Page 14/The Battalion/Wednesday, April 20, 1983
McDonald sdll fighting shoulder injury
by Joe Tindel Jr.
Battalion Staff
It’s been several weeks since
Shan McDonald injured her
shoulder against Cal State-
Fullerton. But the injury still is
keeping McDonald’s pitching
performance below 100 per
cent.
Thus, Aggie softball coach
Bob Brock is waiting for the offi
cial word on half of Texas
A&M’s respected pitching duo.
McDonald underwent tests in
Houston on Monday and Tues-
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day in an attempt to isolate the
problem with the shoulder,
Brock said. And it’s possible he
could know today whether or
not he’ll have to ask Lori Stoll
again to carry more than her
usual share of the pitching
chores.
McDonald has seen about 15
innings of action during the
Aggies’ recent stretch on the
road. Brock said she performed
well against Sam Houston State
a week ago, but needed relief in
the fifth inning.
Brock said he has complete faith
in the veteran should worse
come to worst.
“I don’t think a lot of teams
are feeling sorry for us when
Lori has to come in and pitch all
the games,” Brock said Tuesday.
“I think she’s very, very good
under pressure, she works hard
and she knows how to pace her
self when she knows that she
may have to pitch back-to-back
double-headers.
Brock will be looking for
answers today or some other
time before this weekend’s Neb
raska Invitational Tournament
— answers to the questions of
whether McDonald will be able
to pitch this weekend, and if not,
how long she will need to rest.
The coach said even if it
means her not throwing for a
week or two, he’ll try to get
McDonald back up to full pow
er. But he said he’s at least mak
ing plans for her to play this
weekend.
If tests prove McDonald
should take some time off, the
pressure of loneliness on the
mound will befall Stoll, the
Aggies’ all-America pitcher. But
“As a matter of fact, if you
watch her, it’s almost as if she
gets stronger when she knows
she has to pitch more.”
Stoll already has put in extra
time. She pitched 26 innings in a
double-header against Cal State-
Fullerton — during last
weekend’s Diamond Invitation
al — and then started against
New Mexico the very next day.
The Aggies, now 30-8 this
spring, are still in the middle of a
series of road trips that will end
May 1 with a double-header
against Sam Houston. On May
4, Texas A&M will return home
to host Sam Houston. The
NCAA Regional tournament
begins May 12 and the national
tournament May 26.
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tossed at him by Texas pitcher Charlie Hough
“1 could see the ball between the flakes and triedtohil
hard as I could,” said Lowenstein, whose lead-off home
the eighth inning led Baltimore to a 4-2 victory over the
gers. “As soon as I hit it I knew it was out.
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Lowenstein’sblast over the right field fencesnappedaMi
and gave relief pitcher Sammy Stewart, 2-1, the victoryoi
Hough, 1-1.
“I can’t recall playing in conditions much more miserable
less ideal,” said Lowenstein, who also singled across a runini
third inning
Rookie third baseman Leo Hernandez also swungattherij
time, drilling his second home run of the season witntwoouH
the eighth inning to give Stewart an insurance run.
“Everybody was expecting extra innings,” said Stewart,»l
struck out four and allowed only one hit during the
innings. “1 had plenty of rest and they (the Rangers)«
helping me out with the slider.”
Hough, who had trouble controlling his knuckleball
mph winds that gusted to 35 mph, also pitched throughsm
flurries over the last three innings.
“Both home runs were hit off knuckleballs,” said
“and both pitches were up a lot. You can’t control the knud
ball as well in windy conditions. I’ve never pitched in weaty
like this before.”
Hough’s bases-loaded walk to Jim Dwyer in thefirstii
gave Baltimore a short-lived lead which two Oriole era
helped erase during a two-run Ranger third inning.
Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken’s second double of the gamea
Lowenstein’s two-out single tied it 2-2 in the third inning,
Hough struck out Rich Dauer to end the threat.
Dwyer extended his two-season hatting streak to 12coni
live games, eight of those this season.
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double were the only Texas hits. If
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