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    Thursday, October 9, 1986/The Battalion/Page 7
Sports
Scott ties NL playoff record as Astros edge Mets
HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Scott
prevailed in the heralded Shootout
atthe K Corral with Dwight Gooden,
equaling a playoff record with 14
strikeouts and throwing a five-hitter
as the Houston Astros defeated the
New York Mets 1-0 Wednesday
night in the first game of the 1986
National League playoffs.
Glenn Davis’ home run leading
off the second inning was all Scott
needed.
Gooden, the major-league strike
out leader the past two seasons, gave
up seven hits and struck out five in
seven innings while working in and
out of trouble as the Astros wasted
numerous scoring chances.
Scott became only the third NL
pitcher to strike out 10 or more in a
playoff game, the most recent being
John Candelaria, who also struck out
14 against Cincinnati on Oct. 7, 1975
while with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Davis, who became only the sec
ond Astro to hit 30 or more homers
in a season with 3 1 this year, hit a 1-0
pitch from Gooden to straightaway
center field to lead off the second.
Center fielder Lenny Dykstra was at
the wall waiting, but there was no
chance. It was over the fence with
plenty to spare, and the Astros had
the first league championship play
off homer of their history.
Darryl Strawberry was the only
Sox rip Angels to tie series
BOSTON (AP) — Dwight Evans’
fifth-inning popup fell for a tie-
breaking double and the Boston Red
Sox won the battle of bad hops,
blunders and bizarre plays to beat
the California Angels 9-2 Wednes
day to even the American League
playoffs at one game apiece.
the Red Sox bunched seven hits
in the first two innings, including a
leadoff triple by Wade Boggs and a
following double by Marty Barrett,
who had three hits, but managed
only a 2-0 lead. The Angels began
creeping back into the game and
they eventually tied it in the fifth on
Wally Joyner’s home run.But in the
bottom of the fifth, with two outs
and Bill Buckner on first base, Don
Baylor drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch
from starter and loser Kirk McCas-
kill that barely missed outside.
Evans, hitless in the series, fol
lowed with a high pop fly behind
second base. Shortstop Dick Scho
field and second baseman Bobby
Grich converged on it, both taking
turns looking at the ball and each
other. At the last moment, Grich
lunged backwards for the ball, but it
dropped for a two-base hit that al
lowed Buckner to score.
Bob Boone lined a single to left
and Rice came up throwing. Grich
rounded third in full stride, but sud
denly stopped as third baseman
Boggs cut off the throw. Boggs then
threw to shortstop Spike Owen, nail
ing Grich as he scrambled back the
base.
Grich sprung to his feet, scream
ing at third base coach Moose Stub-
ing. Grich threw his hands up in the
air before slamming his helmet to
the ground.
That strange play punctuated a
game full of weird twists and turns.
The afternoon was typified by the
Boston seventh, when three Angel
errors led to three more runs that
made it 6-2. The errors in the inning
tied a major-league record for a
playoff game.
Five errors were charged, three by
the Angels, but a half-dozen other
balls caused trouble because of ei
ther poor judgment or the condi
tions.
Hurst managed to overcome the
elements fora gutsy, 11-hit complete
game. He helped himself by not
walking a batter.
Boggs opened with a drive high
off the center field wall, and when
Gary Pettis let the carom bounce
over his head, Boggs cruised into
third with a triple. Barrett drove him
in with an opposite-field double to
right. McGaskill escaped further
See Red Sox, page 9
Aggies clip Cougars;
up SWC mark to 2-0
HOUSTON — The Texas
A&M volleyball team went 2-0 in
Southwest Conference play with a
12-15, 15-
ii, 15-4, 15- Volleyball
11 Victory
over the University of Houston
Wednesday night.
A&M, ranked 20th in the
NCAA volleyball poll, hit .280 as
a team and improved its overall
record to 15-4.
“I think after the first game we
buckled down and got back to
work,” A&M Coach A1 Givens
said. "We were down 6-0 and
then 8-1 in the fourth game, but
came back to win 15-11. I think it
showed a lot of team character.”
