THE BATTALION Page 13 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1980 Baseball team sweeps LCC Texas Aggie second baseman Bryan Little throws to first base in an unsuccessful double-play attempt during Tuesday’s | victory over Lubbock Christian College. Staff photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. BY MIKE BURRICHTER Sports Editor The Texas Aggie baseball team made it eight victories in a row Tuesday, sweeping Lubbock Christian College in an afternoon doubleheader at Olsen Field. The Ags had their biggest scare in the first game, going into the bottom of the seventh inning in a 1-1 deadlock. Senior second baseman Randy Woodruff won it for the Aggies when he hit the first home run of his college car reer, a solo shot over the left field wall. Junior Perry Kilgo picked up his first win in that one, pitching in relief of Robert Slavens. Slavens, a freshman, pitched six innings, giving up four hits and one run before relinquishing to Kilgo. The Ags breezed to an 8-3 vic tory in the second game. Junior Harry Francis, a third baseman, hit a three-run homer in the second inning to spot the Aggies an early lead. Three freshmen pitchers com bined to hold the Chaparrals to three runs on eight hits. Jack Mis- ka started the game and gave way to Charlie Guinn who picked up the win, after 2% innings. The 8-0 Ags open their South west Conference season this weekend when they travel to Waco for a three-game series with the Baylor Bears. sports Tennis team in action By RICHARD OLIVER Staff Writer The Texas A&M University tennis team, off to what Coach David Kent terms as “the best start we’ve had in years,” takes on Louisiana Tech to day in a 1:30 p.m. home match. The match, to be played at the varsity courts, features a Texas A&M team which has played remarkably well this season. Admission is free. Over the weekend, the team defe ated Lamar University in Beaumont, Louisiana State in Baton Rouge and Southeast Louisiana in Lafayette to raise its season record to 7-2, and Kent is excited. “We have some very good play ers,” he said. “Alberto Jimenez has never lost against any Louisiana team, and Trey Schutz will be back after injuring his hand (against Trinity).” Kent was also impressed with the play of junior Reid Freeman, fresh man walk-on Tom Judson, and fresh man sensation Brian Joelson, who lost for the first time this season Saturday against LSU. “Freeman has been playing out standing tennis and absolutely phe nomenal doubles,” he said. “Tom Judson is a walk-on and he’s playing outstanding tennis. It’s very unusual *r> have a walk-on make the team, much less play regularly. He just keeps on playing.” One of the more interesting matches of the weekend pitted Texas A&M’s Boyd Bryan against his brother Bill, who plays for Southeast Louisiana. Boyd won the match 3-6, 6-2, 6-1. Kent said Jimenez would be seeded first against Louisiana Tech, followed by Schutz, second; Free man, third; Max King, fourth; Brian Joelson, fifth; and Judson, sixth. Save Eneigy in 1988. :sts were igain on theVei r with a launcti too late to start plorer's electric:! he dualcomet® d NASA hopestlk „ . . „ , . , United Press International cir tohtgmar NEW YORK— For the first time ! a " f ice the Feb. 4 loss to Texas Tech, bound Top 20 it takes sevi .‘isasupremf Mutch said e Texas A&M University basket- 11 tfeam moved into the UPI Top 20 to begin I n iKHmced Tuesday. The Southwest HorationprqedLjLence champion Aggies will go las little ho, tolthe postseason tournament lead on such] as th e 18th best team in the xre - lion, according to UPI’s board of , of course, k Hege coaches, lomentum, R a y Meyer’s DePaul squad, which i. Harrison Sc:i u |b e d LaSalle, Wagner and asked if NAk)y 0 ] a (HI.) to extend its perfect re- italize on its; r( j t 0 25-0, repeated as a runaway oice for the top ranking. The Blue emons collected 39-of-40 first- ice votes and 599 points to stay illlahead of Syracuse, whose 24-4 irk was rewarded with 505 points. Hna once again claimed the re- lining No. 1 vote. Kentucky, 26-4 after triumphs er Mississippi State and Louisiana ate, garnered 502 points to climb e spot to third while Louisville fell lOtch to No. 4 after being upset by na, 77-60. Louisville, 26-3, re ived 410 points. Oregon State remained in fifth th384 points, after a victory over icific-10 rival Stanford boosted ML eir record to 24-3, followed for the cond time in a row by Louisiana ■ and Maryland. No. 6 LSU, Hi lich beat Mississippi but lost to yn mtucky 76-74 in overtime, has a S3 -5 mark and 354 points while the venth-rated Terps, winners of the Atlantic Coast Conference regular season title, were just five points back at 349. The United Press International weekly Board of Coaches top 20 col lege basketball ratings with first- place votes and records through games of Monday in parentheses: (13th week) 1. DePaul (39) (25-0) 599 2. Syracuse (24-2) 505 3. Kentucky (26-4) 502 4. Louisville (26-3) 410 5. Oregon St. (24-3) 384 6. Louisiana St. (21-5) 354 7. Maryland (21-5) 349 8. St. John's (23-3) 238 9. (tie) Missouri (22-4) 221 9. (tie) N . C a r o 1 i n a (2 0 - 6) 221 11. Ohio St. (19-6) 209 12. Indiana (1) (18-7) 104 13. Brigham Yong(22-4) 104 14. Arizona St. (20-5) 86 15. Notre Dame (20-5) 85 16. Weber St. (24-2) 81 17. NC State (20-6) 40 18. Texas A&M (22-7) 33 19. Clemson (19-7) 32 20. (tie) G e o r g e t w n (2 1 - 5) 25 20. (tie) I o n a ( N.Y.)(25-4)25 Note: By agreement with the Amer ican Basketball Coaches Association, teams on probation by the NCAA are ineligible for top 20 and national championship consideration by the UPI Board of Coaches. Those teams currently on probation for 1979 are: Alaska-Anchorage, Auburn, Cincin nati, East Carolina, Memphis State, Oral Roberts, San Francisco. Stringer may ;o to Canada I United Press International HOUSTON— Houston Oilers ebacker Art Stringer says he has nsidered switching to the Cana- inTootball League if he is unable negotiate a satisfactory contract th|the Oilers. “We have talked with Toronto and ontreal,” Stringer said Monday. “I mt to be in Houston and play for e Oilers next season. I’m not cessarily interested in Canada, tlam interested in money. Next season will be Stringer’s fifth an injury-plagued professional Jtball career. “The average career is 4.5 years. So if I’m going to get into the money, this is the right time,” Stringer said. Stringer, 25, who was on injured reserve in 1976 and 1978 and hurt a knee in 1979, earned an estimated $35,000 last year, a salary believed to be lower than that paid Houston’s other six linebackers. The Oilers reportedly have offered him $45,000-$50,000 next year. The average NFL salary next year reportedly will be about $60,000. Stringer becomes a free agent April 15. i lAMKUNMK* o < f > * o'