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
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