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TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1981
TANK MFNAMARA by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds
Tech advance
Red Raiders are
dark horse again
Horns,
United Press International
Here’s a wrapup of other South
west Conference games Monday
night in the first round of the post
season tournament:
RICE (44) at TEXAS (58) —
Freshman guard Ray Harper
came off the bench to score 12
points and another freshman,
Mike Wacker, scored 11 to lead
Texas to a 58-44 win over Rice.
Texas, which defeated Rice last
Saturday night by 10 points to gain
the homecourt advantage in the
first round of the tournament, will
meet Texas Tech, a winner over
SMU, in the second round in San
Antonio Thursday night.
Harper, removed from his start
ing role late in the regular season,
came off the bench to run the
Texas offense when Rice’s sagging
zone defense was stopping the
Longhorn’s main weapon, center
LaSalle Thompson. Thompson,
who averaged 19.1 points during
the regular season, finished with
only nine.
Texas never trailed, jumping to
a 10-2 lead. However, the Owls
rallied to an 18-16 deficit with 4:14
left in the first half.
The Owls closed it to 41-34 with
4:23 left on two free throws by
Ricky Pierce. But Harper and
Wacker then combined for 11
points the rest of the way to ice the
game.
The Owls, finishing the season
at 12-15, were led by Pierce with
14 points. Rice has never won an
opening round game in the six-
year history of the SWC tourna
ment.
SMU (58) at TEXAS TECH (80)
— Ralph Brewster’s dunk shots
and Jeff Taylor’s long-range
bombs sent Texas Tech streaking
to a 13-point lead in the first half
Monday night and the Red Raid
ers went on to smash Southern
Methodist, 80-58, in the opening
round of the Southwest Confer
ence tournament.
Tech will thus meet Texas, a
winner over Rice Monday even
ing, in the second round of the
SWC tourney at San Antonio
Thursday night.
Brewster scored five straight
points midway through the open
ing half, four of them coming on
dunks that followed lob passes into
the post. That swelled a two-point
Tech lead into a seven-point
advantage.
SMU stayed within five points
with 3:35 to go in the half, but the
Raiders scored 10 of the last 12
points in the first period — eight of
them coming from Taylor to break
open the game.
Taylor finished with 19 and
Brewster had 17.
Tech, which boosted its record
to 15-12, shot 60 percent for the
game and held the Mustangs to
only one field goal during an eight-
minute stretch of the second half.
Dave Cadis and Johnny James
each scored 12 for SMU, which
completed its first season under
coach Dave Bliss at 7-20.
By RITCHIE PRIDDY
Battalion Staff
The Texas Tech Red Raiders re
turn experience and lots of youth
to its 1981 baseball team, yet will
field an unproven pitching staff.
The Red Raiders are looking to
improve on their 1980 season
when they posted a 28-23 overall
record, 14-10 in Southwest Con
ference play.
Kal Segrist begins his 14th sea
son as head man for Tech. His
overall record is 252-269-1, all at
Tech.
Last year, Segrist’s team won 11
out of the last 12 games of the year
to qualify for the Southwest Con
ference Baseball Classic.
At the tourney. Tech lost the
opening game to Texas 9-2, then
eliminated Texas A&M from play
off contention with a 8-5 win. They
lost in the semi-final round 6-5 to
Arkansas.
It was the first time a Texas
Tech baseball team had ever parti
cipated in post-season action.
The Raiders lost seven players
to graduation but still return six
players with some starting experi
ence.
Centerfielder Rusty Laughin,
rightfielder Pat Moore, third
baseman Jimmy Zachry, second
baseman Jeff Harp and catchers
Dan Hejl and Kevin Rucker all
return for the Raiders. Each has
started at least one season.
Gone is three-time All-SWC
outfielder Larry Selby, outfielder
Mike Farmer, All-SWC shortstop
Brooks Wallace and first baseman
Craig Noonan. Also gone is the
entire 1980 starting pitching rota
tion of Mark Johnston, Jamie Mil
ler and Steve Ibarguen.
But Segrist is optimistic of the
people replacing those departed:
“All of our recruits did great in fall
workouts and we have some walk-
ons who are excellent prospects.”
Pitching could be a big weak
ness for Tech. Juco transfer David
Carroll is the only pitcher to se
cure a spot in the starting pitching
rotation with his play in the fell.
Other pitching hopefuls include
Robert Bryant, Kyle Fahrenthold
and walk-on newcomer Glenn
Caperton. Bryant and Fahren
thold are being considered for the
other starting positions.
