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Wednesday, February 17, 1988/The Battalion/Page 9 Sports th-ranked Ags use new lineup o sweep Southwest Texas St. By Anthony Wilson Sports Writer he Texas A&M baseball team led up its already potent offense the Southwest Texas State :ats 6-4 and 11-6 in a double- Ider Tuesday afternoon at Olsen 1 sites w||(| ( 'Muled, former met. "nunist paid l >e 1940s il ‘‘son, was o:. 1 "'ho signed;! ?ader V in uary ajhiijl “terrorist switched lineup was a key to 1 to celelinM ra nked A&M’s offensive punch, dence. Bick Knoblauch, who usually bats the 70th I 1 theleadoff position, w as moved to nia’s declanBfifth position. Knoblauch scored lefromSoisfitr runs in the two games, r the BolshBootcrfleltJoi' Kirk Thompson, ght theteB* transfered from junior-college .iihuaniat Mtmual champion San Jacinto Gol- wasabsorh IS 1 ' vas moved from the eighth po- in 1940 pon to the leadoff spot, m citizen!twhompson responaed by going 5- churchesj ff-Switn two runs scored, two sto- umenttoP Rbases, one RBI and one walk, riter AdazV saw t ^ ie hall good today,” rraveohjoj pt'"’’? 5011 sa ' c h “In the leadoff orandchi' S F 1 can help the team out more ian lan t hi getting on base with all those ago, on fT 01116 run hitters behind me. “It’s easy on me because I know if n’t hit, there are guys behind me I) can.” ihlo’ ■ eam captain Scott Livingstone • Ulc pid ‘He did a great job getting on Be.That’s what I like guys in front ofine to do. He’s got good speed and is going to make a lot of things ^ab us ™Kthough A&M Head Coach Mark Johnson’s experiment worked "I r . ai 3 ■> he said it’s not necessarily per- alFahmari*, . 7 r i jlBIif lit. n .’ e Bfioth (Knoblauch and Thomp- ms mar r tB) areoutstanf ji n g leadoff hitters,” ... Bnson said. “As long as the leadoff ' m h 4 B 61 "? 615 on base, it works out fine. u ' ll< Ofiourse, Kirk got on base a lot to- edtned com | He did a gQod job » four-run fourth inning pro- A&M to a victory in the first Thompson led off the inning doubling down the third base . Terry Taylor followed with a over the centerfielder’s head |nng Thompson. Knoblauch ]ve Taylor home with a two-out jle. Left fielder Tim McWilliam is succeed ped the binge with a two-run moving) tilt our forces.' mfrontingJ e cannot af- we are lev wereb Photo by Mike C. Mulvey Texas A&M’s Kirk Thompson sneaks back to first in time to avoid Southwest Texas State’s pick-off attempt during a game Tuesday. ,ter Chaiis rggest Isiad was to earn n a Cyprus ’alesiinell home run to the power alley in right- centerfield. Junior transfer Jeff Jones picked up his first win in an Aggie uniform. Jones pitched 5 2 /s innings of the seven inning game, giving up seven hits and three earned runs. Jones struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter. Johnson said that although Jones didn’t pitch as well as he did in relief in the season’s opener, he was still pleased with his performance. “I thought he did well,” Johnson said. “He turned the ball over and got more movement on his fastball.” Scott Centala struck out right- fielder Trey Mathews with runners on first and second and two outs to squash a Bobcat threat in the sixth inning and earn his first save of the season. In the second game, the Aggies scored three runs in three different innings. With an 18 mph wind blowing out to centerfield, catcher Tom Car- cione hit a second inning three-run homer deep over the left field wall and into the Penberthy Intramural Complex. The steps the Aggies took to score in the fourth inning were much more complex. Designated hitter John Byington led off the inning with a single I-of state f# ident visM ith and W| Murplt' ibarak sail: 'e not Ian." to succeed ist envisaf nd we m 115 ardsorp e Camp ft' ise theya ,( *MSC ALL NIGHT FHIR RND THE OR 16 I NHL NEW YORK SELZER BUNGLE the JUNGLE through the left side of the infield. SWTSU’s Kenny Reese loaded the bases by walking Knoblauch and Carcione. Byington then scored on a wild pitch. Knoblauch later scored on a fielder’s choice. With two outs, Deron Dacus reached base on an er ror by shortstop Don Neumann. Thompson followed with a line drive single into left, driving Carcione home. In the fifth inning, Mike Easley hit a two-run double and scored when the shortstop’s relay went into A&M’s dugout. In the sixth inning, Livingstone hit