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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1978
Aggies lose two games to Cougars
By DERRICK GRUBBS
The Texas Aggies got off to a
shaky start in SWC baseball action
this past weekend as they dropped
two out of three to the University of
Houston at Travis Park.
Senior Billy Blum kept the Aggies
off balance in the opener Saturday
as the Cougars claimed a 6-2 win.
Blum held the Ags scoreless until
the ninth inning when they pushed
across both their runs on a lead-off
single by pinch hitter Gary Bryant,
a triple by third baseman Mark
Warriner and a single by first base-
man Kyle Hawthorne.
The Cougars rapped out 13 hits in
the game, most of them off Aggie
starter Mark Ross, who was relieved
in the eighth inning by Jim McWil
liams. Ross gave up 11 hits, walked
two and struck out four in taking the
loss, putting his season record at
0-2.
UH jumped out to an early 4-0
lead after three innings, most of that
coming on rightfielder Donny
Lopez’s three-run home run in the
third. The Cougars also tallied
single markers in the second, sixth
and seventh innings.
First baseman Bobby Hollas led
Houston at the plate, going 3-for-4
with a double and an RBI. Cen-
terfielder Jay Beard, second base-
man Gary Weiss and DH Terry
Byrum each had a pair of hits for the
Cougars.
Blum kept Aggie hitters guessing
most of the afternoon with his break
ing pitches. He gave up only six
hits, walked two and struck out
three in bringing his season record
to 3-0.
In the first game of the doub
leheader Sunday, junior lefty Mark
Thurmond notched the fourth shut
out of his career as A&M won 5-0.
Thurmond yielded only three hits
and struck out six in leading the Ags
to their first SWC win. It brought
his season record to 2-0.
“My curve ball was working good
and I felt strong, said Thurmond.
“I really wanted this shutout and it
meant even more since it broke the
ice for us in SWC play.”
Thurmond was aided by good de
fense on the part of his teammates
and some big hits that gave him
enough cushion to work with.
The Aggies’ big inning was the
fifth when they pushed across four
runs. Most of it came on a three-run
homer by pinch-hitter Gary Bryant.
It was the JC transfer’s first four-
bagger as an Aggie and came after
Robert Verde reached on an error
and Rodney Hodde singled.
Bryant’s blast was immediately
followed by a solo homer by right
fielder Shelton McMath, who
finished as the game’s leading hit
ter.
A&M scored their other run in
the third when shortstop Robert
Bonner came across on a bases-
loaded wild pitch by UH pitcher
John Shannon.
Shannon was pegged with the
loss, putting him 0-1 on the year.
He got relief help from Jimmie
Cherry and Jeff Simons.
Four errors by the Aggies in the
nightcap allowed Houston to come
away with a 4-3 victory.
A&M took a quick 1-0 lead in the
first when Bonner lined a lead-off
triple into the right field corner and
came home on a single by second
baseman Tommy Larsen.
The Cougars tied it with an un
earned run in the fifth but the Ags
regained the lead the following in
ning.
After third baseman Steve Robin
son led off with a solo home run,
Bonner singled, went to second on a
sacrifice by Larsen and scored on a
single by leftfielder Robert Verde.
The roof caved in on the Aggies in
the seventh, however, as UH took
advantage of two errors by Bonner
and scored three runs, two of them
unearned.
Both of those unearned runs came
off reliever Jim McWilliams who
was tagged with the loss. He had
come on in the seventh to spell
starter David Pieczynski and is now
0-1 on the year. Freshman Perry
Swanson and junior John Poekus
also saw relief duty for A&M.
Sophomore Tom Lukish went the
distance for the Cougars in claiming
the win, evening his season record
at 1-1. He struck out eight and
walked only two.
The Aggies scattered eight hits in
the nightcap, led by Bonner who
was 2-for-5 and scored two runs.
Centerfielder Beard led Houston
at the plate going 3-for-5.
A&M threatened in the bottom of
the ninth inning when they loaded
the bases hut eouldn t gettlit
or winning runs across,
“Houston has a good ball
said A&M coach Tom Chi
after Sunday’s twinbill. “Riglii
we re just playing around the
We left too many men on base
the three games) and just didm
the clutch hits. We’ve
group now and get ready («
weekend and Oral Roberts,"
The Aggies will takea7d
record into their series
The games will be played alt
new Olsen Field and will ini
single game at 3 p.m, Friday
doubleheader at 1 p.m.
Aggie rugby teams be^
the cold and opponent
MSC Camera Committee Meeting
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Battalion Sports Staff
It was a chilly, but prosperous af
ternoon for the Texas A&M rugby
teams at the drill Reid Saturday.
In the afternoon’s first contest,
the Texas A&M women’s team de
feated the Houston Hearts 20-0.
This made the Aggies 3-0 in Texas
Union Cup play.
The Aggies’ first try was scored by
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