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COUPOM Page 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY, MARCH 2, 1981 TANK MCNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Aggie softball team begins spring season with 4 wins The Texas A&M University women’s softball team began its spring schedule this past weekend, and of course that means a few more victories appeared under its belt. The pitching duo of Shan McDonald and Lori Stoll were vir tually untouchable once again as they only allowed one run in four games at Bee Creek Park in Col lege Station in front of approxi mately 150 fans. Friday evening, the Ags swept Texas Woman’s University, 3-0 and 1-0, the latter being a 17- inning affair which was started and finished by Stoll, the 1980 Texas MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Tacos for only 490 f 107 Dominik 4 College Station 3312 S. College L Bryan NOdflOO Limit 10 tacos with this coupon any Mon., ^ Tues. or Wed. in March from 11:30 p.m.-2 P Player of the Year. In that game, Stoll struck out 19 batters and allowed 11 hits. In the final inning. Melody Pritchard walked and took second on a single by Pam Whigham. Maria Resen- dez walked to load the bases and tall Nancy Sullivan smacked a tri ple by the drawn in outfield to win the game. In the first game, McDonald was superb, allowing only four hits in a 3-0 win. She also did not allow a ball to be hit out of the infield. The game began for the Aggies with a bunt single by Karen Guer rero and a following two-run home run by Carrie Austgen. Melody Pritchard tripled later and scored on a past ball. Saturday, Stoll and McDonald won their second games each as the Ags swept UT-Arfington, with McDonald allowing only four hits again and striking out six in the first game. Rhonda Reese plated both runs with a pair of singles as Texas A&M won 2-1. The Aggies will go to Denton Friday for two games with TWU, and will then jaunt on over to Arlington for a doubleheader against UTA Saturday. — Richard Oliver Ags gain split with NEL By RICHARD OLIVER Sports Editor David Flores was perplexed. The Texas A&M sophomore pitcher walked slowly back from the right field bullpen following the first game of Saturday’s dou bleheader against Northeast Louisiana. Flores lasted just TVs innings in that game, giving up eight hits and nine runs, seven of them earned, as the Ags lost game 9-7. He sat down on the bench. “I just couldn’t get it together to day,” he said. He was not alone. The Aggie pitching, which has been labeled as the Ags’ main asset, fell apart in the four-game series with the Indians, allowing 26 runs in 28 innings. In the second game of Saturday ’s dou bleheader, however, a bright spot appeared on the mound for Texas A&M, as junior left hander Steve Davis, who appeared in only three games and 11 innings last season, went nearly four innings without allowing a NEL baserunner. In the fifth inning, Davis tired and allowed four runs to score on a grand slam by NEL’s Jay Branham. He got the win, though, as the Aggies erupted for 15 runs to win 15-5. The best pitching perform ance of the weekend was turned in by Ag hurler Rick Luecken, 1-0, in the first game Friday. The Houston sophomore went five innings, allowing only five hits and no runs and struck out eight. The Aggies won that game, 8-3. NEL won game two Friday, 11-0, coming from be hind with four runs in the seventh inning off of reliever Perry Kilgo, 0-1. Although the 2-2 season slate Steve Davis Tim Boyes thus far is a trifle surprising, and the pitching has been less-than- expected, Chandler saw several bright spots, especially in the hitting. “It’s (pitching failure) just hopefully that Northeast Louisiana has outstanding hit ters,” he said. “Davis got a little pop in his fastball and did a good job. It’s just going to be a tough struggle all year long if the pitching doesn’t come around. “(Terry) Lawrence and (Billy) Cannon impressed me,” said Chandler. “We can run those bases. (Joey) Szekely’s gonna be somethin’.” The Aggies were indeed im pressive on the bases and hit ting. But it was freshman Billy Cannon, the man Chandler says he’s bringing along very slowly, who provided the fireworks both on the bases and at the plate. In the sixth inning of game two Saturday, Cannon capped off a six-for-15 series performance with a tremendous 400-foot home run over the left field wall. Cannon also had five RBIs and scored an amazing seven runs in the series. Other players to watch: — Center fielder Lawrence hit a home run in game two, knocking in nine runs in the four games and scoring five. He also had a triple and a stolen base. — Third basemen Tim Boyes hit a home run in game one Saturday and knocked in five runs over the series. He also scored five times and had a stolen base. — Catcher Szekely hit three triples in the four games and had one double. He knocked in four runs and scored two. — First baseman Rodney Hodde, who Chandler calls the team’s “bread and butter man, ” had an impressive series at the plate despite a pulled groin muscle suffered in the first game. The senior slugger had four hits in just five plate appearances, including a dou ble, two RBIs and three runs