a double that hit the wall in right field, driving in Thompson. The RBI was the 171st of Livingstone’s career — a new A&M record. Liv ingstone is also well within reach of several other school records. “As far as career records, I think those will come as long as I don’t think about it,” Livingstone said. Johnson praised Livingstone’s de fense at third base as one of the keys to the outcome of the series. “I guarantee Southwest Texas walked out of here today saying the Aggies have got a great third base- man,” Johnson said. Keith Langston also picked up his first win as an Aggie. The junior transfer pitched six innings and al lowed three earned runs. Langston struck out three and walked four. “I hadn’t thrown in a while so my arm was strong,” Langston said. “At the start, I was throwing all over the place. I threw well after the first- game flurries. For the first outing, I felt lucky with the breaks we got ear- 1 y-” SWTSU scored its final three runs in the eighth and ninth innings —af ter the game was out of reach. The wins raised A&M’s record to 5-0. SWTSU fell to 5-4. A&M will face seventh-ranked University of New Orleans this weekend at Olsen Field. New Or leans features several All-Americans and are 2-0 this year. Friday’s game will be at 3 p.m. and will be 25-Cent Hot Dog Day. Saturday’s twinbill be gins at 1 p.m. Lady Razorbacks outlast Lady Ags By Hal. L. Hammons Assistant Sports Editor FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —The Texas A&M women’s basketball team fell apart in the second half to fall 79-69 to Arkansas Tuesday night. The Lady Razorbacks raised their record to 10-12 on the year and 6-6 in Southwest Conference. The Lady Aggies fell to 11-10 and 5-6. The game was tied at 32 at halftime, and A&M was able to take a quick lead early in the half. However, Arkansas took the lead for good with 18:37 remaining. The Lady Razorbacks reeled off six points on a single pos- ession at the 12:33 mark to take control. Shelly Wallace made a layup and was fouled on the play. Arkansas rebounded the missed free throw, and Lisa Martin put it in from five feet out and was fouled. Wallace scored again off Martin’s miss from the line, stretching the lead to 52-45. 1 he loss spoiled excellent per formances by A&M’s Donna Roper and Lisa Jordon. Roper led all scorers with 33 points, which tied the third-best scoring performance in Lady Aggie his tory. Jordon got 20 rebounds, ty ing the second-best Lady Aggie effort, and added 13 points. A&M Coach Lynn Hickey said, “I’m very proud of the way Donna Roper and Lisa Jordon played tonight. We’ve got to for get this one and get ready for Rice Saturday.” Ag men’s hoopsters face Hogs tonight The Texas A&M men’s basket ball team will be in Fayetteville, Ark. tonight to play the Arkansas Razorbacks at 7 p.m. in Barnhill Arena. The Aggies have lost five of their last six games. Their record stands at 13-11, 5-5 in the South west Conference, sixth in the con ference. Arkansas is 17-5 and are tied for first with Southern Meth odist in the SWC with an 8-3 mark. A&M upset the Razorbacks earlier in the season at G. Rollie White Coliseum 74-67. The Ag gies were led by Doug Dennis’ 22 points and Donald Thompson’s 17 points and 10 rebounds. Ar kansas forward Mario Credit scored his career high of 27 points in the game. Andrew Lang, 6-foot-ll, 250 pounds, got into early foul trouble and was not a factor in the game. Senior point guard Darryl Mc Donald leads the team in scoring with a 16.8 average. McDonald also leads the team in assists with 6.2 per game and steals with 3.2 per game. Junior forward Donald Thompson is leading the team with 7.9 rebounds per game and is second on the team with a 14.3 scoring average. Sophomore redshirt James Mc Ghee will be starting his second consecutive game at guard. McG hee scored 10 points in his first start of the season against Baylor on Sunday. McGhee hit a jumper at the end of regulation in that game to tie the score and send it into overtime. A&M eventually lost 74-73 in the second overtime period. FEBRUARY 20, 1988 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. MEMORIAL STUDENT CENTER APPLICATIONS DUE FEBRUARY 10th All Night Fair Provides fundraising and publicity opportunities to any re- cogonized student organization-over 4,000 people attend each year. Apply now, only 35 spaces left!