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Page 8 THE BATTALION TUESDAY. FEBRUARY TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 28, 1978 __ — yfiT" ' Aggie baseball team hosts St.Maryl C_5 ucr MY ir By DERRICK GRUBBS The Texas A&M baseball team gets back into action after a week lay-off when they host St. Mary s of San Antonio Tuesday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Travis Park in Bryan. The games were originally scheduled to be played at A&M’s new Olsen Field, but construction delays forced the game site to be changed. “We hope to be in the stadium by this weekend when we play Hous ton,” said A&M coach Tom Chan dler. “The field itself will be ready, but the fans will have to bear with us on some of the other areas. The parking lot will still be hard- Texas leads golf match, Ags seventh Donna Avery shot the day s low round — a 76 — to help propel the University of Texas into a three- stroke lead over SMU after the sec ond round of the 54-hole Texas A&M’s Women’s Intercollegiate golf tournament Monday. Texas has a 36-hole total of 635 to SMU’s 638. Cathy Bertram shot a 78 while Cindy Lincoln and Lori Huxhold both had 81s for Texas. Oklahoma State is third at 656, fol lowed by Lamar 658, Florida 667, Houston Baptist 676, Texas A&M 677, TCU 693, Oklahoma 718, Tem ple JC 737, S.F. Austin 784. Midland College 806 and Sam Houston 813. Despite her team’s dropping out of the lead, Mary Beth Murphy of SMU posted her second straight 77 over the par-70 university course to take a two-shot lead in the individual race at 154. Cathy Bertram of Texas is 157 while Lynn Cooke of Lamar, Alicia Ogrin of Oklahoma State and Cindy Lincoln of Texas share third place at 158. First-day leader Brenda Lunsford of Oklahoma State, who fired a 75 Sunday, skied to an 85 and is six strokes off the pace at 160. The final 18-hole round will get under way at 9 a.m. Tuesday. surfaced and the scoreboard and public address will likely not be in operation yet.” Although the UH series would be the first games to be played in the new stadium, the dedication cere monies aren t until March 21 when A&M hosts USC in a doubleheader. A&M and St. Mary’s have had a regular rivalry going the past few years as they have played each other four times in each of the past four seasons. The two teams have squared off 24 times since 1971 with A&M leading the series 20-4. The Rattlers finished 24-15 in 1977, splitting their series with the Aggies at two wins apiece. “St. Mary’s returns a good nuc leus and are still one of the* outstand ing college baseball teams, says Chandler. “They are a well-rounded club with a veteran coach in Elmer Kosub. They defeated Texas on opening day and are on their way to having another good season. The Rattlers come to Aggieland with a 2-6 season record, having split their opening series with the Longhorns, lost a pair to Baylor and split with Texas Tech last Friday. A&M brings a 5-1 record in against St. Mary’s, having won three from LSU and two from McNeese State. “We’ve been plagued by the flu bug the past week, said Chandler. “So far so good, though our pitching has been solid and our hitting is coming along. We’ve also played good defense through our first six games. We went the entire LSU se ries without committing an error. We’ve left too many men on base, but once we get our batting order set, I think that’ll be remedied. 'I’he lineup Chandler will field against St. Mary’s with their 1978 batting averages will have Robert Bonner (.348) at shortstop, Mark Warriner (.333) at third base, Mike Hurdle (.300) in centerfield, Kyle Hawthorne (.421) at first base, Robert Verde (.158) in leftfield, either Tim Feickert (.400) or Rod ney Hodde (.200) at second base. The starting pitchers for the 1 doubleheader will likely be Mark Ross (0-0) and Mark Thurmond (1-0), with David Pieczynski and Jim McWilliams also slated to see ac tion. Following the Houston series this weekend, the Aggies were scheduled to host Oklahoma City March 6-7, but the series has been postponed by mutual aggreement with a make-up date to be set later WAN MU USE MY "WHIT 'TIL NEXT YEAN BANNER ? GO AHEAD.,. , WE WON'T NEZDIV, 1 with a make-up date to be set later. A team without a honn CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION GRADUATES By MARK PATTERSON Battalion Sports Staff' The team without a home. That s what the A&M baseball players are starting to be called. The home field advantage won’t be a benefit for the Aggies until late in the 1978 baseball season when their new home, C. E. “Pat Olsen Field, will be ready for occupation. 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S(32-34) M(36-38) Total number of shirts- L( 40-42) XL( 44-46) This offer is valid until May 31, 1978. Total amount enclosed: $- winter it would have been finished. “But we re still a long way from getting finished. All the work we can get done depends on the weather. And 1 hate to say that if it keeps raining it could be months until were finished.” Delays in the delivery of the aluminum for the seats and railings also caused problems in the stadium s completion. “Now that we’ve got all the supplies we’ve begun the finishing process, said Groff. We ought to have the roof finished Tuesday and the seats will he through soon if we don’t get rained out. The ones who are suffering the most from the inconvenience of a half-finished field is the baseball team. They’ve been forced to play their home games at a high school field, Travis Park, in Bryan. So coach Chandler is hoping to play Houston in the new field this weekend, but Groff seems to think otherwise. “The infield might be ready to play on this weekend, but the stands and facilities will nt'ver be ready, said Groff. “And the field will only be ready if a lot of work is put into it f |» ■ between now and then. 'Hie haven’t been cut yet ami the ers mound is so soft that if you on one side the other side rise “And tlie facilites that have: completed include the restra the concession stands, the la rooms, the sidewalks, the lot and of course the seats. Itspi hie that the stadium could hen for the team, hut not for the tutors." With the formal dedin scheduled for March 21,Crd that date as the probalile ii the first game to he playedi new facility. “If we’re lucky, the Souths game will he the first gm4 the new field, said Gtil Olsen and some other diji will be down for the officialk tion ceremony. So were ski for completion by then.’’ "But the field won’t he pletely finished until soiuttk summer. We just have totai- week at a time and progress. “We feel sure we'll get ir games this season, but jusht still hard to say. Texas A&M University Opera & Performing Arts Societ) Tickets Available MSC Box Office 845-2916 ZONE 1 Regular $7.30 A&M Student/Date $6.00 ZONE 2 Regular $6.25 A&M Student/Date $4.75 ZONE 3 Regular $5.00 A&M $tudent/Date $3.55 I Feb. 13-17 A&M Student Priority Period Wednesday, March 8, 1978, 8:15 p.m. Rudder Auditorium #$$ffiyVorld famous pantomimic GREAT ISSUES COMMITTEE PRESENTS NUCLEAR ENERG1 Dr. Bernard Cohen - pro -University of Pittsburgh VS. Larry Tye - con -Union of Concerned Scientists <3f RUDDER THEATER ( Tues., Feb. 28 8:00 PM Students:$ .50 Others:$1.00 c w< carh 5 5