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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1978
Page 9
By DERRICK GRUBBS
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Aggies had defeated Texas Tech
to complete a three-game sweep
he weekend series at Olsen Field,
'he Ags downed Tech 4-2 in Fri-
contest. In Saturday’s doub-
eader, junior lefthander Mark
irmond treated the Olsen Field
crowd of well over 4,000 as he
pitched the first no-hitter of his col
legiate career in blanking the Raid
ers 5-0.
An RBI single in the ninth inning
by Kyle Hawthorne provided A&M
the 2-1 margin of victory in the
nightcap.
The sweep by A&M, coupled with
an Arkansas loss to Houston in the
third game of their series, moves the
Ags into a\tie for first place in the
SWC standings with the Hogs.
Those two teams square off in Fayet
teville this coming weeked and
whichever wins two of the three
games will be the 1978 SWC cham
pion.
Aggie starter Mark Ross had held
the Raiders in check since the third
inning of Friday’s game, when the
Raiders scored their two runs, but
needed relief help from Pockrus in
the ninth to get Tech out of the in
ning and preserve the win.
In the first game Saturday, Thur
mond retired the side in order in five
of the seven innings, including the
final four.
Thurmond got ample help from
his teammates as they pounded out
10 hits and provided sound defense,
even though the only two Tech
baserunners reached on errors. In
the seventh inning, Bonner turned
in a superb play from his shortstop
position as he threw out a Tech bat
ter from deep in the hole. A good
stretch and scoop by Hawthorne at
first base made the play spectacular
at both ends.
After Thurmond struck out the
next batter, rightfielder Gary Bryant
made a nice running grab of a sinking
liner for the final out of the game.
“I thought that last ball was going
to be hit all the way,” said Thurmond
after the game. “Bryant made a great
catch on that one and the play Bon
ner and Hawthorne made before that
was just super. My curve ball was
working good today but I don’t think
I had all that good a fastball. I’m just
glad we won, I don’t care if it’s a
no-hitter, a 5-hitter or a 10-hitter. As
long as we win, it doesn’t matter.”
The score was tied at 1-1 in the
nightcap when Bonner led off' the
bottom of the ninth with a single. A
throwing error by the Tech first
baseman on Robert Verde’s sacrifice
attempt allowed Bonner to go to
third. Hawthorne, who up to that
point, didn’t have a base hit the
entire series, lined a single into
leftfield and A&M won 2-1.
The Aggies are 30-11 on the season
and will take their 17-4 SWC mark
into their three-game set in the
Ozarks this week.
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Aggie ace Mark Thurmond gets a free ride to the dugout,
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The Taste of Life
To me life has always been excit
ing. Although I’ve had some dry
days, by far most have been adven
turous. Some of the earliest advice
I received from my dad was, to
get the most out of life, you need to
experience as many avenues as you
can.” With that advice and a strong
positive attitude I was sure I would
have the secrets and successes of
life at my fingertips.
During the ’60 s while all my
friends were involved in the
S.D.S., the Weatherman, and
other radical groups, I was enjoy
ing myself. It seemed that during
those years there were question
ings and unrest on every side of an
issue. There were riots and
marches from one end of the coun
try to the other. Although I too was
involved to a small degree, I con
tinued my trying of life.
By the age of fourteen I was a
student pilot and at sixteen I was
flying solo trips around Texas to
boost my flight time. In high school
I was very active on the tennis
team and also did a lot of camping
with my friends. I was involved
much of the time in student gov
ernment, especially my senior
year. All along the way I was a
young people’s leader in my de
nomination. There I took part in
camp counselling and teaching
Sunday school. If someone was
going somewhere — anywhere — I
went. I traveled with relatives and
friends, eager to see new places.
In college I was set on being a
military officer. I was accepted, as
a sophomore, into Naval Officers
Candidate School. Although my
grades weren’t on the deans list I
enjoyed the experience college had
to offer.
But still I couldn’t say I had a
handle on life. I was not in the least
unhappy and yet I knew there had
to be something else I hadn’t
noticed. Even though for my age I
was experiencing a lot of things,
life seemed as intangible as before.
So, I began to pour myself into the
activities of my church. There I
hoped that I would find that elu
sive constant called life. However,
I was disappointed there too.
Then I heard a little story about
two guys named Hunky and Dory.
Hunky and Dory lived in a land
where everyone loved to cook.
They read books on cooking and
even wrote books on cooking. They
cooked the most beautiful dishes of
food, but then never tasted them.
By accident, Hunky and Dory ran
into a group of people who not only
cooked food, but they ate it too!
Hunky and Dory were so excited,
they ran home to tell their friends.
But their friends were disgusted by
the idea and were satisfied just to
cook.
In that story I realized where I
had been all along. I sought life
and, as a Christian, I knew life was
Christ. Yet, I had no experience
with Him.
Then I got my first real taste of
Life, I prayed, “Lord Jesus, make
yourself real to me and let me ex
perience you.’’ From the second I
laid down my good thoughts about
Christ and talked to Him person
ally, the intangible became tangi
ble.
I saw that Life was not just trying
things and seeing new places, but
that Life was the person of Jesus
Christ. And that this Jesus desires
to live inside of us (Jn. 17) and be
our life, not just a recipe we apply
to certain situations. Jesus is not an
elusive force, but a touchable per
son who brings His life to live in us
on our level. Now as I study or
work I’m satisfied because I know
the One who is Life and I’m no
longer chasing shadows of life.
Dxm’t just take my word on this.
Try it yourself. Put down your
cookbooks on life and taste Life by
simply talking to Jesus Christ per
sonally as I did. Then the man you
heard so much about will become a
reality in you.
H. Gordon Baker
Horticulture-Junior
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