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    Wednesday, March 4,1987/The Battalion/Page 11
Sports
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A&M takes two from Hardin Simmons
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Photo by Bill Hughes
Texas A&M’s Scott Livingstone (right) is con- Byington after hitting his eighth home run of the
gratulated by Ever Magallanes (center) and John year. Byington homered right after Livingstone.
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By Homer Jacobs
CODspir. | sports Editor
delivtt §jTalkabout a 1-2 punch.
1,13110,1 @Texas A&M’s Scott Livingstone
t Byington have combined
llied in- for 14 of the Aggies’ 16 home runs
:nI ' !is season.
Mve |°■ And Tuesday at Olsen Field, the
be |^Q continued to pound opposing
edition y t chers; Livingstone and Byington
e 'H°'' had nine hits and three home runs
riffle between them in A&M’s double-
Inited fcader sweep of Hardin Simmons.
■ The Aggies won the first game 9-8
lid took the second 12-1 to improve
■eir overall record to 16-2-1.
■ Game one featured Livingstone,
no bats third in the A&M order,
bl. sting a two-run home run in the
bottom of the first inning to give the
thesasfe 165 an earl ? 2 '° lea ^' T ^ at was
- e .a followed by a Byington solo homer,
n Hiff, P s sixth °f the year-
1 wo ■- 1 ^ 0t 3 * 0t s ’ n ^ ers t be end
■ of the bat,” Byington said. “Luck was
oninditB, • 7 j
pst going my way today.
jobs f I Ever y thin 8 seemed to be going
| i !e Aggies’ way in the first game as
£ pi i her Scott Centala was on the
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I j?°‘ n 8 ' nto to P oE l ^ e sev ‘
take dr# 11 ’ innin 8 >
diff 'ft ^ Ul Coach Mark Johnson
denied to bring in David Jones to
r finish the game.
igm icm j ones ^ a( j O b v i ous problems as he
wlw ve U P ^ lve runs ' including a two-
II ie ttun homer.'
nencto fi \\ti t h t h e Aggies leading 9-8 and
,.!o outs, Johnson pulled Jones and
n a S e bi tight in Kerry Freudenberg to
get the last out.
■ And Freudenberg responded,
Brikingout the Cowboys’ Lynn Van-
bmlingham.
■ Centala picked up the win to go 3-
lon the year, and Freudenberg got
■is first save of the season.
I "We got the pitchers we wanted to
let in,” Johnson said.
I The second game of the af-
Irnoon double-header was the op
posite of the first contest, except for
the play of Byington, who got things
started in the bottom of the first with
a two-run scoreboard-basher over
the left-center field wall.
Byington was rather modest about
his 6-for-8 day at the plate and the
two homers.
“We haven’t seen any pitching
yet,” Byington said. “ Fm just glad
I’m contributing.”
The Aggies held a slim 3-1 lead
going into the bottom of the eighth
inning until Hardin Simmons em
barked on its version of musical
pitchers.
The Aggies scored nine runs as
the Cowboys went through three
pitchers in one inning.
A&M had the bases loaded for
much of the inning, and with an 8-1
lead, shortstop Ever Magallanes
sealed the game with a double that
drove in first baseman Todd
Schmidt, right fielder Andy Duke
and center fielder Chuck Knob
lauch, all of whom reached base on
walks.
The second game also featured a
very young lineup to give Johnson a
look at several new players. Four
freshmen and two sophomores
started the game and produced for
Johnson as well.
Besides Byington with the bat,
Knoblauch contributed seven pu-
touts in center field, many of which
were on the run.
The Aggies finished the two-game
series with 19 hits and no errors;
Hardin Simmons had 15 hits and
three errors.
A&M will continue their home-
stand this weekend at Olsen Field
with a single game against Central
Michigan Friday at 3 p.m., and a
double-header Saturday beginning
at 1 p.m.
Stage Center
presents
Hound of the Baskervilles
February 26, 27,28
March 5, 6, 7
8:00 p.m.
Former Location of the Texas Tumbleweed
Culpepper Plaza, College Station
Tickets: $6 Adult
$4 Senior Citizen
$4 Student with I.D.
$2. 50 Child under 12
For information and reservations call 690-0085
Open Racquetball Tournament
March 6, 7 and 8
(first round Friday 5:00)
Hosted by the TAMC1 Racquetball Club
All skill levels are welcomel
Open to all faculty, students, and non
students.
Entiy fee:
Open $30.00
Amateur $22.50
Second Event $ 15.00
Trophies will be awarded for first, second, third
and consolation for amateurs. Prize money
(1st-$250; 2nd-$100; 3rd-$50)
will be given for winners in the open division.
Tournament shirts will be given to all entrants.
Call for start time Thursday after 8
693-8791
Pick up entry forms in the Intramural Office,
Reed Building or call 693-8791.
Entry deadline - Thursday, March 5, 5:00 pm
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