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Order of Spaghetti, Dinner Salad and Medium Drink 6-9 Mon-Fri (not available with delivery or with any coupon or discount) Page 10/The Battalion/Tuesday, February 9, 1988 SWC to begin baseball season A&M one of 3 teams to crack pre-season top i ; Ter Id t the 0 From the Associated Press The Southwest Conference begins its 74th season of baseball play this weekend with three teams ranked in the top 10 nationally. Texas Tech and Baylor were ex pected to open the non-conference season, weather permitting, against New Mexico and Lubbock Christian, respectively. Three teams in the national rank ings open later — Arkansas (No. 4 in Baseball America and No. 9 in ESPN-Collegiate Baseball pre-sea- son polls), Texas (No. 4 in ESPN-CB and No. 5 in the BA survey), and Texas A&M (No. 6 in BA and 15th in ESPN-CB ratings). Houston, which like A&M was one victory away from making the eight-team field of the NCAA World Series in 1987 and which finished 14th in the final ESPN-Collegiate Baseball poll of ’87, joins Rice and Texas Christian as other teams to watch in the 1988 race that begins March 18. With the three ranked teams re turning the likes of Arkansas’ Jim Kremers (.393, 8 home runs, 76 RBI), Texas’ Brian Cisarik (.429, 9 HR, 68 RBI), and A&M’s Scott Liv ingstone (.403, 19 HR, 76 RBI), among others, the SWC could con tend again for the two spots it landed in the 1987 NCAA World Se ries. SWC watchers can view three out of the first six nationally televised games of the college baseball pack age this year by ESPN. Texas plays at Miami on Feb. 28. Then the Long horns host Michigan on March 13, in a doubleheader of sorts after the SWC Post-Season Basketball Classic championship game is televised on that network March 13. Texas A&M rounds out the early ESPN baseball slate by hosting Okla homa State, ranked No. 1 in Baseball America on March 28. Intraconference play determines the four entries for the May 19-21 SWC post-season tournament, scheduled to be played at Rice, by best winning percentages during the 21-game league slate. Last year, Texas won its 60th SWC regular-season crown and also captured the post-season meet title at Austin before finishing third in the World Series. Arkansas tied for fifth in its third trip to Omaha since 1979. A capsule commentary on the competing SWC baseball teams: ARKANSAS (51-16 overall in 1987, 17-4 SWC) — Coach Norm DeBriyn (611-303-3, 19th season) has a solid nucleus returning from last year’s squad, which was SWC runner-up (regular-season and tour nament), NCAA South I Region champion and tied for fifth in the NCAA World Series with Florida State. All-purpose Kremers (.393, third-best batting average in SWC) joins Randy Bobb (.378, seventh-best in the conference) among nine play ers with starting experience. John Cebuhar (11-2) and Bob Edwards (9- 1, 3 saves) pace a veteran mound staff. BAYLOR (38-15, 9-12 SWC) — Coach Mickey Sullivan (425-264, 15th season) is rebuilding after the loss of 10 seniors from his 1987 team, which had a 29-3 record against non-SWC competition. Pat Combs (9-1, 2.86 ERA) provides a good base on which to revamp the pitching staff, while Nate Jones (.342) heads the cast of returning hitters. Sullivan’s savvy, a winning tradition (120-50 over the last three years), five SWC tourney bids and some promising newcomers could make the Bears one of the SWC’s surprise teams. HOUSTON (40-24, 11-10 SWC) — Coach Bragg Stockton (40-24, 2nd season) guided the Cougars to an NCAA at-large berth in his first year at the helm in 1987 and has a hard act to follow. SWC era leader Jody Supak (2.00, 13-1 overall re cord) has departed, and all-purpose pitcher Larry Coker (198/ SWC tournament Most Outstanding Player) will be missed. Catcher Fred Hinojosa (.320) provides hitting punch, while shortstop-pitcher Woody Williams (.261, 4-1 mound mark) is a proven leader. RICE (24-23, 5-16 SWC) — If Coach David Hall (230-146-2, 8th season) can assemble a steady pitch ing staff to