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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1981
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Reflections
By Richard Oliver
Yes, some sports succeed
“I can’t believe this school. It seems with the loads of money
we have and over 33,000 students, we could mold a winning
team on the campus. What’s the use sometimes? The football
team can’t get off the ground ever. The basketball team can’t
draw fans because it’s so wishy-washy and heaven knows base
ball is not our most popular sport. ”
Fred leaned back at our exclusive comer MSC table.
“I’ve been here seven years,” he began again, “and I’ve yet
to get excited about something that it doesn’t turn sour on me.
In sports, I mean.” He grinned crookedly as a young coed
sauntered by.
A moment before, I had been eating my lunch calmly,
reading over Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn and dreaming of
dumping referees in the Mississippi River when Fred walked
up and accosted my ears. Not that I don’t mind, but his views of
sports don’t exactly match mine.
“Listen, you’re the sports editor,” he said dryly. “What’s
wrong, here? Am I wrong? Is there something to get excited
about around here? I sure give up.”
Yes, Fred, there is life beyond basketball at Texas A&M
University.
There seems to be a feeling on campus that sports at Texas
A&M are really in the dumps. Fred is not alone in his sour
views on our athletic economy, and on the surface — that is,
looking at the major sports — we have hit rocky trails.
But, Freddie old boy, here I go as promised. Champions are
alive and well at Aggieland. They may not be too noticeable,
and they surely never get enough recognition, and perhaps we
should finally give them some.
First, the women:
— The women’s tennis team, behind the work of Jan Can
non and David Kent, has molded an 8-4 record so far and will
likely be nationally ranked soon. The pluses of having Kent as
coach have paid off tremendously in the past few years, espe
cially in recruiting.
— The women’s soccer team, behind Rob Borgeson,
finished fifth in the nationals this past fall, and have an all-
America on the team in Adele Fairman.
— The women’s softball team, coached by Bill Galloway,
which ended 1980 as third in the nation and first in Texas, is
now ranked second in the nation behind Utah State and has
already compiled a 6-0 record this spring. They play at Bee
Creek Park in College Station.
— The women’s track team under Bill Nix will have several
home dates this spring at the newly redone Kyle Field track,
and have a fine and potentially explosive team once again.
— Kitty Holley’s women’s golf team is nationally ranked
also, and won the Future Pros Tournament two weekends ago
at the Briarcrest Country Club.
Now, the men:
— The men’s volleyball team is perhaps the most powerful
in the state, and is rapidly gaining national recognition. They
won the Valentine’s Day Invitational over 20 other teams in
February at G. Rollie White, and won the Southwest Texas
State Invitational in San Marcos Saturday.
— The baseball team last year finished a mere one-half game
behind perennial powerhouse Texas in the SWC season stand
ings and hosted the SWC post-season tournament. This season
the team, currently 6-2, returns with essentially the same
strong pitching staff and some surprisingly good hitters — and
are ranked 28th at this moment. The Ags’ excellent chances
may be the best-kept secret on the University. And judging
from the lots-of-trumpets, little results we’ve received from
our other two “major” sports, it’s probably good to keep quiet
and simply back up the baseball team.
The team has numerous home dates this year against nation
al powers such as Tulane, Texas, Arkansas and Kansas at Pat
Olsen Field, and those games will be at night starting in
March, so Aggies will have the chance to see some good
baseball action after classes.
— The men’s lacrosse team waltzed through the fall pre
season schedule undefeated, and compiled a 3-0 record this
spring before losing to a couple of experienced city clubs.
Regardless, the Aggies field a strong team made up of Uni
versity students like you and me, and play on the drill field.
They’re an all-student project, and fortunately are starting to
get some all-University support.
— The men’s polo team qualified for the national collegiate
championships this past weekend, and have an excellent squad
that rarely tastes defeat. They play on the polo fields, of course.
— The men’s tennis team’s record talks for itself. Long a
doormat in the conference, the Aggies are now 12-3 behind
coach David Kent and are knocking on the door for a few upsets
this season in the SWC. Last weekend, their first league
opponent, Baylor, became their ninth victim as Texas A&M
trounced the Bears 9-0 at the Omar Smith Tennis Center. If
you’d like to spend a fine afternoon soaking up some rays and
seeing some good action, the varsity courts are the place to be
on dual match day.
