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/ Wednesday, March 27,1985/The Battalion/Page 9 Ags worthy of night-hood against ’Kats ByCHAREAN WILLIAMS Assistant Spurts Editor It was a night for pitchers. And a night for Liz Mizera. The Texas A&M softball team, ranked No. 3 in the nation, couldn’t have won either game against Sam Houston State Tuesday night with out a freshman shortstop — Mizera. She might look small, but she carries a big stick. As the wind began to blow harder and harder at A&M Field, the hits seemed to come less and less. The wind helps me,” said Aggie pitcher Yvette Lopez. “T he wind catches the seams and makes (the ball) move. It gets hard to hit." For most of the hitters, the ball was definitely hard to hit. The Ags could come up with only six hits in the first game, the Bearkats only two. The second game wasn’t much different— nine for A&M and two forSHSU. But Mizera somehow found a way to hit the ball. The first game was in extra in nings, the eighth inning to be exact, and the game looked as gloomy as the weather for the Ags. Mizera came to bat with a runner on second. She slammed the pitch of SHSU’s JoAnne Graham into lef t field. The ball glanced off the glove of left fielder Sherri McNamara and as the ball rolled out of her reach, so had the game for the ’Kats. The Ags posted a 2-0 win behind the strength of Mizera’s hitting. The first runs allowed by Gra ham, who was 10-0 before Mizera’s destruction, snapped a 12-game arkat win streak. “It’s the bench that does it,’’ Mi zera joked. “I just tried to hit the 11.1 wasjust trying to connect." The second game was an exact replica of the first. You could have just replayed the videotape. This time, Mizera saved her hero ics until the third inning. Her hom- erun shot carried into trie intramu ral fields. It was a shot even Hank Aaron would have stood at the plate to watch glide over the fence. Thanks to Mizera, the Ags had a 1-0 win and a double-header sweep. “Liz is doing a good job of hil- Texas A&M third baseman Cindy Cooper (2) finishes her swing as she watches the ball. The Ags shut out Sam Houston Photo by PETER ROCHA 2-0 and 1-0 Tuesday behind Liz Mizera’s two homeruns. A&M will compete in the Aggie Invitational this weekend. ting,” said A&M Coach Bob Brock of his .390 hitter. “She has nine home runs and has won five or six games for us with her hitting.” Of course, if the Aggie pitchers hadn’t come through as usual, Mi zera would have been the on/y bright spot. Pitching ace Shawn Andaya im proved her record to 8-3 and kept her ERA at .390 with 12 First game strikeouts. Lopez took care of the second game, improving to 8-2. The day must have been meant for the Ags. Lopez struckout a Bear- kat on three straight changeups. “I don’t think Eve ever seen a pitcher throw three straight change ups,” Lopez laughed. “I just missed the last sign.” With the way the ball bounced, the wins were meant for the Ags. “We hit the ball well enough to score 10 runs tonight,” Brock said. “The ball did some crazy things out there. Everytime we got some people on, the wind would catch the ball or they would make a diving catch — just weird stuff. Ags id come around before the Cal-State Fullertons and the UCLAs do. Ag golfers get look at SWC rivals By PETE HERNDON Sports Writer The Texas A&M men’s golf team will be in Houston Wednesday through Saturday for the 31st An nual All-America Intercollegiate In vitational Tournament at Bear Creek Golf World. In last year’s tournament, A&M’s Philip Parkin took the overall indi vidual title with a four round total of 276. This year, however, the Aggies will be without Parkin, who left A&M to join the European pro cir cuit. With every Southwest Conference team except Arkansas competing, the All-America Intercollegiate could be a good indication of what to expect at the SWC Championships in April. Not surprisingly, this year’s tour ney Field is expected to chase Hous ton, the defending NCAA national champs, for the team title. The Cou gars haven’t lost a tournament thus far this season. A&M Coach Bob Ellis said this week’s tourney is important for A&M because some of his golfers have not played up to their potential as of late. A&M’s Jorge Coghlin, an honora ble mention All-American last sea son, hasn’t had a good spring and is listed as A&M’s No. 4 player going into the All-America Intercollegiate. Flint Nelson, the No. 3 man for the Ags, Finished third in the Pan Amer ican Tournament during the First week of February, but Ellis said Nel son hasn’t played well since. “We play in a tough conference (SWC teams Houston, Arkansas, Texas and A&M were all ranked in the nation’s Top 20 at the beginning of the spring).” Ellis said. “But that’s the way we want it. If everybody plays well and stays together, we can compete with just about anyone.” Ellis said the bright spot for the Aggies this spring has been Paul Mayo. Mayo has played consistently well in his last three tournament out ings and has moved into the Aggies No. 1 slot in the lineup. Bo cer dwell fc tub GET FIT AT AEROFIT Come Join Us at the Newest Athletic Club in Bryan-College Station Sun. Mar. 31 Noon-6:00 p.m. at AEROFIT 1900 W. Villa Maria 813 WELLBORN 693-4045 C.S. TEXAS $100 pnze drawn (a) door r. BAR DRINKS Every Thurs., Fri., & Sat. Night til Close Cover Charge: $2 Girls $3 Guys Free Beer from 8-9 p.m. TICKETS $2.50 on sale now — MSC Sponsored By All Class Councils •! 'Salon' Photo Contest Sponsored by MSC Camera Committee Prizes: 2 Color enlarging Kits, Trophies, Ribbons— Top (Dinning prints exhibited in MSC Lounge April 1 -5. Rules: All prints must be at least 8"xl0" mounted on a board at least 1 rxl4". Nothing larger than 16"x20'' print and/or mount will be ac ceptable. Matting is optional, fee is only $3.00 per print. Prints will be accepted for judging Monday-Friday, March 18-22 and March 27-29 at MSC first floor tables from 10 a.m-2 p.m. Battalion Classified 845-2611