Outside hitter Stacey Gildner
led the Aggies offensively with 23
kills and a .383 hitting percent
age. Sophomore Cheri Steensma
added 19 kills and a .400 percent-
age.
Defensively, freshman Yvonne
Van Brandt led A&M with 21
digs on the night, while Chris Zo-
gata had 15 digs.
A&M also served strong
throughout the match The team
notched nine service aces, with se
nior Laura Hoppe hitting three.
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Met to reach third. He singled with
one out in the ninth for New York’s
final hit. He stole second and moved
to third when Mookie Wilson hit a
hard groundball that Davis made a
diving stop on and threw to Scott
covering for the out. Ray Knight
struck out for the last out, giving
Scott at least one strikeout in each in
ning.
The Astros loaded the bases with
one out after Davis’ homer, but
Gooden wriggled out of further
trouble despite being wild high with
the fastball.
Kevin Bass doubled into the right-
field corner, and Jose Cruz Hied out
to shallow center field. Gooden then
walked Alan Ashby on a 3-2 curve-
ball, and Craig Reynolds blooped a
single into shallow right field, load
ing the bases. Gooden struck out
Scott for the inning’s second out,
and Billy Hatcher grounded into a
forceout at third. That ended the in
ning, one that could have been much
more lucrative for the Astros.
The Astros wasted three baserun-
ners again in the fourth, and they
saw chances to score go by the way-
side in the fifth and sixth innings
against Gooden.
Hatcher led off the fifth with a
walk, stole second and went to third
See Astros, page 9
A&M’s Bernstine finds transition
from back to receiver a success
By Ken Sury
Sfjurts Editor
Texas A&M tight end Rod
Bernstine only wanted to be a
running back.
But now that’s changed, and
Bernstine’s playing his part in the
Aggies’ attempt to defend its
Southwest Conference title.
Four years ago Bernstine came
to A&M after a successful high
school career as running back for
the Bryan Vikings. He filled in
for an injured Thomas Sanders
during his freshman year and
rushed for 319 yards and caught
24 passes for 217 yards.
But when Sanders returned
the following year, Bernstine was
moved to the bench. Head Coach
Jackie Sherrill approached
Bernstine about changing posi
tions.
“It was an adjustment that I
didn’t want to make,” Bernstine
said. “Running back was some
thing I dreamed of doing all my
life and I wanted to stay there.
But Coach Sherrill told me that
he felt like I could have a better
opportunity to play in the profes
sional ranks if I played tight end.
“So I thought about it and sat
down and got frustrated with my
self because 1 wasn’t learning the
different defensive coverages to
run precise routes last season. I
Rod Bernstine
ad justed to all that and tight end’s
been pretty good to me so far this
season and hopefully it'll contin
ue."
Bernstine only had nine recep
tions last season, but shined in the
Cotton Bowl, as he nulled in six
catches for 108 yards to lead all
receivers.
After four games this season
Bernstine leads the SWC with 25
receptions. He caught a career-
high eight passes in A&M's games
against Louisiana State University
and Southern Mississippi.
Sherrill said Bernstine has the
skills to be a great tight end.
“It’s easy for him to play tight
end,” Sherrill said. “He has good
hands, great speed and runs good
routes. Rod’s an intelligent
player.
“This is Rod’s last year and he’s
going to make this a good year.”
Even though Bernstine is get
ting used to his role in the A&M
offensive attack, he said he still
feels a little strange about not
playing running back.
“After being a running back
your entire life — growing up
and watching O.J. Simpson and
idolizing that person, now you
have to change positions and
change your idol,” he said. “Now
I guess my idol would be some
one like Kellen Winslow."
As one of quarterback Kevin
Murray’s primary receivers this
year, Bernstine is moving up the
A&M all-time reception list. He
has 65 career catches thus far; the
record is 92.
And he’ll achieve that if he
makes his goal of 60 receptions
this year.
"When (offensive) Coach
(Lynn) Amedee first came in (in
1985) he told me that last year I
could have caught 60 passes be
cause he used the tight end a lot
See Bernstine, page 8
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