THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, FEB. 19, 1976
Page 7
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g training is drawing to a
[and Coach Tom Chandler’s
team is undergoing final
itionfor Friday’s season open-
ibleheader against St. Mary’s
i she idenij l; Sity ' • • n , . , f
i|i n ne games, originally slated for
srday, were moved up one day as
vever, wi| 0 con flict with the A&M-
“wn tapedansas basketball game. The
was played fall game will begin at 1 p.m.
t had siitday.
said the ^t. Mary’s is much improved, ”
he HarriitilChandler. “This is probably the
tteam they’ve had in years. ”
'isesassf: jjd t 0 losses from last year’s
^ \ m, Chandler has had to deal with
ith thema ■ X p er j ence( ] group of players
e or held spring,
We need good dedication to
CjOuI’PW he said, “and a little educa-
■id experience in a hurry.
1 f 1| hitting department is Chan-
du I(! r ’s [main concern as only three
rs return from last year’s
this spring but is expected to start.
Pushing for his spot will by Randy
Woodruff, a freshman from Texar
kana.
Sophomore Richard Bonner, who
was drafted by the Montreal Expos
out of high school, will begin his sec
ond year at shortstop for the Ags.
Bonner has also been troubled by
injuries in the past. Freshman Scott
Paschal, who wields a good glove,
will challenge Bonner for the posi
tion.
Winston Whiddon, a junior college
transfer from Panola. Whiddon was
the leading hitter last year in the
Panola league.
Tommy Larsen, a utility intielder,
will fill in a vacancy somewhere in
the infield.
The catching situation appears
questionable with two players con
tending for starting roles. John
Biersner and Buster Turner are ex
pected to share equal time behind
the plate.
Netters defeated, 5-4
e tonil
I Frogs
aggies tom
1974,” said Chandler, “we
econd in the nation in hitting,
st year the team average was
m afraid we will be weaker
are a tiali iar.
, willbel iractice and scrimmages, the
s William
■y will nots
iketballpli
i fertile!
t season Is
have done poorly with the
urning for A&M will be Kirk
jell, last year’s leading hitter
a .385 batting average.
snce Mon bell, who will start at first base,
digiblel))1 an effective relief pitcher.
;e Patricld > second base duties will be
by Buddy Grobe, a transfer
gamefori Temple Junior College. Grobe
red the 8 ien plagued by an ankle injury
aturday ic
>uston I[i|*
11 tie if th
se.
an 18-5
m and as
The
eord in o
igning date
oves good
Ags’ team
The Texas Aggie tennis team suf
fered its second defeat of the season
Wednesday at the hands of the Uni
versity of Southwestern Louisiana
5-4.
The loss brings the Aggies’ over-all
record to 3-2.
The Aggies were able to win only
two of the six singles matches, but
managed to come back and win the
final two doubles matches.
In the first singles match, Charles
Emley lost a tough match to Carter
Lomax 7-6, 7-5. In the second
match, the Aggies’ Mike Moss lost to
Bill Shine 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Tom Cour-
son gave A&M its first victory in the
singles matches when he defeated
Mark Schulz 6-0, 6-1. Mark Silber-
man lost to Julian Hine 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
while Mark Parker was defeated by
Steve Kohler 6-4, 6-1. John Kirwan
gave A&M its only other singles
victory by defeating Harry Barton
6-3, 4-6, 6-4.
In the doubles matches, A&M’s
No. 1 team of Emley and Moss lost to
Lomax and Shine 6-3, 6-2. Courson-
Kirwan defeated Schulz-Kohler 7-6,
6-1 and Parker-Silberman beat
Hine-Barton 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to give
A&M its two victories in the doubles
matches.
“Southwestern has a very good
team,” Coach Richard Barker said,
“but we just missed too many easy
shots. All of the matches were close
and if we could have made some of
those easy shots good, the outcome
of the matches would have been dif
ferent.”
Southwestern defeated Baylor
earlier in the week 7-2 and according
to Coach Barker USL has a good
chance to win the Southland Confer
ence championship.
“The season is still young,” Coach
Barker said, “and I’m sure we re
going to get better as the season pro
gresses.”
The Aggies’ next action will be
Friday afternoon against Southwest
Texas. The matches begin at 1:30.
AREHOUSE.
Vi oft
ntq HMs&S
i leads tk
ent)and;®| )U t one 0 f 29 recruits who had
),willsfe msly signed Southwest Con-
vis, wM * fetters of intent with the Ag-
> with an eturned national letters to
A&M yesterday, said assistant
loundin! Vright.
it partii jght, recruiting coordinatior
ason. Tlf irector of public relations for
to their if thletic department, said that
ranked i Vhite, a quarterback from Fort
s categor (Carter, did not sign Wednes-
; for tors (Vhite is reportedly receiving
s, SteveW f rom Ohio State and North
jcondtiir.'ljs State.
/ally Su fright also said that the Aggies
me forhii|ave high hopes of landing blue
inemanZach Guthrie. Guthrie
isedly has narrowed his choices
St&M, Tennessee State and
ling apd will make his deci-
njpending visitation to all three.
ASWC letter commits the boy to
fehool in that conference, said
t, “and he then cannot go to
ler school in that conference.
But he is still free to sign on the
Bnal signing date with a school
le the conference,” he added.
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The outfield will consist of Billy
Raymer, Mark Thurmond, and
Robert Verde. Raymer is a power
hitter who was an all-SWC selection
last year. Thurmond, who steps into
the uniform of departed brother Al,
was an outstanding schoolboy hitter
and pitcher last year at Houston
Spring Branch.
Verde came to A&M on a football
scholarship and has joined the team
as a walk-on.
Richard Crabtree and Craig
Hodges, both returning squadmen,
will also see action in the outfield.
The designated hitter role will be
filled by Randy Blanchard, who en
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playing last season at Hill Junior Col
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serve sparingly in the same role.
One bright spot is the return of all
of last year’s starting pitchers.
James “Hoot” Gibson, Clint
Thomas, and David Lockett won 28
games between them and have per
formed competitively this spring
said Chandler.
Gibson was all-SWC last season
and Thomas earned the same honor
as a sophomore. Chandler said that
Alan Wilson is improving and will
also be in the starting rotation. Other
hurlers include Mark Ross, David
Mocio, Rick Gorzyski, and Thur
mond.
As to the Aggies’ conference title
chances Chandler said, “If you finish
ahead ot lexas, then you 11 win the
conference.” He said that TCU is
balanced and appears a strong con
tender with the Aggies right behind.
Though the squad is basically
young. Chandler is enthusiastic.
“I’m pleased with the people I re
cruited,” he said. “We tried to blend
in a little youth with some experi
ence.”
He added, “There will be room for
improvement, but these kids really
want to work hard to give A&M a
good baseball program.”
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