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Texas A&M The Battalion Sports May 7, 1982 Page 13 jie coach Tom Chandler, pictured ||ere during his team’s series sweep of Texas Tech near the close of the re ar season, sends his team against Texas Longhorns in the Southwest staff photo by David Fisher Conference tournament opener next Friday in Olsen Field. While UT ended the season with a league record of 12- 4, the Aggies had a 10-10-1 record to finish in fourth ahead of Texas Tech. iAthletic Department All-Sports Camp /rxi June 13 — July 3, 1982 Boys and Girls Ages 8-14 STAFF OPENINGS NOW AVAILABLE for COUNSELORS For both Men & Women Applications and Brochures available Room #113 G. Rollie White Coliseum. For information call 845-1733. Full time 3 week positions in dorm. 1st session summer school students CANNOT work camp and attend classes. Utilizing the unexcelled athletic facilities on the A&M Campus Major & Minor Activities in I Football Baseball Volleyball alii a MORE THAN A DOZEN SPORTS Basketball Tennis Soccer Gymnastics Softball Golf Track Swimming Riding Canoeing Hiking Drill Team And many others! A CAMP FOR ALL INTERESTS & ABILITIES Up for grabs SWC coaches say any team can win tourney by John P. Lopez Battalion Staff Southwest Conference base- I ball coaches agree that any of the | four teams entered might win the conference tournament, being held in Olsen Field May 14-16. Texas A&M, Texas, Houston 1 , and Arkansas are all equally matched, Rolan Walton, head ! coach of the Houston Cougars said. “At one time or another dur ing the year all four of the teams in the tournament were ranked among the top 10 in the coun try,” he said. “I think the team that gets timely hits will be the winner.” Coach Norm DeBriyn of the Arkansas Razorbacks said all four teams are capable of win ning the tournament, but he added that the team able to prac tice the most during a two-week layoff prior to the start of the tournament will most likely be the champion. “It’s hard to get in a workout when the players are studying for finals and taking finals until 6 or 7 at night,” DeBriyn said. “I don’t know about the other teams, but we really need to work on some things before we go to College Station. It’s hard to get in practice.” Cliff Gustafson, head coach of the regular-season champion Cliff Gustafson Texas Longhorns, agreed with DeBriyn, but said pitching will make the difference. “I don’t think there is a clear- cut favorite,” he said. “The team that is going to win has to get good pitching performances in the first two games. The first two pitchers pretty much need to go the distance so the relievers will be ready in the third game.” Although Gustafson said there’s no favorite, he said Texas A&M is probably the hot- Bobby Taylor test team going into the tourna ment. “They won five of their last six games and are finally getting good pitching from (Rick) Luecken and (Bobby) Taylor.” he said. The Aggies will also have an advantage playing in front of their own fans in Olsen Field, Gustafson said. Tom Chandler, Aggie head coach, said he thinks Texas should be the pre-tournament favorite, but he hopes his team can upset the Longhorns in the tournament opener to avenge a three-game sweep by Texas. “We play them Friday night and we’re hoping to redeem ourselves,” he said. “We’ve im proved lately and we have a little momentum going into it so we’re looking forward to playing Texas again. But judging the depth of their pitching staff, I think they will be the team to beat.” Luecken said the players are looking forward to playing the Longhorns. “They blew us out in Austin on the artificial turf,” he said. “But they play 90 percent of their games on the turf so they know how to play on it. I think when we get them at our park the game will be a little diffe rent.” The Longhorns and the Aggies will play at 8 p.m. May 14 following the Houston- Arkansas game at 3 p.m. The tournament has a double elimi nation format, which means a team isn’t eliminated until it loses twice. Reserved seats for the game are $4 while general admission and student tickets cost $3. Tick ets for people high school age and under are $2. Sherrill hires academic adviser by Frank L. Christlieb Sports Editor Dr. Donald Ray Hunt, admi nistrative assistant for student- athlete services at Mississippi State University, has been hired as an academic counselor at Texas A&M University. The filling of that position has been a top priority of Athletic Director Jackie Sherrill since his arrival here in January. During the latter part of March, Sherrill announced that he had chosen faculty member Alan Beals of the University of Tennessee to be the new academic counselor to Texas A&M athletes. However, Beals said Thurs day that he decided soon after that to turn down the Universi ty’s offer. Beals, who has mas ter’s degrees in English and so cial studies and has served on the teaching faculties at Iowa State University and the Univer sity of Pittsburgh, said he elected to remain at Tennessee to con tinue building the academic programs there. Hunt, 36, will work with Texas A&M academic adviser and Cain Hall supervisor Leroy Sutherland and will hold a teaching position on the Texas A&M faculty. Athletic Director Jackie Sher rill said: “We feel fortunate to be able to obtain the services of Don Hunt. His addition further points up our total commitment to the academic excellence of the student-athletes who represent See ADVISER page 15 COMPLIMENTARY MOVIE Robin Williams is Garp- The most human being you’ll ever mee ‘THE WORI DAmS R0Y H,LL Fllm R0BIN WILLIAMS KU) ACC °RDING to CARP" MARY BETH HURT ^WWiveProducer PATRICK Km cv ^ ^ UTHG ° W uuucer m 1 KICK KELLEY Screenplay by STEVE TESICH 011 ^ novel b >'JOHN IRVING Produced by GEORGE ROY HILL and ROBERT L. 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