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Page 6 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1977 Sports Horns, Aggies clash in first of three-game series By STEVE MARTAINDALE Of the past 12 Southwest Confer ence baseball seasons, the Univer sity of Texas has won or shared every title. Of those 12 seasons, Texas A&M University has placed second or tied for first seven times, but has not won an outright championship since 1964. If either of these patterns change this year, it may happen this weekend when Texas visits the Ag gies for a three-game series. The series, beginning at 3 p.m. today, will be the last on A&M’s existing field, which will be replaced by a $2 million, 5,000-seat stadium next spring. The two teams will meet again Saturday for a doubleheader at 1 p.m. A&M brings a 13-3 SWC record into the series with a pair of losses to Texas Tech and one to Baylor. Texas has an 11-1 record-—its one loss going to Rice. With its 3-2 win, Rice SHIRT SALE Selected Groups — Up to 50% Off broke a 34 game Longhorn winning streak, a collegiate record. The Ag gies have a 30-10 season record while the Horns stand at 39-1. The conference championship is decided by winning percentage mak ing the biggest statistic the “loss” column. Texas has a two-game lead. The Aggies will also have two rec ords on the line this series. The next A&M home run will break a 16- year-old record of 37, and if catcher Buster Turner can hit safely in all three games, he will break the 19- game streak established last year by shortstop Robert Bonner. The Aggie baseballers have had more than the customary amount of difficulty in breaking the home run record. Twice in the past two series the record-breaking hit has sailed over the fence, but has not yet entered the record books. When Baylor visited A&M, freshman center fielder Mike Hur dle hit what appeared to be an in- the-park double. After the play, however, fans in the outfield said the hit cleared the fence, bounced off a trailer and back into the field where it was played by the right fielder. Last weekend the Aggies went to Houston and Friday took a 4-3 win over Rice without a home run. Saturday the Aggies had taken a 4-0 lead, aided by a Turner homer (ex tending his hitting streak to 18 games) only to have a fourth-inning rainstorm wipe the slate clean, as if the game had never been played. After the series, A&M will lack only a visit to Houston to wrap up its conference play. Texas will host Houston and visit Arkansas and Baylor while finishing SWC play. Last season, Texas won two of three games when the Aggies visited Austin. The Longhorns won by scores of 3-0 and $_2 while A&M took one 2-0 win. Leading Texas in hitting is right fielder Jerry Jone S) who brings a .383 average into the game. Turner leads the Aggies with a .355 norm. Teamwise, th e Aggies have the upper hand in batting with a .309 average. Texas is hitting .295. Longhorn coa c h Cliff Gustafson will choose his starting pitchers from righthanders Tony Brizzolara (with a 7-0 record), Kem Wright (7-0), Don Kainer (9-1) and lefthander Bob Heuck (7-0). Aggie coach Tom Chandler is ex pected to go with righthander Mark Ross (7-1) on Friday, lefthander Mark Thurmond (g-O) and righthan der David Pieczynski (5-1) on Satur day. Sophomore John Pockrus could also see plenty of action. As a relief 1502 TEXAS AVENUE AGGIELAND INN 846-0223 MSC CAMERA COMMITTEE PRESENTS SALQN77 -A-I2. CATAGORIES lf\J BOTH BLACK AfVJb WHIT6 and COLOR- LlffilT OF TWO PRIIUTS |(\J CACH CATAGORYT ★ RIBBOWS FOR FIRST, SCCOfUD, A0JL THIRD PLACE. I0J ALL CATA&ORI6S. BEST OF show Receives a plaque add 450. -Atpriwt sizes LiniTCD td 8x io mouruTeD OfU Ilxl4, AfUD llxIAand 16x20 fnOUnjT6D 00) I6xZO. ALLPRIOJTS musi Be CiOUAJTLL ★eorTRY Fee OF 75* PER PRIfUT AeOJTRY DCADLlOJe - TUESDAY APRIL l£ BY 5 ; OOpm IRJ S.RO. 