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Page 8 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1980 Texas claims SWC title; Aggies eliminated early by RICHARD OLIVER Sports Editor Paced by the brilliant pitching of Keith Creel and the bat of Randy Richards, the University of Texas Longhorns won the Southwest Con ference post-season baseball tourna ment championship Tuesday by de feating Arkansas, 9-4. The Texas A&M University base ball team, however, stumbled to two consecutive losses and was the first team eliminated in the double elimination tournament. Richards’ fourth inning, two-run home run highlighted a 12-hit Texas attack against three Arkansas pitchers. In the meantime, Longhorn stal wart Creel was stifling the potential ly potent bats of the Hogs, giving up only five hits and one run in the five innings he worked. Because of Tuesday’s victory, Texas will host the NCAA Central Regionals in Austin Friday through Saturday. The Horns will play Louisiana Tech, 42-22, Friday night. Arkansas, however, will play in Tul sa, Okla., as the at-large team in the NCAA Midwest Regionals, to be held at Oral Roberts University Thursday through Saturday. Arkan- McKenzie-baiawin BUSINESS COLLEGE Inquire About Our Terms Starting July 8, 1980 Phone 822-6423 or 822-2368 sas will take on Oral Roberts in the first round Thursday. Despite losing the final game to regular season champion Texas, Arkansas was the surprise of the tournament. After demolishing Texas A&M Saturday in the first round, 19-10, they were beaten Sun day by Texas, 6-4, in a thunder storm-plagued game. In the loser’s bracket, Arkansas defeated Texas Tech Monday in the closest match-up of the tournament, 6-5, and came back that evening to beat Texas, 8-7, in the championship game. The win shouldered both the Longhorns and the Razorbacks with one loss apiece, forcing an extra championship game. It was the first time in SWC tournament history that the tournament had to go an extra game. In five games, the Razorbacks had 64 hits and 41 runs. They were led by tournament MVP Kevin McReynolds, who won the triple crown in the SWC (leading the league in runs batted in, home runs, and batting average). McReynolds was the most valuable player in the tournament, going 10-for-20 with eight runs scored, 10 RBIs, one tri ple, and four home runs. The Aggie pitching, considered the backbone of this year’s successful season, fell apart in their two games, allowing 27 runs and 34 hits. Robert Slavens, who was 11-0 during the regular season, allowed three runs on three hits and three walks in the bottom of the eighth inning against Tomorrow-minded GRADUATING TECHNICAL STUDENTS Martin Marietta Aerospace, NASA's Contractor on the Space Shuttle External Tank, has immediate openings for recent college graduates in the following disciplines: •Mechanical •Electrical •Aerospace •Civil •Industrial Engineering We offer competitive starting salaries and fully paid company benefits. 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Arkansas and Texas A&M set or tied 14 SWC tournament records in the game, including most combined score (29), longest game (3:27), most hits in an inning (seven, Arkansas in the eighth inning), and most errors (6, Texas A&M). Texas A&M has now lost eight out of 11 games in SWC tournament ac tion. Competition in the SWC post season classic was scheduled to begin last Friday, but heavy rains Thurs day and Friday forced postponement of the tournament for one day (until Saturday). The rain continued to give tourna ment officials headaches, as Sunday’s Arkansas-Texas game was delayed for 45 minutes in the eighth inning due to a spectacular lightning display and a heavy thunderstorm. Arkansas led the four teams in all tournament selections with five, and Texas had four. Aggie center-fielder Simon Glenn, who stole four bases against Texas Tech and set a school record with his 36 season thefts, was the lone Texas A&M selection. Aggie w< the disce the SWi Waco. S' Texas Tech pinch runner Harry Roper slides safely into third base while Aggie third baseman Harry Francis awaits the throw from center field. The Red Raiders defeated Texas A&M, 8-5, to eliminate them from the SWC post-season base ball tournament held last weekend at Olsen Field. JJf Staff Photo by Lee Roy Leschperjr, o F^'TICLA.L, Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. MAIN BRYAN 822-6105 Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Reflections by Richard Oliver Make Us Your Business, You learn. Work hard. Get rewarded. At Tinsley’s. We’re a fast food restaurant chain growing rapidly throughout the state and we re looking for responsible, ambitious managers to grow with us. We’ll train and supervise. And Tinsley’s offers exceptional benefits and progressive salaries. If you’re thinking about the future, consider a career in management with a quality fast food res taurant. Our business can be your future. Contact us. 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It motivated the Aggie baseball (e who proceeded to jump Razorback’s Steve Kreuger foil runs in the bottom of the nintt then, though, it was too late The most disgusting facet of tournament was the staunch ghom-supporting “wild bunch, fans who sit behind the U.T. di and insult opposing players. Rif player for making an error is all) of baseball, but there is even a to this. Calling a player an “» after he has been smacked in thel by a bad hop ground ball is will reason. Watching the “bunch” pla) their own little kazoos betweei nings was humorous, thoughJ of fit in with their entire imaii i childish. | The Texas baseball team j classier support. They rode bionic arm of Keith Creel to a toil ment championship, and their py play made them deserving^ conference title. Their players: worked hard, and overcame Arkansas team that plastered of! ing pitchers for over 60 hits and: home runs in five games (foil them hit by McReynolds), D. R. 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