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Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1978 sports Raiders come to College Station By DERRICK GRUBBS As it stands now, the deciding blow for the S WC championship will probably be dealt in less than two weeks when A&M travels to Fayet teville for the final league series of the season. But before that scene, can mate rialize, the Aggies must knock off Texas Tech in a pivotal series this weekend at Olsen Field. The Ags currently trail the Razor- backs by a game in the SWC standings and a sweep of the Red Raiders would mathematically as sure them of a place in the SWC post season tournament in Austin May 12-15. Should A&M take all three games this weekend and Arkansas lose just one game to the Cougars in that se ries down in Houston, then the Ags CUSTOM EXHAUST SHOCK ABSORBERS AMERICAN OR FOREIGN CARS TRAILER HITCHES BRYAN MUFFLER SHOP 1309 S. COLLEGE CHARLES S. KINARD (OWNER) 822-2612 CLASS OF '57 (SUPPORTING A&M) ASK ABOUT OUR CONDITIONAL LIFETIME GUARANTEE! and the Porkers would be tied for the league lead going into that final se ries in the Ozarks. Might there be a tendency this week for the Aggies to be looking a week ahead? “We can’t afford to look past Texas Tech,” says A&M coach Tom Chan dler. “We have to have all three games. They are important for us re gardless of what happens against Ar kansas. Texas Tech has a fresh, young ballclub with a lot of hustle and desire. We have to play every game this weekend as if it were for the conference championship.” The Red Raiders will come into College Station with a 22-20 season record and a 7-11 SWC mark. They returned just three starters from a team that finished fifth in the confer ence last year with a 12-12 league slate. The trio of returners includes junior rightfielder John Keller, who is hitting . 270 this year and is tied for the team lead in home runs with three; sophomore shortstop Brooks WHEN YOU DESERVE THE VERY BEST, COME TO THE BEST, AGGIES HOLIKSyPACKAGE STORE 606 HOLLEMAN COLLEGE STATION, TX. 77840 693-3381 (WE PONT LIKE ORANGE EITHER) r SHOP The Peace Corps... A MIND BLENDING EXPERIENCE Share your skills and experience and gain an understanding of other cultures, other ways. SIGN UP NOW FOR INTERVIEW SENIORS/GRADS PLACEMENT OFFICE RUDDER TOWER 10th FLOOR REPS ON CAMPUS WED-THUR APRIL 26-27 Porta—Boogie "Instant Party , Sound & Light Richard Moore D.J.-KTAM (713) 822-1240 Paul Hays, Jr. Engineer (713) 693-2814 o CULPEPPER PLAZA MONDAY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHTS TIL 8:30 P.M. [3 GIG ‘EM GRAMM You are invited to meet, visit with and get to know PHIL GRAMM SIXTH DISTRICT CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS FIESTA BALLROOM Corner of Palasota & Groesbeck MONDAY, APRIL 24 BBQ DlNNER 7:00 P.M. Dance to Ted Hardan and The New Sounds 7:00 - 11:00 $4.50 Per Person Congress Committee. P O. Du r 7B40. Denms Goehr mg. Treesur report is tiled with the Federel Election C I from the E E C . V THE BATT DOES IT DAILY Monday through Friday Wow! Montezuma Snowblast with Fresca: Cools off the gang. Over ice or snow add IV2 oz. of Montezuma Tequila, the Noblest Tequila, to delicious Fresca. It’s a chiller! ©1978.80 proof Montezuma Tequila. Distilled and bottled by Barton Distillers Import Co., New York, N.Y. •Fresca is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company. Wallace, hitting .317; and junior second baseman Johnny Vestal, hit ting .295 and leading the team in stolen bases with 13. Vestal gave the Aggies fits in last year’s series in Lubbock as he went 7-for-12 in the three games. A couple of other Raiders to watch are sophomore leftfielder Larry Selby and junior centerfielder Randy Newton. Selby currently leads the Raiders in hitting at .354 while New ton is the club leader in RBI’s with 32, and doubles with 12. Those dozen two-baggers are a new Tech season record. The probable pitching rotation the Aggies will face has freshman Gary Moyer starting Friday’s contest with another freshman, Rick Hall, and junior David Bolton working the Saturday doubleheader. Moyer is 4-3 on the season with a 3.33 ERA, Hall is 6-4 and 3.67, and Bolton is 4-3 and 4.38. Hall currently leads the Raider staff in strikeouts with 36. All three are righthanders. Chandler, hoping that last weekend’s poor offensive showing against SMU will not recur, plans to use the same lineup he has started with the past four series. A&M scratched out just five hits in each of the three games against the Mustangs, whose pitching staff had allowed well over a hit per inning going into their series with the Ag gies. Shortstop Robert Bonner holds a slight edge over first baseman Kyle Hawthorne and centerfielder Mike Hurdle for team batting lead. Bon ner is at .326 while Hawthorne and Hurdle are tied at .325. Hurdle will probably be back in the A&M lineup after sitting out last Saturday’s twinbill with SMU due to a sprained ankle. Catcher Buster Turner, who suffered heat prostra tion in the second game against the Ponies, will be back behind the plate Friday. The Ags’ pitching rotation will be the same also. Mark Ross, who has recorded six straight wins after get ting off to an 0-3 start this season, will be on the mound Friday with Mark Thurmond and David Pieczynski pitching Saturday’s doubleheader. Ross has a 3.26 ERA to go with his G O.K. XUHK£Y... YOU'Rt M£*t AFTER THIS GUY ! LAST HOME SERIES - mm. 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