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Wednesday, April 8, 1987/The Battalion/Page 15 Lady Aggie pitchers blank Bobcats 2-0,5-0 Kellie Coptk By Hal L. Hammons Sports Writer The one-two pitching punch of the Texas A&M softball team proved devastating to Southwest Texas State as the Lady Aggies easily swept a double-header Tuesday at thePenberthy Intramural Complex. The first game saw A&M pitcher Julie Carpenter throw a no-hitter to blank the Bobcats 2-0. Shawn An- daya followed suit in the second game with a two-hitter of her own in which she struck out a season-high 14 batters to give A&M a 5-0 win. The Lady Aggies, still ranked No. 2 in the nation, raised their record to 35-6 on the season, while SWTSU fell to 13-14. Carpenter’s season re cord is now 13-2, and Andaya stands at 22-4. A&M Coach Bob Brock said he was pleased with the outing, espe cially with the pitching and defense. He also had words of high praise for sophomore Carrie Heightley. Ordinarily a catcher, Heightley played both games in the outfield. Brock said it was strange “having one of the finest catchers in the NCAA playing outfield.” Heightley went 2-for-4 over the two games with one RBI, two steals and two runs scored. Carpenter’s performance was not overpowering, but her results were impressive. Only twice did Bobcat batters hit balls into the outfield, and both were for outs. The sophomore only walked two batters. In the sixth inning, the crowd gave up hope for the no-hitter as a hard shot up the middle bounced off Carpenter’s glove, allowing center fielder Lori Andrews to reach first. However, the play was ruled an er ror, and the Bobcats never threat ened again. Carpenter said she wished she could say the game was an especially good effort, but it really wasn’t. She gave a lot of credit to the defensive [effort of her teammates. The Lady Aggies started wasting Ibaserunners in the second inning of ihe first game with no score. An daya, at first base for the opener, led off with a double. Catcher Erika Eriksson singled and center fielder Erin Newkirk reached base on an er ror to load the bases with nobody out. But Heightley struck out. Car penter flew out, and left fielder Tory Parks grounded out to end the inning. In the third, second baseman Re nee Blaha singled and stole second with one out and the middle of the lineup at bat. Again A&M failed to score as shortstop Liz Mizera and Andaya both popped up to the shortstop. It looked like more of the same in the fourth. Erikkson singled to open the inning. After Newkirk flied out, Heightley doubled to move Erikkson to third. Zina Ochoa came in to run for Erikkson and promptly got caught off-base and was caught in a rundown for the second out when Carpenter grounded to the short stop. But Parks made up for her earlier out with a single that scored Height- ley for the game’s first run. Car penter advanced to third and Parks stole second, and a wild pitch scored Carpenter, but third baseman Judy Trussell grounded out to end the in- ning. 1 he second game looked like a mirror image of the first. Blaha opened with a walk, and Trussell and Andaya both singled to load the bases with no outs. But first baseman Kelly Biggs struck out, and Mizera flied to center with Blaha too far down the baseline to tag up on the fly. Newkirk popped up to end the inning. With one out in the second, Ochoa and Heightley walked. Blaha grounded to shortstop, who threw to third to force Ochoa for the second out. Trussell singled and took sec ond on the errant throw to first. Heightley scored and Blaha moved to third. However, the rally died as Andaya lined out to third. The offense finally came around in the sixth with A&M ahead 2-0. Catcher Karen Robertson singled and Ochoa walked with no outs. A wild pitch moved along Ochoa and Parks, who had come in to run for Robertson. Heightley singled to score Parks and then stole second. After Blaha walked and Trussell popped out, Andaya singled to cen ter, where the ball was hobbled, al lowing Andaya to advance to second and scoring Heightley. But again, the Lady Aggies failed to make the most of a golden opportunity as Blaha and Andaya both died on the basepaths. Photo by Doug La Rue A&M center fielder Erin Newkirk is forced out at second base by daya to sweep the Bobcats 2-0 and 5-0. Carpenter is now 13-2 and Southwest Texas State’s Dana Perez. The No. 2 ranked Lady Aggies Andaya 22-4. A&M raised its season record to 35-6 and next will used the strong pitching efforts of Julie Carpenter and Shawn An- take on Sam Houston State in Huntsville April 16. ing practice t 30 members iated membe udents and 6 ependants) a ■inbers, who mal connect!. ild like -est in l'orsf! t, >olo. want to be®* icfully, « s ( interested U ell in coif apt' Imagine finding a new love f on your wedding day... MSC OPAS and The Houston Ballet present "La Sylphide", the story of a young bridegroom who awakens on his wedding day in the presence of a slender, graceful young woman (a sylph). He discovers he is in love with the sylphide as his young bride-to- be prepares for the ceremony. Festive guests are arriving, including a fortune-telling hag who prophesies that he will not marry his betrothed. "La Sylphide" will be performed by the Houston Ballet, Thursday, April 9 in Rudder Auditorium at 8 p.m. The Houston Ballet performance marks the end of the MSC Opera and Performing Arts Society's four teenth season. Great seats are still available for this beautiful, suspenseful drama. To find out how the love triangle unfurls, order your tickets at the MSC Box Office today. VISA and MasterCard call 845-1234. 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