Page 6/The Battalion/Wednesday, May 15,1985 SPORTS No. 2 ranked Ags get a crack at LA Tech By CHAREAN WILLIAMS Staff Writer Ruston,LA. The bulldogs bit the Aggies. Now the Texas A&M softball team is mad - and ready to Fight back. Saturday night, Louisiana Tech swept the Aggies in a dou ble-header, 1-0 in 11 innings, and 2-1. Those two wins earned the 36-13-1 bulldogs a regional bid. The Ags, now 44-10 overall, have a chance to redeem themselves since they host Tech in the best two out of three games Thursday and Friday. The last time the two teams met a few weeks ago, the Aggies blitzed the Bulldogs 9-0. Tech Head Coach Bill Gallo way, who coached at A&M before moving to Tech four years ago, said he felt the teams were more evenly matched than the 9-0 game indicated. “They beat us 9-0,” Galloway said. “At that time, I didn’t think there were nine runs difference between us. I think we proved that with these two wins.” A&M entered the latest game with Tech on a 12-game win streak. However, the Ags hadn’t played in two weeks, since the Missouri Tournament on April 28. In addition, they didn’t prac tice during dead week and only practiced three days during finals week. “We had been on a roll,” said A&M Head Coach Bob Brock. “We would win a game and then say ‘next.’ Then we hit the layoff, and it hurt us. We were rusty. Of course, all of our players will make over a 2.0 (GPR).” The two week layoff did in deed hurt the Aggies. In the first game against the first inning gave Tech a quick 1-0 lead. By the seventh inning, it ap- ppeared the Ags would lose an other one run game. However, a rule the Ags have learned this year is with homerun queen Liz Mizera at bat, anything is possi ble. The freshman smashed her 17th homer of the year 190 feet over the leftfield wall to tie the game. That run appeared to spark the Ags, but two singles and an error sent Tech into regional play with a 2-1 win. For Galloway, the wins were es pecially sweet. “They’re the number two team in the nation and have a tremen dous program,” Galloway said. “It was exciting on our part. We have played A&M head to head the last four years. Two years ago, we came close to sweeping them here. ” At 2 a.m. Monday, the Ags got word that they would have a chance to meet Tech again. The Ags showed Sunday against Northeast Louisiana in Monroe, La. They will be ready to play. A&M stomped the Indians 7-0 in 7-0. Andaya had a perfect game in the first game until the fifth in ning when Louise Bellon singled with two outs. That was the only hit the sophomore All-American gave up as she struck out nine. Bulldogs, the Ags could manage only five hits. A&M shortstop Judy Trussell reached as far as third base, with a single and two sacrifices, but was left standing on the bag in the fourth inning. A&M pitcher Shawn Andaya struck out 13 over 11 innings and gave up only three hits. But, two walks and a single to opposing idaya ii pitcher Tami Cyr did Andaya in. In the second game, the Ags showed just how rusty they were. Two errors and a walk in the So now, it’s back to thinking about La Tech. Only one word comes to mind — revenge. And that’s what the Aggies are think ing about as they begin their march toward Omaha, Neb. and the World Series. Olojuwon to appear in science fiction flick Associated Press HOUSTON — Houston Rockets star Akeem Olajuwon is appearing in a science fiction movie that will be filmed in Los Angeles this summer, a spokeswoman for 7-foot National Basketball Association player says. “It sounds like something that will be a lot of fun for him, and he’s ex cited about doing it,” spokeswoman Andrea Mason said Monday. Mason said Olajuwon decided last week to appear in the film “Kill- Bots.” The movie will star actress Linda Blair, who earned fame after ap pearing in the thriller “Exorcist.” Olajuwon’s role in the movie is a small one, Mason said. He will play a security guard at a robot program- :flit ming facility. The athlete will be paid $ 1,000 for his part in the movie, which will be gin production in August, she said. The film will be produced by Julie Gorman and will be directed by Jim Wynorski, who wrote the screenplay. Arkansas gears up for championship indoor track meet Associated Press Akeem Olajuwon Track star Car! Lewis named Texas 'hero' Associated Press AUSTIN — Carl Lewis, the first track and field athlete to win four gold medals at an Olympics since esse Owens in 1936, was recognized y the Legislature on Tuesday as an official state hero. £ “Carl Lewis is an