complement his solid re turning hitters, the Owls could be a team to watch in 1988. All-America outfielder Jay Knoblauh (.372, 13 HR, 55 RBI) is a proven socker with international amateur experience. Ben Mathews (.369) is another con tact hitter who should help the Owls put runs on the board. John Polasek (3-2), a lefty, leads a youthful pitch ing corps, which must develop rap idly for Rice to enjoy success. TEXAS (61-11, 18-3 SWC) — Coach Cliff Gustafson (989-212-1, 21st season) bids to become the third major college baseball coach to win 1,000 games with one of his young- 1 ran est Longhorn teams. Butakeyra Mond nee is All-America Brian Cia | who led the SWC with a .4291)1 average and pounded a confer |l,204 record 106 hits while hitting n homers and driving in 68 r| Texas led the nation in overallij last year but must re-tool itspittl staff. Seven hu t iers returning If the 1987 team had a compositfl cord of 12-1 last season. TEXAS A&M (44-22,14-7S — Coach Mark Johnson) season) took a youthful tys/stf to within one win of an N(f World Series berth (OklahomaSi ositio 1st fot edged the Aggies in the Micro 15 first IB mpec JO-2, w ferencc e gionals) and has a strongcontinj of players off that squad 1988. All-America third Scott Livingstone (.403, 19 RBI) joins eight other retui starters in the field, while righthander Sean Snedeker heads the mound staff. The shoot for their third appearand the last four years at theSWCl nev and their 12th NCAAbidin TCU (24-35, 4-17 SWC)-G Lance Brown (24-35, 2nd sa has bolstered his 1988 squadi®umpit outstanding recruits. Third base® oacn 1 Rob Jones (.366) heads the fa jngtov while a season of experienceu}| designe Brown, an AH-SWC hurler f istant 1960s at TCU, has helped the ing staf f. TCU can be tough the It >ss of slugging Lew Will (.348, 9 HR, 39 RBI) PHI! Lyna when tf TEXAS TECH (21-28,6-15B he NB e Hav Ownc s for ague s Wher — Coach Larry Hays (21-28, season) has amassed 711 victorif! 17 years at Lubbock Christiac Tech. His recruiting and there of standbys such as Mike H phreys (.364) give renewed the Red Raiders, who will p ral home games under newligl Tech Stadium. Hays is coniim the process of rtjuvenaiinghisp! 'asreec; ing staf f Floyd expects to boost Rockets’ finish ven o on the r ews co ot Cue ible, Ka “Ever his wa tty wa: fatty G “Most iry sing by Matt HOUSTON (AP) — Sleepy Floyd dazzled fans with a triple double soon after joining Houston, and al though not all his performances have been quite as spectacular the Rockets’ new guard said he has great expectations. “I want to provide proof that the Houston Rockets got the right guard,” Floyd said recently. “It’s a compliment that this ball club thought so highly of me and felt I was the missing piece in their puz zle.” The Rockets were decimated at the guard position by drug incidents involving John Lucas, Lewis Lloyd and Mitchell Wiggins the last two seasons. Floyd, obtained in a trade Dec. 12 that sent Ralph Sampson to Golden State, scored his first triple double with 23 points, a career high 13 re bounds and 10 assists against Denver on Dec. 19. He has averaged 15 points and six assists per ffthie, and shot 41 percent from the field in 22 games with the Rockets. “Floyd’s ability will lift us beyond what we, as a ball club, could have accomplished if we had taken a stand pat approach,” said Rockets General Manager Ray Patterson. “The best thing about him is that he is going to make our other play ers better, once he has had time to familiarize himself with all the indi vidual styles and techniques.” The Rockets, who went into the NBA All-Star break with a three- game winning streak, resume play Tuesday night in The Summit against the Boston Celtics. All the pieces of the Rockets puz zle aren’t together, but Floyd thinks the team is getting there. “It’s a big transition,” he said. “At Golden State, I knew the players and the plays like the back of my hand. I’m anxious to walk on the court as a Rocket and have that same knowl- 1 hat’s when it wi