This year, you’ll get more than sun, you’ll see a nationally
ranked squad in action.
— Men’s track is the Aggie mainstay. For two years now,
we’ve only read about the men’s victorious travels. Last sea
son, the men won both the indoor and outdoor SWC cham
pionships for the first time in Texas A&M history. Saturday
they won the Border Olympics in Laredo.
This year, Charlie Thomas and Ted Nelson’s Ags will be
having meets at home at Kyle Field, including a couple of
pretty large ones. Now’s our chance to do some supportive
loitering at Kyle.
— The Aggie men’s golf team, under Bob Ellis, won the
Border Olympics last weekend in Laredo. They’ve been doing
a lot of good things lately. ,
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Play St Mary’s today at 1 p.m.
Aggies sweep pair from Cowboys
By RICHARD OLIVER
Sports Editor
Prior to Monday’s doublehead
er against Hardin-Simmons, the
Texas A&M University pitching
staff had been a little sluggish.
So, two pitchers fighting for
starting positions decided to show
their teammates what good pitch
ing was all about in front of a crowd
of approximately 350.
David Flores and Steve Davis
both pitched complete games as
the 28th-ranked Aggies swept the
Cowboys, 11-3 and 2-1. The vic
tories raised Texas A&M’s season
record to 6-2.
The Aggies journey to San
Antonio today to play St. Mary’s in
a doubleheader beginning at 1
p.m.
Five walks and a key Joey
Szekely single off of HSU’s Greg
Wilson in the first game gave the
Aggies a quick four runs and the
Cowboys could never recover.
The Ags, who have now scored 69
runs in six games, were led later in
the game by Joey Szekely’s three-
run home run in the sixth inning
and Rodney Hodde’s one-run shot
to lead off the fifth.
In game two, Hodde led off the
scoring in the first inning when he
singled in Terry Lawrence, who
had stolen second base after a sing
le. In the second inning, Billy
Cannon singled, stole second, and
was advanced to third on walks to
Grant Priess and Tom Dean
Chandler. A sacrifice fly by J.P.
Bramhall scored the second run of
the game.
But it was the Texas A&M
pitching that told the story.
In the first game, sophomore
David Flores, referred to as the
“third man” most of last year be
hind Robert Slavens and Rick
Luecken, shut down the potent
Chandler said Cowboys’ pitch
er Mike Richard’s good curve
kept Texas A&M’s hot hitters at
bay the second game.
“The kid’s got a good curve,” he
said. “He kept the ball down.”
The first conference action of
the year comes Friday in Houston
against the red-hot Owls, whose
pitchers just finished a string of
more than 66 innings without
allowing a run.
Ag men in action today
The Texas A&M University
men’s tennis team, 12-3, takes on
the University of Oklahoma at the
Royal Oaks Raquet Club today at
1:30 p.m. Playing for the Ags will
be Brian Joelson, Reid Freeman,
Trey Schutz, Max King, Tom Jud-
son and Leonard Smith.
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Steve Davis
HSU bats despite some early trou
bles, allowing only a three-run
home run to Cowboys catcher
Randy Jones in the fourth inning.
In the fifth, however, Flores,
1-1, retired the Cowboys on just
four pitches, and Chandler de
cided to stick with him. The right
hander retired 10 of the last 11
batters to face him to seal the win
and restore his confidence.
The fourth starting spot has
been a source of speculation for
Head Texas A&M Coach Tom
Chandler throughout the fall and
spring workouts, but that matter
may be solved by the sudden re
surgence of junior Steve Davis.
Davis allowed only six hits and
struck out eight in winning his
second game in as many starts. He
also walked two and hit two bat
ters.
“I’m tired,” he said, “and I’m
happy. I used mostly fastballs and
curves. When I really want to get
somebody out I throw curves.
“I kind of lost my concentration
in the last inning, but I wanted to
finish it bad.”
In the seventh, Davis jeapor-
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Has Davis clinched the fourth
starter spot?
“I wouldn’t say. He might be
higher than that,” said Chandler.
“He’s got a pretty good chance. I
just wanted to give him a chance.
Last year, he had just a little bit of
arm trouble.”
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