scored. — Senior left fielder J.P. Bramhall had three stolen bases in game one Friday, and at the plate he drew eight walks in the series. He also scored six times and had four RBIs. In game two Friday, sopho more Robert Slavens, who won 11 games last season, was she], led, losing his control and giving up four earned runs in four in. nings pitched and issuing tlrct walks. While the hitting was surprii. ingly good, only the pitching^ Davis, Luecken and reliever “B. B. ” Schott was encouraging Schott pitched 2V3 innings, appearing in two games, anil gave up two hits and three walk while striking out three. “I felt good,” said Davis,win was picked as the surprise fourth starter late last weet “For three or four inningslfell real good. I guess 1 wasalitlle tired (by the fifth inning). Yoj know, when you have a lead, you’ve got to hang in there and throw strikes. We won, thals all that matters. “I went out with a good aft. tude. I was getting ahead of (te batters early ... using mainlj fastballs and curves.” Chandler was high on Davis {performance. “He deserved a chanceti start,” he said. “He’d world hard and looked good. Hepiti ed a little in a JV contest, and looked real good.” Szekely, who played in tie Central Illinois League during last summer and came backtlis past fall much stronger and wis er, is optimistic about theyear. “The pitching’s gonna come along, ” he said after Saturday’s contests. “The hitting’s coming along real good. We’re playing pretty good defensive ball. It’s going to be good when people really start bearing down. The Aggies will play at Pal Olsen Field Saturday in a c bleheader against St. Marys I University, beginning at 1 p.m. Bggjp tracks! wis 1 he approach! IMSCI MSC TOWN HALL presents: > 0 *m0m0\m hpip PROBLEM PREGNANCY? i Are you considering i : r ' abortion? Free counseling and referrals Call (713) 779-2258 Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx. Ladies, 7-22, lose two hurdles Satui Field. Glaspi _J!ownhallL Jimmy buffet And THE CORAL REEFER BAND Dog Tired... of grooming your pet? Let Melanie or Mike, our groom ers, do a professional job. Culpepper Plaza 693-5381 Also grooming by Alice at Manor East Mall 822-9315 Your complete full line pet shop Appointment Only By RICK STOLLE Battalion Staff Turnovers and inconsistent play doomed the Aggie Ladies as the team dropped the final two games of the season at G. Rollie White Coliseum over the weekend. The Ags lost to Nebraska 71-64 in a tough battle in which the Ags matched the Cornhuskers in the second half. Twenty-five turnovers hurt the Aggies chances as Nebraska turned the ball over only 16 times. Neither team was able to shoot well throughout the game. Even though the Ags out-rebounded Neb raska 54 to 43, the did not shoot well enough to take advantage of their chances. The leading scorer for the Ags was Tammy Grafton with 12. She was followed by Cathy Fuller and Kel ley Sullivan with nine points apiece and Trigg Craw ford with eight. Nebraska was led by Kathy Hagerstorm and Janet Smith with 16 points apiece. If the Ags were doomed in the Nebraska game because of turnovers, they were devastated in the Rifl Houston game. The Ags suffered 32 to the Cong! 19. Most of the turnovers were due to the quid of the Cougar guards. They intercepted poorAgj passes and cause others and allowed Houston tog! their fast break offense working. I The Ags played a fine first half and actually led4, The Texas Ai Cougars 33-32 at the half. In the second half, ho»P * at * on Sunday er, the bottom fell out of the Aggie boat. P e Third Anm „ , , . r , ^ew Orleans. Coach Cherri Rapp emphasized it after them Itwasthethir when she said, “We were inconsistent all year J, secon( j pl ace We would play in spurts but could not get too mil Thirty-five co solid games together.” the country part Rapp said she is already looking toward nextMexico wii and is out recruiting trying to replace the seniors* j exas ^ played in their last game at Texas A&M. |b urn Unive J. “Luckily, we are not hurt too badly with grawre of 2,150. tion,” she said. “But we hope to bring in sometaltf Mike Winzele to help us offset the loss of our seniors and tKCf556 out of a pi leadership. ” 200 in the standi The Ags are losing seniors Tammy Grafton, Trflace. Crawford, Cathy Fuller and trainer Bobby Motif The Lady Aggies finished their season 7-22. ® March 7, 1981 7 p.m. G. Rollie White Coliseum For tickets & information: MSC BOX OFFICE 845-2916 CLASS BALL 82 TAMU JAZZ BAND Leaves on March 7th Destination: 2nd floor — MSC Departure: 8:30 p.m. ArrivaC: 1:00 a.m. Tickets: MSC V Rudder Sox office 7.00 a Coupte FeS. 23-27 March 2-6 A&M women dominate meet: test out new Kyle Field track Here is the results from the Texas A & M - UT-Arlington women’s dual track meet Saturday at Kyle Field. No points were tal lied because UT-A brought a very small squad. Long jump — 1, Paula Lake, A&M, 16-1 (5.17 meters); 2, Dena Spier, A&M, 15-7 (4.75). High jump — 1, Becky Deetz, A&M, 5-4 (1.625); 2, Pauline Morrel, 5-4. Javelin — 1, Karen Morgan, A&M, 97- l 3 /4 (29.61); 2, Pam Stafford, A&M, 90-5'% AGGIES! Doilv; Jcwc IN CONCERT SATURDAY MARCH 7, 1981 8 P.M. 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