Texas A&M The Battalion Sports Monday, April 25, 1983/The Battalion/Page 11 &M salvages victory in Rice series finale by Frank L. Christlieb Battalion Staff The Texas Aggies played other dose Southwest Con- frence baseball series this leekend, but wound up losing o of three to the Rice Owls in Houston. Entering the weekend with its ason all but over, Texas A&M lave Rice a struggle in all three mes, losing 5-3 Saturday and 2 in the first game of Sunday’s louble-header before winning series Finale 8-6 Sunday ifternoon. Although the Aggies remain ed with TCU for the league’s tst-place position, they made le Owls’ situation a little Higher by winning one of the firee games. While Texas, Arkansas and ouston have clinched three of le four post-season tourna ment spots, the fourth spot still must be decided among Rice and Baylor. Both the Owls and the Bears have completed their seasons with 11-10 SWC re cords, and even though Rice won two of three games from Baylor earlier in the season to seemingly give the edge to the Owls, such isn’t the case. Instead, the third-place Houston Cougars must win one of three games this weekend from the Longhorns for the Owls to qualify for the final tourney spot. If Texas, ranked No. 1 in the nation, sweeps the Cougars, that’ll put Houston, Rice and Baylor into a three-way tie at 11-10. In that event, Baylor will get the green light on the basis of its four victories in games against Houston and Rice, and Houston will get the fourth spot because of its three victories over Rice. The Owls defeated the Bears twice, but their series loss to Houston could push them out of a tournament spot if the Lon ghorns sweep the Cougars at Austin’s Disch-Falk Field. In the event that the Owls don’t make the tournament, the Aggies can say they had a hand in keeping Rice out of the four- team event, which will take place in Austin on May 13-16. If Texas A&M hadn’t won Sun day’s final game, the Owls would have eased into the tournament with a 12-10 record — no ties, no ifs and no need for Houston to win one from the Longhorns. Over the weekend, Baylor helped its tournament chances by sweeping the Cougars, win ning in Waco by scores of 14-5, 3-0 and 2-1. See BASEBALL page 13 boftball team takes first in Nebraska Invitational HP 4 S.W by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff ■ The Texas A&M women’s [iftball team defeated Creight- University 1-0 to take first pee in the Nebraska Invita- bnal tournament Sunday in pncoln, Neb. The Aggies won the right to Ice Creighton in the champion- lip game with two victories tturday. Texas A&M lost 1-0 to freighton — the first meeting ptween the two schools in two — Friday night after sur- hidering only two hits, but re- led Saturday to shut out Cal- [erkeley, 5-0, and Nebraska, 5- Senior pitcher Lori Stoll, now B-5, was the losing pitcher in Friday night’s game, but she bounced back and pitched a two- hitter against Berkeley. Pitcher Shan McDonald, bothered by a shoulder injury suffered earlier in the season, picked up the vic tory over Nebraska while pitch ing a three-hitter. McDonald was in Houston during part of last week for tests on her shoulder, which she in jured while in California on the Aggies’ last series of road games. The Nebraska game was the first complete game she’s pitched in more than a month. At the plate for the Aggies, Josie Carter had two RBI against Berkeley, while Carrie Austgen had three hits in four at-bats. I va Jackson led the Aggies against Nebraska with two hits and two RBI. Austgen had two hits and scored two runs. The Aggies are now 33-9 this spring. Their next game will be Friday at Louisiana Tech. Texas A&M will travel to Alvin Sunday for a double-header against Sam Houston State. The Aggies’ next home game — and their last game of the regular season — will be against Sam Houston on Sunday at 4 p.m. The NCAA regional playoffs will begin May 12 at a site to be announced. The national tour nament begins May 26 in Oma ha, Neb. The Aggies were na tional champions last year. MSC-TOWN-HALL w presents JOflN JETT Gthe BL9CKHC9RT6 t with special guest star HU€V LOUIS and the N€WS playing a full 60 min. set IN CONCERT Thursday, April 28 G. Rollie White Coliseum Tickets: $ 7 50 , $ 8 50 , $ 9 00 MSC Box Office 845-1234 TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE! ' >• ' ■" *• ^ i. . * . ' . • ' - ■ , ... r ■ .' **<*>., .. ‘. . • ■ ., ", s : 1— l*I—is:;s w- Players from Air Force and Nebraska pile on top of an unidentified Cornhusker during their game on the main drill field Saturday. Air Force captured both this contest staff photo by Irene Mees and the Western regional title, defeating Oklahoma 13-9 Sunday. The tourney was hosted by the Texas A&M rugby team. Air Force wins rugby tourney The United States Air Force Academy defeated Oklahoma 13-9 Sunday to capture first place in the Western Rugby Football Union Championship, held on the Texas A&M campus over the weekend. The Air Force team defeated Southeast Missouri 6-0 and Neb raska 9-4 on Saturday to adv ance to the final game. Oklaho ma earlier defeated Kansas State 12-0 and New Mexico State 7-3. Host Texas A&M was elimin ated from contention for the championship with a 16-3 loss to Kansas State. The Aggies finished 1-2 in the tournament, defeating New Mexico State but losing to Southeast Missouri for the consolation trophy on Sunday. Air Force was behind for most of the championship game. but scored late to take the lead for good. The Sooners were threatening to score when time ran out. 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