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Tournament begins today
i lllovetiite RICHARD OLIVER
' For the A$cM women’s softball
’ ,ln m, this weekend will either nul-
" ni '‘ ' its most successful fall ever, or
in Dieg jjgSjj t jj e mos t memorable in its
rgcrs fe tory.
)n a foot.^g y\ggi es field perhaps the most
hargen distent team ever to bless the
r games ;M campus, finishing third in the
.1 ion last spring in a very competi-
J u jifilld at the national tournament
UaUar : Vorman, Okla.
I j "his year, A&M is bigger and bet-
1 ( than ever, with essentially the
ithegair ie team that missed a national ti-
Charga by two runs last year,
had beenihis weekend, the Aggie women
issertedisf be in Amarillo for the State
unpionships, against such teams
Texas Womans University, Uni-
enthe»4ity of Texas-Arlington, and
leedwastt-lor.
aect, tli' ut, the Aggies, who have com-
>n urgins d a 23-1 record thus far this fall,
the sake mentally primed,
rit! .ed by All-America pitcher candi-
! Lori Stoll, the team has blanked
•onents 13 times. Stoll has
gathered a 13-0 mark with 105 strike
outs in 91 innings while giving up a
scant four runs for an ERA of 0.30.
Fellow hurler Shan McDonald is
right behind her with a 10-1 season
record with 50 strikeouts in 87 in
nings while compiling a 0.45 ERA.
On offense, the Ags are paced by
four hitters over .300: Maris Resen-
dez at .350, Rhonda Reese at .324,
Karen Guerrero at .319 and Melody
Pritchard at .304. Pritchard and
Reese pace the teams in RBIs with 17
each. On the base paths, Carrie Au-
stgen with nine steals leads the team
while Rose Ruffino and Guerrero
have eight each. The team has set a
school record with 48 thefts so far.
In addition, Pritchard has slam
med two home runs.
On defense, the Aggies have a
.961 fielding mark.
The awesome Aggies have drawn a
first round bye in the tournament,
which begins this morning, and will
play the winner of Stephen F. Au-
stin-Texas Tech at 2:30 p.m.
Galloway will field the same
lineup player for player that finished
tiew
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ie Texas A&M University men’s
er club will begin its season to-
ivith perhaps its best game of the
ie 1979-80 regional champs will
) on last year’s runner-up Texas
m.W^eht in G. Rollie Coliseum at
. u u) and more than just exciting vol-
action awaits the fans.
t halftime of the game, fans may
igipate in a serving contest. The
tators will serve at five laundry
I :ets which will be set up on the
J T side of the court in a cross for-
km, three parallel to the net and
perpendicular.
| ver $500 worth of prizes will be
® n away, and over 35 individual
aers will walk home happier,
re will be seven prizes in that
. ip worth $25 each.
Q 4 nly spectators are eligible for the
0 • est
ie A&M team is made up of stu-
graduates and faculty. There
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will actually be three matches played
between A&M and Texas: the two
best teams, a graduates-only game
and a faculty-only game.
The main matchup, however, will
pit the Aggies against a Longhorn
team which they beat out last year for
the regional title in the tournament
held in Austin last spring.
Starting for A&M tonight will be
Dave Schakel and Mark Piwonka,
middle blockers; John Kelley and
Rick Fiske, setting positions; and
Tim Friedlander and John Thorton,
spiking.
Schakel said Thursday although
the team has not tried for varsity sta
tus at A&M, several schools across
the state are gradually being granted
varsity status. He added the Aggies
will someday try to get varsity status
when the state has more recognized
teams.
Admission fee for the event will be
$1, with children 12-or-under get
ting in free.
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Evening Service 6 p.m.
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Meeting temporarily at
College Hills School
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Student Floral Concessions
is selling
Aggie Mums
A tradition for nearly 40 years!
8 pV ° n Sa,e ln MSC: Tues “ Fr i- 9:00-4:00
jce Free Corp delivery
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representative.
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third in the nationals last year, with
the exception of Patti Holthaus in
right field.
Galloway said Thursday he sees
UT-A and TWU as the co-favorites
for the state title along with A&M.
Lots of sports
slated today
and tomorrow
Here’s a look at some of what’s
happening this weekend in Aggie
sports:
FOOTBALL — The 2-3 Texas
Aggies take on the surprising 5-0
Baylor Bears in action Saturday at 2
p.m. at Kyle Field.
A standing room only crowd of
over 71,000 is expected, with 8,000
or more Bears fans in attendance.
SOFTBALL — The biggest tour
nament of the fall begins today for
the women’s softball team in Amaril
lo — the Texas State Champion
ships. The Ags have compiled a 23-1
record thus far, and are seeded No. 1
in the event.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL — The
Aggies will host Texas tonight in G.
Rollie White Coliseum at 7:30 p.m.
The attendance fee is $1, and chil
dren under 12 get in free.
SOCCER —The men’s team has a
full slate of action on the road this
weekend. Saturday the Ags take on
Arkansas in Fayetteville, and Sun
day they travel to Tulsa to play Oral
Roberts.
AUTOCROSS — The A&M
Sports Car Club will sponsor an auto
cross Sunday in the Zachry parking
lot. Registration for the races will
begin at 9 a. m. Call 693-8381 for
further information.
LACROSSE — The 1-0 Aggies
will play Baylor at 10 a.m. Saturday
on the drill field, and all fans in town
for the football game are welcome to
come by and watch on their way to
the game.
Sunday the team will travel to San
Antonio for a game against the San
Antonio Lacrosse Club.
THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1980
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