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Tuesday when Gerald Galloway, freshman defensive tackle, broke his leg. “Gerald was a real fine ball player, and he could help the team,” Bellard said. “He got pinched in between three people, and that bent his leg back and broke both bones in his lower leg.” The only serious injuries we have are Zach Guthrie and Gerald Gal loway,” A&M’s team trainer Billy Pritchard said. “But we have a lot of minor injuries like cuts, scratches. Most of the team will suck up’ a small injury like this and never let it slow them down,” Pritchard said. The Ags have practice today, then an intersquad scrimmage tomorrow morning. This Scrimmage, along with all of the practices, is open to the public. CfXJTRY BLAfURB AfUD ROBE IfUFORF) ATIOAJ AVAILABLE ID CAITERA COnmiTTEE CUBICLE -STUDEfUT PROCRAmS OFFICE. “All of the younger players have the desire and the ability to play top notch defense, but they only lack experience,’ Monk said. “These players, after a couple of games, will probably look like they are four-year lettermen. I have confidence in our defense.” The defense suffered a setback THE TOBSIM HWY JSL TRINIT/, TEXAS PH CORRECTION The $1.08 per lb. of the following item was stated incorrectly in Wednesday’s, Battalion. The correct price should be: New Zealand Lamb Chops . Lb. $ 1 89 SAFEWAY MSC Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $1.49 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 AM to 1:30 PM — 4:30 PM to 7 PM . 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Each day except Saturday $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup is sandwich 11 KM) A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Monday - Friday $1.50 plus drink Available Evenings For Special University Banquets Department of Food Service Texas A&M University “Quality First” pitcher with a team-leading 0.51 earned run average, he has had six saves. The probable batting order for Texas with their batting averages in parentheses is rightfielder Jerry Jones (.383), designated hitter Scott Soden (.336), third baseman Rocky Thompson (.358), first baseman Mickey Reichenbach, (.286), left fielder Wendell Hibbett (.330), cen ter fielder Charles Proske (.254), second baseman Ted Wendlandt (.242) or Andre Robertson (.276), catcher Bobby Kearney (.330) and shortstop Steve Day (.263). The probable lineup for shortstop Robert Bonner (.1 ond baseman (.316), center! Mike Hurdle (.349), first ba Kyle Hawthorne (.331), desi; hitter Tim Feickert (.309), 1< der Robert Verde (.209), baseman Winston Whiddon ( ojT right fielder Shelton McMatht- and catcher Buster Turner (.3S A large crowd is expected ion ^ series and portable bleachers will moved in. A&M students w admitted free of charge with student ID. Adults will beadmifB^ for $1 and children for 50 cents j £ Two A&M students win open racquetball meet Steve Taber and Steve Drewry, both students at Texas A&M, came out on top in the Racquetball Club s three-day meet here last weekend. Taber won first in the Men s Open Division and Drewry was first in the Men’s B Division. the meet, club vice presidi Robert Seibert said. Anyone desiring more tion can contact Ted Libson 7667 or Don Perkins at 845-47K bruises, and Astro-turf burns along with some muscle strains. These in juries are not serious and most of the players are playing full speed with them. Mark Mueller and Ernie Osborne took second and third respectively in the Men’s Open Division. Bob Herry took consolation honors. Al though the tournament was open to anyone, Osborne was the only out- of-town entry. In the Men’s B Division, Mark Woods finished -in second place and Mark Fratrik won consolation. The club will hold a doubles tournament here April 29-May 1. Anyone is eligible to enter. Teams from Beaumont and Stephen F. Austin are expected to participate in Bannister earns spot with Astroi United Press International HOUSTON — Pitcher FI Bannister, currently on therosti the Charleston Club of the Inte tional League, has earned a spot the pitching staff of the Houston tros, manager Bill Virdon said terday. 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