edge, fun.” Floyd realizes much of theexf tations are on him, but he welcof the attention. “Sure, there’s pressure,bulls that type of pressure,” he said, have the personnel here to i championship. I couldn’t have: for a better situation.” Floyd, 27, was a first-roundd pick of the New Jersey Nets in but was traded to the Warriorsal 43 games The Rockets return to play ^ 25-17 record. They’ve won H their last 20 games. | mendati ken. \ ions. I (itimate 'onsibil Lynan WTSU coach to teach during dismissal suit CANYON (AP) — Attorneys for West Texas State and fired football coach Bill Kelly on Monday an nounced a partial settlement over his dismissal, and said they will seek a state judge’s opinion in the matter. Under terms of the agreement, Kelly will be paid his $4,000 monthly salary through January 1990 and will be allowed to teach at the univer sity while seeking employment. Kelly will no longer serve as the university’s head coach and an in terim coach may be appointed, said Kelly’s attorney, Jim Bob Brown. Under the settlement, the university may not hire a new coach until the case is resolved by the court and the university’s board of regents. State District Judge David Glea son will be asked to determine whether Kelly’s dismissal was proper, attorneys said. Brown announced the agreement Monday morning following a meet ing with attorneys for the university. Bruce Grimes, vice president for external affairs, announced Kelly’s dismissal Jan. 29, saying, “major philosophical differences between Coach Kelly and the university are such that an effective and compati ble working relationship is no longer possible.” Attorneys for both sides asked the court to rule on whether Kelly is en titled to due process as a faculty or non-faculty member, and whether Kelly may be reassigned while still at the university. Brown said if Gleason is asked to rule on Kelly’s reassignment, he should also rule on whether Kelly can be reinstated as head coach fol lowing due process. During his testimony Monday, West Texas President Ed D. Roach said Kelly was reassigned and not fired. Roach said Kelly had repeatedly made public statements he no longer wanted to work at West Texas and that Kelly’s nationwide job searches “embarrassed” the university and disrupted its recruitment program. Soviet star advances in Slims tennis play l/l< CALL hletes, spe algary )lympic: exp( ight inc nountan DALLAS (AP) — Eighth- seeded Natalia Zvereva fought off a second-set comeback by Ro bin White and captured a 6-2, 3- 6, 6-2 decision Monday in the first round of the $250,000 Vir ginia Slims of Dallas. Zvereva used service breaks in the fourth game of the third set to take control of the match, then broke White again in the eighth game for the victory. Zvereva, 16, leads a four- woman team from the Soviet Union which is competing on the Virginia Slims tour for the first time on a regular basis since the ’70s. The Soviets are using the Slims circuit to prepare for Olym pic Games competition this sum mer in Seoul, South Korea. Zvereva, speaking in halting English, said the attention being given the Soviet delegation is wel come. “It’s good for Russia,” she said. “Usually it’s American players that the people are interested® back home. We’re ready for ili ( attention.” Zvereva started fast, chargiiji to a 5-0 lead with service breab® the second and fourth Zvereva, whose baseline, I style confounded White closed out the set when netted a backhand approach im game that went to three deuces But White, of San Jose, As of il,684 ath n the G duthern nter of TheG; Along ials, tou rowded 'Quid ne littee h; ity to d rom a t hich up eft witho Intern: 'resident Iso offici lession ] raised the level of her game ind* second set, gaining her first hr® of the match in the secondly then getting another break in eighth game to go up 5-3. V ■speech tc ry s equ blitzed Zvereva in the ninthp** leather to even the set. Zvereva said her legs felthc 1 ' 1 until the third set. 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