing pitcher — Corky Saenz. Hits—A&M 4, St. Mary’s 0. Errors—A&M 0, St. Mary’s 1, LOB—A&M 5, St. Mary’s 2. Doubles—A&M 2 (R. J. Englert, Jim Hacker), St. Mary's 0, Double plays—(A&M) Carroll Lilly-Jim Langford-Butch Ghutz man. Second Game St. Mary’s 000 200 000-2 A&M 200 100 02x-5 Winning pitcher—Charles Kel ley (2-2) ; Losing pitcher—David Medina. Hits—A&M 9, St. Mary’s 5. Errors—A&M 2, St. Mary’s 3, LOB—A&M 6, St. Mary’s t Doubles—A&M 3, (Hacker, Sandy Bate, Lilly), St. Mary’s 2 (Bofc Bippert, David Michalec). Dou ble pi ays— (A&M) Hacker-Lang- ford-Ghutzman. 0 Wrestling, volleyball finished; golfing now intramural sport The intramural wrestling championships were held last week, and twenty people came out as champions of their weight division. Both Class A and B, including civilian and corps students, were decided during the meet held Tuesday night in DeWare Field- house. About 200 people watched the events which were officiated by A&M wrestling team members. The winners in Class A were Doug Terrell, 123; Mike Bavaro, 130; Bill Gombeski, 137; Allen Futrell, 145; Donald Eglington, 152; Bruce Boyden, 160; Mark Bosworth, 167; Ron Petersen, 177; Paul Cook, 191; and Orlin Hecox, Heavy. Class B winners were Larry Terrell, 123; John Culpepper, 130; Roger Herring, 137; James Overstreet, 145; John Aronson, 152; Robert Stewart, 160; John McCarroll, 167; Mike Stafford, 177; Danny Burton, 191; and Jon Taylor, Heavy. Volleyball finals were also held last week in Class A and B. White Band emerged as the Class A champion and Squadron 5 won the Class B championship. The intramural office also announced that the open golf tournament brackets have been made up. Any person entered in the golf tournament should check the schedule located at either the golf clubhouse or the intramural office. Matches have to be played by March 21. An intramural drag racing tournament has also been planned for all Texas college students wishing to enter. The meet will be held in Dallas, April 23, 1972. Contact the intramural office if any questions arise. Warriors’ NCAA ouster appealed after Lackey’s eligibility statement MILWAUKEE (A>)—Marquette University star Bob Lackey signed a statement Monday af firming his eligibility to compete in the National Collegiate Ath letic Association basketball tour nament. The move came as the school appealed its ouster from the NCAA competition. Athletic Director Sam Sauceoa said the university hoped the action would lead to the rein statement of the seventh-ranked Warriors, who defeated Ohio Universtiy 73-49 Saturday in an NCAA sectional game at Knox ville, Tenn. The NCAA announced the suspension Sunday night after Lackey, the team captain, had declined Saturday to sign an affi davit that he had not contracted with an agent to bargain with professional teams. Brown was to report back to the NCAA’s eligibility commit tee. Sauceda said an announcement on whether the appeal of the suspension would be granted probably would be made by the NCAA in Kansas City Monday night or Tuesday. A Marquette spokesman said the meeting was called at an off- campus site “to avoid pressures.” He said participants included Sauceda and Coach A1 McGuire, on whose advice Lackey declined to sign the affidavit. Sauceda had said after a meet ing of the athletic board Sunday night that the school would seek reinstatement to the tournament. 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