THE BATTALION Page 11
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1979
the sports
^ Thurmond pitches shutout
, Wildcats split double-header
By SEAN PETTY
Battalion Sports Staff
The Texas Aggie baseball team
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season record to a perfect 4-0.
T’m really happy with the win
against a team like Arizona,” Thur
mond said. “They are a good hitting
team and play in a tough confer
ence.”
Thurmond was speaking of the
Pac-10 which includes USC, Arizona
State, Stanford and UCLA.
“I was especially pleased with my
pitching today because I didn’t give
up any walks. It saved me from giv
ing up any runs. I was having some
trouble with control in Florida but I
feel a lot better now. ”
The first game was close the whole
way, with the Aggies scoring one run
in the second inning after designated
hitter Gary Bryant knocked in Shel
ton McMath. The Aggies scored
their second and final run in the
fourth inning when, with the bases
loaded, Wildcat pitcher, Jeff Morrif
walked Randy Woodruff and
McMath came in from third.
The two runs were all the Ags
needed from then on as Thurmond
took control of the Arizona batters
giving him his eleventh career shut
out.
“They were waiting on my break
ing stuff all day,” Thurmond said.
“They have a very smart team and of
course, they have been a big power
for many years. I am just glad to get
the win.”
The second game of the afternoon
showed the Dr. Jekyll side of the
Aggies as their bats were suddenly
silenced, their defense became
shaky and the pitching was not what
it had been in the first game.
Randy McDonald, who had a good
showing for the Aggies in Florida,
was the starting pitcher but soon fell
victim to the Wildcat bats, giving up
five hits and four runs in two and
two-thirds innings.
But McDonald was not alone in his
pitching problems as freshman Steve
Davis relieved him in the third in
ning and finished the game giving up
five runs on eight hits.
“Randy and Steve just fell behind
the batters too much,” Aggie coach
Tom Chandler said. “When you get
behind in the count you just have to
put it across the plate and when you
do that against a team like Arizona,
they’re going to hit the ball.
One Wildcat in particular did most
of the damage to the Aggies in the
second game. Freshman Dwight
Taylor collected three hits and two
stolen bases to lead Arizona past the
Ags.
While Taylor and the rest of the
Wildcats provided the offense,
Arizona pitcher, Craig Lefferts
stifled the Aggie bats through six in
nings and gave up only eight hits the
entire game.
The Wildcats cushioned their lead
in the seventh and final inning get
ting four runs on five hits and one
Aggie error.
Down by eight runs in the bottom
of the seventh, the Aggies started
their mini-rally with Rodney Hodde
hitting a single. Woodruff drove
Hodde in with a triple and Bryant
followed with a single, knocking in
Woodruff. Gary Francis sacrificed
Bryant to second, but the Ags fell
short as Bryan Little popped out and
Simon Glenn hit to the first baseman
who flipped the ball to Lefferts, the
Wildcat pitcher, for the final out.
“We kind of got our bats started a
little late,” Chandler said. “We just
had too little too late. But Arizona
has a fine ball club. They are as tough
as anyone we 11 play this year.
“I thought Randy (McDonald)
would do well because he did so well
in Florida but he got in trouble early.
It was really tough for Steve (Davis)
to come in as a freshman against a
tough team like Arizona. But it’s
good experience for him.”
Rodney Hodde will he the starting
pitcher for the Aggies today against
Minnesota at 1 p.m. while Bobby
Taylor will start the second game
against Arizona. On Thursday, Min
nesota and Arizona will play at 12
p.m. with the Aggies playing Min
nesota in the second gamfe.
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