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THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, APR. 29, 1976
Page 9
By PAT EDMONDSON
ach Tom Chandler’s baseball
^finishes Southwest Conference
lou Ly f or the 1976 season this
^ eo weekend as they battle Arkansas in a
p' -game series beginning at 3
1ecar[ < L on Friday in Fayetteville. The
ns as'< mds meet in a doubleheader
‘■Tchlj^rclay at 1 p.m.
victories in the series would
' e cwd e the Aggies into sole possession
econd place and enhance their
ices of receiving a berth in the
(VA playoffs. The University of
is currently holds the conference
1 with a 17-4 record. If the Ags
iter only one victory over the
;s, the University of Houston
ild move into the second place
t and advance to post season ac-
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aroon
“We re looking forward to it,” said
Chandler. “Our boys are gonna bust
their tails to be the NCAA rep-
resenative. ”
The Razorbacks have maintained a
12-9 mark despite the loss of three of
last year’s pitching aces. Mike Wil
liams, Richard Miller and Randy
Jones all were lost to graduation,
along with batsmen Wally Erwin,
Doug Pogue and Jim Andree.
“Overall, they’ve got a pretty good
hitting lineup,” said Assistant Coach
Jim Sampson. “They’ve got a sound
defense too,” he said, “but are lack
ing in quickness. And they are ex
tremely tough at home,” he added.
Warren Hemm, Mark McClain
and Scott Bull provide the pitching
strength for the fifth place Hogs.
Strikeout artist Clint Thomas, 8-3,
will start Friday’s game with James
“Hoot” Gibson, 13-1, and Davis
Lockett, 6-2, throwing in Saturday’s
twin-bill.
Shortstop Robert Bonner (.360),
second baseman Buddy Grobe
(.333), and third bagger Winston
Whiddon (.303) lead the Farmers in
the hitting category. Power sluggers
Billy Raymer and Randy Blanchard
follow with respective .293 and .268
averages.
The remaining starters include
first baseman Bob Dulak, left-fielder
Robert Verde, centerfielder Mark
Thurmond, and catcher John Biers-
ner.
In the only remaining SWC ac
tion, the University of Texas visits
Lubbock to challenge the Red Raid
ers of Texas Tech.
finishes second
The eighth annual ACU-I Inter
collegiate Trap and Skeet Champ
ionships were held at Poughkeepsie,
New York, April 22-25. A&M placed
second in this tournament behind
Trinity University, the defending
national champion.
Texas A&M placed high in several
team events as well as individual
events. The Ags placed second in
American Skeet by breaking 936 out
of 1,000 targets and second in Inter
national Skeet by breaking 359 out of
400. In American trap A&M broke
924 out of 1,000 and tied for fifth.
The team was composed of Dick
Costello, Derek Davis, Steve Hop
per, Mark England, Les Meineke,
Danny Thomason and Bill Norman.
Meinke broke 200 out of 200 in
American skeet and was runner-up
in the event. Thomason was the
Class A champion with a 197 out of
200 and Costello was second with
196 out of 200.
In International Skeet, Davis,
Hopper, Costello and Thomason
placed third, fourth, fifth and ninth
respectively.
In American trap Les Meineke
placed second in Class B with 190
out of 200, and Hopper broke 193
out of 200 to place fourth in Class A.
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Battalion Sports Editor
It twas a rainy night in College
ion, but the water didn’t stop
fid Shipman from raining pass
after pass to his wide receivers,
fs right. The Aggies threw the
and not only that — they
w it well.
aturday night was no comfortable
ning weather wise, yet the 6,000
_rty souls who braved the storm,
. L took comfort in seeing Emory Bel
lo lard letting his quarterbacks throw
the ball. Oh sure, it was the same ‘ole
L-i.Hhbone formation, but it was not
[(Hi just limited to Woodard up the mid
dle
WheelaB^ 6 offense is the real question
evclr jp ar ' lor next fall. Will the Aggies fall
aniC'[.T n r the same offensive rut of run,
, run? Or will Bellard open up his
plan with a stonger passing
?
I’hese questions were partially
iwered Saturday night. Shipman
(hire and Keith Baker took to the airways
MenCmpmes, completing seven of them,
jhipman threw for two touchdowns,
one lor 40 yards and one for 29 yards,
emo Aggies two wide receivers are
Mike Floyd and Randy Teate. Floyd
i ’ en ' 1 (caught two passes, each for
“I °l- ton lidowns, while Teate caught two
for 30 yards.
SC ' ^" tB'he 8 ro,,n( l game was almost as
exciting as the passing game.
ris r f Hllback George Woodard, ran for
lamp 41,yards to lead all ground gainers,
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but the exciting faction was the out
side option. The Aggies have been
known in the past to fumble on this
option, but Saturday night they ran
it as smoothly as any wishbone team
in the country.
The Ags looked sharp, not only on
offense, but on defense as well. They
limited the White offense to just 29
total yards. That ain’t half bad when
one realizes that two All-Americans
and four other lettermen have
graduated from the squad. Granted,
the White offense was not a Texas or
Oklahoma, but it was promising to
see strong gang tackling, and quick
sideline to sideline pursuit by the
Maroon defense.
The man who was most impressive
for the Maroon defense was
linebacker Jessie Hunnicutt. Hun-
nicutt was in almost every play that
came in his direction. He forced
John Baber, White team quarter
back, to hurry many of his passes and
recovered one fumble which re
sulted in a touchdown six plays later.
Hunnicutt is one man who will
have extra pressure on his shoulders
next year. He has to fill the shoes of
Ed Simonini. Hunnicutt must have
quick sideline to sideline pursuit
next year in order to make the Aggie
defense as tough as it was last year.
Two other men on defense who
will have extra pressure next fall are
cornerback Willie Thompson and
safety Lester Hayes. Hayes made a
fabulous transformation to safety last
Masters Swim Meet
set for May 1-2
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he second Masters Swim Meet,
men and women 25 and older,
been set May 1-2 at Texas A& M.
in open meet sanctioned by the
ateur Athletic Union (AAU), the
i-day event has swimmers coming
m seven Texas cities, Oklahoma
id Louisiana.
The Masters Meet is open to all
m and women swimmers, compet-
l in five-year age groups from 25
ars up. Events start at 2 p.m.
iturday, May 1, and9 a.m. Sunday.
meet will be held in P. L.
wns Natatorium.
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year. He played aggressive on the
pass, and was Mister Everywhere
when a fumble was jarred loose,
running two back for touchdowns.
Thompson was tested regularly
last year since All-American Pat
Thomas was at the other corner.
Now Thomas is gone, and Thompson
is the experienced cornerback on the
defense. Thompson played well last
year, but now must face a difficult
situation. Opposing quarterbacks
will not throw in his direction as
often because of his experience. He
must be careful not to be lulled into a
sense of false security. Sure as he is
expecting the pass on the other side
of the field, he might find his own
man open strolling in for the
touchdown.
The White team had one man on
defense who impressed many who
viewed the game. His name is
Wadinfe Mills, who scored the only
White touchdown on a 56-yard pass
interception. Besides this fabulous
return. Miles batted away two pas
ses, and took on Woodard when he
busted into the secondary.
The Ags looked good Saturday
night and should prove to be a for
midable foe next fall. If their passing
game and outside option on the
wishbone work smoothly, there is no
reason they can’t be rolling in cotton
on January 1, 1977. Can’t you see the
bumper stickers now? “While the
teasips were playing rotten. The Ag
gies were picking cotton.”
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