The Raiders return star leftfiel-
der Bobby Kohler (.374) with Rus
ty Laughoin (.281) in center and
Pat Moore (.313) in right. Kohler
was named to the second team All-
American squad last year.
In the infield, All-SWC third
baseman Jimmy Zachry (.348)
seems to have secured his spot,
but Kenny Allbritton could give
him some trouble.
Another juco transfer, Andy
Dawson, seems to be the favorite
for replacing All-SWC shortstop
Brooks Wallace, who now plays
for the Texas Rangers on their
Sarasota, Fla. farm team. Fresh
man walk-on Bruce Winters could
see some action there as well.
The second base position will be
battled for by Jeff Harp (.300) and
Scott Nethery (. 182). Both are re
turning lettermen.
There will be a four-way battle
for the rights to first base, with
John Grimes (.321) leading the
way. Kent Potts, Gene Segrest
and Jim Wattenburger also may
figure in at that position.
Senior Dan Hejl and junior
Kevin Rucker return some
needed experience behind the
plate.
Overall, Tech has the potential
to repeat last year’s successes but
must get strong pitching early on
to insure that success.
“How effective our pitching
staff is and how consistently we
score will make the biggest differ
ence in our season,” Segrist said.
"We have the potential to be able
to do a lot of things on the field.
We’ll just have to get off to a good
start and get things rolling. ”
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Reflections
By Richard Oliver
Ag fans do an about face
A piece of ice glanced off the leg of TCU’s Warren Bridges as
he stepped up to the free throw line.
As he balanced the basketball on his palm, the boos resound
ed from the three-quarter full stands. Behind the backboard
glass, fans stood and waved their arms.
Moments earlier, referee James Burroughs of Waco glanced
down as a penny rolled slowly toward him on the floor. With
out looking up, he kicked it off the court and then turned to join
a very poorly officiated game.
When Darrell Browder sank an incredible 38-foot jump shot
with time running out Monday night at G. Rollie White Col
iseum to hand the Aggies a painful loss, the referees for some
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... only an estimated half of those in
attendance were students. For a school
renowned for team support, it was
indeed a giant step backwards.
reason wasted no time in heading for their dressing room.
Welcome to Aggieland, home of the finest fans in the South
west Conference and possibly the world. Right?
On Monday night, no. Erase Monday night, possibly so. But
the Aggie fans, regardless, took a giant step backwards Mon
day night.
For the first time in recent memory, Aggie fans were rude,
base and all too common. I might as well have been at any
other school in the conference.
Throughout the season I have aired my gripes about terrible
fans in foreign places and praised Texas A&M for its high
standing in the world of sportsmanship. Aggies are widely
respected throughout the nation for their loyalty, fairness and
respectability.
But fans, I guess, are deep down still fans. And the Aggie
crowd proved it Monday night.
The Texas A&M yell leaders called for silence before every
TCU free throw, but received none.
On several separate occasions, ice rained down on the court
after controversial calls and officials were berated soundly (and
profanely) throughout the game.
A wadded paper cup landed within two feet ofVernon Smith
during the second half, and he threw it back toward the press
table, waving his hand in disapproval to the stands.
True, the game was poorly called. True, there were several
heated moments in the game. True, we’re all human.
But also true is the fact Texas A&M has been able to control
its emotions in games past when the team had its hard mo
ments. Why, then, must the fans become all too common now?
“I’ve never seen trash thrown on that floor before,’’ said
head yell leader Mark Outlaw. “When I first came here, you
hardly ever saw any of that stuff going on.
“Tome, it was pretty bad. lean understand booing and noise
during free throws, everyone was upset. But when I first came
here four years ago, I didn’t hear a lot of booing then.”
Only a little more than 4,000 bothered to show up for the
game (or pay the “exorbitant” price of $2 to get in), and onlyan
estimated half of those in attendance were students. Fora
school renowned for team support, it was indeed a giant step
backwards.
“I’m surprised at what I saw and kind of disappointed, said
Outlaw. “I wonder if the trend is going to keep on continuing
or what. What about future games?”
Let’s venture back to the 1976 basketball season. During a
hard-fought ballgame in G. Rollie White Coliseum, a con
tested call was made and a crumpled paper cup came sailing
out of the stands. For a moment, the noise halted.
No one had to search long to find the guilty party. Almost
every fan in the area was staring hotly at him.
That’s the nature of Texas A&M fans. I only wish 1 had
gotten to see those fans in my last home game.
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