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& cl sports Battalion/Page 12 February 25,1983 Women’s softball opens Tuesday against Evansville Brock confident about Ags’ title chances by Frank L. Christlieb Battalion Staff Although new faces dot his 1982-83 roster, Aggie women’s softball coach Bob Brock finds himself in a comfortable posi tion entering the spring season. Texas A&M, which opens against the University of Evans ville in a 3 p.m. double-header Tuesday, won last spring’s Asso ciation for Intercollegiate Athle tics for Women national title. But this year, second-year coach Brock and his players have their eyes focused on a trip to the NCAA national tournament, scheduled for May 26 in Omaha, Neb. Tuesday’s double-header, along with all of the Aggies’ home games, will be played on their new field in the intramural complex next to Olsen Field. However, the Aggie Invitational tournament, set for April 8-10, will take place at Travis Park in Chicken Fried Steak Dinner: At Fort Shiloh: Only $ 4 95 ! 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Brock said he’s confident ab out his team’s defense, especially with senior shortstop Carrie Au- stgen and junior second base- man Patti Holthaus back as star ters. “We’re pretty good up the middle," he said. “We’ve got Cay (McNutt, catcher) back, Patti Holthaus at second and Carrie Austgen at shortstop and Jack- son in center. And the pitching staff (Stoll and McDonald) is back for its final semester after four years here, and I think it’s going to be their best. Although he’s not sure if the Aggies have the depth they had last season. Brock said Lancaster could help in crucial situations. “I don’t think we have quite as many this year that I could con sider bona fide players at each position,” Brock said. “It seems that I have to rely on Linda Lan caster a little more thisyeartl last year to back up nearlye position on the field if i needed.” Carter, who led Texas! with a .331 average, 72 RB| five home runs ana97hits(i ing 1981-82, kept her hotp during the fall oy batting, and picking up 47 hits. Hoi er. Carter had only 17RBW no home runs, so Brocksaidli| going to make sure that situ changes. “Last year, we prettymudl lied on Josie as the DH,"hea “I think she got a year bell defensively. The differencf| that she plays a ‘good ! hut she plays a ‘great’finth “T he biggest thing 1 this fall is that... wedontsi to have as much consistent the players who werebattini fore Carter and Jackson, ” were all freshmen. It Josie wasn’t coming up tob the RBI situations the watl was last year. But I think II| medy that and get herint RBI production. Shecontii to hit during the fall, hi] RBIs really dropped off Brock said his tentative! ting order starts with fret Cindy Foster leading off ! No. 2 position, he said, issf in the air, but may go toft man third baseman Cooper. Cooper, HolthauJ right fielder Rose Ruffino;| nated at No. 2 during tbtl Jackson, who hit .328dJ the fall, will hit third;Cant| l>e No. 4, Holthaus will bek Austgen (.366 average in| will hit sixth and should hit seventh. Brail alternate designated throughout the season ill No. 8 spot and soph catcher Gay McNutt »ii| ninth. Crucial games dominate SWCI United Press international The second-ranked Houston Cougars and fifth-rated Arkan sas Razorbacks embark on their final assignments Saturday lie- fore their scheduled run in at Fayetteville next Thursday. The next-to-last weekend of regular season action will see Houston hosting the neighbor hood rival Rice Owls and Arkan sas at home against the surpris ing Texas Tech Red Raiders. “Our players realize that if they lose, there won’t be any shootout with Houston,” said Arkansas coach Eddie Sutton. “Houston isn’t going to lose.” In addition to the games in volving two of the nation’s top- rated clubs, the Texas A&M Aggies will face TCU in a game critical to the league’s post season tournament and the Texas Longhorns will be at home against Baylor. Houston will take a 22-2 sea son record and a spotless SWC slate into its meeting with Rice, a team that has beaten the Cougars only once in 24 tries. The Cougars have won 17 games in a row and 21 straight conference outings — the longest such streak in 54 years. Arkansas, meanwhile, will be going for its 100th home victory since the arrival of Sutton in Fayetteville. The Razorbacks have lost only four conference games at home under Sutton. But in Texas Tech, thek backs will be facing one« most overachieving ballcidj league history. With only eight playerst; squad — one of them a»i — the Raiders havepost«i:| conference record, And even though Art has won 13 of the last Hs in; s with the Raiders, Is the only school in thet ence to hold a series f the Razorbacks. “Texas Tech has good basketball team,”! ton. “They have goodfirf and (coach) Gerald Myffij done a fine job. We’vehadsf great games with Texas Ifj The TCU-A&M game*! a long way toward deleft the third-place finisher -I conference race. The (j will be regionally televised'f 3:10 p.m. tipoff. TCU is 9-5 inconferentfl while the Aggies, upseiail last Wednesday night, a] The team that windsupii 1 ] place will receive an < bye past the opening ro® the league’s post-season to® ment — which begins on 1 ' 7 at three separate sites. The likelihood is that! A & M, Texas Tech and S.'j host the first round 4 Baylor, Rice and Texaspj tain to be the visiting! the opening round. 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