outstanding ath lete whose world-renowned achieve ments have brought a high measure of attention and praise to his adopted home of Texas,” said a House-passed resolution. Lewis, who has lived in Houston for several years, won the four med als at the 1984 Olympics in Los An geles. “Thank you for helping me feel like a true Texan,” he told House lawmakers after they approved the resolution. Lewis also was named U.S. athlete of the year for four straight years by Track and Field News, and in 1984 was named the world’s best athlete by several sportswriters groups. He holds the NCAA records in both the long jump and the 100-yard dash. The athlete also was honored in the Texas Senate on Tuesday. Carl Lewis FAYETTEVILLE — An Arkan sas track team led by Olympian Mike Conley goes for its fourtn straight Southwest Conference outdoor track championship Friday and Sat urday. Coach John McDonnell’s Razor- backs will be running on their home track as the favorite to capture the outdoor title. In addition to its out door titles, Arkansas has won five straight SWC indoor championships and 11 straight cross country cham pionships. The last team other than Arkan sas to win a league track crown was Texas A&M in 1981. The Razor- backs also are the 1984 and 1985 NCAA indoor champions and won the NCAA cross country title last fall. Texas, Houston, SMU and Baylor are expected to battle for second place. Conley, a silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles in the triple jump, is the favorite in that event and in the longjump. He is ex pected to try to win points for Ar- xansas’ relay teams also. It’s not a red carpet, but Conley is ival ti :k — a treatment at the a new longjump the triple jump - — and has a be Razorback trac and triple jump runway constructed in front of the grandstand. Conley has won every SWC long jump competition the past four years. His best jump this year — 26 feet 7>/2 inches — is short of the meet record set in 1981 by Olympian Carl Lewis. He holds the SWC meet record in — 56 feet 2-yi inches >est this season of 56 feet 4 , / 2 inches. Assistant track coach Ted King of Arkansas said the triple jump record should fall. “Mike will beat that and rightly so,” King said. “The new runway, particularly at the take-off point, has a beautiful consistency and is bouncy. So there should be a lot of great performances this weekend.” Four NCAA champions will com pete, as well as defending confer ence champions in 12 of the 17 indi vidual events. Texas’ Patrick Sang is to defend his 1984 SWC title in the steeple chase, SMU’s Rod Jones in the 400 meter, SMU’s Roald Bradstock in the javelin, Texas’ Marty Davenport the discus and Texas A&M’s Ar turo Barrios in the 10,000. Coming to Summer School? OPTIONAL MEAL PLANS ALL students may dine on a meal in the Commons Dining Center from June 3 until July 10 (excluding July 4). We offer 3 plans: 7 day - 3 meals a day, except Sunday evening 5 day - 3 meals a day Monday through Friday Any 12 - Choice of 12 of 20 meals served during the week Indicate your choice of plans during registration on June 3. $227.00 plus tax $210.00 plus tax $204.00 plus tax Aggie Point Accounts are active during the entire year, so you may either open an account or add to your account at any time at Validation Center, Sbisa Basement. • ---- A. V V V 9’’ ■T* A *1 3ft 41. All You Cati Eat - 4-10 p.m. Sunday Pancakes $1.99 All You Can Eat Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. 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H R , ( | Last June, when the Rangem:,!^ , floundering in last place, Rader, aU rs a contract extension to 1987.l )ar( |’ l( this week Stone said he can’t dixB^j t Rader’s future with the team. Home “We re committed to brint t | ( ist winner here,” he told the : n the r Worth Star-Telegram. “We fdl r iE sc |a) improved our club in the off-st savi and we have said from the oiaJon- that we intended to field an rl usual proved ball club over 1984. I, pi Rader has suggested that theK/aited i call on Dr. Douglas Brady, a welbaii fax garded psychiatrist ana hypi%n and who is a close friend of Stone/ Dallas Morning News reported. Brady hypnotized Rader and fielders Gary Ward and Bobbyj last season, and both Ward Jones reported positive results P or “So much of the game is ■ said general manager Tom Grie«p the idea. “If a player has an inter® I say ‘sure.’ BmEI Ward struggled at the platerljjpujol ing the first three months lasliitholic son. 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