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Battalion/Page 19 April 15, 1982 Softball team splits double-header with Bearkats .us tin's Disch-FA Is. if theconlereiKtl cate Olsen Field, finding a k* t otiri lament ml ever gets the bid. ible on theariiliffll Id. and the Ra/nn supporuheneig nsas’ borden. 't be a problein| \ up to theireatfJ owever, is no ii®| ie fact remainsiia| re as thin astbesj tourney stays I >l\ go. in this episode •set hurts to gen (hantagesofbod tanv. That advajj uiting. can nnit | ust ask GustaMj u (fiat letting m' \e the facilities u recruiting well tie if the toumu >e< ause OlsenFiti | seball stadiums it ithout the hostit and its attractiveii make forbadtoi HjHp 1 I f hBIHk - .m B : w*-' ’-K': by Gaye Denley Battalion Staff Pitcher Shan McDonald re mained undefeated in 14 starts this spring as the Texas Aggie softball team split a doublehead er with Sam Houston State Uni versity in Huntsville Wednes day. Texas A&M won the first game 2-1, but dropped the finale 5-4. McDonald allowed only one hit in the First game and struck out three, as her teammates put together a pair of one-run in nings late in the game for the victory. The Aggies scored their First run in the top of the Fifth inning on an RBI single from Karen Guerrero — one of her four hits on the day. Rose Ruffino, pinch running for Gay McNutt, had reached base on a Fielder’s choice and, after a sacriFice bunt, scored on Guerrero’s single. Mary Lou Youngblood led off the sixth inning with a single to left Field, and two outs later, Aggie second baseman makes contact during a game with Minnesota at Travis Park in Bryan Sunday. Texas oto tn’DavTo^^her A&M won this game, but split with Sam Houston Wednesday in Huntsville. The Aggies are now 30-4 this spring. earn ruling on thebai [ting into them ■ coming totliell m hehasacontraol nigh 1984, Am SWC makes early plays in basketball recruiting United Press International 1 Arkansas might sign the best l^alent some years and Houston ight do it on other occasions, lincinnati RednlHiiit there always seems to be one impionships, feWronstant when it comes to re- igue pennanisam^miiting high school basketball ivisiontitlesinikBilayers in the Southwest Con ference. Texas Tech is going to land omebody from Hobbs, N.M., nd that somebody is going to be ;ood. Red Raiders coach Gerald Myers did it again Wednesday on the first day that high school basketball players could sign scholarship agreements. Tech signed Tony Benford from Hobbs, marking the fifth straight year the Raiders have landed the player of the year from New Mexico. Benford, a 6-3 gaurd, aver aged 27.5 points and 16.3 re bounds for the Hobbs Eagles last season. Other highlights on the open ing day of basketball recruiting were the signing of San Antonio Churchill star Gary Heyland by self and lkno»| (Baylor and Arkansas’ expected signing of guard Willie Cutts of __ , Bryant, Ark. managed tlitm never had a taking over the they’ve fourth and (id iring last year's a thing in the itlerson ever» eing fired his way about n no good at mi oing my job, have it. If (Pit ?ral Manager) decides he doing the ji ' fires you bin lever concern •thing like tba >n’t is becauseij new Texas coach Bob Weltlich picked up 6-8 David Seitz of Birmingham, Ala., and 6-3 Karl Willock of Albutyuerque. Houston coach Guy Lewis plans to sign at least three re cruits and the Cougars are talk ing seriously with a player from Los Angeles. Lewis’ recruiting plans could also center around a decision which is pending from guard Rob Williams. Williams is considering turn ing professional despite having another year of eligibility and Lewis has been (jnoted as saying he does expect Williams to make himself available for the NBA draft. Texas is also sweating out a similar decision by center LaSal le Thompson, who has said dur ing the past week he has yet to make up his mind about an early pro career. \ Trevino says golfs “fifth major” more important tourney United Press International RANCHO LA COSTA, Calif. — The 30th annual Tournament of Champions tees off today as an elite Field of 31 golfers chases $350,000 in prize money and the most “major” of the non-major titles. Lee Trevino, who grinned his way through nine years of frus tration, including five second-place Finishes before winning the tournament last year, says the tournament should be considered one of the majors. “Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson and other top players have called the Tournament of Champions the fifth major,” Trevino said. “I put it ahead of the Masters and consider it the fourth major. “La Costa is a great course, especially groomed for us, with a lot of rough to make it a great test of golf. If you hit a bad shot, you’re penalized, which is how it should be. At Augusta, there’s no rough at all. You have to swing from the heels, and there’s no placement at all. “Finally, winning the Tournament of Champions has meant a lot to me. Look at the list of winners: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead, Gary Player, Gene Littler, Tom Watson and Johnny Miller and others. It really means something when you’re the champion of champions.” A bunkerfull of pros broke La Costa’s par 72 in the pro-am Wednesday, led by Tom Kite’s 5-under par 67, two shots better than the next lowest professional score, a 69 from Peter Oos- terhuis. Craig Stadler, who won last week’s Masters in sudden death, completed the field of 31 in the exclusive tournament, for which only winners of major PGA tournaments in the last 12 months and the winner of the British Open are eligible. Illllllllllllllllllli G Only Houston and SMU among Southwest Conference i schools did not announce any signings Wednesday. The Mus tangs feel they are in the run ning for Carl Wright, a 6-5 standout from Dallas Roosevelt who was among the leading prospects not to sign at the ear liest opportunity. Baylor coach Jim Haller, in need of a key player to try to replace the loss of superstar Terry Teagle, made a big catch in Heyland. The Bears also signed 6-10 John Graves of Glendale Junior College in Phoenix, Ariz. “These two signings thrill me to death,” said Haller. “Both will hve a chance to play for us im mediately.” Arkansas coach Eddie Sutton was at the Bryant high school early Wednesday to sign Cutts, a 6-3 guard who averaged 26 points a game during his senior year. 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In the second game, the Aggies fell one run short despite their 12 hits, dropping their fourth game of the season 5-4. 80 PROOF IMPORTED AND BOTTLED BY SAZERACCO., INC., N.O., LA.