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Page 12/The BattalionATuesday, March 11,
A&M finds 'strokes of genius' in Sconlin
By TOM TAGLIABUE
Sports Writer
Mike Scanlin, who has become
Texas A&M’s most prolific home
run hitter, wasn’t always a long ball
threat.
“In high school, I hit one home
run throughout my whole career,”
said Scanlin, who slammed his 31st
and 32nd career home runs against
Louisiana Tech „
Friday to break BQSGbOll
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30 set by Kyle Hawthorne (1977-
1979).
“It was like, my freshman year up
here, the ball just started jumping
out of the park in batting practice. It
was just a stroke that happened to
come to me.”
The 16-7 Aggies will need Scan-
lin’s “strokes of genius” when they
host NCAA powerhouse Mississippi
State in a two-game series at Olsen
Field Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Bulldogs (6-5) finished third
in the College World Series last sea
son, but were wiped out when 12
players were lost to the major
leagues.
Scanlin could have joined several
of those MSU players in the majors
last summer, after being drafted by
the Seattle Mariners in the 24th
round. But Scanlin said the money
wasn’t worth giving up his senior
year at A&M.
“I’m glad I made that decision (to
remain at A&M) because I’m that
much further along in school and
I’m very happy here on this team,”
he said.
After passing up the opportunity
to turn pro, he sought the help of
A&M Coach Mark Johnson, who
signed him up to play in the Alaskan
Summer League. Scanlin went on to
be named the league’s Most Valu
able Player.
This fall, Scanlin’s Aggie team
mates named him captain, some
thing he said doesn’t bring on as
much pressure as he thought it
would.
“It’s really opened my eyes,” he
said. “There’s a great deal more re
sponsibility on the team (as captain).
I have the responsibility, if guys are
really getting out of line, to say
something and try to keep order
along with Barry Smith and Fred
Gegen (the other senior captains).
“On the field. I’m more of an in
tense player. I’m not as much a cap
tain/leader type. If I’m a leader, it’s
by my actions out on the field.
“I’ve been improving since Day 1
that I’ve been up here at A&M and I
still feel that this is going to be my
best year. I’m not finished yet. I’ve
Photo by ANTHONYS. CASFU
A&M’s Mike Scanlin (8) gets a handshake from
Scott Livingstone (3) after Scanlin hit his 30th ca
reer home run to tie an A&M record. A&M, now
16-7 overall, hosts Mississippi State tonight at 7.
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points.
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with less
feat the
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It was
over the
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Bird
never made (the All-Southwest Con
ference team) and that’s just a goal
I’d love to accomplish.”
But the Aggies starting center
fielder of the past two years knows
every baseball player has highs and
lows.
Scanlin said his first low came
during his sophomore year and has
haunted him for two years. He was
mired in a 0-for-22 hitting slump,
which started on a road trip to Loui
siana and continued through the fol
lowing home stand.
It was ironic that almost exactly
two years later Scanlin broke A&M’s
career home run mark and went 7-
for-18 on a similar Louisiana road
trip over the weekend.
Scanlin said he has two goals for
himself — a career in professional
baseball and a college diploma. He
said he is a physical education major
by necessity, but an accounting ma
jor by heart. He lacks just 30 hours
for a degree in P.E.
If he is drafted in June by the ma
jors, Scanlin said he will return each
fall to finish his education at A&M
Scanlin said the Aggies hope;
educate the always-tough Mis
State Bulldogs tonight at 7 in 1
Field.
Johnson will be trying to defa
his former team and Coach “
Polk, who was named Nalio
Coach of the Year in 1985 by-
ball America magazine.
Johnson was an assistant
under Polk for six years before jo
ing A&M four years ago as an;
tant.
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have hai
enough,
MSC MANIA Week
Wednesday, March 12 Activities
MSC Town Hall Broadway Brigadon publicity games
• MSC Mania T-Shirt Day
• MSC Mania Package Sale (1 st Floor MSC)
• "Bring A Buddy to the Student Program Office/' 216 MSC
• MSC Council Assistant Program
Orientation, 8:30 p.m. 701 Rudder
(open to all Freshmen)
(All activities to be held in the MSC/Rudder Complex)